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fB%t^UTm^^^m^r^ 1873. - ?.''." A Leiton Tor Boyi. ? ? In Par ton'a Life or Horace Groeley, !t' is reoorded that while an apprentice to .fine printers' trade, in the office of the . Northern Spectator, a weekly" journal published at Pooltney, Vermont, he be N came one of the leading members of the debating society. Although only in bia sixteenth year, he ranked with men in the; maturity nhd . soundness pi bia opi? nions, and in the ability to maintain . them. Ho Was always ready, and deeply interested in- tho questions to be dlB OOS^ed.. ^Thoroaghly furnisiied with ar gasrents and 'facts,dated, names, figures, plaeeei statjatioa, &o., he was a formida? ble debat,er,saod an opponout to be afraid of. , It Xa a singular fact, but one which, With jbther cirouinaiuuoeo, tarnishes a , key to his obaraofcor, that he never made the slightest preparation for the meet? ings of the society, in the way of dress, except to put oa his jacket. He/Wore two garments ordinarily, vis; a shirt and '," trowsers. Histrowaers were xery short,, his sleeves tcoked, up above his elbows, and hia shirt onon in front. A straw baV; which cost twelve and a half cents, completed hie costume. In winter, his eidtbing was really insuBloient. But he . - deniedhimselfTin order that he might piously contribute the entire amount whioh he received for his Borvicos, forty dollars' a,, year, to his father, who was struggling in the interior of Pennsylva? nia with the di?fi.30.1tice of a new farm and,iQBuffibient capital. This was'his practice "dnting ait the years of hie ap? prenticeship and for years afterwards, and, w>s o m?at Itefiaarkabla instance of filial duly. ? He-enbsequeutly worked Mveh months, without 'loss of aeinglo d?y, in the office of the Erie Gazelle, at twelve dellars a month. Months ?lter months passed, and he drew no money. Hia habits and appearance remained the same. The proprietor remonstrated j With.him upon his persistence in wearing the hereditary homespun, saying: "Now, i Horaoo, *yoa have a good deal of money coming to you; don't go about the town | any Joogqr in that outlandish rig.- Let nie give you an order on tho a tore Dresa Sttle, llbrace." To whioh be re? plied, **ybn see, sir, my father is on a _ new. place, and I want to help bim all I . .tttty'* Upon the settlement of. bis ac conni;, it appeared that be had drawn for his personal - expenses, for the seven months of' b.is re?idonce at Erie, six dol? lars. He took fifteen dollars more iu mpneyi and the rest in {he form of a notot'whibh he generously gave to his' We oomtnend 1 this examplo to our b?yB and young men who throw their money awny on the merest trifles?snob as-billiard a, car dB, cigars, and other use? less and, it may bo, hurtful indulgences. Truly ''the'child is father.of tho man," and thq bqbjta pud, manners of par boy? hood are likely to ?tick to ns. If wo are extravagant,4dlo-and psone fa pleasure A^^b^^ rS?h we stair probably be ?P?^Jtej|te,^d of appeal ^jse. in life. If- we appreciate and practioe Rolf>>denial, if we show seal for knowledge and vir ? tne, and disregard mere appearances,* we ?hall, in all probability, find some good ' position in life, where we may become valuablo to onr fellow-men and win their confidence and esteem. Horaoo Greeley was a dutiful boy; he became a trusted man, and bis untimely death, was more ? mourned than that of any man since . Washington.. ?? Computeory Education.?The idea of compulsory education ia entertained in some of. the Statea. The right .to make this demand is nosed on the alleged fact that the State is but au enlarged family. 'Tuia was the theory of the Romans. It is needless '? to say that it prevailed in more ancient times. First oame the . family, then the tribes, then the State, ' then the eon federation ol these for motual defence, If the Government has the right;|o^take a man's timo and make a soldier of him, that the foreign relations of tho country may be preserved, it has so much more right to protect itsulf againetjguorance and crime, <to .requiro of its onimns thai tuey should bring up their children ,as intelligent ami law abiding meinbora of society. To do this it is necessary tb edueatc ihem, to eradi? cate?forcibly, if necessary?the seeds of evil and crime that ignorance oon coals, and to lessen the expense that the com? munity bears in building poor-hoasos, jails, penitentiaries and houses of re fornii^i^^ftjfb^revery seliwrrfipnse bnill, and for overy soholar compelled to enter it, there is a prospective dimuni tion of tho taxes for the prevention of crime. An- official report has been made of the preliminary' examination in the ease of Marshal Baaaine,- Of 229.witnesses ex? amined, 149 have been.satnmoned to ap* pear nt the trial., ??? t Tbt II?w Y??ur. . This i* only the 4th day of January, iji Milt T r ljtrr ii 'Llg JBtt~ ' I'llll' " and we fe^Lautho$"jed yet\ t at the incident* appropriate Tal of Ob&tittM fend Mew} interchaBgo ?f U>k>nB of f rient tfj?timonlQls^cir e3teem Was doty kept tip. . We saw a handsome silver goblet, appro- I fpropriately inscribed, from employees to ii proprietor, whioh gracefully marked the confidences ol friendship existing between them, Muoh oheer was, no doubt,' enjoyed in those abodes where comfort'and* luxury dwell. Plonsufo was limited, however, id its range, as the in? clement season was. unfavorobla to oat door sports and' enjoyments. A few sleigh drivesand a little skatiog made up the sum of opon-air recreations. Some of qarfriends were oarioas to see the old year as he died, and to hail the birth of the new. "They heard mu old man's dying sigh, They hoard an infant'e laughter; The old year went in. mourning by, The new oamo dancing after." The old wont out ehrondod in snow, and the hew oamo in in the same habiliments. Beautiful as it Was to tho eye as it lay : liko a thing of.innooenee on the earth, it covered the poor with crushing weight and benumbing oold. Many to-day, even in our genial olimate, are buried beneath it, and the sod whioh it still covers in many places, baoaueo of its so 1 verity and the destitution iu which it | found them. This extreme rigoi and the unpreparednesa of many siok, poor and weak to meet it, increased tho obli? gation of obarity and good deeds on the part of those who were able to render I them. Many, we hope, availed them? selves of this privilege in the manner] and spirit, if not-to tho samo muui?oent extent, of oar friend who so handsomely and timely contributed fifty cords of wood to the shivering and suffering I poor. Every lire which that wood kin i died must have inspired n petition for blessings upon tho donor and his agents in the distribution. The record of the old yoar has closed. I That of the new has just begun. So let uh live that the present may be better and brighter than the last. We have, j indeed, muoh to learn?the rich, to be more oonsidcrato of the poor; tho virtu? ous, to be more charitable towards the vicious and the strongly tempted; the acute, to be more tolerant of the dull and alow; the crafty, to be leas artful against the on wary; and the strong, to be less overbearing towards the weak. All, if they will, may illustrate the duty of tenderness, of forgtvoness, of cle? mency and of justice. We need only expect forgiveness of onr trespasses in the degree that we forgive those -who trespass against as. To all, we extend hearty wishes that they may be content? ed, virtuous end happy; that they may fill the days of this year und all thoir days with pure thoughts and worthy deeds; that .they may gain the rioh re? ward of thjise -who plaoe the duties of life above life itself. Tho tirat Monday in January is the day sot for the Tegular assembling of the Legislature recently eleoted by the peo? ple of Louisiana, and excluded from the State House by tho bayoucts of the United States Government. Louisiana expeots every man to be on hand and do his duty. The prospect of getting Judge Bradley to investigate the matter is die oonragiDg, as tho President deolines to hoar an impartial statement of the facts and inerite of ;tlie case. The only thing, then, remaining, is to proceed with the cooteat by all fair uud lawful means, and meet the foo at every assailable point. A few days ago, an attempt was inado to break .the firm; ranks-of tho War moth itois, by circulating ft rumor to the effect that Wurmoth had betrayed the cause, in advising his party to desist from tho straggle. It was immediately and em phatically denied, and tho attempt was thns rendered futile. The only way out of tho mire is to oombat this invasion cf Stato rights at overy point. A Fair field oorrospondont of the Charleston News furnishes the following account of a repetition of the Newberry swindle: Wo have lately had some of the arts of a regular Down-East sharper praotioed upon as, by! a fellow styling himself Brooks. He first made very liberal offers for all cotton along the line of the Spar? enburg and Union Railroad, and had a good many bales delivered At the difler ent depots.1 On Saturday, 21st ultimo, he passed down the road,, telling the parties of whom he bad pnrohased the cotton I that he did not have money enough to pay for it, but would rotor a on tho Monday following to settle with them; and to save them all trouble and responsibility, they must leave the cot? ton in the depot, and allow him to take a railroad receipt lor it, whioh they un? warily did. After waiting impatiently for a week, they fonnd, to their great disgust, that the rascal had drawn money on his receipt? in Colombia, and put ont for parts unknown. -.?? 4 ?V.i i ? a Mr. Hi ley J. Harris, of Anderson, died ou-the 2Gt fi'ttlt.?-? i, (ffeelde iMii.) who nCi|oai-,T: ... - ejivett or twelve years sgo, the eldest son of Alexander II died, io that the succession fell to the present Ozarcwitch. The death of the first Prince was a great loss to Europe. Alexander, who is a humane and liberal man, had bestowed extraordinary care upon his education, and it is said.that his.death greatly affected him. Tho present heir'of the throne baa been brought up under the personal guidance of the Qrand Duke Constantino, who ia a bitter hater of Germany and the Germans, going so far as to prohibit the uao of the German language in his presence. Hence, upon the death of A lexander, an noti-German potentate would usoeud the throne, and a conflict, between the two gigantic mili? tary powers of Europe might be preoi pitoted. There could be no better illustration than this of tho peril of tho hereditary principle of government to sooiety and the peace of mankind. Those oitizens of this republic who pino for imperial rule would better oonsider whother, in the event they could be gratified, the country would not be consigned to evils that tboy know not of. In the case of. the Russian prince, tho poaoe of Europe and tho lives aud happiness of myriads of mankind arc dependent upon the re? sult of the sickness of a human being. Here our Chief Executive may die, and thero is no jar in the administration ma? chinery, nor oan the foreign polioy of his successor affect tho peace of tho world without tho oousent of Congress. Tho frequent recurrence of Presidential elec? tions, so annoying and troublesome in some respects, acts in reality as a aufotj valve to let out tho political steam which might otherwise Cause an explosion. Only a few days ago, M. Thiers, Presi? dent of France, had a severe fall, and if it had proved fatal, France might have been involved in commotion and blood? shed. All which tenches distrust of the ono-mau power, aud inculcates confi? dence in the republican system, as con? structed aud administered by the found? ers of our Government, as the best for the peaoo and happiuess of society in the world. A Novelty is CootiT.?On Friday, in New York, in the trial cf Stokes for the murder of Fisk, the aooused was admit 1 ted to the stand and permitted to make I his statement, iu which he contradicted witnesses, explained his motives, and freely quoted words alleged to have been uttered by the deoeascd, going to show hostility towards tho ucouacd to snoh a degree as to impress his mind with the idea that the deoeascd would shoot him whou thoy met. The accused declared that ho was not waiting for Fish; that thuir meeting was a surprise to him; that he fired as quick as possible, to get tho first shot; and that Fisk hold his pistol in bis hand as ho rcooived the ball from the first by tbo acoused. Wo kuow of no similar instance of the murderer being permitted to go into hid own case in that manner. The justice in New York is most novel, if this is u fair sample of it. Suoh liberty to the uc I oused looks very much like the partiality that must end in ucqnittal; jret a more clear case of murder, we do not suppose, has been brought boforo the Now York j courts for years. Fisk was bad, but Stokes is no better. Fisk is no better off for being killed; and we doubt whether StokeB will bo any better off for not being bauged?a fate he richly deserves-. [Richmond Dispatch. -<?-??-!?? Tho tactics of tho Modoc Indians, who aro now spreading terror over tho newly settled portions of California, aro differ? ent from those usually adhered to ia savage warfare. About a year ago thoy had a grand feast and series of dances, aud improved this opportunity to get all the small bands together and hold a con? vention to revise their laws and ueagos of warfare. They resolved, after several days of debate, to abolish scalping and mutilation of the bodies of thoir victims; also, to abstain from making war on women and children, and to this latter regulation is due tho foot that in very fow instances have they molested the families of ranchmen whom they mur? dered. Captain Jaok has some desperato fighters, and the. only way to dislodge these Indians is said by old ranchmen to fight them ten to ono, and to go into battle with tho expectation of losing a number of men. Soar-faced Charley is said to bo equal to fifty mon himself. At the Lost Rivor fight, while he was re? treating, more than fifty shots were fired at him, none of which took effect, so quick-Were his twistings and doublings, while he loaded hia gun as ho ran, aud, turning a somersault occasionally, would shoot from nnder his leg, and never missed. If there are any people named Brown iu this country," they had better be knocking the dust off from their family Bibles, aud otherwise making prepara? tions to inherit something, as an old lady named Brown has just died without heirs in London, leaving $1,500,000. Fbozen to Death.?On Thursday night last Simon Anderson, an employee on Oapt. Whipple's place, near Baok Swamp, was frozen to death while mak? ing bis way home In an intoxicated con? dition.? Darlington Southerner. ^JEutob: The "Tnfow of yesterday, 4 ^maxki about the city licenses, [ 4'In our??juajgvient'ihe lau' U clearly . ^Jtutional, <m(fwo think thj; cour&toiU The oourse of the Union docs not sur? prise aoy one who has been in the habit of reading its columns. The Union has always'-advocated high taxes and in? creased taxation. The prosperity of the editor oan be traoed to that sou roe. Nor does the editor hesitate to falsify faots, when occasion requires, to uphold his pet theory of heavy taxes. In his paper of 30th Deoember, Bpeaking of the grumbling of the people at a fifteen mill lax for State and County purposes in Soqth Carolina, the intelligent and vera oions editor of the Union goes on to say tfthat in Beary County, Ohio, for illustra? tion, and of the twelve or fifteen towns, there is not one which pays a tax of less than nineteen mills, while o.se of them pays ninety mills on the dollar, and some as hI a It as forty mills." It is ex peoted by tho Board of Trado that Wjc Union editor should fail to see the w.tnt of constitutional authority in the Le? gislature to authorize the City Council to collect licenses from tho business men of the city. He failed to sea fraud in the City lidll contract: but the Board of Trade persevered and tho fraud was nu earthed. Ho is whistling to keep his courage up to frighten a few weak-kneed individuals into the payment of the tax. The Constitution of the Stato is agaiDSt him, however, aud is explicit ou the sub? ject. See Article IX, Section 1, of the Cnuatitution: "77ie General Assembly sliall provide by law for an equal rate of assessment and taxation, and shall prescribe such regulations as shnJl secure a just valu? ation for taxation of all property, real, | personal and possessory, except mines and mining claims, the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, and also excepting such pro- \ perty as may be exempted by law for muni ciped, educational, literary, scientific, religi? ous or charitable purposes." Section 8. "'l7ie corporate authorities (f Counties, townships, school districts, cities, towns* and villages may be vested wilh power to assess and collect taxes for corporatepia'poses; such taxes to be uniform in respect to persojis and properly, within the jurisdiction of the body imposing the same. And the General Assembly shall re? quire that all properly, except that hereto? fore exempted, within the limits of muni? cipal corporations, shall be taxed for the payment of debts contracted under authority of law." The merchants of Columbia are taxed ou their stock of goods, wares and mer? chandise aa personal property, aud there is uot in the Constitution a single word which authorizes the City Couuc:l of Co? lumbia or the Legislature of South Ca? rolina to impose a tux ou occupation, busiucss or profession. It is double taxa? tion and a direct violation of tho Con? stitution. Will the Union editor publish the sections of the Constitution referred to, and show, by any section of thefJou stitutiou, where tho Legislature derives their power tu graut authority to impose a license tax on tho merchants of Co? lumbia? MERCHANT. BnUTAL Treatment of an Old Man.? A correspondent of the Now York Sun, from Ahichun, Florida, gives a ease of brutality that presents tho other side of the Ku Kiux question, and may have becu an incentive iu other similar in? stances of which the advocates of the Ku Klux complain. IIo save: "Iu this town (Newmansville) resides a feeble old gentleman, now in the ninety-?fth year of his age, John Powers by name, who, as early as 1812, enlisted iu the army of the United States, fighting all through that war. Ho was also wilh Deoatur iu his oxpedi tiou against Tripoli, aud served iu the Crock war under Jackson. Last Satur? day week this old geutlcmau, while at? tending to eojue little matters in town, was assaulted by a stalwart negro, horse? whipped and knocked dowu. Mr. Powers, through tho interference of another nogro, who had some respect for bis gray hairs, made his escape, followed by ubout thirty of these devils, shout? ing, 'Kill tho d?d old ?, kill him.' Fortuuately ho gained tho hunso of a friend, where he secured a gun aud put to bay the mob." The correspondent mentions other outrages of the samo character. He continues: "Ouo of the most recent cf these out? rages happened the fourth day of the olection at this preciuct, aud tho writer aud hundreds of others woro eye-wit? nesses to what follows. The polls were opened at the usual hour, and when tho voting began it was almost impossible to keep the negroes from taking complete possession of them. About the middlo of the day n colored man voted for Qroolcy and tho conservative State tioket, when a disturbance arose, whioh woe kopt up until late in the evening, and finally oulmiuatod in a deadly aEsanlt on two citizens of tho towu. One of thorn (Dr. Jackson) was struck and knooked senseless by a bludgeon of some kind as ho was entering his dwelling to go to his sapper, and ho now lies in a dangerous condition. A gun was fired at him whilo falling, and some forty or fifty shot penetrated tho door of his house. About the same time a young man waa. also assailed, but having beon struck a slanting blow on the side of his head, ho was only slightly stunned. The only offence that these gentlemen had committed was that of voting as they saw fit." < > -? The Wealth of Abubville.?From I the Abbeville Medium wo learn that tho total value of all real estate in Abbeville County is 84,681,226.65. Total value personal property, $2.573,018. Total value of all property, $7,254,240. Oar oountry tax amounts to 821,762.72. Court House tax, $14,508,48. School tax, 08.049.50. Poll tas, $5.404. Total amount of taxation, $49,724,724.70? boing something more than nine dollars to every voter in the County. It Olm.gi, ?gl? ,Oett Mattob.^-TJ? price et OopieP Of the PllOSNix $ ?ViSoent Yelterdsy waf *:brigtot, pleasant, s'on sblnjj* day. , ;~ ? * WA hove received .from rihe author a copy of "Piain Questions on the Chnrch Catechism," by Rev. J. Meroier Green, A. M., Rector of Christ Church, Charles? ton, S. O." Senator Robertson loaves for Wash? ington to-day. David Brain, oharged with robbing Aaron Richardson, of Wiunsboro, was arrested, yesterduy, by Policeman Bright. The dwelling of the Misses Bollins was entered at an early hour, yesterday morn? ing, and robbed of jewelry, etc. Miss Jennie Patterson gives two of her readings ou Monday and Tuesday oven ings next. She is highly commended. [ A person signing himself D. M. Phal ! ing, No. Z-L Amity street, New York, is j deluging the country with circulars,*' offering to sell counterfeit money. A number of these circulars have been re? ceived in this city within the past few days. This person threatens to revenge him? self in a direful manner if his name is revealed. Can't some shrewd detective take up his offer and get him a com? plimentary ticket to tho Albany peniten? tiary? Notice has been given by Messrs. But? ler, Trade well, Wallace aud Greeu, coun? sel for Captain George Tapper, charged ith killing Captain John D. Caldwell, that a motion for a change of venue ould be mado when the case was called. It is thought that the trial will be had in Edgefield. Delegates to the meeting of the State Grange are notified, in another column, that the various railroads in the State avo extended to them the courtesy of one fare tickets. Aodtcw Anderson, convicted at the last August term of the United States Conrt, at Greenville, of violating the in? ternal revenue laws, and sentenced to 81,000 Sue and six months' imprison? ment, has been unconditionally pardoned by the President.. Mr. Tilman R. Games acknowledges he receipt of a number of articles for the orphans under hiB charge. Miss Jennie Patterson, as will be seen by a card in another column, gives two entertainments in this city on Monday and Tuesday evenings next. The New Orleans Times, relieved of its recent difficulties, ?gaic presents it? self in its old, familiar guise, as the real organ.of the people. The moon?Love's lantern. Advertisements are good tbiuga^ror us and better for the public. There is no more healthy measure iu business than to open the new year with a flaming ad? vertisement. It gives a man a good sond-off and onlivens.trado. Wo augur well for him who begins the year vilh aolivity and hope, and takes his staud firmly. The best way in whioh ho can impress his neighbors with this is to pro? claim his business and his purpose, so that ail may know whut ho is about. The first days of the new year are tho fittest for this?and wo understand everybody's interest, including our own 1 Supreme Court, January 3.?Court met at 10 A. M. Present?Chief Justice Moses, and Associate Justices Wright and Willard. The Sta'e ex ret. R. O. Shiver, et ai, vs. S. L. H?ge, Comptroller General. Monday, Gtb, at 10 A. M., is sot for hearing Geo. W. Pattereou vs. South Carolina Railroad Company. Mr. Cham? berlain for appellant iu reply. H. Terry vs. Commercial Bauk, con? tinued. The following decisions were rendered: H. H. & C. L. Duncan vs. Margaret Harpor, el cd. Decree affirmed and mo? tion dismiesod. Opinion by Moses, C. J. State vs. Gain Simmons, Jaok Drayton and Solomon Lyons. Motion dismissed. Opinion by Moses, C. J. At 11 A. M. Court aljournod till Mon? day, Oth, at 10 A. M. Tho Oal. Wagner troupe drew a crowd? ed house again last night. As the old adage goes, talont will tell, and it has been many years since Columbia' has been blossed with auoh a visitation, If praise can bo bestowed on the vooal part of the entertainment, and the singing is first class, the grand carnival de Ethiope is rich, rare and peculiar. Fred. Wilson is a host in himself; his statues and comicalities are unequaled. Cal. Wag? ner, in his original pastimes on the levco, is immense. His oration last night was rapturously applauded from beginning to end. One of tho moat laughable burlesques of the evening was Booker's Return from San Domingo, and the Market Day was equally happy. Canfield and Booker, Jr., repeated their eccentricities last night, and their ap? pearance in song and dance costume was greeted with lond nppijmse. The per? formance concluded with TJnole Shady'e Return, a side-splitting extravaganza. woman were/'iis quickTyilu ^eir feet as with her toDgue, Bhe would catch light? ning enough to kiudle the firo in the morning. A 'clock is a pugilistic puzzle, for though it i? up to time .always, it only strikes at the hours, end takes a day in getting through a single round. It spars so badly, too, with both its bauds before its face. The time to buy an overcoat?When the fit is on you. ? - ' A leap in tho dark?Jumping down a coal mine. A new way to pay old debts?Don't pay them at all. An improvement on alchemy?Con-, verting notes into gold. A good physician saves us, if not ? al? ways from the disease, at least from a bad physician. Time flies like an arrow, days and months like a weaver's shuttle.. Modesty is attended with profit; arro? gance brings on destruction. He who can suppress a mo meal's anger may prevent many days' sorrow. . Curious how this life reeembles. bil? liards?kisses and misses are generally found near together. Do not choose your friend by his looks; handsome shoes often pinch' the feet. Don't be fond of compliments; remem? ber, "Thank you, pussy, and thank yon, pussy," killed the cat. - Don't believe in the, man who talks most, for mowing cats are very seldom good mousers. Who first introduced salt provisions into the navy? Noah, for he took a Ham with him on board the ark. t"Phen do ladies look most killing? When they are ready, /or sleighing. Why are A, ? and U the handsomest of the vowels? Because you cannot have beauty without them. Why is a man lifting a side of bacon off a hook to be pitied? Because he's a poor creature (pork reaober.) List of New ?dvbbtisbmkmts. Miss Jennie Patterson?Irwin's Hall. Wanted to Rent. G. Diercks?Caution. Thos. Taylor?State Grange. Tho WorJcingman, an elegantly print | cd, eight-page weekly journal, by Tilman R. Gaines?price $2 a year?will be is? sued in Columbia next week, .The paper will be devoted to the industrial pursuits of the people, to science aud literature, to immigration, to the education of the masses, and to the development of the mental and material resources of our oountry. The first issue will afford rare I advantages to advertisers, as this edition will bo largely circulated.. The. proprie? tor is particularly anxious to show off the businees of Columbia in this issue. The price for advertisements is ten cents aline for one insertion. Call at the Working Christian office, Main street, and subscribe for the paper and leave your advertisements. -m ?\ Am Excrrisa. Foot Raoe.?At tbe.Sa vauuah Fair Grounds, on Wednesday, a foot raoe of ono mile for a purse of 850 took plp.ee, tho contestants being Mr. Barrett, of Charleston, and Mr. O'Hare, a New York professional, who hails from Nashville. Mr. Barrett led off hand? somely, keeping the lead for about a quarter of a mils, when Lo commenced to lug. O'Hara soon passed' his opr. o ncnt in a fast dog trot, aid won the race by a quarter of a mile. Mr. Barrett be camo embarrassed by an accident to his clothing, and immediately after the race he offered to double tho stake and run again. Subsequently another race .at 100 yards, for a purse of $100, came ;off between the same parlies, and Barrett won with ease by thirty feet. Central Park, in New York, presented a lively soeno on Sunday. It is esti? mated that 50,000 persons visited the Park. 10,000 skaters were on the lakes, au? 5,000 sleighs dashed around the snow-covered roads, and a large number of spectators were there enjoying' the sport, comfortably muffled for the occa? sion. The New York papers describe tho scene, not only in the Park, but in Harlem laue, on the Fifth avenue and other portions of the city, as enlivening and brilliant as the oity ever wore, not? withstanding the solemn character of the day. The price of i a team ran sp as high as forty' dollars, and many " were disappointed offering that sum. j ; ;-. ? ?2-. '? 'ft\ Mr. Ford, the well-known Baltimore manager, is emulous of tho fame of tho good fairies among the poor children of that city. He gave oh Christmas day a bright and showy performance for their capecial behoof, and added after the play innumerable presents for the little people whose eyes ne had feasted gratis. This was one of the biggest Christmas trees on record, and it sprang from one of the most generous and wholesome of hearts. The editor of the Knoxville Press hia unpleasant feelings towards the Chroni? cle man, and; as a result, one goes armed ' with a atone in a stocking and the other I carries a cheese knife down bis neok, A dootor went oat for a day's sport and complained of having killed nothing. "That's the consequence of having- ne? glected your businees," observed hia wife.