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*• n March tofredclorer Mf ft ton per i > B.Jtoore haa this to a*)r ^ . _ tkUMaek abnaedcnuat M I towed a Jot It!« July mm I bid Iter* tfeal tte loi»ir aerere *'■ kill it, but a rain the , of Brpteaiber haa aet itfrowinv •H Hghti and in a abort time will af ford food rruliiff- Every farmer in the ootton States should have enough elover to make hay for all his atoek and to manure his land. It shoold be •own in February, or if there is rain enoagh it will be beat to sow in Sep tember. For the life of me I cannot •ee bow a farmer can get along and jaake a living for himaelf without a paature for his stock and a meadow for hay. He certainly must have a hard time to keep hia cows alive on •bttoks, and have to pull fodder for hia work Mock. “I have heaWTaml read a great deal aboat Johnson gnus. Some praise and eome enrse it. I have had it on my form for thirty yearn, and I have found this opinion in regard to it. For the ali-ootton planters it U an unmiti gated corse, but tor the stock-raiser it is a blessing. The way to manage it is n this way: Mow it for the hay two years, then graze close for one year; after this it can be cultivated in corn two yoars before the grass becomes troublesome. Then it can be cut for hoy and grazing, and the Isnd will Improve each year, and the farmer will not lose the use of his land, ns he will get a bay crop oue year, then grazing one year. This grass for hay, Bermuda and other grassy Southern former great advantage over hie Northern brother in handling stock and when they intelligently utilize thess advantages then will the South start on a new road to fortune and wealth, and then, indeed, will there be a ‘New South.’”—5o. Live Stock Journal. gfsat oho or two at of carbonic add In tho la not largo, but there tty In aeoooatiof for the tons, which are fixed by the vegetation growing upon an'acre of laud, when we know that air travels wsth law’s OOtorarMam Brig-Gen. M. R. Morgan, of Balti more, after reading the recollections WlragraM. The following communication rather surprises ns. We hare heard at least oue Virginia farmer speak almost as highly or wiregrassasdoes Mr. Pearce, butwejiadno notion that it was the one thing needed to restore Virginia to prosperity and to attact settlers from without. We should like to hear from Colonel Knight, or Colonel Ruffin, or some other expert, on this subject: Guixky, Va., March 31, 1885. To the Editor of the Diipatch: Dear Sir—I have recently moved into the State, and have read with much Interest your article in the Weekly of the 27th instant under the head of "A Question.” You say: "The history of the world cannot produce such bar gains for agriculturists as may be had in Virginia lands. This state of things has existed for years. These bargains have gone a begging. Why?” I think it is Clause of the want of correct information amongst the farmers of the State as to the true value of "wire- ( frsss” (improperly so called, because t is the genuine ‘‘Bermuda”), which is universally considered a great curse, and as for as I have been able to learn ills without a friend in the State; but its properties are so valuable it will stay by its enemies until, in the course Of time, It will be the redemption of Virginia, if it is to be saved, of which I do not doubt. If it had nut been that I recognized it as the genuine "Bermuda,” with which I was laminar (but to be certain that I was not mis taken, a* It was disputed by a promi nent breeder of Jersey cattle, sent eotne to the Country Gentleman for Identification), I would not have given a dollar for the whole of Spoltsylvania county for agricultural purpose* in the sense ybn doubtless mean —ihut is, for Wheat, coni, tobacco, etc. People teem amased when, ill reply to their qatttiou as to what crops I am going to raiae, 1 tell them "niregrass,” add refer them to the stock in my ho«tse-)ot that have been wintered on cornstalks and the dead wi regrass standing in the yard. Two aged cows. I think, are fotter than any I ever had . wintered on cornstalks and bluegrnss in Kentucky, and are fat beeves to-day. It is conceded by all that "wiregrass” improve* the soil; the objection to it is that it cannot be killed by cultivation. Why kill it, if it will produce more uet monev to the acre by grazing it than anything else that can be raised on the laud? f have, however, very little doubt that I shall be able to kill it if I ahonid at any time wish to do so. I have what is considered one of the beat Items in the oountv, and the crops of Wheat and corn raised on it have not paid expenses for some years, and why sdll further impoverish it without profit? The "wlregrasa” patches have nirnished the best yields of corn and wheat on the place, as the cornstalks show. I know from a gentleman who owned a Kentacky blaegrass form, and also a sugar plantation lu Louisiana, that be 'eoneidered a forty acre field of his "Bermuda” in Louisiana equal to any one hnndred aud twenty (120) acres of btuegrass that ne ever saw in Ken tucky. And I think one aero of the "Wlragraas** iu my yard here will fur- uiah more grazing than the best two (2) acres or blaegiOM in Kentucky or auv where else. If the land on tho railroad between Richmond and Washington is a fair ■ample of the Btate, I do not think ' either foreign or northern emigrants sbooid he Invited into Virginia, unless ttef how means to pay for laud, foocea, and to live while plsuting and getting a sod of "Bermuda” ("wire- grass^), and then be able to stock up with cattle and sheep when prepared for them, without expecting anv in- goom from the form in the meantime; otherwise they are invited to certain disaster, as the lands are too much to foroish a living by calti- aad be improved at the tame a poor man. when the formers meet in at Richmond, if any of or may knqw any one who ‘‘wiregrass” for grazing _ nig, that it may bo and hope may be able aad willing to spare the time necessary to Rilfi out all aboat "wiregrass” for the benefit of the State iVaret in Southern > a* »■«■*■ lartv Owo- States, peas appear »M—1» o«awa, both i down ora followed corn aril of h field whore a is growiuf So this moisture is over a field at a rate not mneb abort of 800 miles dally. A soil covered by a dense foliage is not fovqrably situated for coming in contact with air in motion, and al though the foot that soils will condense ammonia may be accepted, atiil it is very difficult to believe that much of the increased fertility, which follows the growth of a crop of peas or clover, is one to ammonia condensed by the soil from the atmosphere; more es pecially when we consider that the application of a salt of ammonia to a leguminous crop is rarely followed by incresed growth. In England white turnips shade the land quite as effectually as any crop grown, and this crop is largely in creased by an application of salts of ammonia, bat no one accustomed to tho growth of turnips would credit their bulbs with any property of in creasing the fortuity of a soil in the same way as the leguminous crop. It would be exceedingly interesting if an accurate examination could be made of the quantity, aud also of the range of the roots, of the peas grown on fK>me of the poor, light soils in the Southern States. Such an examination it is true would not settle conclusively what was the source of the nitrogen of the crop, but it would give some in dication of such source. It is was found that the underground machinery of the peas was extensive, and that the roots penetrated deep into the subsoil, one might feel sure that the fibres of these roots were in search offood. The very low price to which grain has fellcu, almost precludes the use of nitrogenous, artificial manures, and al though men of science may, for a long time to come, hold different opinions as regards the source of the nitrogen of leguminous crops, tlic practical fanner may rest contented so long as he gets the nitrogen somehow, and at a very small cost: sometimes witli no manure at all, sometimes with a little plaster, or a tittle kainit and superphosphate. A crop of some leguminous plants will contain an amount of nitrogen, which, if purchased in artificial man ures would cost several dollars. An instance of this may be given in one of our experiments ’ at Rothamstcad, where turnips, barley, beans and wheat had been grown for twenty-four years. A|l the produce grown was carried away, and the only manure used was some superphosphate which was applied to the roots every fourth year. The twenty-fifth crop was red clover, and the quantity of nitrogen it contained amounted to 146 pounds. Although the clover roots iu this par ticular experiment were not taken up, in some other fields they have been most carefully separated for analysis, and their roots mav be estimated to contain an additional fifty pounds, of nitrogen, making the total 19C pounds per acre ; or as the chemists say, equal to 250 of ammonia. It would, I ini agine, cost about thirty-five dollars to purchase this amount in sulphate of ammonia. In this experiment we carried off the whole of the three crops of hay, amounting to three and a half tons per acre, but even then the influence of the decaying roots of the clover was very marked both on the wheat crop which succeeded the clover, and on the root crop which •followeu the wheat.— Southern Planter. -The Chinese forces hive evoefinfed T AnfflKWI i ‘* —The trial of Richard Short, who of Col. Charies Marshall, ehiaf of Gen. Lee** staff, ofltoe surrender at Appo mattox, writes: . _ "I was present as an officer of Gen. Grant’s staff st the meeting at which the terms of surrender were agreed upon end I find Col. Marshsll’e account the most accurate 1 have yet seen pub lished. Gen. Grant woj dressed os to nniform as lie had been for months past. He was accompanied by mem bers of hit staff, all ot whom were intro duced to Gen. Lee by Gen. Seth Wil liams, who bad been Lee’s adjutant when the latter WMfleuperintendent of tho Military Academy at West Point. The members of Gen. Grant’s staff re mained in the room after having been introduced. In the course of the pro ceedings Gen. Lee asked Gen. Grant to have his armv fed, and the latter turned to me. his chief commissary, aud instructed me to feed Gen. Lee’s army in the manner related in the ac companying copy of a letter written by me April 25, 18?9, to Gen Badeati: " ‘Hkadqijautkks Dkpartment of Dakota, Office*Chief Commissary of Subsistence, St. Paul, Minn., April 25, 1879. -Dear B&deau: Your favor of April 7 was received yesterday. I remember the matter you ailudejto in your letter very well. After the terms for (he surrender of Lee’s army had been arranged (April 9, 1865,) Gen. Lee asked Gen. Grant to have rations issued to his army. Gen. Grant, turn ing to me, said, ‘Colonel, feed Gen. Lee’s army.’ I asked, ‘How many men have they?’ Gen. Grant repeat ed me question, addressing Gen. Lee. («cn. Lee went into an explanation to show why tic could nottell the number of his men. He said, ‘I have no com plete organization in my army. Many companies are commanded by non commissioned officers; the books arc lost.’ When be got thus far I said, suggestively, ‘say 25,000.’ Gen. Lee said, ‘yes, 25,000.’ 1 went from the room at once and meeting Col. M. I : Small, chief commissary of Gen. Ord’s army, n-kod him it he could spare me three days’ rations (I think it was three days) of beet, salt ai.d bread, for the army of Northern Virginia, number iug 25,000 men. lie said, ‘I guess I can.’ I was not at all certain lie could do it, because we had been having some lively marching, and I doubted if Uie provision trains and lierd were up with the troops But Small was equal to the emergency, and I told him to issue the rations. You remember we started back to City Point tho afternoon of the next day, April 10, and I did not take much more interest in the number of men constituting the army of Northern Virginia. I have since learned that Ihc number of men of that army was at time, officers and men 26,115, divided as follows, viz: Cavalry corps, officers 213, men 1,501; artillery corps, officers 1,527, men 13,- 333; Gordon’s crops, officers 674, men 5,833. Total officers 2,951; total men 23,464. You may bo certain that this is correct. You may remember that Fitz Lee went off with his cavalry and Gen. Lee sent out after him to come in and surrender. He came in, 1 think, alter we left. I remember you very well and pleasanth .’ ” murderously assaulted Captain Phelan, * “ it Friday. ilK; Ilelleste Wsmcb. I have been using for a month or two in my household Swift’s Specific, the greater portion of it having been consumed by tho female portion of my family, and witli the happiest results. It acted like a charm on my wife, who had been in bad health for a long time and for whom 1 iiad paid hundreds of dollars for doctors and medicines. It began to build her up from the first dose. Another female member of my family took it with equally satisfactory results. It is certainly the best tonic for delicate ladies that I have ever used, and I have tried them all. I have no doubt that want of exercise, close confinement in poorly ventilated houses, sower gas poison and malarial |>oison often produce sickness among our wives, daughters aud sisters, and I believe Swift’s Specific it the remedy for all this sort of blood poisoning. I know many of the best families of this county arc using it for this purpose, and 1 have never known or heard of any failure to give entire satisfaction. 1 have known the remedy a long time. I know it to be entirely vegetable, and the best tonic aud aHernatlrc, espe cial I v tor females. F. L. Jones, J. P. Quitman, Ga. Oieweral Dehillt). For several years past my wife’s health has been exceedingly feeble—a general break down of the nervous system. She was greatly reduced * in flesh. No remedy seemed to do her any good. In the spring of 1883 I in duced her to try Swift’s Specific. The first bottle gave her hope and twenty bottles produced wonderful results. She gained thirty pounds in flesh and it renovated her whole system. It is certainly the greatest tonic iu the world. T. J. IllGUINS. * Indian Springs, Ga. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. Swift Specific Co., Drawer 3, At lanta, Ga. * INTERNAL KF.VENUE COLLECTOR. Newspaper* of To-Dejr. People generally, and even those who may be termed steady readers and close observers, have but a faint con ception of the magnitude and influehce the press of this country has attained. From a careful examination of the ad ranee pages of the 1885 edition of the American Newspaper Directory, issued May 1, by Geo. P.- Rowell k Co., of New York, it appears that there are 14,147 newspapers And peri odicals published in the United States and Canada; of these the United States has 12,978, an average of one paper for every ^$7 persons. In 1884 the total numoer of newspapers was less by 823 than at present, and while the gain this year Is not so marked’ a* in pre vious years, it is still considerable. Kawaa shows the greatest Increase, tte number being 78, while Illinois follows with a gain of 77. It is can ons to notice that New York, the scene of so much political activity daring foe last campaign, should hare only •hoot one-third as Many new papers as the Btate of Psansvlrania. As an indervorthe compsrsUrs growth and prosperity of diterant sections of the eonutry, especially the Territories, the Hntdlay Huc®e**l» llrayto*—CongreMinan Dibble Hasten* Action In the Matter. [ Sfacial to the A etc* and Courier] Washington, April 28.—The Presi dent this afternoon commissioned D. F. Bradley to be collector of internal revenue for the District of South Car olina. Although charges of ineflcien- cy, &c., against Bra> ton, the present collector, have been on file in the de partment for some time, it was hardly expected that a change in the office would be made before the first of May. Bradley bad the endorsement of the entire South Carolina delegation, for although Senator Hampton took no f iart in the conference held in this city ust before Congress adjourned, which virtually nominated Bradlgy, that Sen ator only yesterday informed the com missioner of internal revenue that he had no objection to I lie appoiutmont of Bradley and that his selection would undoubtedly give universal satisfaction throughout the State. Action in this matter was probably hastened by Representative Dibble, who, yesterday called upon both Secretary Manning and Commissioner^Miller. It appears that some one told Mr. Dibble that Commissioner Miller was lab oring under the impression that a gentleman from South Carolina named Gregg was the choice of a majority of the Congressional delegation and many of the prominent citizens of the State for the position. Mr. Dibble soon dis abused the commissioner’s mind of that impression and informed him that Bradley was the choice of all the dele gation except Hampton, and the latter was not opposed to him, only he had taken no part in the conference which selected the candidates for the leading Federal offices in the State. As Sena- t6r Hampton was to leave the city last night there was no time to lose, so he was immediately communicated with, and he expressed himself as being en tirely satisfied with the appointment of Bradley. Accordingly when Secretary Manning went to the Cabinet meeting to-day lie carried in his portfolio tho commission of Bradley, which the President afterwards signed. MerefM*. Are any members of your family thus afflicted'.’ Have they scrofulous swellings of the glands? Have they any scrofulous sores o. ulcers? If so, and it should be neglected, the peculiar taint, or poison, may deposit itself in the substance of the lungs, producing consumption. Look well ts the condition of your family, and if thus afflicted, give the proper remedy without delay. Buy that which makes absolute cures in the shortest space of time. Tb? unerring finger of public opin ion points to B. B. B. as the most wonder ful remedy for scrofula ever knowfl. You need not take our word—you need not know our names—merit is all you seek. Ask your neighbors, ask your druggist, ask or write to tkose who give their cer tificates and be convinced that B. B. B. is the quickest and most pAfect Blood Puri fier ever before known * forms an inter esting stedv, and may wall oooapj tte MfiUfoa of tte carious. began in New York lost —A San* Francisco dispatch state* that Gen. Inrin McDowell may be expected to die at any moment. , —The pnblication of tho revised edition of the Old Testament has been postponed until tbo 19th last. —F. L. Cardoza, "of South Caroli na,” has resigned his place in the treasury department. —The Chicago Board of Trade have just moved into their new building, which cost two millions ot dollars. —The war between the Chicago Board of Trade and the Western U nion Telegraph Company has broken out afresh. —The • Virginia Republican State Committee, Senator M&hone chairman, was in session in Richmond last week with closed doors. The Paris Figaro says that the Government has decided upon a meas ure for the expulsion ot the Orleans and Bonapnrtist Princes. —Orders believed to be on account of tbo Russian Government continue to be received, in Berlin for the pur chase of stocks in London. —It is stated that Riel 1ms moved ail his forces from Batouche and en trenched again in the ravine where the previous battle occurred. — It i^esfimated that Hie statement of the ptTblic debt for the month of April will show a reduction of about $4,000,000. —An English man-of-war .has an chored at the entrance to the’Darda nelles. It is presumed she is watching for the laying of torpedoes. —On Thursday the members of the New York Cotton Exchange formally bade farewell to tlieir old building and took possession of the new Exchange. —Slosson beat Schaefer in the tenth and last game of the New York billiard tournament last Thursday night, giving him the championship of the foUrteen- inch talk-line game. —The President has appointed An thony M. Keiley, of Richmond, Va., to be envoy extraordinary and minis ter plenipotentiary of the United States to Austria-Hungary. —Paul H. Hayne is engaged in pro paring an article on "Southern War Songs” that will be published at an early day, and will be a choice contri bution to the memorial literature of the South. — Mi«s Nellie F. Phillips,of Chicaro, has entered suit against \V. L. Gather- wood, of the same citv, for $50,000 damages for brcacli of promise to marry. The promise was made twenty years ago. —The new postal c^rd paper, under the contract of 1885, will be a delicate pink in lien of the cream color of the cards now issued. The texture of the paper is also said to be improved. The size will be the same as now iu use — During April Postmaster Ocneral Vilas appointed six hundred postmas ters at fourth-class offices. The great est number appointed on any one dav was 133 ou'April 27. The majority of the appointments were made to till vacancies. Tho Commercial Cable Company began last week to place its wires underground in New York city, com pleting within six days over three thousand feet in the busiest of the down-town streets. The remainder will be laid before the first of June. —Samuel C. Abbott and Julian A. Penniman are under arrest, charged with having attempted to burn the Hoffman House in Boston. The first fire was started on July 25, 1883, and at intervals since then four other fires have been started in a most mysterious manner. —General Grant omitted his drive last Thursday iu order that lie might devote the time to the preparation of matter, for his book. The General dictated and his utterances were taken by a stenographer. The General has since been improving steadily, though slowly. — Fire broke out iu the paper ware house of James Peters k Co., of Pitts burg, Pa., on Monday night. The heavy weight of the water soaked paper caused the wall to fall, covering nine firemen in the ruins. The work of rescue was commenced at once, aud all the bodies were recovered but one. Five of the unfortunate men will die. —The Urited States forces which were sent to Panama, it is expected, will be recalled at an early day. Aizpura has surrendered according to a recent arrangement and given np his arms, and the Government troops now occupy Panama. All is qniet and busi ness is everywhere resumed. This ends the revolution. Win. B. Warwick, bookkeeper of Um Gallego Mills Manafoeturinr compan] and brother of tte president of tbi Daagara at Um Richmond, Va., April 30.—Motor Win. B. Warwick, bookkeeper of tte same company, waa found dead this morning iu a bath tab adjoining bis chamber. He bad teen in tte habit of taking a bath every morning, aad it is Mppossd that te ted a chill aad was drowned iattetal when foand hia whole body water. He was 49 year* old, a with aad fo»r children. ifcagn Railroad, due bore at eight o'clock this morning, waa robbed near Harrodaburg, Ind., shortly before mid night. 4 , "Tte express matter is nsually car ried in a baggage car occupied by the messenger and baggage-master, it was ss usasl the first car on the train. The messenger’s name was George N. Davis, of Louisville. Last night at 11.16 o’clock the ffalu stopped roar or five minutes for water at Harrodsbarg, Monroe county. J. H. Hamilton, a passenger, happened to be looking out of the window, and by tte reflection of the light from tte engine saw a man emerge apparently^ fh>m under the tracks ana disappear iu the direction of the engine. He carried a club or stick. When Sniithvnie Hill station, about two miles north of Herrodsfcarg, was reached, tte sharp ring of the bell in the engine stopped the train, and before tin inquiry os to who pulled the bell could te made tbc baggage-master flung open tbe door of the smoking car and reeled in covered with blood. He gasped but to the horrified passen gers that a robber had entered the baggage car and shot him and tbe ex press messenger, and then he fell un conscious. Conductor Chamberlain entered the baggage car and found Davis stretched in a pool of blood by the side of his safe, which hod been broken open and plundered. Every where was evidence of a terrific strug gle. The floor was littered with paper that the assassin had taken from the safe, and heavy boxes stored in the car were scattered around in confu sion. Davis, Who was breathing, was carried into the smoker. He had been shot in the unper part of tbe head. Webber, the baggage-master, after wards said that both doors of the car were open at Harrodsburg and tic and Davis were asleep. Just after the train got in motion Webber was awak ened by a violent blo w on the bead. Staggering to his feet lie saw a tall, muscular man struggling with Davis. The messenger was bespattered with blood, which was gushing from a wound in bis head. He also had evi dently been struck with a club while asleep. Webber iell to the floor. Davis managed to loosen ins rigid hand and draw his revolver, but before be could fire the robber wrenched the weapon from bis grasp and tired. The ball struck the messenger iu . tbe head and he fell dying. When the safe had been rifled the robber left the train as it slowed up in answer to the tell. Davis lived at Louisville and was twenty-two years old and unmarried. Webber lives at New Albany, Ind., is twenty-eight vears old, married and has several children.” iuzville, April 80.—Jim Gaillard, >red, working with • pistol to day irUi * Aral ooloi . ^ ■hot bis sister Lizzie Gaillard. Tte ball entered tte centre of tte forehead and has not been found. Tte patient is in a critical condition. Gaillard was immediately carried before Trial Jus* DeBruhl, who, upon examination, re leased tte prisoner, as tte fact* show ed that tte shooting was accidental. The Mirror it ho flatterer. Would y< make it tell a sweeter talt Magnolia Balm is the chan er that almost cheats tl looking-glass. Mow Mm AommI Stead* la [From the Philadelphia Frets.] Another Indiana roan has got an oAee, Bayllss W. Hanna having been appointed minister to Persia. The ac count stands as follows: Indisniaus who want office.... .98,250 Indianians who have got office.. - 6 Still available .98,244 WOMAN THZ SCAN AND THE MONKEY “What ails you?” asked the man; “I see you are a sufferer, and can scarcely get along.” “On, you see," replied the monkey, “my mudder, she had what you cull scrofula, very much scrofula, my farder. he had heap sores, some big, some little sores, long time. They botli took much medi cine, and died; tne sores was all they left me.” Yes, yes," replied the man. “I see how it is Your mother inherited her dis ease, scrofula, and your father caught his on the wing, and you inherited or were born with both complaints. But why pine away and die when you can be. cured?" “I been done used over sixty bottles one drug store medicine, and it no good. Money all gone and sore here yet. Some doctors charge heap money, but no good.” “But, my frienil,” said the man, “you (ot hold of the wrong medicine. Go 4) the drug store and get one bottle o; B. B-, and before using all of it you will fe^l tetter. It is a quick cure. It will cure all sorts of sores. Scrofula, Blood Poison caught on the wing, Itching Humors, Catarrh, Blood and Sfciu diseases and Kidney Troubles." 'I te so thankful for your kindness, and will go get B. B. B. to-day," replied the monkey. —On Saturday evening John Smith, a baker, of Philadelphia, who was jealous of his wife, arrived unexpect edly at his home and found her in company with George Doherty. The latter fled to the roof and endeavored to clamber down the waterspout to the ground. The spout gave way and Doherty was sm badly hurt that he died. —The European situation presents no new features on which to base pre dictions as to the probabilities of war between England and Rnssia. Both powers seem to be making active and ample preparations, and the latest im pression among the newspapers seems to be that tho breach between the two powers is too great to be closed bv diplomacy. — Mr. Hazen, third assistant post master-general, has given the post- msstar-general a detailed statement of the result of the redaction from three to taro cents in the rate of postage on domestic letters, which went into effect on October 1, 1883. Tte loss was esti mated the first year at $8,000,000. The statistics show that it was half a mil lion less than that sum. —Private Secretary Lament was on Monday able to rise and dress for tte first time since he was taken ill a week 2 o. He spent sbme time in the room joining that in which he has been sick, but saw no visitors, os te refnains weak and does not recover so woald. Tbe jaent Inquiries about bis condition. —Tte residence of Dr. J. G. Beattie, aboat a mile from Richmond Va., was totallv burned Wednesday night. Dr. Beattie loses, besides Mr house aad fornlture, a library valued at #2,000, aad a tne collection of valuable paint- ingo, including a number of works ef early New York artists which cannot be replaced. Tbe loss is estimated at $10,060, which Is Insured. osvaty S/ Sat. Via TV MV v By <M very weak and does not rapidly as te bad hoped te President makes frequen JUDGE WYLIE'S COURAGE. Anecdote of the Trial and Eieculloa of Mr*. Surratt- - Oppoelag the Country. Judge Andrew J. Wylie of the Dis trict of Columbia, who recently asked • hat the President appoint his succes sor, twenty years ago distinguished himself as a bold and fearless judreia) rtfficer by |>orforiniiig an net which brought down upon bis bead the cc§ sure ef maii\ of ids political friends and associates at tbc time. It was after the trial of tbe assassination con spirators, when all had been convicted and sen'enced to be hanged, including that ill-fated or uufoiinuaie woman and friend of John Wilkes Booth, Mrs. Mary D. Surratt. The latter's coun sel had resorted to every known method under the law and bv petition to secure a commutation of Mrs. Sur ratt’s sentence of death, but in vain As all must remember who read the occurrences of that day, the conspira tor had been tried by court martial, and even the counsel for tbe defence of Mrs. Surratt fllon. Revordy John stou, of Marvlanu,) had been objected to by the prosecution. It was neces sary to resort to a desperate move in order to save Mrs. Surratt, or to even have her life respited for a few days President Johnson was deaf. He even declined to give Mrs. Surratt a despite for a day to prepare *.0 meet her (Jod Not knowing whether a Judge would be found who would dare do such a tiling, yet Mrs. Surratt's couu sc I, having a strong case and new evi deuce, drew up a paper and presented tbe tacts, and determiued to pray for a writ of habeas corpus. The crisis was a desperate one. The connse called at the residence of Judge Wylie ar2 o’clock on the morning set ftfr Mrs. Surratt’s execution. They rang the bell. Some oue came to the iront window of the second story and gruffly demanded, "What is wanted?” Judge Wylie, partly dressed, came down stairs and adrulted the two lawyers, who stood trembling in his presence Hr, the Judge, turned on the light in the hall and looked at tte document they presented. Standing there under the’gas burner, Judge Wylie read tte document through without a word and then retired to a rear room for a minute. The counsel were in dreot suspense. They - could hear their hearts beat. Prejudice ran high Washington, and it was not thought Judge could be found who would issue a writ of habeas corpus for Mrs. Sur ratt. TJie Administration, President Johnson; the Secretary of War, Mr Stanton; the Judge Advocate Genera an excited army and navv, ana an excited populace, demanded the ham ing of Mrs. Surratt. Judge Wyl: had not long been on the Dench am had everything to lose and nothing to gain by isstiing a writ. He returnee to the counsel and said quietly, but firmly: "Gentlemen, your points.are well taken.” He signed a writ to bring Mrs. Surratt before him that morning After the writ was served President Johnson suspended tbe writ of Aafreas corpus. "This act of Judge Wylie was one that places him in tne character of one of the boldest and most upright Judges of modern times,” said a Washington lawyer in relating tte incident. Petanbarc Said Oat. Petersburg, April 80.—It is stated here that the Virginia and Carolina Railroad, which runs from Ridge war, N. 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