The Gra.tColomoner. Js..no more I (eoorgia's Chief Magtetrato has crosseti the river tlat sitparates .morfality from 1tmortaliatyAud weary1 1With ' t1 ,)a. -bors 6f ie he rests in the. bliset'il shades of eternity. At the calm, still aid solomn hour of midnight, whe nll natulrq seemed rapt in the slumbers of repise, the great stalesimat bade flrewell to country and friends and passed away on the "noisoless fuineral Stepheus to dead, bit bi memory aid his t'ecord will live. In the oouqt. less years to couilvd to l'spire' the young men with the ardor and en. thusasm ofl his own groat and useful * ifeaivo to -'.each mn .A tho vigo; and noontide of their lives that their highest ditty .to themielves is to serve their country and their country's God -live to remind hoary-headed old age that life is better and grander spent by liviig amid its energies and ActiVitiem and dying with the barrness on. Mr. Stephens had been in bad health for some time, but ho. \attendod to hIs duties as usual, until the delivory of his wondertl' Soesqi-Contenfial ora. tion in Savannah on the . 12th of Feb ruary last. Slueo his exertion on that onccasion he wvas confined entirely to his bed, growing gradually worso day by day, until Sunday morning at 8 o'clock, when ho passed peaceflily away at the Executive Mansion inl Atlanta. Alexander Hamilton Stephens was born in .Tiiaforro comty, Georgia, February 11, 1812. Both his father and mother died when he was quito a boy and the orphan resided with hi unclo, Aaron W. Grier, until he re ceived his education and started in life for himself. With tho aid of several distiiguished gentlemen of Washing ton (lie, necessary preparations were madn and he - entered . the . Freshmai class of Franklin College in August, 1828, where lie subsequently graduateel with the highest honors of his class. After the completion of his educa. tion, lie obtained a position as teacher in Madison, Georgia, and purchasingi a few law books ho commenced t.h( study of law in connection with his school, whic. lie prosecuted unaild( and unassisted. ie was admitted t< ihe bar on the twenty-second day o July, 1834, and the promising younj attorney located at Craw fordylloe, ti scuies of his early childhood, and nea *the home of lhis venerated fathere "hero," edys the Chronicle and Con b-iitut ionalist, "hie labored assiduousl; dany and night, poring over his lega volumes ttdudflih tindgiing miles te court.. Ills practice was confined en tirely to the, northern cireuit, whic1 was the arena of sonliOof theintellecin al gianits of Gcoi'gia. It was therl that Baxter and Thomas, riding upo)0 the full tides of successful prlactice anu aplendid.reputation, ruled with sever eigni wills their judicial tridents. I was there that Rtobert Toomnbs, young - or in the fray but promising and1( vig orous, grappled the gniarled amid knot ty limbs wvlth master hands. It wa there that Dawvhon and Cone, eloquen and logical, were wvinning green lau rls witheadvaneing~ yeap's. It wasi this s0ld, t hen, t hat young Stephei fragile, dlelicate and poor, enltered th portals of his chosens profession. I [on ly, dlaily and yeaiiy his professionia reputation Increased, uintil he wa known far and wide as one of the mos brihlilhnt young lawyers in niorthieri Georgia. 1l1s eminence at the ha affrorded hilln a steppinig stone to pc litical honor and prefermenlt. In 1830 two years after his admission to th bar, he was elected as a member of th Georgia flouse of Jtepresentatives,i 1842 to the State Senate, and in 184 to Conigress, which position lie he! conitinuiouisly trutil theQ breaking out c the wvar. Mr. Stephens's position on Secessioi and his an..bsequ.ent conmnectioni wit tihe Coiifederate governinent is wel known to every' reader of history. *ll bitterly olposed Secession on thm grouind that it waIs inexpedlient a~nl isnpolitic, but nevem fior a momenit dlit lie deny the riyhd- of a State to. secede Ona the contrary his work pn the "Wa betwveen the Stai'es,'* hm whilch lie set forth the argumenits in its. favor wit. great logical-power and eloquenice, ha been very properly regarded as cure e the most masterly prodhtctions that hav emantedn either sid of theU ccil *1' ~flict. Ills recordi sitice the war hai beenm marked with groat conservagisis nid liberality, and alhoug. always D)emocrat, he wvas not one of t.hes hide-bounld partisanls that follnwed thi p)arty call whenuever and whereve made~l. Ini 1878 lhe was againi, eloctoe to Conmgress, and wvas subsequent ly r' eletd eachi time as own sumcessoi until he resigned his seat in that hod -to onter thie gubernatorial contest I Georgia. Vei ohnigrht be .writtei * * * 'uponm the event-ful life just closeul, bii this is not the tinic or occasion for it. Within -thescomprass of a -year Geom * - gda has lost two meni of which shi mnight justly he proud. 11111 a Stephenal.- the gne ploquent * jd bril * Ilimnt, the other, wise pr ent an * * Btateemnanlike, .net onfy Geourgia bu1 Y49 - .:the entire South~ has suffered an ih reparable loss. All of us join heart in t he comnol 3)'iyer that they mmay rest, iii pea&oen from thlihtashes, sprinug up nien to Il thoe ~ir 8s so. anidiy vacant. I~ -.Tiffthblt t be plaed it nfon in omoryaf~~ ~~ Pr4,F0000' a tn 'Peiper ~mb fililed\itly po der r bm on Tuesd 1wero thf- I'. 114"'lt. way Yp t(le AIS. Th r4c Yr.of thle defuncut OIY fbank,'f Roohootr; N. .Y. report thd liabilities as $365,127. Depositors will received about twenty per cent. of .thei, 0claims,8 -Govenor camei'on has taken per soiial . command: of att expedition against allen oyster.dredgers, who are supposed to bo Intruding oi Virginia waters. So'mo progress bas boon made in pu mpingixt the flooded Diamond coal mine at 1iraidwood, Illinois, but as yet ,non of.tho bodies of the drowned minors have been reached. -The Now York State Senato, Thursday, passed to a third reading a -bill compolling all telegraph, telephone and electric-light companies to lay their wires on the ground. -Mfarino Guillodt, sont of a promi noit citizen of Dallas, Texas, and a young compaliloln niamed J. Chefly, who recently went to Sweet water, I Texas, to engage in business, woro shot and killed there on Moniday. -At the inquest into~ the Catholic school disaster inl East Fiourth, street, New York, one of the slaters engaged in teaching a class'whon the panic 00 curred testified that if'eitizens had not crowded Into the hallway ahd tle rail ing of.the stairs had not givon way no deaths would have oiC'Uurired. -A party of thirty-two Geritimans, ladies and gentlemen, left. I Jawiey, Pa., oin Monday night., in a large 0p11 sleigh, Oil a pleasure trip. I. it a milO from town the sleigh slid oil () icy road into the eml)ty i)eieware and. Hidson canal, a distanco of Fort Feet. All of the party were injured, six of them seriously. Reinmhart Wary, a increhrin, died from his injuries. -In the Ponnisylvania ilHouse of Representatives a bill was reported ihvorably from the judiciary commit te providiig that it tie city of Phila delpha1)1, Shial ftiriisli silbi atilecconmilo dations for tihe X((execuvtive bine1ii4ss 1111d for the sessions of the Legisiature, Without cost to tile Stale, lite Legis latmire will mcet ill that uit v oi the- first Tuesday in Januiiary, 188d, 11and there after. THEp Cmot.OE EX-CON1:1W.CR. TiF.. The maiined figure of i colored tIta, hohlinug open tlie Capitol ' Iaro gaito oil ank anid Eleveilbstreels. h:1s loig been a Fmmiliar sight to citizeis. Tho pool. fellov stnuds on11 i tho Sillips, each leg haviig beni Chiolp'ped oil-j'st abovej the knece. That colored gate holder ha11s had an iiteresing history, the facts in which wvere tought otit 80111 y1ars ago, wienm it dyspepllic 11111( ohjection to the cripple's sitiand ig at (lie gate. It seems thit. du riniig the war the 1inan, who was then (uite yoIniff, wa-s talke out to work oi the fortifications near tile citv. A sholl ore awt'ay both le'gs. Ailer tie wari lie posted himiiself at. Ilie (npitol Sqmwi gate, anld this has been his post flor inany ,veas. l1e opeiis the -att efi or pedlestiria ad Ilakes whatmeer they will give him. Some years ago, whemit a colnmuutat ion of thii rIy dholtars wais paid1( 1o tihe woun ded ex-Conf edleratol sol diers of V irgiia i, somne pe rson s in.. -terested1 themciselves ini the gale-holder, - and lie received his thirt y dollars. .As 80011 as lho otined thie manerit lie vacated his p~ost, bh)iIt a I icket. (or togur of' the country, livinge as long as his tuoney hel out. like a p~rinte. Whieni thie cash was exinniisined lie 1stuimpodl his way back to his old post, w heroelie remined taking penis unt il a few days ag'o, whenu lhe received a secot001id inistahneu~it of' comilunitat-iott nioney this tihne amlioutatinig to sixity d1o1lars. lie ait on1ce startedl onl anot her tour', and Ithere cani be no doubt t hat, .the poor fellowv wtill have a glorious timo.-Richmondc AS/ate. PREPRI~oFORl A Fi.Oooi.--The fol ~ lowvinlg reporit, reac(hed~ ius friomi Laur enms a coiunty: A few ysi' aigo a iniumber ofI t negro fatiilies on Mr. Natiani WiiI -ii mi's place, near'ii lt in's depot, de" -cided that aniot her del ni-e was a11 hmn, , trredl andi hitched a double fr'am'iu building, so as to make it as inuch like . Noahb's ark as poss5 (il, theni calrlrd I their stock of' baconi and1( chickenis aiid whiatev'er othier ('eaables t hey laid inito 9 (lie ark. The liut thme chuildren~i in 01n room and1( inailed (lie d1oor shut . When'a everyfthin g wa'ls rendr, t hey closed tho ar'k and waiiedl for' results. T1hie re rsuits caine pr'ettyv Soon, but. they weiro -not of the kinid looked f'or. Mr.' Whit mire thought that they might. as well a ph1y thie f'ooh ini someibody else's house on ombody else's hamid, so wrim hmont. much ado, he punt an end to their tomi IfooleryV. Thie raiis dieseemld; thle S floods' didn't come, but Mr. Whiinire j did in a way that is a warinug to all future ar k builders. .N'cwb-crrq .lrell. A N'OV.EL 10 U.w.\Y l i-:rownr.-Mi'. I). W. Balchi, presidenit of' thie Nevada , & Oregon R~ailIroad, a wild eati a tlhi i, with, a nioinail capiitail of' $t600,000, hias just issued at Carson his swVorni Sreport for 18~82. '"in conftor'mity with a (lie stitulles oit Nevadla." in (lie course Sof it 1're'sidhent. Ra lch says: "'Of' the li amoiunt idu nlire of1)1. i indtednhtj~~ ess of (lie compa~hny it is iimphossible to speak with Ianuy aictiicurae, ini conse (1113 quenc oflie books, voueies indl ac counts bleinig stolen), 10ost and1 muishaid by the formeir oilcers of (lhe 'ompanl~iv. A mioun t, of' mior'tag~e. $3, 1n,000; s -hoids niegol iat ed, $310,oo00; bonds ini I' t reasuiry, $290u,000o; float ing deblt , ini thie compaiiy (of' whatever niatture, $ t250,(00. NO dividenid hasi eIver beeni 5 declared by thle accuilrsed corporaltion, I and1( ii is .'nfo) to bet none ever will be.. 2 TIhie compainy Owns no( caira or engines; I hose on the road aire ownied hy priva'ite pmaities. The net, proflits of thuis road a h)ave been nothing, as (he corporation r wtas conlceived ini iniuityv amnd horin ini f (ranid-. Every honesl ftliemid of the eniterpr~iise has bein svn'indhed andi robbedi, and1( disaster ha:, overl'a en all Spersoins wvho hiavo been ceceted w ith it it. any capacity." Tweonty Years Ago. nti 1868, Mr. Wilson, no0w (of Ldawre)ce, Mass., was In the Conmmissat y Department -In Washuington. Somiehiow or other lhe was Staken with a vIolent soreiness .f' the timmat. SSeve'rah Army Sitargeons examiined his t~lbront, and( deidedl that it was ai case of dihte iand that It was hopealess. Af ter they liad hven him tip, ho fried PIany t DAVIS's 1 ATN~ RILIEI. The n1ext daiy the scales began to come off of hIs thrioat, and in two or th'ree days lie was wvell. * --ronia colorless ste an~id PeruvIan einle known.* SEEK *.h~Ah n$ livold ic~ e "n! 6f 11agitdai worn out, Instead of aches and. pais wouldn't yqu rather felfresh aristropg? YOlTE.. AS 11f WIL CLOSEI WINTER GRE ATLY R D THE EVE THEE 18'sixzu S4rxwxa wr1 * -0] WINES, . BRANDIES, LI( OF THE CHOIC FRES I OYSTERS .4AN MEALS HAD A Respectfully, J. GI GRLEAT B MY WINTI 4UST BE SQL.D, ./1AD TV THlE NEXT ! At prices tnheard of in Wini11 CLOAKS AND DOLMANS Come and see how LOW I will bc sure to invest some of5 Respectfully, TEwill durhiig thle 1bpesent week move o preset stnd, nto her mnow occ keep a F'iltST-OL ASS stock of DR.Y GOODS, BOOTS .AMD SHOES8, And wvill COntinue-to sell them at the lov CBiKCA.T JEL In order~ to reduce stock, COME AND HlEA ANNOUNC IN addlitlon to the ab1ove, we will add, al Of al lknds-~Stapleo and Fancy. Wo en getting; anyting y'ou wane, and may also be0 M e returnt thlanks to oiur friends and the and solicit ai continiuane. If you wish a haj find no miore cortaini way of liavlng. than-b ANI) SEE. C./1LDr4 IT STANTDS A' C*Q BAR] Tho Largest Twp rters oflForeign~ Frufi selecteti stock of t ORI~js, EB DANA ~~ ( and overyth~ing else tlat a fh'st'-elas covx2rR Olzv.D ER FL 'Octoi-mm IV -e A) 41 GAINS )UT ANYTHING I4 GOODS. J C E PRICES TAR rA4FIRE 4SSW0.11mkiV. : fORS AND CIGAks, EST BRANDS. FZIH lrnlE Rr Z1)A~s P ALL HOURS. 1OESCHEL, Agent. \RGAINS! JR STOCK IlL P.9 OFFERED FOR_9 %iXTY DAYS bovo. AT LESS THAN COST, an on'ering goods, and you rur sparc change. aSJ\.L.: J'J..L En i .U . 6 JO.E. or .steot of oda one door s66it6 .of oiu .ipied by Mr. WYolfc. We will continue to ' N~O'ION&: ItATs4 ETC11 'est possible prieds. Wo are now offotina R OUR PRICES~ WEMENT!I Us' removal, a full a'nd c6fnptfeie stiook of inot enntertate, 6ut YOn 1%4~ be anth 6~ sure of getting it-at the. L YJSTr PltcCF. p~ubllc fr the patronig We I'ate received >py and prosperous ow Yeer, 70n caiC i spending your mon y with us. OOIE 'ETLL k LDIfDRZ)j.A. 1' THE HEAD. "DOMESTI."~ That It Is the acknowtledged Leader ha nute ld. isafc t cannot be dis MANYIMYtTAT~WN----N g:QUAL I'! The Largt~ Armied Tue Lighitestj ftntning Th're most Beautiful Woodwork.. AN f xirs WA3nAnomy, L ''he'madle of thme b~estmatt'Lt '0(d0 any andl all kinds bf wvork. . O e cmpltosn eeryrespect&. F'or Sale b J'. M. BEA TY;& C4., Wiunsboro,.s..(' ges wanted ini l1hcettpled ter'rib'. ry AdEsIO *ElG1AIECO.b . in the South, oflbr for sale a OCOANtJT Vholesale.Fruit lHpuso *hould hav. LED WITJE .DISdZAAI?