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" It bad been broad tlavlijrht tor sometime efore a step was heanlon the. cracking fitmrs, ana Airs. Grant, h had- -hastily put her clothea on. erept down Into the kitchen. Rhodaf wao waa a light sleeper, woke with starts and now her rest and quiet were (ater&ifrU4fty? mlhe eould crpect no mor sleep till night came round again The toother had brought down th baby, and laid her down -on Soda?t bed while - - ... . . she began to sweep ana. ttay xne room, and light the fire. The baby cried, and the flying dust and smoke from the newly lighted fire made Rhoda cough; but she bore it patiently j add did ail that lay in he r power to amuse the restless child and keep it quiet; Amid :all the bustle she was ableio wseher-JieaTl ttf" Qod, and thank Him for aU the sleep He had ssent ler, and to beg Him, for His dear Son's gake to help her. antTt hose dear to her to keep His day holy. AVhen "Mrs. Grant had to some extent cleaned and tidied the room, and boiled the kettle, she made a cup of tea for lihoda and herself, and took the baby and came "and sat down by. the bed to rest for a few minutes. - v- Cj c . 4Ah, Rhoda dear !' she fcaid, 'I feel quite timl already with all this work. I am ure Sunday is anything but a day of rest to me : it is work, work, from morning to night.' w " M other dear said Rhoda, 'it makes me Md to think that I must lie here and not do anything to help you : it's a hard case in think. that vbn must do. nil the- work alone.' - It was plain, however, that a great deal of thecleaning might have been got through oil Saturday, and Rhoda sighed as shfe thought -how the -Sunday's work might hare been made lighter by a little man agement : m. i .t :e ji it. , ' no, inmurr ucar, it juu vnii, nviiu 111c fhihlrrn off to Sunday-school.' she said. It is eight o'clock now, there will not be time enough for them to wash and dress and get their breakfast.' 'I am going upstairs now to wake them,' aid Mrs. Grant. 1 expect I ahaH have a hard job to get the lnys out of bed, - and jour father is alwaya cross when lie is .disturbed on Sunday mornings.' 'How I ww'j poor Richard had some, neat clothes ! said Rhoda. 4I am sure he would go to school and church directly if h had -them.' Yes, said the mother, 'I am always lorry now that I spent the money we got for the' pig on a 'suit of Sifnday clothes' for your father. - , They are no good to him, ahe never goes to church1; blit ifjiichard had them, he would be glad enough to make himself loblf decent - s And then Mrs. Grant went upstairs, and soon her voice was heard waking the children and the younger ones began to move about. The elder boys were cross at being roused, and they seemed to be miuung to leave tueir oeo ; ana urani s voice was heard above the 'others, finding . fauty with hia wife for not leaving them alone. Thcn t the mother, brought the two littlegrrU and. youngefst boy down taIp, and got them washedStol dressed. It seemed a difficult matteio?lay hold of little John at all, as he wai-playing about the rooin and nursing the jcAt y bat Mrs. Grant did just manage, it, and wlien they Wl got through their tiucksUcei obxead aud butter it was none too soon to put on .their .hata and send them olf to school.- i Btit where was Tom ? Last week ' he had promised RhmU that he would begin to go to school regularly j this Sunday. After the younger ones -had been gone om time Rhoda heard his heavy boots n,t&eUiairA,and he came into rtxini with ineomled hair, looking sleepy and stupid. 'Q Tom !' she said, this is what your promise comes to, is it J I hoied so muh you! were going with the others thitmofn-i ; There, Rhoda,' he said, kissing his sis iw, l was so sleepy that I could not get hat I will go to school this afternoon v ItJs too late now to try- to go.' 'Even now, Tom.Hf you tried yon nlight finish your brpakiWt and make ourself ftt aad be up there in time for chnrch.' The early morning mist had cleared and the sun was , shining brightly : rt as at tne enj 0f February, and after a Jong cold winter the fields were beginning to look green, and the air was mild and "Pnng-Iike. The bella were now going ior cburcb, and neatly -dressed were pass along the road, on their way to God's f. How gladly would Rhoda have joined them ! It seemed so hard to have 1m there instead, and hear no sounds of Wer and praise, and always to be with Pople who. only counted Sunday as a rest from work. But she Her heart to God, as she had bo 'Q6nsed u do when ahe was in any roablef and received comfort. Contented ttnght took' the tilacfe of reninuTff rrns. d she felt sure that God's providence ruere4all things both in Heaven and rtb. It was GodV wUl that she was vW.her rick, instead of Winer at church. btJfBa thia.aicknefta was for some good purpose, both. for herself and others. Her constant presence in the house, and her example, miglit bo of great use to her family. And yet Rhoda was lowly and humble-minded, and her religion had made and kept her so. The more she grew in grace, and in the knowledge of her Lord and Saviour, the mora deeply she felt hern wn trn worthiness, aiid distrusted terown trehffth. v-f.1' k u j And now, Grant and his eldest son came downstairs, Just the ch arch -bells had left off ringig?raMi4fts a strongly built man, with rather a moody, -sullen face; but when he saw Rhoda his look be came kinder. He had a" soft place In his heart for his poor maid,' as he( called her, and it grieved even bis rugged, selfish na ture, to see her looking so ' thin and ill. ne came and sat over the fire in Thisshlrt- ceutly dressed for Sunday. Poor Richard, who was a tall, overgrown, haggard-looking boy, had put on a clean smock-frock, and was otherwise as neat as he could be. A. the jpi tjier ,and son 1 sal! at, the' little round table eating their Sunday breakfast of bread and cold bacon, and drinking the tea which had been kept hot for them, Mrs. Grant, who had been to fetch some potatoes from an outhouse, entered the room. Grant beganjntonee'to speak crossly to her, because she had come upstairs and disturbed hire, when he was comfortably asleep. She answered him sharply, which made him worse, and talking became loud and violent. The clamour was almost more than poor Rhoda's head would bear, and the swearing was very terrible to her. 'Father dear,' she said gently, 'don't sj)eak like that j you are taking God's ho ly name in vain, which is a great sin against Him. Oh ! don't do it ! I am sure mother didu't mean to make you uncom fortable, but it was so late, she didn't like to let you go on sleepiug. Oh ! if you would only go to church" ou Sunday morn ings, I am sure you would find the day pass so much more happily.1 'I can'jt, my dear maid,' said Grant. 'I work so hard in the week, that I must rest myself on Sunday. I'm no worse than a' great many who go to church, and try to make other people think they're good. I don't pretend to be anything but what I am. A great many who go regu larly to church are downright bad 'That may be true, father dear ; but are we to lie kept from our duty, and from keeping God's day holy, . because other people are not what they ought to be T Gbd sees our hearts, and knows what our motives are, and it is not for us to judge our fellow-men. You know, father, that as many bad people stay "away from church as go to church.' 'That's true, my lass; but then, there's no pretence about them.' 'Bitt father, these hypocrites- that you talk of by going to church are putting themselves in the way of hearing what is good, which those who stay away cannot hear." They may begin attending church just to please their fellow-men ; bul; they may end in getting good for their own soids. But, whatever their reason is for going to church, our duty is just the same to keep God's day holy.' 'My lassj I have never been to church since I was a boy, and I can't begin now : it is too late. I should get tired to death with all the long prayiiig and preaching.' But father, church d(Ks uof-take such a very long time, about al hour and a half in the morning, and less than that time in theicrejiiug ; it is not threahours out of your SuBilay, and there is plenty of time to rest yourself at home besides.' 'Ah, it's too late now, my girl ! What I would folks say'ijf they saw me there ? they d would think I was going to turn hyiocrite. No, thank you ! John Grant, whatever his faults are, will nlways be a downright, straightforward fellow !' Poor Grant! If he had even had any real wish to go to God's house, this feel ing of falsershame would have soon risen np and choked it; but he had, never jgot so far to think even for a ruiuute of ex erting himself to attend divine service. Rhoda .glanced sadly from her father to her brothers. - What could be worse for them, than to hear him talk in this man ner T They listened to every word, and Tom was inclined to laugh at what his sisteraidnn reply. Richard looked grave, but ne naa not a strong nature, ana wouiu g$ anywhere he was led, nd -followed his father about like a" dog. Rhoda had tried to pursivade her elW i brother that his clean smock 'was decent enough for church, but he had a foolish 'dread: of being laughed at by other better dressed people ; and both. loys had a feel ing that, if they went to church, they would be setting themselves up for better than their father was, which they thought was not a proper thing to do. After breakfast, Grant took, down the gun from the wall, and began to examine it. 'Oh, father H said Rhoda, I hppc you are not croine to use thatcun! Remember cr - what day it is; and besides, you know you'll get into trouble if you use it.' 'What's that to thee, lass V said Grant. In shall do what I .choose, . so hold thy tongue. : ; ' " ' But he felt hhr child's rebuke, after a time he put the gun back into its place, though he meant to uaejt the. first chanqo he had. It was wrong altogether 1ms hav ing purchased, H i t , all. . The farmer fof whom he worked was a liberal man ; and as his farm iH-as overrun by rabbits, he allowed his labourers to snare as many as they wan ted j for the use of their families. This had been a great help to the Grants during the winter; but the father, instead of snaring thje rabbits on a - week-day, as he might easily have done; kept the em ployment for Sunday, which was quite against the farmer's rule. He went n the "slyr when; the farmer was at church, and took other menwith him , Who did not work on the farm, land therefore had no business r with the rabbits. With their doers they were vable jto catch a great many, which they sold during the week, and Grant had lately bought a gun, which he thought woujid help him still more : he had given fifteen shillings for it, out of money which was badly wanted for his wife's and children's clothes f and now He had it he could not nse it honestly, le sides not being able or willing to pay the gun-tax I Rhoda and her mother both felt when they saw the gun that it would bring trouble to the household sooner or later. The cottage jelock struck twelve, and the voices of mep and barking of dogs were heard in theigarden. Grant got up, and put on his coat, saying, as he lighted his pipe, 'There-s Bill and George, I must go. Look sharp, fnissus, andrha ve dinner ready when I come back in an hour, as I shall be hungry.' Richard got up and followed his father, and they left the cottage. Tom was go ing too, but Rhoda said, 'Tom dear, do stay and read to me a bit.' And the boy stayed behind, though he regretted for the moment ithe stroll with the dogs into the sunny gijeen fields. He came and sat y the bedside, and Rhoda found out the Sunday lessons in the large Bible. He spelt out word after word, and she told dm what they were; but owing to his having been so little at school, there were few even of! the most simple which he knew ; still ii was something to gethini to sit down by jier side and make this effort; and Rhoda sent up a prayer to God to bless this reading of His Book both to Tom and herself. Mrs. Grant was in the meantime bust ling about, getting dinner ready. She put down the sidall joint of pork before the fire to roast, land set the greens ami pota toes and the current-pudding on to boil. Soon after one it was all ready, and Grant and Richard: came in, the younger child ren havinr returned trom church some time before. ! Dinner over, Rhoda succeeded in coax ing Tom to go with the others to the Sun day-school, and then she tried to get some rest; but this was impossible. Grant wa talking loudly to his wife and Richard about his morning's sport, and the nar row-escape they had had of Veing found out by Farmer Lee. He had brought two rabbits with. him as his share of the spoil, and laughedsas he descrilted how cleverly he had hidden them when he saw the rarmer comiog ; and now tne other men had stayed behind the-hedgc and held the dogs till he jkvas quite out of the way And farmer Lee had asked him, why he and his sons did not go to church on Sun day morning; and this seemed another good joke tq Grant. He passed the rest of the afternoon lounging idlv about. sometimes smoking and sometimes quar- lling with his wife, or speaking sharply to the children. Towards evening he grew sleepy ud surly, and seemed to find hi day of rest an utter weariness, as it must have ben, without Bible-reading or attendance at God's house. Rhoda gathered the children round her after tea, and made them tell her what they had learnt at school, and repeat their catechism aud some hymns, and read vers' by; verse a chapter in the Bible. The motlier listened, and even Grant seemed pleased tojiqar his children read, though he cared little foi , what they- read. So this Sunday, like! so many other Sundays, came to a "close and Rhoda turned on her pil low and tried to go to sleep, after praying earnestly to God for those near and dear to her. -r fi7o. e continued.) NATJJRAL SCENERY. Place has j wonderful effect ou human feeling and Human actions. The original inhabitants f Scotland and Switzerland, and those ofjthe sterile plains of Arabia, were savages alike, the latter having, however, the advantage of letters which the former had not. But the former, though savage, were romantic, poetic, patriotic, and humanj while tbelatter were sensual, selfish, thievjisb, nomadic, and Arab. How comes it, that when the natural scenery is picturesque there is in human character something t( correspond, and that where Nature spreads outiier sandy plains, uu- I relieved by growth or verdure, human nature, too, seems barren of every out growth of beauty. - These things illustrate the well-worn maxiru that j the mind becomes what it contemxlate. Impressions made on the retina nro really made on the soul. Nay, rather,' they iare the mould in which the soul is cast hnd rakes shape. Nay, more, they not only give shape but complexion. Nay, more, tjhey . only give color to the superfices, they pervade the interior, they are infused into the substance ; they amalgamate jwit" the essence, so that a man is not only We what he sees, but in a certain sense, he w what: he sees. The noble old Highlander ".haa mountains in his soul whose towering peak point hea v- enward, and ; lakes in his bosom whose glassy surfaces reflect the skies, and foam- ing cataracts in his heart to beautify the mountain side and inigate the vale, and ever-green firs and mountain pines that show life and verdure even under winter skies and by a rock-bound coast. The wondering nomad has a desert in his heart ; its dead level reflects heat and hate, but not goodness and beauty ; , no dancing wave of joy, no gushing rivulet of love, no verdant hope--a snlleurbarren plain, that stretches over earth and hugs it, but never heaves up to heaven. Oh, give me descent from moan tain-born sires, or from green and happy England,' or pa triotic Switzerland, or from the glorious old banks of the RhineJBnt if there bo in me a drop of that nomadic taint of that ostrich bloodrthat ha no house and loves no home, and sees only straight forward and never looks up oh, open the vein and let it out ! It is an interesting fact in the history of our race, that those who live in countries where the natural srenery inspires the soul, and where the necessities of life bind to a permanent home, are always patriotic and high-minded, and those who dwell in the desert are always pusillanimous aud groveling. In the providence of God, but a small portion of our earth is barren of educa tional power. Over two-thirds of it, rolls the majesty waters. And as for the remainder, its Alps and its Ande, its fertile fields and tlower- dressed vales and woody glens, embracing every variety of scene, from the wildest riot of Nature to the more plastic soil where Nature yields to Art, all bespeak the wisdom and benevolence - which has surrounded us with objects calculated to elevate our thoughts and reflne our sensi bilities. If the inhabitants of such a world as this are not a noble race, it is not be cause their Creator has not supplied them with teachers, but because they lack the spirit which "Fin is ton?ws In trees, books In th ninnlnsr brooks. Sormnus la stoues, ani you tn everything." . if. Tucker, I). IP NEWS JTEMS. When the Republican of the North be gin to war against the representation of the South in Congress, and seek to force qualified suffrage upon us, the colored men will find in Wade Hampton a zeal ous and earnest friend. In his recent speech to the colored voters of Charleston, lie is reported as having made use of the following language : "We don't want the colored man's vote taken away or restricted; for, aside from the friendship we bear their race, their right to vote gives its thirty more votes in Con gress, and when peace comes, we are sat isfied that the best men in both races and parties will vote together for the common weal. e don t want to take awav."' that right This sentiment was heartily applauded. It is in accord, we believe, with the sen timents of all the wise men of the South ern States. J!al. Xcws. GOV. VANCE AND THE COLORED PEOPLE. Raleigh News. A new paper called the Star of Zion, has just been established in Newbern. It is to be the organ of the African Methodist Episcopal Zron Church in North Carolina, and is edited and managed by Rev. J. A. Taylor, a colored minister. Iu the first number, which is now jlcfore us, we find u communication fmm Rev J. W. Hood, in which he speaks as follows of the recent meeting in this city of the State Board of Education, when a number of prominent colored men from different sec tions of the State met withihe board: "For the first time in the history of America a Democratic Governor presided over a convention of colored men. And for Governor Vance, it must le said that he filled the position with a grace as na tural and easy as though he had always leen used to it. And on the other hand the delegates showed their appreciation of his presence by refusing to allow him to retire, as he proposed to do, alter lie had submitted certain propositions for their consideration.- He supposed that they would feel more freedom in discussion if he and the board retired. But the dele gates with One voice demurred, and re quested him to retain the position he was jiii . -.1- u .i". i: i. it... nuing wiiu do imicii itiisiacuou to wu convention. "Though politics did not get into our proceedings in auv form whatever, yet 1 think this meeting will tend to break the color line which is getting very weak in our good old State. Not within our recollection has there been so attractive a programme at -the University iu the way of gifted speakers as that offered at the next Commencement 1 ou will travel long ana tar betore yon find it eclipsed by that of any other liter ary institution. When before have such men been selected as Deems, Steele, Vance and Fowle ? Rev. Dr. Deems de livers the graduating sermon. Gov. Vance delivers the address beforo the Trustees Hon. Walter L. Steele delivers the Alum ni address, and Judge Fowle delivers the Literary address before the two societies ir7. Star. There are lying looks as well as lying words; dissembling smiles, deceiving signs and even a lying silence, It is necessary to be wise in order to be virtuous, From tUe,E!elgh Xewi.'"" THE SURRENDER OF RALEIGH. A UEJUXL5CENCE. f-.r Imitating the example of citizens In the South generally, under similar circum stances, the people of Raleigh who,' were in possession of gold or silver coin, as weir as other portable articles of Value adopted the' "hiding 'proeessi. . The ''usu al mode resorted to, was that of deposit ing in ihegronnd,'or in some' serrer jqiace about the houses', whateverwaa 'tudught most likely to tempt the .rapidity of. the onemr n . l 'HIS snp.mr " The1 story goes, that three' oVour citi zens who had been so fortunate dunngiXichollS were, right. I fas President Haves the war; as to secura considerable phesJof specie, entered into an agreement a day dc so before the arrival of tKo enemy 'ta'uhi it near a culvert on the Raleigh & Gaston Railroad just, beyond the premises then occupied by Carter B. Harrison, Esq. They selected a spot which they deemed most likely to escape the notice of intru ders, aud in the "wee small" hours of the morning, consigned their precious metals to mother earth.' It was the cus tom of one or the other to loiter in a seem-, ingly careless manner around the spot where his hopes, "He buried," for the pur pose of observing, and if possible, arrest ing in its incipiency anything like a raid. Going one day to visit the accustomed launt, one of the gentlemen discovered a ;iarty of Federal soldiers encamped upon the ver spot that contained hi hidden treasure. The reader can easily im icr'ne V (7 what a cold shudder ran through his frame at the bare idea that his "pile" might be discovered and removed. For a long time did agonizing fear torture the bosom of our worthy citizens, and probably they real ized, to its fullest extent, the proverb of Solomon, ,'illow much better it is to get wisdom than gold!" After a delay of many days it was determined to disclose the secret to a Federal officer and solicit lis protection for the removal of the hid den property. This course was followed with success. The party, accompanied by the officer, went to the camp, and, to the utter astonishment of the soldiers, dug up the glittering pieces over which they had been innocently eating and sleeping for so long a time. It is said that they rav ed at the bare idea of rebels being allowed to rob their camp ! Our citizens were much relieved of a terrible load of suspense, and their joy can be imagined. A bureau for dispensing rations to the needy was established by the Federal commander and proved to be a very great relief to our people. Some of our best citizens were compelled to avail them selves of the opportunity thus afforded to replenish their larders, it was amusing to note the rush made upon the distribu ting agents for the one article of coffee Many persons, both white and colored, had not perhaps seen a gram lor two or three years, and enough to make a pot or so was taken in lieu of two or three pounds of bacon or tlonr. The colored popula tion came in for much the largest share of Federal elity in the way of rations, but no one was refused upon proper applica tion. During the visit of General Grant a re view of the entire army took place. It was the grandest sight ever witnessed by our people. Grant occupied a stand in front of the old market house on Fayette- ville street. Sherman sat on his horse near the south gate of the capitol. The column was formed far out on the ITolleman mad. It came into Fayetteville street at the Governor's house, up that street to Hargett, down lfnrgett to Wilmington, up Wilmington to Morgan, along Morgan as far as the old masonic hall, thence into Hillsboro street, up which it preceded out on the road nearly to Ashbury. Over one hundred thousand troops were said to be under arms. Having been refitted in every particular before leaving Gojdsboro, they appeared in admirable plight and present ed a marked contrast to our own worn out army. About the 25th of April Gen. Sherman left the army in command of Schofield, and proceeded to Savannah, for the pur pose of directing matters in South Carti lina and Georgia. Upon his return to Raleigh arrange ments were made for the disposition of the forces under his command. The Tenth and Twenty-third corps, together with Kil pa trick's calvary division, were ordered to reidain in North Carolina until further orders. Most of the remaining portion of theiirniy was ordered to march to Wash ington. Gen. Hancock took the route through Louisburg, Warren tou, Peters burg and Richmond. General Slocum's division Went by way of Oxford, Boyd ton, Virginia, and Nottoway Court House. On the 24th of May a grand review took place in Washington City, and on the 30th of the same month Sherman issued his fare well orders to his troops. After this, commenced the great contest for restora tion. For the past twelve years the vex ed question has puzzled the brain of poli ticians and kept in constant inquietude the minds of our people. The present year bids fair to bo ono of unusual ex emption from state turmoils. Our people are fast settling down in peace and secu rity under their own "vines and fig trees." Let us hope, that in the future crimina tions and recriminations may cease; that the strife of the past decade may give way to an era of unusual good feeling and that the 6ld jNorth Siate, whose escutcheon passed untarnished through1 the dark day of civil strife,' may shine with additional lustre as the emblem of reconciliation and peace: ' ' '" '' ' ' ''' RADICAL P.QLJCY 'COXSI&TBXOY. . ... . Frannu Aeva.1 ua- ? u ! i The Raleigh, News say t "It is reported: that Mr. 'Hayes. Bays he is not' unwilling to- appoint Packard to the electorship-' of a FeVleral oflice. The President manifest ed a similar disposition towards Chamber- lain. How can this-bo ; reconciled with Mr. Hayes' profession of ' regard Sat la wi apd lore of 'jnsticet lt Hampton and ack Adwledgea,' tlten Chamberlain and Packard weie revolutionists and usurpers, Knd richly jneritedJsucli 'puniskmekit-as is inflicted upon those who corura't trer.son against tlie State either by usurpation or insurrection. When the President takes such meu by the hand he belies his own professions, and acts with gross inconsist ency." We fear our Raleigh namesake does not understand the true inwardness of Mr. Hayes' "Southern policy.' It has nothing to do with principles or morals. It is pure policy, which has for its aim the accom plishment of a certain political end by hook or crook by hook when expedient, mid by crook .when necessarjr, on the theory that the end justifies the means. Packard aud Chamberlain, with their re- urning boards,, served Hayes, in the grand hook of the electoral count, find now it is perfectly legitimate for Hayes, by a little crook of his high moral ideas, to serve these worthies. Besides, call them what you will, "usurpers and revolutionists," if you choose to apply to them such ugly term ; but after all, they were only guilty of at tempting to obtain with the aid of United States bayouets what Hayes succeeded iu obtaining with the aid of fraudulent com mission, Viz: offices to which they were not entitled. The difference between Packard and Chamberlain and Mr. Hayes is, that while the former were unsuccess ful in their fraudulent aims the latter was successful. Is there, then, any inconsist ency in Mr. Hayes taking such patriots by the hand ? Radical policy knows no rule of consistency, honesty or morality. A STATESMAN'S VIEW OF THE NEW PARTY. Senator Thurman stands foremost among the statesmen of the great West. His views on any public question are of value. In a recent interview be said that no Democrat could honestly find fault with the policy of President Hayes toward the South, for he had granted the South ern Democrats all they had asked or that they could have obtained, even if Mr. Til- den had been declared the duly elected President. While the Democrats should lc ful y satisfied with the President's course thus far. Senator Thurman anticipated that at the next session of Congress there woujd le serious trouble among the Republicans. He did not doubt that the Southern Dem ocrats felt grateful to the President for re storing to them the right of local self- government, but he did not believe that would induce them to leave the old party organization. ' He farther said that he did not favor the organization of a new party, because he believed the -Democratic party, both North and South, stood upon a better foot ing than it had for years, and that now, when the outlook for success in the near future was so bright, it would be folly to talk of entering the new lines of party af filiations and leave what lie considered a nearly certain success for a doubtful ex perimcnt. He said that he had no doubt that some of the Southern whigs who were specially favored personally by the Administration might be ready to go into any scheme which promised them further honor or emoluments, but that he did not believe that any great number of the Southern men of his acquaintance would be willing to cut loose from the old organization, now that itrf propects for future success looked so bright, "As for himself he was content to stand by the old party. " Mr. Thurman's view is sound, with one single exception. It is hardly true that the Democrats of the South feel "grateful" to the president for restoring to them the right of local self-government. No doubt they feel on the subject; but "grateful" is 4iot the proper term to apply to their state of mind. We feel simply that we have at last been granted rights to which we were justly entitled, and which have, since the owning days of reconstruction, been wick edly withheld from us by arbitrary pow er. Baleifjh Xcics. A natural bridge, far more wonderful than that iu Virguiia, has recently beeu discovered in Elliott county, Kentucky, It is of solid stone, and forms a magnifi cent arch 162 feet loug and 15 feet wide at the top, the rivef7 the Little Ghaney, roll ing over 100 feet Mow. Fifty yards above the bridge is a waterfall GO feet high, and the view from the bridge is said to be extremely beautiful. Faithfulness in keeping secrets cements friendship ; but trust not one who has an itching ear for secret, for it is usually accompany by an itching for telling them. GEN. SHEimIfD THE WAR. ; I Th .Washington, correspondent of the mcinnatiawrcYays.V' uJl't'. - nt Sherman, thinka tiat 42ioTurko- -R ussian .war wUl eyeutuall jsulminate in the iprcatesf outbreak whicJitJhs occurred for centuries pastthat Austria will soon be in it, and that before Constantinople is tak'eri, England Wfll otHlilyjnf erfero, andrthus rjecome.invUYetf.'He says that a large; array of Russians'"1 itfrfross the pannb i sotheJ here" ttweefiustchuk landyarnaanrt lhatTdthvof these cities, ? wiiu cuisira, win ue trie scenes of great fighting. The Russians will push on into Moldavia, ahtTtlown loTJalati, 4f they can get there, At that7bce, he - think s a terrifie battle will ; be foaght,- bat in his opinioir ibe great afield of lattie 6f Uio paig.w1U be fowghf fichtanlaV ho inimcn: e fertifed'e mp of theTnrks Hoc thinks the Russians are moving with an army of about 300,000 men in that direc tion. He is of opiniotrthat if the Russians are paying gold for what theytiselr the Moldavian and Wollachian provinces, the fanners will continue to go on and raise their crops?, but if they take by force and devastfite the country, then the" farmers' business in that grea. producing country w ill entirely suspend. . lie jsays ic Turks v will make a more determined resistance than they have ever made before, and that their navy now in the Black Sea-ii far superior to the Russian, and thaF it would not surprised him if the Turks per petrated a bold flank movement and cap ture Odessa in the Black Sea, the chief depot of supplies, etc-for the . marching armies of the Czar. He believes tliatT be fore the war is over the map of theconti nentjind of Eastern Europe wilt be very changed. Gen. Sherman says all' officers of the American army, who "get leave" of ausence to go across the sea, must uo so at half pay, and it is decided that they cannot be on the staff of any' general of either side, and that they cannot be en gaged on either side iu any manner. rrom he Memphis Patron of Hnhandrjr. Completion of the "Xcw Procest Cotton factory m Memphis" Becjinning of a Great Industrial lieroluthn. 1 The completion aud successful opera tion of the "Bluff City, cotton mill," at 81 Madison Street in this city, may be said to be the inauguration of , one of the most important industrial revolutions of the age. The successful adoption of the "Clement Attachment" in the manufacture of cotton, means the withdrawal from the cotton fields and from the cotton factories of the world a vast amount of the most cumbersome and expensive machinery now required to prepare cotton for trans portation to the factories, and to restore it to a condition that will admit of its conversion into thread. The farmers in the cotton States understand what it" means to be relieved of the labor and ex pense of ginning, bailing and transport ing their cotton. But they, have no con ception of the various kinds of machinery that will berdispensed with by this won derful but simple invention, and we hero enumerate some of them. The Clement Attachment supersedes the willower, lap per, breaker aud font-fifths of the cards, (which are used -to remedy the injury done by the gin, press and compress,) it saves or supersedes the railway drawing head, also all jack frames, slubbers, mules, twisters, eveners, etc., together with all the buildings, motive power and opera tives required to hold, drive and attend such discarded machinery. It saves one half the usual waste, and produces better aud stronger livers, rovers and tlrreaxihan ean be made by baled cotton, tliereby en abliug operatives to attend more machin ery, and each machine to do -more work, especially in the spinning and weave rooms. The reason why the card will do four times more by the process, using the same motive power, is, the fillaments ar not permitted to leave tlie machinery, fly, or become tangled, but arc kept -straight, and carding is but the straightening of the cotton filaments. The extra strength ol the thread is owing'td the working. of the cotton fresh from Ibe seed, the oil of which has kept it alive, light, elastic and flexible, with all its attenuating qualities txM-fect; and to the-fact-that it has never ... , been napped, cut or tangled by the gin, pressed, compressed, or permitted to be come dry, seasoned and brittle in this tangled condition, nor has it beeu injured by the willower, lapper, double lapper, breakers and . cards, where the damage done by the gin, press and compress ara sought to be remedied Reunion inHeaven. "I am fully per saaded," says Baxter,1 tliat I shall iove my friends in heaven, and therefore know them; and this principally binds me to them on earth. It I thought I 'should never know them more, tor rlove' tlienj after death, I should love them com. paratively. little now, as I do all other transitory thiugs." , It s refreshing to see Jfow Professor Spectacles"! patronized in the rural dis, tricts, and how hi "Brazilian, pebbles or his "crystal glasses," that tool: the pre? mium, you remember, at the great Van kec Show at Philinjacjinck, ar bought eagerly at from $5 to $12, No bigger humbug out than Prof. SpAe tacles with his 'icbble glasses at from 85 to $12. The best glasses are often found in our stores at from 25 cts. to J l j i - i- ;!! ';'. IE; rih f- il r.t ;I -it-Si" . i 1:1 if ! 1 I i 1-1 I T t i 4 t -rr ft. i f i r i . r ' S 7
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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