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tit THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL ENGELHARD & SAUNDERS, Kditorw and Proprietors. BATES OF AnVEKTISINW. One Square, one week 91 00 One Square, two weeks. ......... I SO One Square, ene niomth 2 5 OneSquaro, three months.. K One Square, six months. 13 0o Additional .Squares at proportional rates. A Square Is equal to tkic eoMOLmaoz ad rertlsing type. Cash, invariably in advance. iff JPP rv) WHOM ALL LETTERS ON BCBIJiESB MCST BE TERMS OF SCBSCUimOJT THE DAILY .lOURSAL Is mailed to sub-rrilu-rs at Eioht Dollars per aninim ; Fot'B Doli.ahs fur mx months; Skvestv-kivk Ckst ...-r montb for a shorter period. T UK WKEKIiY JOl'KXAL at Two Pot- per annum ; Onk Dollar for six month. subscription received to the Wbeklt lor less ;;i.m six months. VOL. 29. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1873. NO. 14. I m if fw ar aolilmingtoit journal WILMINGTON, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1873. The Radical harness docs not seem j tLe former have the advantage. to .set well upon the New York Lroi- 1 Before Richardson got warm in his ;7 I'osf. That it finds itself unable I Wall street started gold cm the t,.' work kindlv in the traces affords I ri('- Tho Secretary 11 s.me gold ,,.,t the slightest evidence, however. ' han1 aml OK1 greenbacks, but that it has any purpose to kick. The I'ttsf has a wonderful facility in know mtr the. riaht while pursuing the wrong. Its latest trouble is with two j Tf h lvf T-' " t!ic forty-four mil of its Boston Republican eoternpora- ! lious reserve in greenbacks, it would rios, the Attrrrt;rr and f.'lofic, about i OUjT have the effect to send gold still civil service reform and the causes that j higher. And if he began to pay the led to the resignation of Mr. Curtis, MaJ interest, due in gold, amounting the late Chief of the Civil Service Com- to' about $1,7,000,000, Wall street could mission. The W concludes its last j Ket suva.V tl that sum without much utterance in the controversy in the fol- j difficulty. The operators could safely lowing words.cutting right iuid left and ' Cll!cu3iltp 011 twenty or twenty-five at whatever comes iu its way. It says : j millions of gold going to Europe with We are not disused to be captious j the tide of tourist before the first of in this discussion, and perhaps we June. could expect nothing else of news-I It is said to be the general convic- papers which liave the Jf.itlcrs aiul the ; Vnieses for representatives than that they should question everybody's mo tives of nt tion. But nothing can be gained by concealing disagreeable facts, and if bad appointments have been made the fact should be made known, for the information of the President, as well as the public. We have hope of civil service reform, and so far as the principle lias been applied, even if only to minor offices, we are grateful, but we cannot disregard the fact that some recent appointments have ocen piacticaiiy an abandonment , or suspension of the reform, and that ; Mr. Curtis s resignation, which was in honor demanded of him, is a sail dis couragement to the President's best friends and most earnest defenders. mm; uii. uk.to's, ei a it lo s t; i: A IS! I lil'.ItE OliI IIAII.KO II). In pursuance of the decree of His Honor, Judge. Russell, made at the j appearance in Southern latitudes, last term of the Superior Court for this ' They always appear in the even-num-county, the Wilmington, Charlotte i bored vcars ; generallv a few months and Rutherford Railroad was sold at public auction on yesterday, as will be seen by reference to our local columns. The road was purchased, we learn, by certain preferred bondholders of the Company, who are the principal . incorporators of the new Company chartered at the list session of the ' Legislature, under the name of the Carolina Central Railway Company. We presume the new Company will 1 at once be organized and proceed to ' work, as we are reliably informed that it is the purpose of the parties inter ested to complete the road at the : earliest possible moment. Indeed, : proposals for completing the work have already been issued. We congratulate our people that this great line of trade and travel ha fallen into the hands of men both willing and abundantly able to bring it to a speedy completion. The p?o -perity of the city of Wilmington is beyond all question wrapped up iu , that of its great feeder stretching along the South rn border of our State, and up to its i.ow far distant mountains. We may now e.unfidently look forward . to a new era of prosperity, inseparable from an increase of trade and popula tion. We do not feel that we are extravagant iu saying that we antici pate that the day will soon arrive when the remembrance of the losses entailed upon us by tlte Wilmington, Charlotte jluJ Rutherford Railroad. rilHe blotted out by the eni- ment )f the wealth poured into our city lv the iJarolina Central. Ut.WTIM: ON THE SOf ERN AND Gl I F COASTS. A joint resolution of the Senate and Hise of Representative, approved .Tune (5, 1872, required that a moiv ef ticicnt system of quarantine on the Southern and Gulf eoasts of the Uni ted States should be provided. In compliance with this resolution, the Secretary f War detailed Assistant Surgeon Harvey Tl. Tirowu. of the United States Army, to make the in vestigations railed for. Dr. Brown's mentioned, which have been in .lie past, the seat of epidemics of yellow le ver. All these ports were visited by him iu person, and his opinion is form ed after an investigation of the quar antine laws, etc., and consultation with the local Boards of Health, with phy sicians of experience, and witli those in any way competent to give an intel. ligent 02iuion on the subject. Among the couclusi, ns reached by him are, first, that yellow fever is imported and does not arise from local causes; second, that a system of quarantine can be organized which will prove ef fective in preventing yellow fever; third that Knell !i .maraidine. instead td uuerveriuH'- with ihe inierests of ritW,e. -will t.rvve f benefit t the rnrfneritv of tvirts where established! i'-"t - 1 1 IOILTl.il, LiiaL VHKJ IWCPiflli tJtLitlitUUilt'A ilL the South, being established by either State or municipal authority, " are de- fective and inefficient, and "that a dif- fereuf system must be adopted to at- ... 41...4 4i. .. 4 4: ..4 tue end desired. He therefore I ; i - ' i ' Suggests .a naf.inal quarantine ah tjie proper system by vrhich the yellow fe ver is to Jmj kej)t away -from our South ern and coast cities, and invites Con gress to a farther ami more elaborate examination of the subject. Columbia, Mo., boasts of the pos- , ii-i .' ,.,. session of a gourd which grew a .Vr before the birth of Washington, and is consequently over 110 3-ears old. It is of no uarticular value on its ownc - report in the shape of a letter oi tho 111 J0,1,mui fc "-""o , j it is said that the belief is gaining wnk of framing the cars was com- i mends ot these aspirants is decidedly Secretary of War, has been published, ' T NF.wBRtoirTox, 1. Tamils. ..the tbi Las to,. ! nicnc.d on the 20th of March and ! If""'; The friends of Wickham assort 4, - ,- 1 ,,- 7 1 Mv JE4iH Stk : As the circumstau- T" ., . t. t t( .. . . . 1 '"'" " , , , , 1 that Hughes cannot ret th.v t(Vd upub- saystheNew 1 ork H urid, and pie- (,,s nndrr y.r;1l important ap-. S f,,r :A!ld Xh "uerc must be a strong ; C(lUpk-t4..d on the 2nd of April, ma- j hcan YC.. 40 oonMi.es'afe also scuts a survey, as complete as could j)0intments have been CiPpntly made ! government t curb the tendency to ; jjug i,ut two weeks ii: which the "rc,rk comUcwted a'TailrViad struggle be- be niiule in the space of time ;it com- seem to me to show an abandonment ! ,inar(.l,v.-v i was done As tjicie are but tew wood- tweeii Thos. H. Scott and his oppo- mand.of the hygienic condition f the of both of the spirit ami the hotter of; lt jjlo to deny tiiat tho tempef of ! irkine concern', that can compare in ncnts on the question of a free railroad "', 4, 4 th.' civil service regulations, I respect- . . J C1, tl . , . T 1 ' h, ' , , . law, but it is probable that these various ports of the Southern coasts .v,. mv position as a member tlic tim,'s w such to n11 tl""k,g magnitude to the works of this compa- troubles will be harmonized in both ,ZK'r.h W& t ithW'cbWtrf ' its censor.'-lloweV, il..ri.t inlrt-.est. It isn t mncli though. y.e suppose ho hasfpund' it to be a i-hH w'o old' whsder" 'dow'u.m Npw ' ffrancl mistake, and that the sooner it Bedford who has a gourd that grew on j was gotten rid of the lietter. We bid fhe veritable vine raised.by Jonah for a j " rtne-. regret, r, ' , , . , and that is that it was ever adopted as shade tiee. He found it in the stom- a plank of the, platform of ihe Phila jich of an old whale, where it is mip- delphia Convention. ' " ppsed to have been .left by the original J 2;he Phiadelpiija Plaiform is rapidly ynfF t ... goig to pieces. The woman suffrage It is said that the new Secretary of Treasury has found it quite difficult to retain his nervous equilibrium about the operations of Wall street. There ! is apparently a trial of strength j between the Wall street gentry and : the new Secretary, and it rather seems i unfortunately Wall street could calcu I late liis resources as accurately as lie ! could himself. tjou in Washington City, that Wall ; street has taken the measure of Rich ardson and his resources, and has j determined to bag him, Sit -IvI.S X UKI .KM X ! ! 3Iany innocent people, doubtless, have flattered themselves that the voice of the Ku-Klux would no more b heard in our land. N'ot no. The terrible monster has again reared its gigantic crest ami is now to be seen .Uli Wttn imi felt at least so .shvs the - -, - , . . , . . . New oru tiiic. And tins is an , ,. , , "oil "--ear, too, and naturalists who , . . , , , ., ,. ., have made the habits or the Ku-Klux a studv, say that it is a very rare thing for them tt appear in "off" years There is a marked, well defined and well known periodicity about their before election davs. They seem to have a constitutional aversion to "olf" years. There are, however, exceptions to all rules, and there are veritable Ku- Klux in Louisiana now, "oil vcar i though it be, or the Time or its cor respondent is mistaken. The dispatch j conveying the startling intelligence i was sent from New Orleans ou Thurs day List. Our readers doubtless know liowliftle it is worth. Tt savs: On the night of the 7th inst.. at nations are dangerous in their abuse, Franklin, St. Mary's Parish, the office m that they tend to place thu virtual of the Altakapas Hrristcr, a Republi- control of the government in the bauds can paper published by Emerson j of organizations that do not acknowl- Bentlev, was entered by a mob of , ., .... . -.r n t- T-i i i . i . -i edge anv resoonsit.ility, save to the-.r McEnerv ivu-Ivlux, the types pied and rt " press broken and thrown into the ! own orders. Any organization that Teche Run. The Court House at the j purposely or otherwise, tends to subor same place was entered at the samp diiate a 'm,m-s j!ltifS asa fitiz(,u to lis time and the record abstracted. As usual no arrests have been made. There are minors of similar troubles in Livingstone, St. Helena and Vermil l!:i I'arishes. In Terrebonne Parish a lax resisting iiooiue's association has o en orgai.'jzed Gov. Kellogg is said to lie weakening and favoring a com promise, thereby becoming unpopular. His appointments are sharply criti- j I I.-, II . . in. in v ...i . rPl:e neo-roes threaten to retaliate upon their p. iseeutors unless protection is i ailorded bv the State or Federal au thorities, with Grant Parish as their exemplar. TSSETRI'TXI AT LAST ANOTHER GISEVT ISSI i: DEAD. The public have heard much offici ally and unofficially for some time past al out Civil Service reform. Indeed, it liiis been oil'- or the "great issues " be- .lications ! tVi't. flip Mimfrv Tim in , . i i n i ' but little mie yf it. Indeed it seunis 4-.. Iwi tw4-4i' rrilt. l11T lllli1x1Tutft1 flfit, it has gone down among the dead men, f.. . f thA n.n.nlcts. to hat i bourn- from whi-h no traveler returns j or oo-iblv' in the classic language of i 01 poi..imy, in tut cnisMt. iugu.if,c 01 the President's quondam friend, "where' .he woodbine twiucth " ; Mr. George William Curtis, thief of j the Advisory Board of the Civil Ser vice, recently gave decorous vent to his feelings, ia announcing its demise, in t.li" ioiiowiusr touching words of the Adis.,Fy Board of the Civil Service. In doing so I beg to assure you of my warmest wishes, and of the eor.tiuuaiico of my most earnest efforts for the success of your administration. Yerv respectfully and truly yours, Geokoe William Cuktls. His Excellency the President. Curtis evidently loves Grant, loves him with a love passing that of wo man. No other inference can be drawn from the expression of his "warmest wishes for the success of an Adminis tration" that indicated within two weeks after the inauguration " the abandonment, both in letter and spirit, of the Civil Service regulations, " No love but that of Curti3 for Grant S mld enable a man to wish well to ' one who IwkI strangled the pcf bant- ! mlR(" llK' ulltu' 1 r 1 . . 1 . J.J1C jjaitiiuoro iiiicricuii, i rrT T .Ii.... 4 . leading . i I",lical sheet, looks at the matter from i a rcnt st,1' Pf,illt- Tt "thcr fet'ls uor Pretends to feel any grief for the ; 4 is3ue- l"Jed. gloat over its I ueceaau iw. . juy -ju. ; ; rind nuite uhseemlv in its displav on r r t. ? . " i so solemn an ocoasiou. The A mcrlvun says : ! We do not. care a straw, and never did, for Civil Service Reform. Indeed we always regarded it as unsuitable to j Republican government, and likely to i be a bubble that might possibly last ! for four years before it was pricked. But we are so matter-of-fact ill our s vioWfc ntul in;onf that We imaginetl , tnat auy attempt to induce tl e Presi- j dent to abandon it or disrear.. jls - yuif J"ia , '-. .; wWuuai r.h. .j; In l.ad'tjt'AeptJ hfrnfterT" Maf.ir-o isen u plank at a single blow from Grant fell to the ground. The Civil Service plank is no longer to be found. Econ omy, retrenchment, reform and an hon est administration of the Government, where are they ? Let Grant and Pom eroy, and Caldwell and Oakes Ames, and Butler and Garfield, and Kelley, answer. After n while, perhaps, the people will be able, by experience, to put a proper estimate upon the value of Radical promises. r CAPITAI. A 1 LABOII. One of the most difficult problems of the present day is that involving the proper relations between capital and labor. There ought, indeed, to be no conflict between the two, but, unfor tunately both for the laborer and the capitalist, one does exist; and recog nising the fact, both capitalist and la borer seek protection in combinations. What the result of the conflict will be, no one can predict with certainty. In theory it would seem easy enough for the two contending powers to work topi'ther in hnrmonv. each occurjvinc :mi,ronriate sl,here and per- - l X k. 4. r-1,f(,rt?IIlff,K. ilofi, ioiM,riM-s and j capitalists are only human beings, and while labor has its unquestioned rights j and capital has its unquestioned lights, it is greatly to be feared that it will be a long while before the divid ing line between them will be accu rately ascertained and willingly agreed to. It is an unquestionable right of the laborer to be paid a fair price for , 411. 4H..WJ, ,4 IIU "Ui , lit ..111..1111. .11 (.,,., ., ,. . . , . , ... I right of the eiipitahst to be paid a fair i . , , . r, i price for the use of hu money, lhus , ... , . ... 1 . " , . ; the attempt is made to determine what constitutes "a fair price," or, in other words, what proportion of profits ought to go to the laborer and what proportion ought to go to the capitalist, a difference of opinion at once arises. Muscle and skill and brain constitute one member of the firm, so to speak ; money is the other member, ami the question is how shall the prorit and loss be divided out. Presented in thi.s shane the ii:esii"iri 1 ; is one upon wiucn either side n;-.s a right to ask a hearing. There is no little danger, however, to be apprehended from the manner in which redress and protection are sought on either side. Labor combi. duties in any other capacity, is neces- sarily hurtful to the State. Ulti mately, anarchy and mob law must re sult from tha seizure and control of the State by irresponsible organiza tions of any sort outside of and un known to the law. The danger to be a;iuM-hnded from l nit- aou Vi .'ii'.;o;ai.Mijs o jx.iit-i-i 1 f ... ... J . - - . l. . cap'tal lies in the opposite directi for whne labor is appealing to the i people, capital is appealing to the j Government, and it is much to be regretted that it so rarely appeals m j vain. Money, like power, has a j natural ine'.ination to steal from the j i niany to the few, and by an alliance ', with pw. r to secure, to tho uttermost j farthing, v i:a(.:-ver may be due to it. i Tt- . , li it,,Ae .v,mM.r,,t:,- " i ItaehgutstoallUMdf conservatne,. when, indeed, it is only selfish, grasp- ; ing aud covetous. It delights in a j "strong Government," and regards J th, Property than the I rights of man. Its tendency is phnnly ; to Montivpixx, jmpeiiausm, in a orc, i to Absolutism. ! . - j .-. ,,.,,.. j rom euhei side theie (hmgeu , The outeroppuigs tu the North are j ! -i.Iim'itIv to be seen Labor is organ- I . . ' ,,,"',, 17.1U' lg itself f.r the conflict. Capital, ; rr,vements to their works. Governor, and is opposed by Gn:sal ,'is busy. "Strikes" are eon- TllPy llive roct.ntlv m ide fifty freight ! ickham we:prri of the icsa ., - i i if r ! ' . i, , ... . . i4 . peake iwn.i Oh o railroad, whose lionii- iitly oecm-nug m behalf (44 Ja;or. ; t...8 ir the W'lniiiiHtou, Chiul.dte :it,on is said to bo favored by Presi- j too, i stauny 1 On the other hand, among capitalists, t with great anxiety for the future, Neither anarchy nor monarchy pre sents a hopeful prospect j yet there is a prospect of onp or of the other. The conflict between labor and capital, if not, in its nature, an irrepressible one, will refuse, at least, to down at tue Oiddiiig oi any one ior long years to come. It is idle to think otherwise. No good can be accomplished by at tempting to shirk the issue. Let it be met on both sides fairly and honestly and with a determination to give unto every man his own. It is the only way to settle tUo que&tiou without ruin to the laborer and ruin to the capitalist ; in a word, without ruin to the whole comrtry. There is one sensible man in Wash ington, and he has written to the Chronicle protesting against the prac tice of writing Up murderers and making them the best known heroes of the day. He says all that ho wishes id ea4 heieatter qf the. wretched negro Wright, who is under sentence of death, is the affidavit qf a huy "ra, he has satisfied, tlm lav vHh Ui$ life." Our late advioas front Europe give us to understand that the Ho'y Father, who for some days was so indisposed as to cause some alarm to iu inends, is recovering. JLUC Aoya . all but completed his eighty-first year. For nearly twenty sgtcj. curs nUed j v w 'Bt: rter, Hs rteigu has been tis trQiililQus un it has been iro traeted. No pingle Pope has ever be fore witnessed so many revolutions, all of which, have affected more or less se riously the Apostolic Chair.. The Hcly i lauiernas wrneois uruens Draveiy,' It vnM no doubt rejoice the. hearts of many pf,ournsaders to-, know that the health of the venerable Pontiff is im proved. ' LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. t'lre in Duplin. We regret to learn that the residence of Mr. Ji W. Iioney in Duplin county was burned on the 10th init. The me caught in the main building and com municated to the kitchen and smoke house, and these with most of their contents " were consumed. The loss is estimated at 2,000. No insurance. Cape Fear Agricultural Association. There will be a meeting of the Exe cutive Committee of the Cape Fear Agricultural Association at the Purcell House on Wednesday evening, April 30th, at 8 o'clock, P. M. Business of importance will come before the meet ing. All members are respectfully re quested to attend. A. A. McKoy, Pres't. J. A. ExGEiiiiAitD, Gen. Sec'y. Papers in this part of the State are respectfully requested to copy. td AVilniinf Ion, Charlotte ami Untie rford Kailroad. The difficulties between Mr. McAden and the bondholders of the Wilming ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail road were adjusted yesterday morning after a conference of several hours, kthe bondholders paying Mr. McAden about $23,000 or .52(5,000 of the forty odd thousand dollars which divided them, they- purchasing the 200 bonds held by Mr. McAden. This gave them possession of all but $5,000 or $(5,000 of the $2,500,000 of first mortgage bonds issued by th Company. These difficulties being adjusted, the sale took place at the Court House door as advertised. Mr. T. M. Gard der superintended the sale in behalf of the referees. The bidding began at $500,000 and ran up to $1,100,000, and at tii.i. figure was knoekked down to Mr. Edward Matthews, Trustee, j The terms were S40.000 cash, and the ! i , u- ti1A o1at(f , balance to be paid in oy tne Jlst oi . 1 . . J . . , ; the month, the hrst mortgage non.ts in :m immJU8e heap, with of the Company being received iu pay- j arins dislocated, eyes staring wildly, mcut. ' fa"f"'s grinning, and moving backward i i- i i i . i and forward with the under-cur- lmmediatelv upon the announce- ... , , , 1 i rent, home were dressed, but manv ment of the termination ot the sale, g werc lialf mille children were cliug the large concourse of spectators dis- . ing to mothers, stout men were clasp persed, and the purchasers repaired to the First National Bank and com plied with the terms of the sale. The sale must be confirmed by His Honor, Judge Russell, ut the ensuing term of New Hanover Superior Court, which meets ou the 21st inst., when the referees will make their report. Thus virtually terminates the exist ence of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford ' Railroad Company. In its stead we will soon have the Caro lina Central Railway. The new Com paiiy, with fresh life and strength, will, we are sure, soon push its way to the mountains and beyond, giving a new substantial importance to our city. Daily Journal, -ith. A ICome Enterprise. The most noticeable feature, to the business man at least, on the lower ine o; tue liminon, Charlotte ana Kutherford Railroad, is the prftty uttio town OI AOOOtlsourg. l'jigm . j. . l t i. 'l .I" 1 A ; yen.rs ago there was not so much as a ,,g cabin there. It was one vast pine forest, and the passengers on the road whirled by, unconscious of the change that a few short yeafs would produce. But the modem Aladdin, the everlast- iu Yunk-e has touched it and the i"0 A"i"v:, nil.-. Genie of enterprise has converted the j pine fores i into a beautiful and bloom- j j,.,, town. The busy hum cf the saw j i i i ,, ' , c ,i has taken the place of the moaning j rn.isip f.f th pines and the sound of the hammer and anvil draws out the echoes from the whilom silence pro- f,nllll. In plain English, Abbottsburg is a uvo manuiacturmg town, and the uape serve vote wui oeciue the elect'er, Fp;,r Rnildin- Company, of this city. ! Rth parties aro muUi divided by 1. r , - , ,, . ! ranroad and ether local and personal Il(t only majiagp to keep their s,;, Tiib repullicans are split up running and their hammers striking, between the Hughes and the Lewis fac- i,n aro constantly adding new hn- Rutherford Kailroad C.ompany. The 1 ny as is seen by the. exceedingly quick dispatch recorded above it may not be inappropriate 0 say $ fer WRr48 iQ regard to hq large and laudable an en terprise that has but recently started in our midst. The mills, factory and shops of the Company cover an area of over 30,000 square feet. From their saw mill the Company turn out 400,000 feet of lumber and 200,000 to 300,000 laths per month. To supply the mill 'with logs, requires the la;o.f uf nfy mules Hhd'uxen, a locomotive and eleven cars, with a railroad track four and a half , miles in length, runnmginto the woods. The factory and machine shops are filled with machinery of almost every 1 ... . m 1. . . i description, oy wiucn are manutac- 4 1 ..41.J .1.1" lureu u"iuiu".' , " "- flooring, weatherboarding, mouldings, come out at the other er4', hftus.e Vieady to hye jnj"p,t-hev say they make houses by the yarcl and pleasure thcni off to suit purchasers, jusfc as they do calico. Of course we cannot vouch for the en tire truthfulness of such report, but we do know that they Lo.to built a great I I ma-iv houses in Wilmington, as can i attested by a Lvolr t "o.c uui tiVst la(MM44.i. dwellings and stores that have! boon erected since the war. We understand the Company are making arrangements to increase the manufac ture of cars so as to be able to turn out from four to five can p.v uw As av. -T.r.dirWiiig Worthy 61 com mendation', we wishj the 'proprietors eyerysucoess, and hope' our brethren of th press will note this indication of our prosperity and the development of the resources of the pine woods of the Old North State. brackets, blinds, railroad cars hcuso ; iinaacial .policy' of the government; frames, &c, fifoaio of the country pep- "a1a bthers ' A,cfiWW Ple thattiiefcompanj -put ia tiltt t.ltre be a log in one end of their factory and s yry hyeiy struggle, and that the Chewing Tobacco, In the Methodist Conference of Hud son, on Saturday last, the following report was presented by the Rev. W. W. Shaw and Rev. W. D. Fero : "Whereas, The tobacco habit is productive of and aggravates disease, both of body and mind, precipitating oftentimes its victims into a prema ture grave or rendering them miser able wrecks of life. " Whereas, It is the gratification en tirely of the sensual and animal appe tites and propensities, degrading in its tendency the liigher and nobler quali ties of our nature, tlnis becoming a fit companion for the bar room and grog shop profanity. Whereas, The habit is not only sinful within itself, but leads from one vice to another ; and " Whereas, It is is the plain religi ous teachers, and especially of minis ters of the gospel, to avoid all conduct that will bring reproach upon their profession or lead by their example the steps oi the youth m the path of er ror and vice ; therefore " Jlesolvcd, That we recommend all the members of this Conference to re frain wholly from its baneful influence. hexolvcd, That we earnestly re . uchiau tanuiunws lor atimission into this Conference to pledge entire absti- nence from this injurious superfluity, Horrors of a ttr'k.nl.r Water.. The Story a Submarine Cor- repondent. A nrasmiipr .nrrosmmlnnf wiw. Afi..T,, in a diver's costume says the hull lies well down on the wort side, and is broken in several places from contact j eu,V to ln,s Susu an J 'wbble. The in with the reef. Fish were swimming tellectual level is 11 at of a bevy of arouail, eagerly devouring particles of food found floating about. He found the forward hatch open, and saw that the cargo there had broken bulk and lay in confused heaps, with bodies of men and women jammed among the cases and crates, bruised and torn. Fish were swimming in and out, feast ing upon the dead bodies. Limbs are strewn around, having been broken from the bodies by the continual action of the waters, which, when agitated, ; drive against uglv pieces of the broken hull that here project. The correspondent then went to the compauioiiwuv of the steerage cabins, , . r' . . it! and found a hundred or more bodies ! ing their wives, seeming to have met death with calm resignation. The scene was horribie beyond description The correspoiifteut then went to the eompaniuuway oi the stc-i1- age, wut-iv the men-passengerswereby th. in.-ives. Bodies of strong men, oid and young, were hustled together on the stairway, with distended no.-trtls, gaping mouths, staring, glassy eyes, giving some con ception of the terror w.-.ich siezed them as they vainly struggled to gain the deck. From another part of the vessel a view was obtained of the sleeping apartment, where, piled up in heaps on the port side, were numbers oi bodies of men with bed-clothing strewn among them. From abrasion with broken staunchions and jagged, splintered woodwork, the t' -sh had been torn from the faes of many, while others were bruised and battered about their heads, which are red with gaping wounds, contrasting horribly with the pale, livid features of. the others. pei :til IMcpali-h to 'he H.ilti... n- Suii. T!ie I'uKloal nlioli in Virginia state I'leetions in November -Cur-ty Spill The Contest for Sittimtur, Governor and Legislature A Tlnl litiideof Caudidatew, At. Ri .moxp, Va., April'.). The two parties in Virginia are already begin ning to prepare for the jolitical con test of next November. A Governor js to h? elected for four years a Legis- Ll'ure for t-, pjpprs, exceot the clerks, fhe Legis- laiUJ e will !; called on next 'Winter to choose a Senator in the place of the IIon- Jonn F- Lewis, Republican, who win oe u caiiuiuaie ior re-eiecuon, The stftt. ave Qrant aiwmy of 1,97" last election, but this result was clearly' attributable' to the apathy of the Conservatives, who gave up the Presidential contest after the October elections. The votes polled was from i.),vmt to 100,000 snort, and this re tions. The former is a candidate for dent Grant. The strife between the parties, and a fair trial of streiig ld 1.4...,.. 4l.nr Among iha candidates suggested for the gubernatorial itomi.mtiou of the Conservatives ate the following: Ex Oovernor Wm. Smith, of Fauquier, who served in the federal Comj-ron for a number of terms ; Col. R. E. Withers, former editor of the Lynch burg Newii, who served with distinc tion in the Confederate service : Pen. JohaGoode, of the NoroU; tnd an ex-member of y-,c. Cfeolerate Con gres; & present Licntenant-Gov-etnor, J, L, Marye ; Hon. Thomas H. Roeoek, of Lynchburg, ex-member of Congress, both at' Washington and Kichmond ; t.ren. James Li. J- Cu.lnr. who figured promiuv.vii' m Pickett s famon5 t ' Oe&slnirg ; Gen. ; James A; Walker, Hon. J. R. Tucker, ex-Attorney General of ' the St 1 r 1 fiii ii 11 1 'tfiinrpr r r ivouov r rZV:.:. .'Z' i 4V.....4 .44.4.4 W4 4 .ULU, WJil' j mitteo prior to the y,w, tiid moro Uian ! ally ot'icr ouuHc man to "shape.' the State will 1)0 'stumped from one end to th? other. If tne present railroad divisions can be reconciledt itia hardly to be doubted that the Conservatives will elect thir Governor, and that they will have the Legislature seems to be assured. A number of lmh nent Democrat;? i" C;i. iea hifve 'ex pressed SrinJU to'see. ex-Senator ' KVLU'a4aininonepf the two lioufts. Is tho act'.ve pursuit tit pleasure or gain, tbe inestimable tiits'siiig ol health it too often for gotten, until disease is firmly seated, and th? fact only realized by great bO'U'y a..J.4 vutal suffering. TbolJvr 3 vr.e V'tSnerXblo yoltit in tt.o t ;:er..yii, the dliftrr.injjeinfiv.t of tbe U orgsa fuvoiws aiaosi roe wnoie sstr-m ; nenen the reason wby uifcle-- Eirer disease there is enumerated such a mim'ier of afiiict ons, and we claim thd SIM VIONS' olVER REGCLA TOK to be a remedy lor lUeia all. tT Everytkir g detuaiile for- tbe comfort conveieacs, s,rfapVeaure of ims quests iir sup plied with a lavish band I y tbe proprietors of tbe American llouee, Boston. Tbe Messrs. Klce are untiring in their efforts to please. THE NEGRO AS A LEGISLATOR. How He Looks and How He Acts Hiss Fluency iai Debate A Bur lesque of Legislation. A correspondent of the New York Tribune is writing a series of letters from South Carolina, giving the re sults of a careful examination into the present condition of affairs in that nn- fortunate State.- In his last letter he tells the Northern people, in vivid lan guage, how the colored brother looks and acts as a Legislator, and how he often shakes a burlesque of legislation. We make some extracts : One of the things that first strikes a casual observer in this negro assembly is the fluency of debate, if the endless chatter that goes on there can be dig nified with this term. The leading topics of discussion are all well under stood by the members, as they are of i a practical character, and appeal di rectly to the personal interests of every legislator, as well as to those of his constituents. When an appropria tion bill is up to raise money to catch ; and punish the Ku-Klux, they know i exactly what it means. Thev feel it in j their bones. So, too, with educational j measures. ! The1ree wIrol nes "gW borne to j V -' l", ,T , - A -"Av, K HUU iut juuiuu. j.iio uroiing me macs, militia, xiiey are i eager ou this point. Sambo can talk on these topics and those of a kindred ! j character, and their endless ranunca- ; "ous, day in and day out. There is no fresu converts at a negro campmeet- mg. Of course tins kind of talk can be extended indefinitely. It is the doggerel of debate, and not beyond the reach of the lowest parts. Then the negro is imitative in the extreme. He can copy like a parrot or a monkey, and he is always ready for a trial of. uis skill. He believes he can do any thing, and never loses an opportunity to try, and is just as ready to be laughed at for his f:ulure as to be ap plauded for his success. He is more vivacious than the white, and being more violatile and good-natured, he is ."espnnUii.2 , )yt(re His misuses of languatre ? "'fc,"k correspondingly jUMre irrepressible. His misuses ot language in his imita tions is at times ludicrous leyoiid meas ure, lie notoriously loves a joke or an anecdote, and will burst into a broad guffaw on the smallest provoeat ou. He breaks out into ar. incoherent har angue on the floor just as easily, and being without practice, discipline, or experience, and wholly oblivious of T AT il straint on coir.psjfjuri, he. will go on mojvoonville, April 10. lhe fcre repeating hiii-belf, dancing us ii has pretty well disappeared from this w-re to the music of irs own t Vl;"'oity, but is still burning in thelow vv ee, forever. "I- wi 1 ye.i"". ; r I':u"t of Orange and Carol'':;-, .lust half a dozen times on one question, and j every time sav the same things without knowing it. He answers completely t,j the description of a stupid soei;L.o in Parliament, given bj- Lr.t Derby on one occasion. It was said vi him that he did not know what he was going to say when he got up ; he did not know what he was saving while he was speak ing, and he did not knot,- y,ha? he had saia wiiU it. down. UK APTNESS IN LEGISLATIVE PROCEED ! INOS. But the old stagers admit that the colored brethren have a wonderful apt ness at legislative proceedings. They are "quick as lightning" at detecting points of order, and they eeilaiuly make incessant and eUaot:dinar'y Use of tl'oir kneeled; o". lio one'is allowed ! tp tal five iiiiiriiAtes without interrup tion, and one interruption is the signal for another, until th original speaker is smothered under an avalanche of them. Forty questions of privilege will be raised in a day. At times, noth ing goes on but alternating questions of order and of privilege. The ineffi cient colored friend who sits in the Speaker's chair cannot xoiess this extraordinary rJawient of (be debate. So'Ae of the" members of the deepest dye exibit a pertinacity of intrusion in raising these points of order and questions ot privilege that fow hite i men can equal. W. owiggles to get th- ni', Mieir bellowings ana "pliysical contortions baffle description. Ihe speakers hammer r , 1 . i i i . THE DISMAL RWA.wK i plays a perpetual tatoo all to no pur- pose. The talking and the intermp- The NvirfoMv Virrinian says : By tions from all quarters go on with tUe ' tav arrival of the Seaboard and Roa utmost license. Every daikv: usittems ! noke train, we learn that a great oon- himself as cno;l his neighbor, and pvf, i. tis ffiir. apparently as often for love of riot and confusion as anything. It is easy to imagine ' what arc his ideas of propriety and digni ly ujcaojig a crowd of his own r,&l 9.-, ' aiul these are illuminate-. wii'uoui 'reserve. The S'yrvUu' of'dors a lacmkr whom he has discovered to be particularly unruly to take his seat. The member obeys. and, with the same motin that he sits down, throws his feet on his desk, hiding himself from the Btnkcr bV i the soles ci I.;", vocts. in an distant t tie hopearis'assuu on the floor. After a few iixpefieuoes of this sort the Speaker threatens in a laugh, to call the "gemman" to order. This i3 con sidered a capital joke, and a guffaw follows. The laugh goes ro,md, and then the peanut &ij tracked and munJie faster- than ever; one hand being employed in fortifying the inner man with thi nutriment of universal ne. while the other enforces the views of the Speaker. It is, this laughing propensity of ti sable crowd that is a re.f oaiiae- of disorder. They laugh ua hens cackle one begins and f.U fol low. AN IS'TtCixiVlJ BUBLESQUE. underneath all this shocking burlesque upon legislative proceed ings, we must not forget that there is something very real to this ''utli and untutored multit:. It" is not all sham, nor 44 burlesone. Thev hav. u fsenuihe interest and a genuine earnestness in the Teal business of the , . 11 oouy, wnicn we are oounu to recog- nise and respect, unless we would be f are rot fully 'assured; ' which lends a . , ,. S . , . V .r ' . V,011 A tugmty- o, weir- vrveeeuiugs. 'A,lie harb'arw. animated jargon m which tliCY 4o oiten indulge is on oc niaiuii seen to be so transparently sin cere and weighty in their own minds that sympathy supplants disgust. The whole thing is a wonderful novelty to them, as, well as to observers. Seven Ybura ago these men were raising coTii : and cotton under the oversell". AO- day they are raJsirg plyU' of order i .... ..4! -". L:iJL- " rni. 4- l anu quesu(v- rr.VleJ-. ther c.i raiae one as well as They &1 tne other. They prefer the Utter. It is easier ana oeWT paia. An Important Consideration. Dr. TUTI'S LIVER PILLS are PUiiLY VKOKTAH LE, and are a'a ux j'oung apd old, male rv .1 a 4 Suay be 'taken a,i all tir:.e.,, wtsuou,t i,-e,rt4'.it of occuj-atjoa, without cbabg ot 'livibi;, wiibout diet, and witboutthe fear uf taking cold, during all kinds of weatber and in all climates. A Beautiful CamDleOrn. I When tba Bkod Is lmnar) sftl'if pfeenfg an unclean, ro-jt una iftlloVr appiwee." of ten eoiiipanled-by blotches? pfniples. dfec. It h:' a foul corrnrltion' generated 'in the blood whih ii.-ttnre Btrives to throw off IR. TUTU'S SAKSAPAH1LLA AKP QUEjSK'S DE LIGHT act directly on the depur tory organs, of weick the skin is one. Uy its use the skin is rendered sol t, smooth, and roseate, and the whole system renovated. accounted shallow critivs. They have j In his fjpiuicm, tho vast majority ot .,tt. - an earnest purpose, t,'prn oi. a convic-i- t the natiuu doe nut oare aoom sirictiy .1- ion that their bositioh ' lintl condition TMrliumantarv forms of government. Special Telegrams to the Petersburg Index. THE WOODS FIRES. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF T1H-BEB- DWELLINGS, BARNS, FENCES, &c, BURNED HEAVY LOSS TO FARMERS. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES IN APPO MATTOX AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. Pampjjs's Depot, Va., April 10. Ureat excitement prevailed through this county yesterday evening and last uigni, causea Dy tnree nres Dreaiung out two in Appomattox and one in Charlotte. The one in Charlotte started about twelve miles from this place and spread over a space of coun try three miles wide and twelve miles long, The wind blew almost a hurri cane. The fire spread with great speed, making complete havoc of all fencing, several tobacco barns, out houses and other property. The fires in Appomattox were nearly as bad. A Mr. Luther Legrand was burned to death by trying to save a barn. It is reported that a negro man was also burned to death. The fire came within two miles of this place on each side. Had it not been for a shower of rain about 8 o'clock, the fire would not have stopped short of ! James river. ! THE FIllE.S AKOrXD DANVILLE, Dan-vtlle, Va., April 10. The storm j and fire of yesterday commenced about I thrce mUes south of Madison. Xortl. three miles south of Madison, North Carolina, following the Dan River to within half a mile of this place. For tunately there were no very large houses in its route. The damage both by wind and fire was confined princi pally to small out-houses and barns. The storm was accompanied with a violent hail near here. The farmers all along the route, down to Danville, have greatly sulfere 1 by the storm and fire. It is impossible to estimate the losses of the many farmers who suffer by this fire, but it fulls very heavily upon them, ruining their prospects for farm ing hia year. Sq far no lost of life has been re ported. A disreputable settlement about 111 'rju of Hewlett's St.tivii, in Caroline, as far as the eould reach might be oeei lrgo volumes of smoke arising from the burning woods. On both sides of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail road, down to Hanover Junc-ii, hun dreds of cords of the company's wood were burnt, u great many of the . t iifcru hhou xeiegrapn c ompany s Ioies were destroyed the damage near bt kkkville rors T 11123 I LT'NEXRt'IKi COUNTY. BuekeyiLLE, April 10. The dam a ere ' doue to the Richmond and pwuvilie Railroad track by t;;o tire yesterday was slight, a;" has been, fdllyrepairetl. The cvjiupanjl. lost about 2,ix"i0 cordfi of WOCi.lt Heard of four Uvc iu Lunenburg county, yesterday evening, sweeping fences tuid small timber for miles. There was great excitement among the people, who turned out and did all they could to stop the fires. The dam age will be seriously felt by the farm, ers i in consequence ot the loss ot lences. SAD OCCUBRENt'E , VCNG MAX BUIiNED TO( DEATH. ArrpM-VTTox DsroT, Va., April 10, A young man by the name of Of. L. Lagrand, in attempting k kiep a barn irom uurnmg, TvwWi. wa,s eucircled by fire, foroid, L,e UX'dd noi Mieeeed, anil r.i. tjrc-.tigu Vhe names tor a distance of fortv yards. He was badiv bnrne. and died last night from the effect He was burned on the th of Apri about 11 o'clock a. m. liagration is now rasv'ag in tho Dismal Swamp, ii the neighborhood of Deep CreeV, mud aljong the lin of the Sea bparo. road. The ire is described as terrific- in its nature, striking the be holder with awe at its terrible gran deur. The most beautiful and valua ble portion of the swamp are in, &uue. Three dwellings a.nd out-houses, about two iailvi irm Ieep Creek, J;av? Qytsy, swa.llywe up m the flames, aud the. inhabitants in the immediate neighborhood are fleeing for safety with what little thev can .car rv with them from the de vouring cUuK'i.t. The fire from late accouuts i increas ing in fierceness. th'twoeu the mile and ten ie,ilo post on the fine of the i Seaboard road, the flames are leaping to the heigiiui ot twenty to thirty leet, and the train had to sj.eed its way I with lightning rapidity. The damage ! and injury that will result from his great tire cannot be estim:- uor can it be conjectured liow liy; the fire will continue, the- -rv&eufc dry season ren dering ti.o condition of the swamp th.u v'f W huge timler-box ; and the fire will continue to gaiu strength and li&idway unless a heavj- drenching Jin sets in, Avhich Is earnestly Lvj.ea for. r3r7T " l'rsytw " n Itepnblir. 'ie New York Jirrcdd imblishes a long interview one of its correspond ents had witli the French v-neral Du crot. whose tosition it the. army, and now in the sHembly, entitles his opin- ions t weighty consideration, alWit '.. - - 1 1 41 . . it must uo oorue in iiiijiu no me ; situation from the mUtevy siandqioint. Tho jeojle want peace and prosperity, in order to recover their strength for lighting again, and to this end all 1 their energies are striving. He docs not believe, however, that thv t;usting . regime is conducive ty the; prosperity I longed tor. ..'. ViyY most need '.s t, Tn ' T4 f ... il 1 ! regain F.vuooos confidence fcr the sake cl itug, idllances. Nothing of the kmd," he miin.t,a4, can be obtained an- j' der the "Jkvsent form tf government. No Vvutpean nation is likely to encourage I . , . ...... - . . P republican institutions, and as for the Americana Tie thinks thev aro t.-o ise 1 auj business-like to mix thtiuselves up in European politics, "Give us back 4i. ir,i-...Y,' M.in,-..r " -i . . .-f i. i.4 St;4lV4U. VI V 1. 14B 1 111 v vm.1 luvnr TL-J o? TM, h eight miles from here, in Ca sn-fOl the broad, low lv.-.- -x,..l -..l..'.,. . : county. X. r, mntnlnin i,if o mTC W.l-c.i .. "'v7... , ' liiJ white and ghastly, I saw the g dozen houses, known as "Hell's Half-! quaint old English ballads Her white 1 i 1,1 Ut T"7 , T A Acre," was destroyed by fire vester- dreas fell in folds of gosamw- around 7r' MUth? ixfizcd hat day. The fire is supposed to be sub- j her slight figure, and the spray f ar llw T7hi ? i dued, and no furthcrangc4. ts ppre- lmtiw, drooping f,m the sra ll thro?t I "i s l,ortl'1-v ofiV rc1 ' tim,Mi, i uu',ull.V A fault sob startled me, J saw the i; Hkks AKOCNP ooKPON.sviLi.n. j At length J became pauifully consci- f.rims,,n st:l;n unon her haudkevehief I thi..ka, can never unite the Asseml lj i He did not continue h conversa- j bnt some persons anwcipaw a a,-i--iT'4 4 i.4..;,i v, n.i-t. ominy we left Uemnt to repeat m Georgia the judicial IU U13 aU - UUU.4U TV-jyi'V for carrying on the government cf the country witho yonstaht excitement and i-tya-JahcCS. The army, niore more than half Imoeriiliii. 1 and Gener"al Ducrot wondca fcJi it is Thief's unwise. VviS'A'- 9,Vr With regart Vfeo iiamethate future he think. it quiie possible that M. Thiers will manage to keep the reins of the government in his hands as long as he lives, and then it is -by no means im possible that he may be succeeded by the Prince Imperial. A MAN'S FAITH. She was lovely as the arbutus grow ing in her cwn northern wildwoods when first I saw her in the shy beauty of her seventeen-summer youth. My friend and I had decided on re maining a few weeks at Clovernook, where the fishing was excellent, and the river breeze esiecially refreshing after the heat and dust of New York. "But remember your promise, Hal," said I, as we entered Mrs. Grav's pretty home. "Even unto the end!" he laughingly replied, and settled himself to moke on the lounge in the pleasant south bedroom. Mrs. Gray was an old friend of my mother, and had removed to Clovernook in Annie's infancy, when, as widow and scarcely twenty, she met sorrow and reverses with noble hero ism. She was devoted to this only child, whom she had carefully edu cated, and Annie but I w:ill not anticipate. ''I fear that we shall find country life intolerably stupid, Frank," Hunt ington said to me, the second morning of our visit; " ; the fish won't bite, the rain will persist iu making everything disagreeable without and uninterest ing within, while I feel bored to a des peration which you certainly fail to appreciate. He twisted his handsome mouth into a decided yawn, and watched the : nooueu clouds, which, as friars would certainly have wearied of tell- iug so many beads, even though thev had been dying saints I cigar. Then he puffed at his fragrant Ha baua, and I left him. Mrs. Grey was in the parlor, and welcomed mo with quiet, lady-like grace, we found many mutual friends to speak of, while An nie sat by the small centre table, read ing. I know not whether it was the effect of the light, or if the simple charm of her presence spelled me, but this I do know, that though I conversed with the mother, I saw only, thought only of the girl before me. Light waving chestnut hair was combctl awav from ous i inattention mappreciation I should say, t Mrs. Grey's kindlv of, fort", and abruptly turning, s;udr "1 think 1 owe vour da"hi- ajolog-, for my awkward; entrance i yesterday seeimd vauortiaiatelv d:.s-i m , l. - , , , myij. ants Aiiaie vray, glanced mi ; from thp vftlinw .vima o.i.l 1. : 7 ------ f'--,v UllVl Llli; I.I Ml IT' lor ro.se in uvr lairiacew nen she explained 1 S11'" llC Practising TOght be re- , f' h JT'r t0 OItt the IMa,i- 1 S LtL 1 ? Wl T liT,Mte H'0 ' 31 M. d wliich the fash- ! onable gni ot the period requires, ! but, assenting with unaffected grace. 1 . . .. , ; she- ran her finders hVhtlv Keys, and sue, shy girl, was at once transformed. It was a weird German symphony we listened to, and with p'ixssionate strength she'rendere.l the! gloomy depth of the opening theme.' Then she wandered away, and I recog nized the exquisite waif of Goldmark's "Sacnntala." Entirely absorbed with the music, her fatn was animated with its inspiration, and at that moment Hairy entered. "I can only thank yon snflieientlyMiss Gray, by wishing you the after hap piness of "Sll.WiV.f-lit ; " piness of "Saount&la. "It is a wild Hindoo legend," she replied, "mid though full of sorrow. I claim it as one of my favorites." "Was it a just punishment for mock- 1i O" . . . . 1 T r.. TT -: i gazed earnesf'y uiion &r witli his blue, dangerous eve ... 1 "fVmf dmvn infn li ..n.l.. TT - I I ventured To suggest 1 " Bnt jieWed to persuasions be- "Wlinf t o...i ?n- , canst; 1 loved him. nat i and talk nonsense to a i ht--t i . , crude girl! Thank you i prefer my t 2Jh! ever tdl ttf Lis aff:lir' ..T i. -u. i . . , -, , , -. i mined to be strong, therefore refuse d ai, -,-4i .'! V : to open them. 1 IU.11, n 4-.i4 I.4J.O JLLMHUSe, S Klip U IUOSI i.-i-l 1 4,. .,.U O" S- mi; .K- 4Y wnni.i vftii.Ai. i 4i i "Did yon also cease to write .' 1. ! ffie whoiu I W." ther tLan !OSe ! . "I a. Frank; for prudence dicta "But she trie.1 his faith and recov- t " , mv , ered him." Col. Huntington's voice He was nnder th o .shelter of my rmf was modulated -the deep, tender ! therefore I tried h Ztl llLl grave hey, so irresistible to girl or wo- i f?uM "ot tn, , IU )?r lr f man. Even I could not be insensible um' for1I tb? gfi 11, ! d" wdh W to the strange magnetism of this man. fiJ.V. "th her and a chill made me shudder when I j " 'J g lt that saw him draw a chair iK'ar the open - T J , i 1 1 - no 1 ! the interview must end, and quickly Well, I do not think that he proved I 1led '?nZ0?7y faiths to either Isaac Walton or f1 CoL Huntmgttni, for 3 on nuite satisfied with J SaSfrom his eyes as the old-f aslnoncd httlevihage ; indeed, . , i,.. 1 r i 41 4 ii -I he walked away, and X have neci ho informed me that he would wait:" , f ,. . ' myarrivid thongh he knew . that I j 0 rest when the York. ..v..... - . . . . . , t . 1 . . - ' mvv.i in. . ' ' P.t Three weeks found me still in ,ne city, and then 1 returned to Olo- vernook. hearing wit Ji me. :i letter to : Col. Huntington, with the- Paris ost- ' mark. It was twilight when 1 walked ; There is a worn wan look upon the up the pretty avoo that led to the ; handsome face, far amendable to no cottage, and tiwre, by the stone steps j aAVS freed from the world's indict that led t the broad piazza, 1 found : m.,i' i. wdl vet. stand in that hisrh hix banting beside Annie Gray. " There is a letter, Harry, which 2 ; think will decide your plans, fvj the Alcott's return by the next, steamer." , A frown darkened lus handsome face j and he thrus t t V.o Water into his pocket, j without o(i weajung tne seaL liieu I left &eui, and went in to talk with Mrs. Grey. The moon rase, silvering the river wavelet. tUe sunmer stars looked softly dow, and the young girl ; drank in tho ausic- of old, old story, e TJuited States law on the subject which her l.mrer nature accepted as i provides that the juries shall be drawn iiuth. j a3 far as practicable in accordance with Harry Huutiwrtoa was unusually the State laws regulating the selection grave when U. entered our room that ! of juries ; but the practice has pre inVht M-.id risrlitinsr his 'itar. Kinoked '. vfided .vince 18G3 in North and South I ft m h wig time without uttering a word. ft r At last 1 h.-urd him call me.. ' ! am sorely troubled, FrauV and I wislt vou to heb. me. " i Radical partisans, ana exci wmj . ' . decent white citizens. In other quar Io you recall y,ttr promise, i . , ,,,,t i.n .,i,l t the Harry V" " An.1, ,t s,jr.i5 in reference, to that proAA'At-iiat i would now speak. 1 did .prvrai-.." nor to iurt, and t did not evt-u ; mciin t be, interested. Indeed, if I had found one shadow of guile, I could have i-loscd my heart most resolutely, but she is as pure as an angel. Y.u know t.iat i have olsune Alcott, an. j "Does she kuo know that I have never cared 'of Mad- l Ilovo her w lr '? "I We" iocT old her of mv engage- iuoi',t; lJd V could not help it, FrankN tild'so she knows how much I care f ! "Then break vour "vigenieut and k- I marry her. It is cdy what a man of 1 i honor would dvv" " her. I y ... fitrinr. ; -I.- rwittcwnsv I -i v . ' ' ' TV .v.i . o Clovernook, MonUvtwore. oa: the Wter in New Xxk cino. freiarhteJ with excitement, and I, absorbed in my busines, saw lit tTf of ' fin I. Hmitimrton. who was the lionjof the season and the acknowledged fiance of Madelaine Alcott. I could not forget the fair beauty of sweet Annie Gray, and wondered if the wealth of such a love would ever glad den my bachelorhood, and to make it a bachelorhood no more. I The cold January of '68 had almost 1 closed, when one. morning, oa entering the office, I found upon my table a let ter from Mrs. Gray. "Annie is very ill,' she wrote 'and has asked to see you.' " The next boat bore me to Clover nook, when I found the little village wmie wiin snow ana aeatn-nKe in its Winter quiet. The shady avenue, the walks recalling our old Summer life were stripped of their dark green drapery, and the windows of tho cot tage all closed. Hector, the house dog, barked my first welcome, and then Mrs. Gray came out to meet me. Her face was very pale, and her eyes filled with tears, when she took my hand and whispered "I am so glad that you came." I followed her into the parlor, where she led me, and there found my Arontus lying crushed and blighted. Mrs. Gray shut the door and left us. "I hardly know how to speak to you, Mr. Arnold," she said, "I must know the truth of him." I well knew to whom the "him" re ferred, so I could only hold the small fair hand within my own, and listen to tremulous and scarcely audible words. "Last summer, with my mother's consent, we became engaged, and after he left us his letters came regularly till three months ago. Since that I have written and hoped and waited. Then a cruel rumor was whispered, which he fiuled to contradict. In fact, more than fourteen weeks have passed since his last letter was brought to me. f "W"ier did not consent J? ""s f11', be"sc that f?r to hrst half year it wi "My mother did not consent readilv he said as neces sary to withhold it from hit family. I felt that the whole truth was re quired now, yet I was scarcely brave enough to disclose it. 'God forgivw him !' I said, half aloud, and nhe caught the words. "Tell me all tell me at once, Mr. Arnold." I hardly know how I accomplished her request, but I felt her hand tight ened convulsively, and heard her low moan, when in broken words I told her that the night before he had married the richest heiress in New York. No complaint escaped her, no re proach for his broken faith, bnt as she reat and I knew that the struggle would be of short duration. "Take these to him," she said, as she gave mo his letters aud her ring. t .i.,... n 1. ...1. ... i . . ..1 r i... 41! 1 land sue pressed her heart. Then I I., l u ..,1.. 11 r .. ,..i 1.-.,. 1 ill iu 1,11 1 , J . voll not with meT'st Wednesday V "Because vour own affairs oe.-upi-.T v own attention. And Harrv, for the hat wo bave boi.u ',(llst:,nt fl.ioluis, I must speak frankly now." tt .Ww 1' nt. r.w ..w,. -n.d 1 handed him the parcel. "I will not spare myself, Arnold, for I cannot oiler a single excuse. Vhen we first went to ,the cottage 1 am mute sure that I only sought rest. but fate seemed to will ilifferently, and you may recall the music of the first night. Well, she was too exquisitely beautiful to remain unnoticed, and be fore I realized the truth, I felt that I loved her, and God help me, I love her now! I have never cared for the woman I have married, and when 1 placed this little ring on Annie - Gray's finger I really believed that I would make her my wife. But, I had time to reason with myself, Arnold, and with an insufficient income and a long list of debts, I could not allow the Alcott !ortu"e " P' t Jf 1 Jf!" lerrt eiiiOJ.m-'u iiit, miu 1 41.1.4 urin- d : m -it j. 1 ? 1 - - . 4 ... wroi. oprmg caiue, juau Miiuit; uiu 4i. 1 Iwnrla lw the Knmmer willows. i,i he dashes bv me in the park. -reeklesslv drivinsr his splendid thoroughbreds with his hard-featured wjfe beside, lum. Qurt from wliich there is no a) .peal, and he will be held accountable for the life he so selfishly sacrificed. justice - 'phe Cincinnati Enquirer' spwial Washington dispatch, of the 31st, savs : Tn.e miestion of filling tl United states juries in the Southern States in ix.iuning to attract much attention. ! Carolina, for the UnitedStates Marshal : to juiek the Federal juries lor tne trial ! of climes, with negroes and envenomed State laws, and as 1 J1 M INt Mill. " ' -v the State law of i larvhiud excluded negroes from juries. j Iiio "United States Attornev-Genera! told a delegation of colored people not long since that while the .State !:iw stool thus they could not serve, s-s ju rors. In Georgia the State law is the same as in Maryland, but the Federal Judge has recently ruled that he is not bound hv it. nu,l la admitted iie groes to the jury-box. Tn Ribh county i!i Fetteral jurors nr.- headed by.a ne- 1 1 1 .1.1.1.1,4 ,,,...! till r WHO IC'A an iji.."4'ii ; white voters at the t h-ctiou ot last .an. Tina vnfVian is now to pass on the guilt ; or iunocenco ot the- j.arties, who ' were sc. culpable as to W. m Ins way 1 on that occasion. ery naturally there , 411" . . . : T.meh mdirmation ami acitemeia. -' 41 4.- .4 nmontr the Georgians over this suoitot,. -4 i.-l. i, mo'fl U. outrages """-u," - . f the infamous Judge Bond v South and . . North Carohna. In view of the proposed gobblingrup' of Hoboken by Jersey City. Dr. Gobble declines to run for Mayor of the former city. Hiss Hide Zollieoffer, daughter; of Gen. Zillicoffer, has been appointed to write and read an essay on the fe male characters of Shakspearo before a literary society in Columbia. -
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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