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OLD 5.20's WANTO, r : IK EXCHANGE FOB IW 'f "v' AMBUBAl wrrEpKSCE.Al'tOwiD,' ' OOKPODSO INIMBST SOTKS It A 8 TI B) IsfEBSST AttOWKD OS BEPOSIT. . . ,. : -' v ' , " pjUKCTIOSS MABB. flwki BoM d M Him. u""" LI Q AIi. NEWTM HACKEE, ;;.3"- Attorney and Counsellor AT X 'A'. Jnnesboro'.Tenn. Will prrtlc 1" CcrarM f Wiwllg lout " 7 adiI in tbe Federal nd Supreme Courtrt .KNOXVILLK Office forreely occupied by Ju. W. Deader jcltbelow Keen'i Gallery. Jan. 18th, 1887tf . - NAT. 13. OWENS, ATTOENET AT LAW, . OLLECTIlTG AGENT, JONESDORO TENNESSEE, W1LU PRACTICB IX W CUDRTS OF Oretne,. Washington, Carter, Joo on and Sullivan couutiefl, aud in the JTeda ra! and Supreme Courts at k j3Lxx oxvlllo. . OFFICE, froot room of Dr.' Arontrong'i ridence, maia atreet, East of Court House, fob. 23, ly. " . A. W.HOWARD, ' Attorney and Counsellor AT LAW, . WILL practice In tbe Circuit and Chan cery Court of .Oreene, Washington, Bulliran, Hawkins, JetTerson, Sevier and Cock Counties and Supreme Court at Knox villa. . 0IUr near H'nowcll. Wnhy Cm'. Old sttaad. Mnln Nirect, , ect.27ly. GRKBNEVILLE, TENN. THOMAS S. SMYTH, Attorney. 'at -law,.-. w and : . '. Oollootlias Asont, Taylors ville. Tenn, WILL PRACTICE IS THE COUNTIES of Johnson, Carter, Washington and Greene. ' Also in the Suprema and Federal Courts at KNOXVILLE, TENN. FH 23, ly JOHN B. McLI.V, O.C:KlNO,. Biiilol, Tenn. - Ulonntvllle, Tenn. MLIN & KING, Attorneys ext Xjo.tc . AND . - . BOLICITOR3 IN CHANCERY, . Practice la lb a Ut Judicial Circuit. , 19 Wai give their attention to such uin as may be committed to their cafe. Collection, in Bouth-Western Virginia and Et Ttnneis attended to promptly. I86janl0tf , - KBDICAU DR. GEO. It. CTIOSSWHTTK. OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL. SEBVU CCS tO tD nitilesi at Waahlnulna rniini ty. Office and residence on Cherokee, four ilea South of Joneeboeo', on the Asbevilla , je22m8 D. J. GissoK, M. D. . C WntsLsa, H, D. Drs. GIBSOM & WHFF.f.RR. : TTAVINQ ASSOCIATED THEMSELVES X "finer airer tbelr sti vices In the iifferent branches of their profession to the titiseas of Joonboro' and surrounding eo'in try. Office In Gibson Kelly's Drug Store, Mam Sreet, opposite the Court House, Jeoestaoro', Tennessee. Korember 1st. 1867. 1887nov39if ' . DR. J. S. RHEA JONESBORH, TENN. E. H. JACKSON, WAGONMAKER ' AKD n9 oa or iowd irN?0noucH. TENN. A LL0II-,bs c? WAGONS MADE AND ui I "J- AUo Ho "t Black, ru . , ? " 00 tht B,0, rooable Urms, Ueaotf.il tot, n. .call ana give as a Ho" ho.iDg and oihor blacksmith sg aoa, to orier and In food stvle. W fJIUEHFIIl 7 A X, L PA P E Ii. . HEW FAIL STYLES. " HOWELL t EOURKEV. MAlli;rACTlS.SKSOf . rapcr-han5In & Vh.ijw Shades, Ci Fooara tni Vi.str Streets, ,' ' F HILA D E LPI 1 1 A. . F. B.Aw7, t bl0It , ,rg, Stock of licca anIOil Shades. XT.CAZIER, D.D.8, 3 JONESBOROUCH, TENN. 18S8janJ0l.f. . ; - ' , v , . , ' ' MINCELLAMSOCS. ; M. H, STEPHENS, : '.(Late of East Tennessee.) ' Factor pd Commission' Merchant, Deals lareely ip Provisions, Liquors and Tobacco, Corn, Hay, Oats and all Other Plantation supplies. Orders for purchasers of Cotton solicited, and promptly and care fully executed. Liberal advances made on Consignments of Corn, Bacon, Lard, Hay,' Oats and other East, Tennessee produce. ' I867dec20tf ' " - - -' JOKX A. LSI, J. OTIf TAYLOR, tst. Lit, Bck, A Taytor. tst, 1m, Bock, A Taylor, LEE & TAYLOE, (At th, old itaad of tm Bockt A Tajrlor.) WHOLESALE & RETAIL .. ' i BHStSSllII IIIIIB :, MBOHANTS, ftrs Proof Builimn, 105 Jfflm Street, on Jht Boutin, near Va. $ Ttnn. B. B. Depot, . LYNCHBURG, VIRCINIA. Will give particular attention to the Sale of ' all consignments, inch as Tobacco, Wheat Flour,' Bacon! Lard, Butter, And Produce Generally.. 5L' Attend promptly to goods, consigned p be forwarded, and keep always on hand n extensive assortment of-GRCERIES LI QUORS, WINES, Ac, Ac, 1866 Ang. 3. ly. Nat. B. Owims, . Bsjijakik W. Jxnkins, Jonesboro', Tenn. Taylorsville, Tenn. .OWENS & JENKINS, Attorneys and; Counsellors ' ' JlT IbATtV,'-'', TAYLORSVILLE, TENNESSEE'. ' BIFEBIKOSa. . i His Excellency W. G. Brownlow, ',' ' Hon. Horace Maynard, ' ' , r Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Cooper, ' Col. John B. Brownlow, , ' Capt Geo. Edgar Grisham, . 1868mayl-f . . W. T. BERRY & CO., VflOLESALI BMK A't STATIDSI SY DEALERS. J MARKET SQUAJIB.' , KTfislivlllo, Tenn. T)00KS 0? BVERY DESCRIPTION AND tj Variety, Writing and Printing Papers, Inks, Envelopes, Pens, and everything kepi in Wbolesate Stationery Establishments. Tbe public are invited to call and examine our stock.- . Terms liberal, . ( .. '. 18o'8febtf, I East Tennessee Land Agency. IITJNSON & SEYMOUR. ' Real Estate Aents, KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. WILL attend to the Purchase, Sale and Ex change of Real Estate. We have comple ted arrangements to offer our lands io tbe Eastern and Northern Markets, and have un exampled facilities for disposing-. of Farms, Town Property, Mills, Ac., on good terms. Western land exchanged for land in East Tennessee.'.1 Oflce eorner Gat and Main Streets, I,868janltf) - .. - Knozville, Tennuue, 'STACY & ANGEL, ' . :'. DEALERS IX RIFLES, SHOT GUNS, PISTOLS, ', CAIlTRlt)GES ' . Or ALL KINDS, 1 . GUN MATERIAL . Vr. : : and ; c SPORTING ARTICLESi , . , AOSNTSFOa . , -, SMITH AND RAND'S- FflVDER AIID FUSE. ' We will boy tbe following second hand arms: ... . PPEN'CER RIFLES AND CARBINES, HENRY'S RIFLES, COLT'S A RSI If AND NA- , -. vy pistols. , ' , No. 34 Gay Street, . KNOXVILLE, TENN tm. a.aircaii.1, in.i.itwu, cau. wt a'aii. J03. R. UITCHELL&Co. EXCUAHGE BROKERS, Knoxville, Tenn., Deal ia Bank Notes, Gold, Silver, and Gov ernment Voncherl. Callaetiwna In all nnrUaf rmtfeasimi . proiuil attumdrd S. ', . REFERENCES. First National Bank, Cowan A Dickinson, Col. Joba Williams, A. G. Jarkton, Kooiville Park Bank, John, Parker, (Ctihier Pbosnix Bak, Lawrence, Baldwin 4 Co.,' (No.' 70 Wall street.) Alexia Brsfir, New Tork. Gorge W. Howard, WUsoo Burnt, Balti more, i ' . , Cb, rubers, Elevens k Co., R. If. Poteroy, Cincinnati. , ' 11864 apt 1 ,ly. , Invf-jiacRts in .New York. J')' vrinV( TO XAK8 INVS.T )'r ';"l3 in New York, can have their ''--s lran.o't.4 by ot, tMoegh.oar rell abla eon-wpon lfnt In tht Citv. J03. R. MITCUELL C0, 5,c- ' J ' Iaflxvills Tena ' JONESBOftOUGH, TENN. FRTDAY. JULY, 24. 1868. THE UNION FLAG. Jonesboro', Tenn., July 24, 1863. G. E. GRISHAM, DIT0R AND PROPRIETOR. . : . Tei;ms.' tJ- The Ukioh Fiao will be published every Friday Morning, on the following terms J , ' , , . ' , v , . One copy, ptt year, ; '. , fa 00 i ,. all months, ' J .00'.,' Single copy, 10 cents. , - ' tKHMSFORCXVBfl - , . 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Aaverttaenenla and Sobserlpttona eon tinned nnleaa rrmracea atre pnld. and ordered to be atnpd,' and (new will b ennrced for nccardlnglr. 00S 8TAN9AED-BEABEBS. I , . ' , A ACIOSTIO. ' i ' ' ' ' , U p, freemen, In your might and glory, L tttle oh lid and old man hoary, Y onth matured and man of prime, . '3 tan to duty now' tbe time. ' S how the cation how you hate E tery enemy tf State.' ,' ,', S hall we yield to despots vile ': . S, hall recusants, black wi'.b guile,. G reat in nothing, without hame, . ' R obbed of Senatorial fame, A ssert again the cause that perished ? .- N ot while heroes live who cherished T ruth and honor more than life,; A nd bared their bosoms In the strife. , N o, the nation now will riaek D enounce the recreants and despisa, . ;...'''' . ', , S Ince Grant, tbe soldier and tbe man,' C onaente to head our glorirfus van. ' R ang out your banners on the waif, C nfurl your gqldons, one and all t Y oil neves have joined in any fight L lice this, Tbe sacred canse of right, K itabllsbed once on, battle-field, R emains to ns ; we cannot yield. . i . ' . . ' ' . . ' C ome from the mountains and the plain 0 f all the land, join- your refrains, L'end all your strength tte nation calli F or volunteers to line her wails. , A n army springs from near and far X erxes ne'er led such ranks to war. THEODORE WINT1I0RP. Killed at Great Betbel, Jane 10th, . v;;-..i86i. --t-.; :.. ;' . ' , (T OSOSOS W1LMAM OPATIS. " (From HarpW, Weokl.) How often in the strange old days, v , Befere the war's sharp summons blew,' W strolled through all these woodland ways, While load tbe blue bird sang and flew I How gayly of a tbonsand things We talked; and rustling through tbe leaves, We sang the songs of other springs, And dream,ed the dreams of other eve I . .. ' . . To th Is bold blgljt oar footstep came; Our eye beheld that distant sea ; To-day t sit and call bis name, ': And know be will not answer me., 0 friend, beyend this veice of mine," v eyond these eyes, tbia baffled ban, ' ImmorUl In a youth divine, ' ' , ,, . I see thy gracious igure staad. . . '. ' ' .'.' ' .' .-' We do not connt each other lost, . . , Divided though oar ways may be; Two ship's by different breesea tost, . Still sailing tbe familiar sea. - - ' No clond of 'death can long obicnre, , Nor touch with any doqbt or fear, . Tbe love that keeps the old faith pure, Contented whether there or here. ' . --.Elalr'a Poller.- The Cincionati Commercial uyt inregtrd to, Blair'i policy: Tbe Proidnt most first decUre tbe roeasare of Conpreas unconstitution al, tben dotroy the Kovernrftente or ganized ondr them, than employ the Army to diafrancbisa the negrneg, ( Btnnding rmy for tbe South, you per ceive !) ind After that tbe delog: . IN"!- : , THE JBIL PB0S2AM JIE 1 ' The BeTolaUonary letter of Frank ,.f r :P,Bialr 1 ; '..,; , irr.m tU Chitl.nooc B,pabllcaa. , It is remarkable with what una nimity the rebel press of the South en;' dorse Gen. Blair and bis revolutiona ry letter to the late convention. The Mobile ' Mtgister; one of the leading Democratic journals, of the' South, says the South can possibly have no objection- to the position which he as sumed, "as ft makes the overthrow of the reconstruction acts and tho.re storation of the Southern States to thoir constitutional rights, the real and only issue in this contest.'' i Since tbe sorehead convention, in tbe selection of their candidates, have failed to make finances an issue of any importance, as the Pendleton faction would have done if it had succeeded, it is necessary that something they are not particular what must', bo urged against the Republican party. The first and only object is to defeat the Kopublicttn party, and the most effective means, however dishonora ble to theraselvos and. calamitous to the country, will certainly be employ ed. It seorus that the' blood and thunder policy of Blair since the nom inations were made, is most accepta ble, and is most generally being adopt ed and endorsed by the Democracy of tbe country. - Foreseeing the fear ful mistake made in .the selection of standard bearers, and driven to des peration by the certainty of defeat, the most violent and unreasonable as saults, and the most .unfounded and rediculous . charges will be made upon the Republican party and its leaders. 1 rue to their iilo long poli cy .of rule or ruin,' and seeing that there is no hope of ruling, tho coun try cannot now comprehend the dos peration and madness to which office hungry and sore defeated Democracy may be driven. Already the revolu tionary utterances of the second man on the Democratic ticket should be a warning to every patriot in the land. They show the true meaning and poli cy of the Democratic party, and if freedmen and friends of the Union, who pride in our nationality 'and the glory of our free institutions, would preserve thorn to their posterity, and enjoy their blessings in thoir own generation, the coming contest is the lime for them to strike the blow that will, bury forever' in infamy and dis grace the fogies of the ago, the ene mies of progress, and the foes to peaco and prosperity. ' , We reproduce Mr. Blair's letter this morning, and commend it to the care ful perusal of all who lovo peace and dread the ravages of revolution. ' ' Washington, June 30,1868. Col James 0. Broadhecul ' . , DuAtt Colonel: In reply to your inquiries, ,1 beg leave to say that I leave to you to determine, on consul tation with my fiiends from Missouri, whether my name shall be presented to the Poruoeratio Convention, and to submit the following as what I con sider the real policy aud only iaauo in this contest. '-'', ' Tho reconstruction .policy of the Radicals will, be complete before the next election ; the States so long ex cluded will have been admitted, negro suffrage-established, and the carpet baggers installed in their seats in both branches of Congress. , There is no possibility of changing the political character of the Senate, even if the Democrats should elect their Presi dent and a majority of the popular branch of Congress. We cannot there fore, undo the. Radical .plan of recon struction by .Congressional action ; the Senate will continue a bar to its repoal'. Must we submit to it 1 Ho 3 can it be overthrown ?. It can be onl overthrown by the authority of tbe Executive, who is sworn to maintain the Constitution, and who will fail to do his duty it he allows the Constitu tion to perish under a series of Con gressional enactments which are in palpable .violation of its fundamental principles. ' 'If the President elected by tbe De mocracy enforces or permits others to enforce these reconstruction aots, the Radicals, by tbe accession of twenty spurious Senators and" filtj1 Represen tatives, will control both branches of Congress, and bis Administration will be as powerless as the present one of Mr. Johnson.- Thera is but one way to restore tbe Government and the Constitution, and that is fof the President elect to declare these acts null, and void, com pel the array to undo its usurpations at tho South, disporsa the carpet-beg State Governments, and allow the white people to .reorganiie their own governments aud elect -Senators and Representatives. The House of Rep resentatives will contain" a majority of the Democrats from the North, and they will admit the Representatives elected by the white people of the South, and with the oo-opration of the President it will not be di til cult to compel the Senate to submit ones more to the obligation of the Consti tution. It will cot b able to with- j , t ; ly luvoked and clearly expressed, on this fundamental issue, and it is the sure way to avoid all future strife to put this issue plainly before the coun try., ' ..V ...!.' -' ' -. 'I-iepeat that this ia the real and only question which We should allow to control us, .Shall we submit to the usurpation by which the Govern ment has been overthrown, or shall we exert ourselves for its full and com plete restoration ? It is idle to talk of bonds,' greenbacks, gold, the public faith and the public credit.' .What can a Democratic President do in regard to any of these, with a Congress, in both branches' controlled by. carpet baggers and their allies J He will be powerless to stop the supplies -,by which idle negroes are organized jnto political clubs :by which an army is maintained to protect these vagabonds In their outrages upon the ballot. These and things like these, eai up the, revenues and resources of tho Government and destroy its credit make the difference between gold and greenbacks. . We . tnust restore the Constitution before we can restore the finance.8, and to do, this we roust have a President who will execute the will of the people by trampling into tho dust , the usurpations of Congress known as the reconstruction acts. . I wish to stand before the convention upon this issue, as it is One which em braces everything else that is of value in its large and comprehensive results. It is the one .thing that includes all that Is worth a contest, and without it there is nothing that gives dignity, honor, or value, to the struggle. v. Ymn.' ri..nA . . Your friend, , Fbank P. Blaib.. Killing of Ashbjr by Camp. , , - (From th, KooxYili, Whlf.J . ' . On Friday last, 'Henry M. Ashby was shot down upon Main street, by i. V. Camp, of this citv.. We pro pose to state briefly to the public who Ashby. was1 and who Camp ia, and the circumstances that led to the ren counter which resulted in tbe death of Ashby. Ashby was a rebel Colonel, wno lougnt inrougn'the war in com mand of a regiment of cavalty. It was his command that captured the 42) Union, men attempting to cross into Kentucky, in the summer of 1862, and drove them into Knoxville under circumstance of cruelty and beastly tyranny. Famishing for water, they w(Jere refused the privilege of drinking out of creeks and ponds.' Other acts of oppression and wanton barbarity, we might givo in detail, but the facts are known to tbe country, and espoci ally to the people of East Tennosaee. At tne close ot tbe .war Ashby re turned to Knoxville, -seemingly with a view to settle 'down here perman ently, aud found existing against him indictments in different counties for treaeon, larceny, robbery,, murder &c. As these indictments were disposed of one by one, until but portion of them remained against him, ho became more insolent and violent, and really soeins to have boon fixed' upon; by common consent as tbe bully of the party. -' E'. C. Camp is an attorney at law, a quiet and- peaceable man, courteous toward everybody, but an outspoken Union rdan, and committed the unpar donable sin of having served in a Federat regiment, and was unfortu nately, as some think, born north of the Ohio river. . In the discharge of his dutieo as an attorney, be assisted in tbe prosecution of Ashby for trea son against the State of Tennessee, in the Circuit Court of Knox county. In consequence of Camp's quiet manner, he was agreed upon,-in the elegant language of Ashby, as "ad d yah keo coward," and the purpose of tbe Kuklux Democracy was to disgrace bira and drive him and other northern men out of the State. Id order to do this, about 'three or four .Weeks ago, Ashby went into Camp's office, cursed and denounced him with his hand on bis pistol, while Camp was unarmed, and as a matter of course submitted to his abuse. ' !, On Thursday week last; as Camp was quietly walking by the Post Of fice, oa Gay street, Ashby stepped in front, met h;m, slapped him in the face, and struck bim with a smalt wbalebono ' stiok, whereupon Camp broke bis umbrella pver biro, aflor which tbey clinched and were separa ted by SheriS Bearden, Asbby notify ing Camp that ho intended to slap his jaws every time he met him until be compelled him to leave town." On the next day, Friday laat, he stated to one of the police 'otScera, half an bonr before the difficulty, that be intended to cane and oowhide him. Accordingly, ho entered Camp's law office, remarking, as he enterod it, to Mr. Cain, that " there was a d -d scoundrel iu there with whom be bad bad a diiSoulty the day before, and that he was going In to settle it.!' Camp announced bis readiness to set tle it, and proposed walking out on tbe pavement together, where no one else wonld become involved. Upon getting out on the pavement, some lit tle didtanoe 'from the otlle", Ahhy slapped Camp on tbe shoulder with one band, flourinbing hi pistol With tke other, whereupon Camp drew bis; revolver and shot him through the breast. At the first shot ho fell,, and' as be foil he shot him again, bitting him between the eyes, and after he fell he shot him a third time. Ashby died instantly, and io fact any of the shots would have proved fatal. Camp acted with great coolnesB and deliber ation, and took no advantage- whatev er. He was perfectly justifiable in what he did, and no grand jury of honest, unprejudiced men will ever find a true bill of indictment against him. , ' . ' J However much all such occurrences are to be deplored, we say to such men that, tbe true iiadical Union .men of East Tennessee don't intend td be run over this summer; and as for be ing driven out of the State by a set .of vile traitors and assassins, such as have backed np Ashby, they have fled to' Kentucky for tho first time. Nor will they be run over in this town. For every Union man assassinated in Knoxville, it will require tbe lives; of . . . . c ... n two traitors iu atone ioc it, iump was supposed to have no friends, but ik that the Aahby-Kuklux lilan are reckoning without their hosts. Camp has done precisely what be ought tp have done; and he should feel no wore remorse of conscience than if, in self defence, he had taken, tho life of a highway robbor or an assassin. Had Ashby behaved himself, and settled down quietly according to the terms of his parole, no one would have dis turbed bim in this community, not withstanding the many outrages he committed in EaBt Tennessee and his villainous career as a rebel officer.. . The klan will, of course, dosignato one or two other bullies to brinir on street fights, and the drunken, lying, .cawardly bankrupts , who conduct their filthy paper, will encourage tho inauguration of mob law. We say to them, one and all, that they had bet tor cease their violence and thoir. in sults, or take the consequences of thoir conduct. The Governor will feel it his duty, to arm and equip the loyal men at the expense of the State, and see that such riots and mobs are put down and their guilt' authors punished as they deserve to bo punishod. The cry of tyrant, dospot arid bloody-mind ed wretch, raised against him, .will not deter him from the discharge of what be believes to be bis doty. Anecdotes of General Grant Habits. Ills A woman 'writes to the Fhiladel phia Pre-is, from Ashland, Pa , the fol lowing stories about ben. brant c "During the first three years of the war I was actively identified with the western branch of the Sanitary Cora- mission, and bad abundant opportu nily of judging for myself in .regard to the character and ability pf our gonorals. During tbe entire, cam paign of thq 'opening of the Missis sippi' it was my privilege to aid in caring for our noble patriots, .both In hospital and camps, and I have been for weeks together whore I saw Gon. Grant frequently, beard bis name con stantly, and never did hear intem perance mentioned in'eunnoction with it. - Facts are stubborn thing. I will relate a few nf.the many that came dirt-cily td my knowledge t ' In the winter pf -18(523, when tbe army ar rived at Memphis, after long, weary marching, and trials that sicken tho heart to think of, two-thirds ot the otticers and soldiers were In hospitals. Gem Grant was lying sick at the Ca yoso House. One morning, Mrs. Grant oarne into "the Indies' pnrlor, very much tloprcftsod, And said the medical director had just been to soe Mr. Grant, and thought bo'would not be able to go any fur.hor if bo did not stimulate. Said she, 'And I cannot persuade him to do so; ho says he win not aie, ana ne will not toucn.a drop upon any consideration.' . In loss than a week he was on board the ad vance boat on the way to Vlcksburg, - ' "Again, a few months after, f was on board the- headquarters boat at Milliken a bond, wboro.quite a lively gathering of officers and ladies bad assembled. Cards anoT musio were the order of tho evening. Gen. Grant sat in the ladies' cabin, loaning upon a table covered with innumerable maps and tontes to Vicksbsrg, wholly ab sorbed in contemplation of the great matter before bun. lie paid no at tention whatevor to wuat was going on around him, neither did any one dare to interrupt bim. . For hours, be sat thus, until the loved and Union ted Morberaon stepped up to bira with a glass of liquor in his band, and said 'General, this won t do. you are In- iurina yourself, join with us in a few toasts, and throw this burden otTyonr mind. , .Looking up and smiling, be replied ! 'line, you know your whis ky won't help me to think. Give me a doten of the bt cip;ar ynn ean find, and, if the ladies will excuse m for smoking, 1 think by the time I bar finished them 1 shall have this job pretty nearly planned.' Thus be aat; and wua-n id company retired, we left him there, still smoking and thinking, net baring touched one drop of liquor. ' , "Wbsn the srmy lay around YukV NUMI3EII S N V stand Uie public judgment, If distinct. btirg during that long seige, tbe time ; that tried men's souls, I wtftcbed ey- X try rjiovemoht it Was possible for ma , tp do, feeling ftlmont, certain that ba would eventually succumb to tbe cue- torn, alas I too universal among the. , officers. I was in company with v r gentleman from Chicago! who, While,' calling upon the 'General, remarked t ; 'I have some very fine brandy on- tbe , boat, ancf ii ypu will send an ordsriy . -wjth me to "the river, I will sehd you a eaBe or two.' 'I am'creatly oblig :' ed,' replied the General, 'but I do not use tho articjei; t have a big job on : hand, and, though I know I shall Win . ' I know ! must dojt with a cool head. .. ' Send all" the liquor yotf intend for me to toy hospital in J.he rear; I don .. think a little Will hurt the poor follows ' down there.', 1 ' -, 1 r; "At a celebration on the 22d of February, before the . surrender of 'i Vicksburg, While all around were ' drinking- toasts fn sparkling, cham- - pagne, I saw ben. Grant push aside a A glass of wine, and taking up a glass of ;'1 Mississippi water, remarked, " This suits ' the 'Watt'er in hand,' drink to ' ' the toas't, M God gave tis Lincoln' and! ' Liberty y let us fight for both.' S , TheW&i Wouiaa of Texas. , t The' Liberty (Texas) Gazette pub ' . lisbes the following marvelous story t ; , " In the Grand Cane neighborhood h . in this county, a short time ago, a gen-' tleman in the dopths of a forest eud (. denly Camo npon a woman as wild ' and as fleot as an untamed deer. . Af- ' tei a brisk phase o( somo distance the , gentloman on horsojutck overtook tbe wonderful ereatnre, when she halted,.' and be found hor to be a medium sized middle-aged, well formed woman, with lohg' dark hair, and clear blue eyes; She was in aielate of nudity save a gir dle of grey mosa about hor loiils. Her body and limbs were covered with a beautiful coat, of hair about four inches , in length. She was much frightened '. and seemed unable to talk, but must have comprehended sips, as in reply. ( to motions pf the goittlemnn by which i he sought to induce hor to accompany bin out oT the woods, she constantly, , pointed to ber own forest home. Fi n.ally the gentleman endeavored to compol hoc too the way he desired. by getting before her a,nd by threat? ening gestnrej with liis gun, and sha bofcame enraged,' Seiacd a' cliib, and tarned upon hiia with' the fury of a demontSiul it wus only by the speed imparted to his steed by the liberal uae of the spurs, that he kept put of .' hor way. After driving off her pursu er, she resumed the direction she had ' so constantly pointed to, and was soon out of sight.' ' .'"! ' ', ' ' The gentleman followed, and after " going some distahee came npon bee v home. Three trees standing near each other in a triangular, form, 'with the spaces between them walled up with '' brush and moss, mado her moss bed betweed th?m secure from the pi'tiles rain. The storos that wero discover ed were a few nuts and some four or five bnshols of acorns. ' ; . ."Very wild stories of this wild wo- ; man bave, been rii'o in tho upper part -of the county for some lime, bnt she. Was believed to baa myth by all ex- cc'pt those- vho bave bad a glimpse of her. Now, however, hor existence, description, and-the vicinity at least' of her whereabouts, are established be yond controversy. Her early capture may be regarded as wjthia the rango of probability, as a concentrated effort ia being made to that end. . , ' ' Grant tht Victor; ' ' K The Memphis Bulletin says : "The ' observant politicians', who understand ' matters too woll to be misled by1 the ' professions of political managers, say the result of the, New York Conven- tion is a triumph for Grant. The . . Democrats have made no advance they stick id the mud they are not up to the issucs of the day the world " ' moves, and they do no"t move with it --they are fossilised, old fogy, dead, .; defunct the grave, in which they buried the Whigs, varfnar for .tbem. , The New York Herald, give them J tbe following i"'' ' . , Tbe Democratic party ias- decided.' that Grant shall Le our next Presi-' . dent... It bad a Hplendjd opportunity 1 to create dolcctiod iu the Kepublicart camp by nominating Chase, but party jugglers had a diiforont game to play. - (- The old fable or mountain in labor repeated, and the mouse is exceeding. , .' . ly ridiculous. The Pendleton men -dplayed a frank, opon aud manly . coursn.'and woro hunibiO'J and out- i witted by New York' triclutora. ' tvjuTbe gval railway otr Monet Ceeit, . hetwtea Fraar and Italy, h be eom-' r pll,4, sad car tow fit e,r that c- '. f larevqu and celebraud ront in abnnl flT ' , , ,' hoar,. The speed ie btwn tweW ail thirteen aiile, aa bnnr quite eeonihfor such a LI(iinay.--Zi,'Any ptper. C7The Wt lak YiJ.tu b is lb, follow. . lug: iCorr.ct:oi Iotcad of 'i,-0)! all ' very Uu,y,' In a letter from Crystal l'r th . otber dy, irad 'people ah very buy."' , .. flu Iowa ha tbrss Udv editort ' named reejctively Monsy, tUuti. nd J?arUhfrtiwaUhy( literary, pur.. t r' ' 1 A ' i