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Warren Lotlsro No, 10, A. F. & A. II.
IV HOLD their regular cnmmunl-
Vca'.lnns tlii) Wednesday Evening mi
Vnr prw-dtng the full moon, In jack-
hintim.k, OllKUO.
AI.KX. MAKTIN, W..M.
lwwiT nti . i ir 4
IU ' .AHCH MASONS,
. s J"!viv.;.:, oiixaox,
Will hi'" '',0f Rtilnr cummiinlcnllnnM on the
t'lrnll BCV.nlM)- Itvr. nfllnr)' Munlll.
All niinrnltii; Ctinijianlcilm In good
itsndlng nri' cordially invited in attend.
(J. W.(JUKr;u,;ILl
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o. JAi'iiii"-. i:. '. kushkm..
JACOBS, d. RUSSELL,
I ATTORNEYS AM) COUNSELORS
.jOlT Xj-VCVT-,
AND SOLICITORS LV CI1ANCF.RY,
T.rKmisriM.Ki OnnanN,
Olllrr ijmisKv (Im Ciiiirl IIoif.
All ljiiti)it mnmltUil (o their nin will
UnnimiillyntliMiilnl In. July at). 'fig.
D. WM. lH)t TIIITT. JIMM l. WVi
DOUTHITT a RAY,
ATTOIINKVS AND COUNSELORS
ANM) SOLICITOUS IN CIIANUKUV,
iIju-mhsvim.i:, Oiiixiok,
Will practice in Iho Kuprrmn niul other
TmirlHor till Stuty. lrcli A. 'OX
R. B. MORFORD,
ATTOTINKY 'AT' LAW,
.Tai-kkhm-.i.i.k, .Oiikoon,
71LL practice In llio several CnurlH nf
i 1 IU Hint Judical iiistrici.unu in mo
Kuprrnif Court. , .Octnlier 20. '02.
,B. F DOYVELL,
ATTOJWIUV AT LAW,
Jai'momii.i.k, Oithddv.
Will practice In nil tho Court of tho Third
Judicial )ilrlct, tliu Supnmic Court nf Oro
ean.nml m VicKu, Cul. War Scrip prompt
ly cnlliiMi'il Oct. 18.
J. GASTON,
fSiHtor la llrij t (Uiton)
ATTQNldY AT LAW.
Iai'Kkiinviu.i:, Oniwns,
JjH-cIul'nttciilloii.clvcii to 'onllectlon
cw. ' JiH.e'.0, 1KC3.' -It)
( Ilr 11111 lltmrill.
GEORGE B. DORRIS,
NOT'AIVY ' PUB'liltl
FOIl JACKSON COUNTY.
Onico with II. T. Howell, K-.
j. now,
nt;vi.;ii ix
010AUS, T0HA0C0. FIIKBH
FIIDITS, 8TATI0NICUY, CONFUC-
TIONRUY, FIUKWOUIvS. ITI'0.,
Xm iluur lo lliiiillmrj- & Wmle,
T liavojust opened n now Kiorp nnd stock-J.-t(1JlWUIi
n cliuiad vrttfty of theUive
(witluiinl nrtlcli's, niul oi1'.T them for eulo
tliu lowest living prices, Tlio lct or
tlK'tri and chewlnir tolmcco will bo kept
tomtuiiily on lisiifl. 'J'hofo tleslrlii nny
BHt.,! I.. ..... 11.... ..Ml ...,. .n., ...... I,u ,.I.v.
rifivty- in iiij ijy mil Mrs Mvuuj iit fin"
rjj mo a cufi. j. now.
Jacknonvllle. July 1. 'Oil. Jlltr
-DUGAJV.& WALli,
FORWAHDING AND COMMISSION
MERCHANTS,
4l1ck llulliUni;. Cor. Front & Kitrcet.
(9IIKSJ5KNT OITY, OAL.
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JH41 Mtenil to the Receiving nnd For-
1 I tvnrilliiir nf nil linoiU unlrusti'il to
their care, with promiitness nwl (llfjialch.
yoii'iKimioiits aoiicuea. Aicrcuanumo re-
ctivtil on utoraue.
Cri'Mwit City, April 11. 18M. IS
N. H.-No fowls delivered until tho freight
!U clwruea ore pulflL U.A W,
PETE.R BRITT, -
Photogrupliio Artist, '
I' Ircnaroi1 to t.iko lildlmcs In evcrv dtvlc
r '" ort, with ttll tlio lato Improvemontu,
" I'leturcH do not jjlvo entUl'aotlon. no
Mtge will bo roade; CiU qt.liln now Cni-
' on tno 1111. cxumlno uls pioiure, nnu
"Myopr IUvnr. J
fiTATldvVU'it m-ANK"U0OKS
Tliiy'n Chair.
J'nun Hit M'i'iiirs(ra) JtCKiisr, Nor.th.
A little (,'irl of Kiinm klx kumtnerF, u
child of remarkable nwrvtiicrft nud inielll
pence fur lirr jenrn, cm k-nvinfr the Stntt
with her mother In join licr fatlicr "Iiwlilc
the rillver Oregon," preDenU'il her infant
chair In 11 favorite uncle. The incident led
to the penning uf tho following' linen:
Dkar ciiilii! how muny tender tliouglita
And inein'iteK clinj; urotind the cliulr
Where thy fair form o nil repwd,
Wlivro thou hast linp'd thy tv'iili.g
prayer.
Or tint to dilldlinod'ii plenKin tnlcn.
I. I. 1. 1 .1 .. 1 .11 !.. 1.1 -!.l-
ur ueeiiru uiy 111111 wim urin-w priuu,
And In thy inniher'n niixiou linurx,
Hut, sweet enmoler, by her ride.
Though on n widely dintiinl rhore,
0r eulili'ii fund thy yomijj frel pllde;
Thnnjjli iicviTiimrr thy voice nhull coiiio
To gladden tiit nl eventide,
Thin liinil ineiniiito or thy love,
Tliroiiu'h nil tho changes Time khnll
brlnjr.
Will (seep thy nifin'ry frthly lirlcht
And lovely n the 11 iwcw of Spring.
And he. to whom thy warm heurt lurn'd
So fondly on t lint imrling day,
Will In tlil tri'unur'd wl of thine.
l-'iml Joy to cheer IiIh onwuid wuy;
It tclln that wo deliglit to hear
Of youthful love mid inidiT triut.
TIht woinvlimeK lentv u. darling vliitd;
We find our gold lint common tlutt.
Ah me, na thus I tmdly mux1,
My faiiry brlngn nimllirr elmlr:
'Tit meant, lint no liWnmlng hope
Uivw iniinlhe of n day mure fair.
For ,icc, we trout thy blooming face
.May nuiile on u in years to come,
Hut never klmll our elre return
To greet tis In tlio olden lioine.
IleVpuffwl through UeulahV pleaMiit Innd,
Over the river dit'j) und wide;
Wltli'ihlnlug onN'lio miiw to Hand, '
lltvlc'uiiig 11 gititly to Inn vide.
May it be ohm, anfut rliild, In find
'Thefc broken links fifiegalli'eml tip,
When ire huve cnsul Dtuth'i lonely
Ft ream
And drank tho Inst of LlfeV bitter cuii.
UrowiwvIlle.Scpt. 'Ci. I. M. W.
Jiiiuuclimtloii anil SIimcij'.
(Army Cnrri')n'Vii" uf lira ClixJiniktl 0illr.
ISTKIUTINU CONVRIUATiO.M WIW A ll
MiiKiriAK. Of late, the demoralization ha not been
confined to the troops from Teiwevoec ncd
Kentucky. Amongst tho deserters vtbo
now cueh day Coelc to our Dure, rv men
from every Slate represented in llraggV
rmy, The full of Vicksbutg, nd the le
ktriiclinn of Juckion, crushed tlio lust
hopes of the MMiwipians, nud they arc us
unxlous to return to their homes in the
troops of the IJordir Stales. Recently, I
conversed with a very Intelligent seldlcr
from Mississippi.
"Iluve you seen much uctive service, ray
Triend t"
"Yes," he replied, "I was at SIilloh,t
Fcrryvllle, at Murfreesboro, nnd in a score
of smaller combnls. At SI1II0I1 1 received
ft severe wound in my thigh, und in one of
the minor lights of Kentucky, 1 lost n
finder, as you see, holding forth his left
liand, from which tho mlddlo finger was
gone. "And that is not nil," he continued,
one of your bullets grazed my temple at
8 tone River, and knocked me senseless up
ou tho ground, where I Was run over by
one of our cessions, and to badly bruised
'that for a tiwo I almost despaired of re
covery." And did you think, nil thl time, that
you were really lighting oofi suffering for a
good cause?"
".No," said hV'I believed (he war on
our part was uncalled for from tho first;
but .tho potent influences thrown around
me, and a sort of blind enthusiasm, with
which my judgment had nothing -to do,
carried me away.1'
' You were tiotoDscripled then" I in
quired.
So far from that," was the lionest pns-
wer,"I was the very first to volunteer
from my country and tovvp."
Then, of coarse, tifter vou were tn vou
.,.-.,-. -1.
wished the rebel cause lo succeed J"
"As long as my fever ol enthusiasm
lasted I did; but for the past year I have
been convinced that the success of Jen.
I Davis would actually be n calamity for
our country nnd for mankind."
"How long since you determined to
abandon the rebel service J"
"Only since I henrd of tho dreadful mis
fortunes which befel our urmles In Missis
sippi." " And why did you not take the resold
lion before thnt, If, as you say, you were
convinced that lhe rebellion ought not to
Mienl?"
" 1 was too proud," said he, with n tear
glUleiilug in his eye, " lo think of iWrt-
ing even a bad cause after I had once en
gaired In it. IJnt the fall nf Yickkburg
enmhed my pride, and then 1 had no iihV
live for continuing the contest. Why
should we fight any longer?'' Since I
runic into your lines, I heard nn idea ad
vanced which npmili so strongly to my
eninuioti sense, that 1 accepted it at onee
as tho truth."
"And what h that," locked.
" Wliy," rejoined he, "it Is this, the reb
el leaders IIicuisclveK have no longer any
hopes of success, und now they only desire
to use our bodies to shield them as long ns
possible from the righteous wrath or the
Government."
"Are there many Mlsslstlppians in the
army who entertain jour sentiments ?"
"I don't know how it may be with
others," ho said, 'but In my regiment tlicru
is not a score of men who would not giud
ly throw down their arms to-'lay, and agree
lo spend the rest of their lives wondering
how they could havo been such fools at ev
er to tuke them up."
" Hut," I suggssled, "they would lose
their rights in tliu Territories."
At this lit) burst Into u hearty laugh,
"Yuu need only to repeat tome such
phrases to ui," said lie, "to make the depth
of our folly open liku u gulf before us."
" May I .k how it oame," uid I,"thut
you, with so much better abilities, both
natural and nciinind, than tho mas of
soldiers in the rebel army, failod to utitulu
an ullice among thmi?"
He smiled ol this. "My parents were
poor," said he, " and of all tho ofBues In
our regiment I cunnot think of one thul
has ever licen held by a poor nisn's son."
"Were your parents slaveholders!"
"Not nt oil. They owned und culti
vated n little patch of prouud, some miles
from tho city, the value of which svus
scarcely etjual to that of n single slave,"
"You would doubtless havo obtaiued
promotion at last," I suggested.
"Not," he bitterly replied, "until ntru
rid tlauMdtr or tlaveMJtrU ton in my
unnpany had Ittn pmmottJ btfoit uc."
" Did your company coutuiu mauy such
as yourseir?"
" Yes," eaid he, " three-fourths of them
were poor wen."
" And ia your army it is tho businesa 0.'
the poor to obey nnd not to command i"
" Tbafs H," ho answered energetically,
"that's IU end -cursi-d be the men who
dragged the poor into this wretched war 1"
" What are your plans for the future?"
I inquired.
" J have none," was the reply, "except
to tuko the oath of allegiance, and go
some place where, fr ft lime at least, I -can
enjoy peace."
' Yon don't want to go to Mississippi at
present ?"
No," be said, yUIi -earnestness, " ol
though my parents and relatives are there,
if olive. I would uot venture buck into
(bat State before the war is over for the
finest plantation In Holly Springs."
" Would you bo williug to assist In re-1
storing peace to the whom country by
lighting ip tie Union armies ?"
"Yes," said .be. "ofior a while, but not
now not now, 1 uni.oli, 60 sick of 'r
now i liuuet mo rest uwbiie, ouu tiiou i
skull be ready to aid in bringing justice
those scoundrelly loaders who huso betruy
J and ruined lie South.'"
My frieud," suid I. "icrhaps joui
frank and cordial manner hng encouraged
me to be Inquisitive, but 1 should liku to
nsk you one more question: What arc
your views on tho question of slavery?"
Tho vehement rnrnestness of his reply
absolutely startled me.
"I diii an Abolitionist I nn AbolitlonistI
I know that slavery has been the causo of
our ruin, nnd, ni Mod bears me, I shall, for
the rest of my life, flht against It I And
two-thirds of tho members of my regiment
feet nbout it just ns 1 do."
I have rrporlod this conversation from
memory, and the langnago used, both by
the young man nnd myself, va different in
many respects from that set down here, but
I have In every cao faithfully given the
substanco of his tcmarks, and the render
may rely upon this as an exact representor
lion of tho Ideas presented by tho Missis
slpplati during the half hour I was In his
company.
A Doulilu Divorce.
(Trim tli lliirjrrm (Olil) Journal.
In ono or the tonnships In this enmity, n
llttlo norlli of Itucyrur, dwelt a well-to dn
widower about fifty, with an only sou ol
twenty-two or three. Mr. (wo with
hold names for obvious reasons) bud been
n widower fur many yours, and became
weary of that mode of living ; he accord
ingly determined to marry again. The de
termination oneo formit, the licit thing
was to find tliu woman ncce-wry, whichi
in this country, is not at all difficult. For
tunately for him, a widow lady resided
neur him, who had a daughter posMtfiiug
all the requirements. She nut u beautiful
girl, of twenty years, uccomplithcd ond
spirited Just the one he wanted. To be
suic she wat rather young, but Mr. -uos
younif looking ult-o. Sometimes hit
mind would wander to the mother, who
was quite us bandsomo as tho daughter,
und ulmost us young in opwarancoj but
hu had rnudo up bis mind to uarry the
daug'iU-r, nud he set ubout it with u will.
Ha did not mention Ids determination to
his son, fearing the idea of marrying one
so much younger thuu bimtelf might expose
him to his ridicale.
In the meantime his ror. had become des
perately enamored of thu widow, und had
likewlso detenn'ned upon marrying her.
He did not communicate tho fact to hU
father, for the same reason that actuated
the old gentleman, for fear of exciting rid
icule by marrying a woman so much oMer
thau himself. They both eumiuettced call
ing at the housu f( tho widow, aud fre
quently met each other theiu. This cir
cuiiistunco unnoyed them both Immeusvly.
The old gentleman thought, very naturally,
that the young man was there for the young
lady, and the .young gentleman as naturally
suppotcd the -old oik; wus there fur thu
widow.
As the matter progressed, the meeting of
the fatler and mm nt that place became
frequent, und the more ofic; it occurred,
the more intolerable it became. Finally,
Mr. nVtenuiuid to speak to his sou
ou the subject.
" Charles," said he, " I have determined,
after much consideration, to marry, aud
thought it but right aud proper to make
you acquainted with the determination."
" Very good," replied Cbarjes j" I con
sider It very proper that you should dp go.
And, speaking of marrying, I have con
cluded to marry myself."
" I approve of the idea," returned tho
old gentleman ; " you ore of suitable age
to settle down. May 2 ask Iho name of
your intended!"
" Mrs. -," exclaimed Charles, brac
ing up and assuming a defiant look,
" Whew," whistled the old gentleman j
" fine woman, Charles ; but isn't she 0 tri-
tfo too advanced Jo years?"
" I think not," said Charles " but who
have you decided upon ?''
' Why, Charles, U is n very curious cir.
cumstaocc, but I hud determined o marry
her daughter."
" Daughter I" exclaimed rbarks , ' vtby
old as sho Is;
though 1 don't object."
The matter was thus happily settled, and
and in tho course of 11 few weeks it was
satisfactory urinngcd with the widow nnd
d milliter, nud the parlies wrro married.
Very soon nfirr the marriage was con
summated, thry nil discovered that they
had made n grand mistake. The ton found
that the widow wasnltogcther too mother
ly for the wife of n' young man of twenty
throe, ond the'nld gentleman found that n
young lady of twenty wu too volatile for
a sober-minded man of fifty. Disagree
ments followed, then neglect, ond finally
the thousand little quarrels, ond sntibhiiigt,
and bickerings, iuiicriiig down into n
grand fight, which was kept up, with slight
variations, for three months.
Finally they ngreed permanently lo disa
gree, nnd availing thcnmlves of tho eiiko
witli which ill vni ccs nreobtalued In Hull
nnn, the whnlo four removed to Indiana,
where In duo time Iho divorces wcra ob.
tnincd.
Tho Tour came home ns they went, (0.
gcthcr, the son taking Iho daughter under
his special charge, and the father doing tho
agreeable to tho widow, Inng before they
bad arrived at Hiieyrus, they hnd arranged
matters on 011 entirety different basts thu
father ntid thu widow mudo up n match
ond the other two ditto. The remarrying
was performed immediately no their arrival
at Hucyrui. Up to datu they all nppear
satisfied with each other, ami it Is to bo
Imped thnt they will long coulimio so.
Sour, eighteen months ago, n regiment
passed through Halllmorr, en routo fur
Washington, and having occasion tn halt
for n while In one of the streets, one of tho
soldiers was approached by a llttlo fellow,
who inquired of him, "Soldier ore you
hungry?" The soldier replying affirm
lively, the fellow invlled him to his home,
nrar by, ond set before him a bountiful re
past, A few weeks since, tho regiment re
turned through Hultlmore, rn routo home,
their term nf enlistment having expired,
nnd thu soldier, who fur meritorious con
duct in tho field had risen to tho rank of
Captain, not forgetful of the kindness of
iis little friend, sought him citl.uiid pre
sented hlin with n handsoiuu photographlo
allium, containing photographs cf ull thu
most prominent Omcntl In the Union
nrmy. Inscribed upon tho back of the al
lium, In beautiful gilt letters, wrro the
words, ' Soldier, aro yuu hungry?" Tim
llul,' boy is the son of o Luthcrun mlnlstir
In Halllmori',
Kxni.isn vs. Aiiaii HoiMKH--Tlw inueli
vexed polirtnsto tho merits of Knglbh nnd
AraliliOTH'H has just again liccn tried In
Cairo. All I'achl, who has the finest stud uf
Aral In lorypt, malntalii'd that no Hnglhh
herte could run ugalntt the Arab for four
miles. Ills Highness, Hallia I'acha, offered
to run Coinpunlon, a well knonn pacc-borwi
against him for any mm be liked. Tho match
was run from Iho first station on tho Buex
desert to Cairo. Th llnglbh lion, which
was bred by Lord Klbbhtlale, won In a can
ter by more thanlialf a mile. Such a crush
ing defeat has taVen ull courage out of tlio
partisans of Arab horses. What astonished
the natives most, was that Companion, beat
ing his adversary by so great ndlstauco, was
perfectly fresh and quite ready lo turn round
and run tho distance over again, while tb
Arab was qulto exhausted and Mowu.--Cw-
tlJHt3ciU4 Jjlttlilt 3w4l,
Tho "London Timti calls the people of lbs
South " kith and kin" or tho llritWi In con
tiadlstlnction to lliu mongiel race of the
rest of this country. "Will you tako this
woman to be your wife J" said a parson lo
an Irbhmaii who w as standing up to be mar
ried to a rlchHouthern widow. " Yes, yer
honor, and the uagurs too." JfJobn Hull
was asked whether ho s " kith ami kin" of
theSoulh,ho might uuwcr"nud the uagurs
too," as hurriedly as I'at did,
A downcast Yankee has recently Invent
ed 11 rat exterminator, consisting of a sort
of powdeied f nu'i. Tho animal jerks hU
head oll'ut the third tuec.
you nrc nt leust twice ns