The Daily Progress from Raleigh, North Carolina • Page 2

I i i DAILY PROGRESS hour he was selected as one of the President's I from the Richmond Examiner. The unfortunate campaign of last winter in Tennessee is over and past. We cannot eoall it and undo it. The dead cannot be restored to life. Georgia has beoa overrun by the eaemjt Savannah has fallen At aehee of Souti Carolines oities yet suioke.

The remnant of one of our two great Confederate armies, defeated and almost annihilated has by long and toilsome marches oorae back to Sherman's front, from which it ought never to have been withdrawn uT is now under its beloved commander, General Johnston, gallantly struggling to repair the disasters of the past, and to prevent still more terrible disasters in the fatnre. The oouatry would now bare been glad to forget what is past and irrevocable and if General Hood had been well advised he would have allowed it to forget la presenting his "Report" of the operations uuder his oomwaud, wonld have confine! It wTthFo the striot limits of military precedent; would not have stired up debated and debeatable points of comparison; would even have takes care to make his Report the driest and most SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1865. RATES FOB. SUBSCRIPTION TERTISIRO. AND AD The following are oar aly rate br i abferiptloa and advertising.

rmi erderinf tk pr ky aiall shoald fir the present offiaa, aoaatf and State in Ml. and be partloular to lay whether the Dally ar Weekly paper w.uuxi. vain am aoeoatpaay all oreers lor to bear lp fttntkn mmA wavaaaj BUU WlfVI HIIU i SUBSCRIPTION ItATtS: umuj rrf ress, hi 40 oo xarw nonius 90 oo fTeekif Progress, Urea io oo tU SO 00 A YKR T1SINQ SA TBS All adTerlieeaeaU per iqaare, tt elf tit liaee ef tolld jpi or leu, a ier every laeartion. The Situation. Onr armies below art still auiesoent.

No doubt both parties are preparing for a desperate struggle. Prisoners deolare that it is the ioten lion of Sherman to oome to Raleigh but tbey probabjy know as little of bis intentions as we do and even if he does so intend be may net sgeeeod. In regard to other movements of troeps we shall for the present be silent Tae Spring Campaign. It wonld seem that the Spring campaign is opening in Virginia. Fiora onr telegraphic news it will be seen that the ei emy furiously assaulted our works on Thursday night and were repeatedly repulsed.

Their loss must have boen oonsid-' arable, if the dispatches are to be relied upon. It is probable that the ball is now opeued, and that Virginia is aain to be shaken with the dread tornado of battlo What the result is to be is beyond the reach of liuman ken but wo know that the ooncouiitants are blood and death and destruction in the field, and wailing and lirourning in thousands of bereaved homes Wo can only wait and pray, and trnst to llim "whodoeth all things well." To Subscibsrs. For the last two weeks we have received but few remittances from subscriber or others. It was natural for people to suppose that Raleigh would soon fall, and that it was therefore unnecessary to subsoribe to a Raleigh paper but we think we can now assure the pub-lio that there is no danger of the Progrut being suspended soon, and we trust our friends will send on their funds. In no event will they be the losers.

DaiTH or John M. Amu. The telegraph announces the death ef John M. Daniel, Editor of the Richmond Examiner. Mr.

Daniel was an able and a vigorous writer. To say that he waH always prudent, is more than eau be truthfully said of any man. In faot we have often thought him highly imprudent, bnt there was a dash and an honest vim in his writing that made one almost forget his faults. His place will not be easily supplied. GENERAL SHERMAN.

A wuanded soldier bas banded na the following, copied from a document picked up near the battle-aVId (f Benlonaville. He says the document con-luined more, but he did net hate time to copy It all wilibepHnterMti. Maj. Oeu Sherman, of the U. S.

Volunteer forces, wi boru in tbe State of Ohio about the year 180 mid during hi early youth reeeired a fitst-claaa cation at one of the principal acadamiea of the State. He is the son of tbe Hon. 0. S. Sherman, of Lan- luiuimiy supreme juage ol Ublo, and I brother of the Hon.

John 8herman, momber 'of the I JJurlog tbe year 1886 he entered neeiroiuiase cadet through tbe Influence of hi futliiT, and graduated on tbe 80th June, 1840, stand tug sum in fin onai. un ttie IstotJuly, 1840, he entered the United siatee Kegular Army as a Brevet Second Lfantanant of Artillery, and was shortly after aanolntt ih. Third Regiment of Artillery, with tbe rank of Second ueoieoani. un the 80th 1841. ha nr.

rooted to First Lieutenant, and, during the Mexican wr, wee jgaga in service in (Jaliroroia. He acted Assistant Adjutant General in 1847, and obtained a ureTei oi captain in tbs Uegular Army from May ioto, iui iiioi imrium eervices in tiaiilornia on nng me war with Mexico. He was next appointed Commissary of Sabsistence. with the rank of daritain. from I860, and lie remained in Calitornia.

but fearing that his ebance for further promotion was nmuea, ne resigned tbe service on Sept. 6tb, 1868. He.was next appointed to the commaqd of a division unaer uen. tirant, and, at the battle of Shiloh f. 1 I M.t ayni oio aoa un, leoz, he acted with great ravery.

rio vvu. uuoiuuu wae proutouu jailor uenerai on fisy wt, 1862, and when the Department of Ten nessee waa formed, is the December following hm waa made Commander of the Fifteenth Army Corps. He led an expedition to Yteksborg Dee. J9th, 18IJ via Taxoo Kiver, bu the works were too strong to ana me rapeoiuow, after a se vera fight, was withdrawn. On January 10th and 11th, 1898, be held tharge of a wing of tbe army that captured Fort Ilindman.

Aikansas Post, after which be resumed eommand ef me ruteentn Army Uorps, and participated in the .1. oi nvMuuig, iu wnicn ns loos an active part iu be iLl the THE LOCAL'S COLUMN. "Tns Day Wa Celibrvti "And that is this day. It is Day, and ry body else has just as much right to its enjoyment as we bavo. We claim no extra privileges for this day.

Tbe oooasion justifies in waiving all claims te superiority at this time or at least in suspending those claims, like tli' oemmisvions of the old militia officers. We sre prepared to hear of the Yankee raiders in Raleigh this morning bjfore breakfast; we expect to see urchins with smoked pieces of glass to look through at the eclipse of the sun we shalfprobably have aotton pies for dinner, after taking breakfast off the batter cakes shortened but, one pieoc of fully. we do not expect to see or hear of that of an original war man going to the front. This is a specimen of foolishness beyond the soopo of even All Fools' day. But seriously, those who will watoh the moon until 12 o'clock to-night will see it ia an eclipse, for the truth of which, and to prevent our readers from suspeoting us of a hoax, we refer theti te Turner's Almanac "Obn Ironsipbs." We have an old friend, very properly named "Ironsides," who has furnished us with some of his "engine poetry," which we must give our readers in broken doses.

He is an old Engineer, and writes by steam. Us says ho never attempted to write poetry until very recently, and then he could'nt help it it ran through' his head all night, keeping him awake, and he had to write it out tho next morning. Wo give the following to-day as the first instalment N10HT THOUGHTS O.V TAXES, Ar. Bt "Hto.iiiuii." Teioer money, tax our cosk, NeVoreuch taiei nce I was born Ta the hftrsei, tax the com, The wagtaa al8o, end the plowi, Tai the (beep, and tax the begi, Tax the goata, and tax the dog Tax the iilver and the (told, Tax tbe young, and tax the old, Tax'the baleuelor and the maid l-t lini on tbom all be laid Tax the lame, and tax the blind, Tax erery oae ef ererj kind lax the eoldier In the field, Kor onr came we'll nerer yield Tax the victual! and the cloth, Tax tbe booti, also tbe heae Tax the coward and tbe brave, Tax them tu the very (rare n() while we io meoh taxee pay, We'll quickly tax oareelres away. With taxee levied on oor wiree.

And taxee even on onr livee, When all we have it taxed and gene We'll tax tbe children yet unborn. Why are inch heavy taxee laid To pay the Qwerner and hn aid The Governor ii fall of fun, And hie name ia Zebnlon. Zebulon lead an aacient tribe, And donbtleai waa aa excellent aeribe. To yon it may be aemetbing new. But Scripture aaja he waa Jew.

Of Jewa I'll no oonclaaion drew, Ood gave to them all their law. The Uovernor then, I will be bound, Knew where tbia law ia to be (band. Then of tbe Governor I'll take leave Aaa cue to tbe other aide 1 b'liav There te tbeTreaaarer 1 will go And see hew bia accennta dotb abow. To him committeea oft timee went, Aad feund bis balance to a eent. For hita also are taxea laid, Kor bit salary must be paid.

Money in farmer days was geld, But strangely strangely we are told, That money now how queer to think Is only paper and printer's ink. In former duya we handled cash, But now we handle nangbt bnt traab. h'arewell tben my worthy friend, And may oar friendship never end. "Ironsides" will pay his respects to other officials in our next issue. First oi This, by common consent, is universally observed as All Fool's Day." Just at tbe present time no preparation is necessary to fit us all for the proper observance of the day.

The origin of All Fool's Day has never been definitely explained but a clerical friend of ours thitfks that some light is thrown upon it in the 27th, 28th, 29th and 80th verses the 21st chapter of First Chronicles. The 9th Chapter of Solomon's Song alse sesms .1 piue iaai me ooservance or tnisday is more an oient. than that of Masonry; and this taken in with thu first five verses of tho 2nd chapter of the Epistle of Judo, will give the rea aer considerable light cpon the subject. Fisnss. For the last few days our market has been well supplied with fish shads large, shads small, rocKdsS and redherse, Prices fluotu like the valae of gold.

$59 in Confederate money or 50 ecnts in silver for a pair of ehoioe shads, and so on down in the same ratio -100 1. Bless the waters for their products, and Lord have merey upon the souls of those who the products if Ho possibly can We hav 'detrof resigning our present exalted position Decome, nxe reter, a nsberman, so as to 1 11 Me bringdown the prioe of fish. What shall it pro a msn if he catch all the fish and lose his money which is bis sou Is Soap Dibtv We hear-of a man in our that will not use soap, because, as he asserts, is dirty and proves it thus If," says he, wash my hands with soap it makes the water blacker and dirtier than when I wash them without soap Hence it is evident to all persons common sense that soap is a dirty, filthy thing." A friend suggests that that man is liks dish rai he cleanses everv tbinir ttMni him. ft j- of iui Wokld. There is quito a disposition at the present time to get up a programme the end of the world io the course of this or next year.

Individually and collectively we no objections personally but if it be true' the devil is to be chained a thousand years the end of tbe world, ft is very clear to mind that that event is now more than a thousand years distant. of has as a lcOn are tho peror from to that dress ful will smoke Ti.HVU I iowui uuiuo uear tviBstou buriod yesterday with Mtsenio honors. Morr Prisonsrh A squad of about forty Yankee prisoners were brought up yesterdD We learn they were captured in the neighb.r hood of Snow Hill, Greene oounty. The Comervative of yesterday has the folio. ing Bill Owens, the notorious, deserter house burner, murderer, who some time 8in08 moved his trial to Chatham Superior Court taken from the jail of that oounty on Wednesd night the 22d instant by a party of persons Ur.

known to The jailor, and shot to death fou balls penetrating his body Our informant states that the trial was to hay taken plaoo last week, but the Judge presiding deolined to try tho case, and as soon as it ascertained there was to be no trial, a purty uf persons called on the jailor at night, demanding the keys of tho jail, threatening his lifo in case of refusal. The jailor seeing that resistance was useiBHs, aenvcreu tnu Keys to them, when th nroneprleH tn Ii ini) a '-'wcus, ana car ried him some half mile from town and shot him. A Knowing Bkast. During the occupation of South Carolina by the Federal and Confederate armies, a good lady, living between Chester snd Columbia, had th-: misfortune to lose from her stable 4 valuable horse. One of our stragglers had "flanked" him in the usual way, aud, taking him to Columbia, deposed of tho aniruai to a eitisen.

In tho evacuation which ensufd, the aforesaid citizen tendered his purchase to a venerable clergyman, who was making his way to a point of safety, with instructions to ride the animal through to a certain locality and there do-liver hira to a certa-n lady. Tho minwter mounted and wont on his way rejoioing. Fur two days fortune played into his hands, and he uiult.ir,!,', thanks ovory mile But the damo proved (ickl-Whilo riding by a good locking mansion, tho quadruped moved deliberately to th front gate, gave an approving whinny, as much as to "thank you," and there stopped. Tho clergyman first ooaxed, then spurred, but tho sensiblo beast wax iuexorable, and not a step would he budge. At this juueture the lady of tbe house came to the door, and the reader may judge of tho astonishment of the Christian gentleman, on bciug informed that he was riding a stolen horse, ami that having reaohed line, there was good reason why the animal would'nt go further.

The clergyman was in a dilemma His friend wa about to bo deprived of tho fruit of a legitimate purchase, he, personally, was about to takf to the and finish his journey on foot; and horrible thought lady before him possibly regarded him, a minister of the gospol, a. a marauding cavalryman of the first water of wicked Sumco it to that be quickly dismounted, invited the matron to resumo her quadrupedal possessions, explained his connection with the affair, like a good mau as he is, enjoyed her blim at the recovery, and went his way a sadder, wiser, and, we may add, a muddier man Daily South Carolinian. Look otT roa Spiks The large number of strangers coming to this city, requires tbe ut- -----e u6 i mj, ii-ijuiies me utmost vigilance ou the part of the city police nnd the Provost Guards to prevent the coming and going oi spin irom ihe 1 ankee army Many or mem it is said, are prowling about dressed iu Confederate uniform, and professing to attached to various commands in our army Those who are well acquainted with the human face, will find it difficult to believe, that every man he sees every day in Confederate uniform, is a bona fide Confederate- officer or private. It is well therefore, for every one to be on the alert. Several of these fellows paid a visit to Fay-etteville some days before the Yankees entered that place.

A story is told of one, for which we do not vouch, but which may be true. After the Yankees arrived at Fayetteville, it is said, that an officer went to a lady and told her, that he wanted her silver and other valuables. She replied that she had none. Ho told hor that he knew better, and that she had buried them. She tried to evade his questions, but at length he told her to como along with him in the garden, and he would show her where she had buried them.

Tbe lady went with him and presently came to a plank lying in the -walk, when ho told her it wa under that plank, and that he helped her bury it thero only a few days before. Tbe lady at once recognized his as the Confederate officer who callod upon her a few days previous. The inhuman Yankee took tho plunder, it is said, and went off with it. Conservative. Th Empius of Mbxico.

Jt the Ninth about to give up Maximilian Tho Osservatore Rome denies that any plan of reconciliation been projected in that city to improve the existing relations between the Pope and the Emperor Maximilian in religious affairs. The Pope, perhaps, gives up the Emperor as hopeless, and intends to have" no more to say to him. The Emperor may well be congratulated. The Pall Mall Gazette says that, in conformity with publio opinion in Ffance. tho Emneror Na poleon will leavo Mexico to her destiny as soon the French troops have returned.

There was rumor, however, that a reinforcement of 5,000 troops were to be sent shortly to Mexioo. It was reported that the Einncror Louis Nano- was firmly resolved on maiutaiuiDg tho Empire of Mexico and the honor of the French flag. xhe legislative address of France to Napoleon approves the hmperor fproign policy. Hopes expressed for the consolidation of the new Mexioan empire, and, however serious may be questions that are still to be settled, the Em Maximilian will be able to decide them by prompt and energotio aotion. France will learn the testimony of her soldiers, soon to return their country, that Maximilian reigns over a people sheltered henceforth under the bannor of- order.

Alluding to the words of the Emperor, the temple of war shall be olosed, the ad Peaco will be the policy of the future. Let us work in conoert to render plenti this lastiug peace." Wood ashes and common salt wet with water, stop the cracks of a stove and prevent the from eseaping. xuB, iii uie 400. Mississippi H9j in this City onThursday night last, of wQund ey great Generals for even as Charlemagne had bis peers. King Arthur his knights and apo- nui 111 oiaranais, so dir.

uavis must oe grit by liia paladins. The country sympathises with General Hood on that sinister promotion but desires for the future, if possible, to be permitted to forget his name. Cauio, I lore thee Bat aerer mere be officer of mine I TERRIBLE TORNADO IN THE SOUTH. A very destructive tornado, aooompanied with the most vivid lightning, loud and continuous peals of thunder, torrents of rain and large hailstones, passed over the soathwestera portion of Georgia a week or two ago. The Macon Con federate, describing its fury, say's Its general direction was from west to east.

aid its track from half a mile to a mile in width, in which fenoes were blown down and the rails lifted aad whirled away: trees, large oaks and pines included, twisted aad blown down bouses leveled with tbe around, nersons maimed and Diras and poultry killed. When the train passed Adams station yesterday coming in. the coun try along its track for fifteen miles on each side of the road had been heard from and the de- duuuliuu is reporiea as almost increaiDie. It IS also stated that for tho length of time it lasted me quantity ot rain tell exoeoded anything ever before experienced. At Adams station it blow down about thirty nouses, eompnsinc uis neirro Quarters for Kpv Mr.

Harris, breaking he arms and legs and otherwise wounding a largo negroes. Mr. James Laramore had every house blown down, including a two story dwelling in which were two ladies and a gentleman at tbe time, but who escaped with only slight ibjurie9 All of Mr. Alexander Laramore's houses were blown dowu except his dwelling but the porch wss carriedawav. and tho it.h the ground, rendering it untenable-'.

he school houses, filjed at tho time with scholars, was blown down, and twelve or thirteen of the children badly wounded whoni it was believed would die. One beautiful girl of Lee county, had the flesh torn frijru each side of her face A buggy, near the house, was, torn to pieces, and oue of the tires carried upward aud lodged on the limb of a pine tree, forty foet from the ground. It is thought tho large quantity of very heavy timber whiou has fullon ou mauy plantations in the track of this tornado will render their cultivation this year almost an impossibility. We are also informed that about the same time a perfeot deluge of rain fell at Fort Decatur, a small station on the Montgomery and West Point road, nearly carrying away the few houses there. NEGRO TROOPS IN ROANOKE, the Lyaohburg Virginian says that the people of Roanoke are nobly responding to the action of Congress and tho call of General Leo far egro troops.

On Saturday Salem, some thirty of the largest slaveholders, headed by Nathaniel Burwell, who has fifty negroes of the military age, joined in a paper tendering their colored men to the government, pledging freedom to the in ftf ft condifiou of their BervioA anrl iDpbyineut at fair wages to all who mav return sfter the war. We understand that the paper is being numerously signed, and that there is a prespect of totting a large acauisition to our army in that quarter. We trust that the people or the ounties will go io work energetically in this behalf. Let us have the troops immediately and Virginia in this, as in other of her great acts, will show to her sister States a high example of devotion and patriotism. The to this measure will soon die out.

after Yjr- ginia demonstrates its praotioability and effi oi enoy. I he following is the pledge referred to with tun signatures thus far obtained 7 We, whose names are hereunto subscribed mutually pledge ourselves to emancipate such of our uegro men, oetween the ages of 18 and 46 as win volunteer as soldiers in the Confederate service promising them that thev will be ner mitted to return to their homesand that proper provision will be made for them and their fami lies, when the war is over Pitier, Jno Smith, Geo Shanks, Evans, Johnston, Deyerle Hurwell, Pitier, Pit ser, David 8 Read, Board, Trout A JJeyerle, Hiram Hansbrough. A Edmund. son, Jas Wade, Moorman, 8 Wood. Wm utts, Uiles JBarnette, A Huff, A Me Corkle." Meeting of the Board of Commissioners.

IUlkioh, March 29, 186. a regular meeting of the Board of Cjmmiisionsrs was nein tins evening: Preseut Col. Wm. H. Harrison, Mayor; Messrs A.

8. Harp, C. M. Farriw, J. J.

Overby, H. Pool Ovcrby, VV. K. Richardson, Mahler and'A! Creech, Commissioners. The following accounts were present), read, and on motion, allowed, vis Wftterhotiso Bowes, gas, (iaceounts,) 00 Progress Office, 166 00 84 76 148 00 204 00 204 00 188 00 211 00 271 00 W.

0. Unchurch, E. A. Johnson, A. Beevers, W.

C. Parkar, VVm. Overhy, M. C. Luter, lVmitiBt' n.

On motion, the Mayor wan requested to inforaa Ht-ssri. VVaterhoute Bowbh nf tha lug ut of order, and request them to hv thorn r. D.iwK una paired. Ihe following persncs were atintd A ciU prooertv lor iHfli West Ward C. W.

Urtlchings, Esq Middle Ward VV. Haywood, Esq East. Ward J. J. Perrall, Esq On motion, the Clerk was addl til th ftitimini- ment se.

On motion, the Aastwsors vfer j. thair eervioee. On motion of Mr. Creech, tht omirra ie nnA. within the eorporate limiis oi the City be requested have their dams tut.

On motion of Mir. Fai iis Mvunt were ro-appoktril frw th ni On Cmstable be directed III Pmrltiii lannho L. 1 timber to repair strrist bridges, tea. Ob motiou, tin. Board adjourned J.

J. CUBISTOPHBKS, Clerk. of ate to sell a ana fit City I much of it for the have that before our meagre record of orders, movements and dates and so let it pass. The less said about it the better. Bui General Hood would not have it so.

A great part of his Reoort oonsists of nolemioal controversy against General Johnston and of extremely severe onticism upon his superior officers whole conduct for three months before he (Grneral Hood) was placed in oommand, and while be was a Lieutenant General in the same army. It must now be at least admitted, that if General Hood cannot conduot a oaiiiuaiirn man write a pamphlet And it is bat justioo to General Hood to acknowledge that the very unfavorable opinions he has expressed In this pamphlet, which he calls neport, or (jeneral JohnBton fitness to lead an army, are not an afterthought on his part. He is quite consistant. He eive it to be vr clearly understood sometime before Johnston was relieved, that that officers method of hand i ig an army was not hit style and seeinir that. .1...

u.c eyes 01 our rrepiacnt, tno Brst requisite superior military eenius. tbe nchmt nun 1 ummnaua or armies. IS to nnnaura Uencral Johnson, the Publio was not much astonished, though a good deal Brightened, when i was announced that Johnston was relieved, nd this young irentJeman out in his nlan It is probable that General Johnston will not very ROlimtoui to renlv to tbe Datnnhlat FT has something else to do Re has Sherman to attend to and Sherman has a prior claim Hipoa hira. By tbe imperious demand of the whole country, of Congress, and of the army, he has been borno back to the command whose dutie'S were so unfortunately interrupted and is, we magine, well content, as the general public ught to be, to leave the question of comnaratir military reputation whore it stands and to do his duty to his country as best he can, with the means sow left at his disposal; as General Hood also endaavoied to An tK oeuld The President, we apprehend, would surprised, if he knew how very little the eountry cares for this great business of sotting -r uunM ftiCau repotauons. People are thinking of how their homes and their lives, and their children's freedom and honor are to be saved from a potent and mortal esemy and if thev Drefer one niM-al nHiur to another, it is not from a partisan spirit not vu 01 npno mo rresiaeoi, nor taotious desire to exalt a favorite hero.

They really cannot afford to think ef this. If the army, also, oraves and prays to be led by some particular geaeral rather tiiau other, it is because all officers and privates io the army feel that ke knows where and when to expose them to battle, and when to avoid it The whole community, iu short, military and civil, has an instinctive certainty, an intuitive, infallible recognition, of thn mn iW nave proved themselves the ablest leaders of our gallant defenders, (who are also our sons and brothers) in this perilous pass ace through th Red Sea of battle, out of which we are to emerge glorieuslv iuto the promised land of in- uepeuuenco or in wnion we are to be engulphed miserably, we and our name and nation fm-Am-'. The people of the Confederate States cannot bear the thought that the very piok and ohoice of this iana, toe flower, the crown and pride of our race ana oioou, snouia oe regarded as (be mere ma terial for building up the fame of some promis ing oncer whom the President has resolved to maite a great general, at our expense. To res cue and hold our couatry to save our soul anve tnis is tbe grand point at present and, strange as it may seem, we do not oare a butto now an tnese military reputations will be rated nisiory not ovon that of Mr. Davis for it is surely fame enough that he one transfixed the Mexican Cavalry upon tbe prongs i uio immurtai jourcneue.

into tne statement ot facts and figures made hi .1.:. i i ututiuuTOimuii rcpert, aaa tneir very material discordance from the statements of General Johnston in his own report, it will- not. be expeoted that we should enter. Indeed, it may doubted whether many persons will vnrnul the long story, or give themselves the trouble to verify or contradict details. Every one is will ing to let bycones be bygones willing to hftlifivA i j.i ii 9 wii vreuerai nooa aiaTeany tome he was doing beat practicable thing when he moved rnnnH Sherman a right and marehed off towards Nh yille to believe that he expeoted Sherman would tnereupon divide his forces to believe that if Sherman didn't divido his forces, ifAor was not General Hood's fault only our misfortune: ta admit that he deemed it his oluty then to leave Sherman to do as he pleased in Georgia and to mareh away into Middle Tennessee; and that he thought, when there, the best thing he oeuld do was to hurl his army right up against the fortifi cations of Franklin, and win la disastrous suo-oess at a terrible price to believe also, as the General says, that many ciroumstanoes oosurred which he had uot foreseen fas well as Sherman perverse oouduot), and that if things had hsp-pencd otherwise, the campaign would have been a success instead of a failure.

It will he admit ted further that General Hood is a brava and patriotio officer, and in bis proper sphere has done good service in fact that in-all this trans action he was not so much criminal as unfortun ate but then his countrymen were more unfor tunate still. His name was dear to tha arm hen he was a General of Divison. and riuwl lead his braTe Texans through storms of fire, ftksrsver be was ordered to But in aa evil H. the for to lord Clty SHAar as a Nana. The following "bon mot" was started out west A busy housewife wss sitting in the doorway plying her needle.

Her husband lounging on the rail, his foot slipped; and he bruised his kaee on the doorstone. "Oh said he, groaning, "I have broken the bone, I'm sure." "Well, then," said she, holding up her needle, with the eye broken out, "I bave done very nearly tbe same thing." "How so?" "Wby don't you see," said she, Tve broken the ttftof tht ntedle, man, and you have broken tht hue idU man We received no mails yesierdsy from any aartsr..