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The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-06

Diaries for 1866,
Cap,
Deny and
Medium Blanks,
Folio and QuartO,
full bound and
half bound,
Memorandums,
Pass Books,
Bank Books,
Paper Fasteners,
Paper Clips,
Invoice Books,
Letter do,
Scrap do,
skeleton do,
Portfolios,
Rulers, Rubber,
Rulers, Wood,
Office Tape,
Eyelet Sets and
Eyelets,
Spring Tapes,
Sponge Cups,
Check Cancelers,
Erasers,
Propellers,
Dice,
Slate Pencils,
Rhodes Mueilage.
Is, ETC., etc.
The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-06
JEwELRY.

HALF MILLION DOLLARS WORTH TO Be DISPOSED
or At ONE DOLLAR EACH.
The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-06
4 enfuckY LeRikla1nre

LOUISVILLE, December 5.-The Frankfort
Kentucky Legislature organized YESTERDAY
by eiecting Harrison Taylor Speaker OF the
House, and J. r. Thomas, Clerk
, 1865-12-18

to-day IN EEhole Cfeek and BeunSaoH Rua. but ~
bs1sues OF the Hss wss auist. seaneho6 Raa. slsso
6neAanaa FNM.. sci Central. ess.9; HAtl AeCu.
tocA, s7ot; Bradley. Sc; OIL Creek, $1.53: F1tApse
Cxpak, Slis5 Rynd FsEm 73c1 Undeed stste4 ~ o.
AAhooey, &s- Petroleum. sQeet- Sales OF 90 b4ls
EuEe tho spot At tle We: br1s selle optsua
ioe January At toc: So ts reaned n bond II tsssse
DEF et,psA
The Dry Goo6s market to-day IL strong Snd AAvxn
eng, with N Actse demand fof utrJ styIes Of 8oe
tic koods. The following srs the ouoeasions Of the
DlJ Goods ExchHgss
nKoWH SHnEM0g-stsodArds sS14c; kedtord, ne
, 1865-12-18

OF eighty-nine French departments, only
eleven are not wine-gTowing Of the Others.
twsnty consume ali they grow, md lfiT.
eight export. In France there arc upwards
Of, ,90O, coo pruptietors Of vines. The average
annual produce OF wine during the four years
which is equivalent to more thnu $50, ,Oo0. GOD
imperial gallons The vine growers arc thirsty
souls, for upwards 100000 hectolitres
arc set down as consumed BY them, Paris
In 1sG3 drank c,698, SIS hcctolit,es or wine
besides about 5Gi 900 hecto1itrcs Of eplrits.
beer, cider, and perry. Setting down tho pop.
ulation Of Paris At ZOO, 600, Including tie
hoaang population Of strangers, the allowance
per man is handsome, If We consider how it,
lie the women and children consume. "
N. Mnurial, an, ,ssnlt lthuslastic French wine
merchant, has recently printed book, from
which these facts are taken. He gives some
sound advice about wine and wine drinking.
Lis book being dedicated "to the drinkers 81
~ countries, !" alt having for Its motto, III
pity the wafer drinkcr blame the drunk
nrd." The writer holds It one ofthe yirtucs
Of GOOD claret that one may drink good deal
Of 1t; he considers eight different Elasses to
bc required for each guest ut q respectablo
dinner and ln q chapter on "wfne tasting"
rcmarks: @ While the act Of degustatioa Is
accomplishing, the Legislator should reflect.
and keep IN Ills memory the recollection Of all
the Impressions produced on his tongue,
cheeks, gums, and especially on the back part
Of bis mouth TIC ought, In short, to listen to
himself tasting with great attention. =
The taste1s at Bordeaux are, beyond doubt,
the 6rst In the world, and one can compare to
tcurs among persons In the highest society,
the dellcacy Of whose senses and the habit ot
drinking grent wines, constitute them rcal
connoisscurs.n
, 1865-12-18

The Tribunal Of Commerce ofParis has inst
given Judgment In two actions, in which NJ.
Marc Foul1ier, director Of the Porte St. Mar-
TIN Theatre, and H. GoudcLou, chief Of the
claque at the same theatre, were in turn
plaintiff and defendant. In April, 1858, al.
Goudchou became leader OF the claque at the
Porto st.. Martin Theatre, and at the same
time made m advance to n. Fournier of
a0, 600 francs, now reduced to &C. 800 francs
by the payment Of 500 frnncs. Their contract
was renewed for three years and q half in De-
cernber OF the same year, when NJ. Fournier
SUM Of 10,uo francs year, number Of tick
els representing 81 irnncs at the usual prices.
and also made verbal engagement to allow
him 50 tickets daily for the admission of the
claquc: In May last, however. N. Fournier
refused any longer to give Goudchou these 80
tickets, On the ground that no such stipula-
ton wns cont talned in their contract, and that
the Inv would lot sanction.
As Goudchou persisted In claiming the
eighty tickets, the obtaining OF which wa.
bis principal motive for agreeing to pay TO-.
wv francs year for the Others, II. Fournler
declined TO retain his services, dismissed him
without paying the y 500 francs, and cngag-
eu auoihcr reader Of the claQue. u. Goud-
snue snt,a,, N CONSEQUENCE bro9es inc present
tions, or else TIM she s., 500 ffnncs should be
at once repaid to hin, without waiting for
me Terms stipulated in the contract, for the
preach Of which be also demanded $1,000
tratcs damages. n. FoutnieI responded bya
cross.actfon to enforce payment OF 2,5U
frnncs for ticsseeta delivered TO Goudchou. nd
Of 10000 francs as damages for tho incouYc-
nicnce caused him by the latter's conduct.
After hearing counsel for both parties, the
tribunal decided that the treaty in question,
being immoral, must be annulfed; and at the
s same re time condemned Goudchou to pay the
As to Goudchou's demand for the immediate
5etum Of the - 500 francs (slnce reduced to
Y, 900 francs by the payment of another in
the t1ibunal gaye Judgment for the
plaintiff With costa. The demand for dam
ages Tns rejected In both actions.
, 1865-12-18
Markets bu TELEGRAPH.
OUR MIDNIGHT MARKET REPoRT.

Especial Despatch to the Western Associated Prrss1
NEW ToHK. DEC. H.
PATHWAY EnAHxs.
The speculation in r1tlway shares Vas quito aurna
ted this morning, and largo business was transacted
II both boards. There wxa = general advance In
prices, but the greatest rise .ud noat excitement Tat
In rtHbnrgh Toledo. Duf1ug the dsy the mafkes
wAs nm and strong, 1t Last Boafd with upward move
raent in Toledo and Fort Taynr.
STOCKS
There Hns an active demand for stoeSs eenefaa5
After the Board prices wcre tribe nslnef on tee
street. The Dcara continue to rcstst me up"tIo
movement On conc OF the leading shares oae tao
market rises In spite Of all their edors.
. CIeeEa PR1cHs-
The following were the closing rae a. s@p r.,e w.
Ohio ceztincatta. 9k; New SozS CeoaA, w s.s Le'
@4; Hudson, 1p9ks Reading. ~ :Maea'ao oosA a
I'm. TX; Clevelaad Pittsburgh. a I'e'etaaa T.
Toledo, 1l4H.
Money confines easy ii per esat. soms loaaa
Eese nAde 1t per cent.
Gold ha. peep I'm trsing the d.t' ana c1osc" ~
Hex. -.,r,s ...
e,,,. ,o,sx ,~.ra nn,et snd STEADY. Missouri s.
N.es-'~ - FrfEsLErN. n,.-t
Tber. IN, scne excitement II the feuos
, 1865-12-18

MATTERS IN -CuoLERA-RA1L~
RoADs.-A recent letter from Alexandria
Egypt, states that the Inhabitants who lately
led from that city on account Of the cholcra,
have returned to their usual occupations
md 10 witncssI the activity and enterprise Of
Egypt, strans3r would scarccly suspect that
the country waseonly few weeks since rny-
aged by that fatnl epidemic. While the high
price Of cotton md the abundance Of tho bar
vest assures thu planters OF an ample recon-
pcnse for their hbors, the government Is 1ig-
orously prosecuting its system OF Internal
improvements. IN the Delta of the Nile
alone there are completed and In successful
operation about fve hundred and fifty miles Of
railway, involving cnpltal estimated at SSs5,-
000, 0,000- To theS lines. will BOON boaddednew
ones, on which tte rallsEre being laid as fast as
the grading can le completed, and which will
add some four hundred miles. After con-
meeting the most inpnr!lnt towns Of the
Delta, the new lines will penetrate the regions
Of Upper Egypt. so that however low the
the dry eessou, the facility of Communication
will not be impedet. It is also q, satisfaction
TO know TINT the time IL approaching when
the lower eataract of the Nile, TINT OF As
souan, will be only !ew days distant from
Cairo.
STEAM NAVIGATION TO RussIA.-Tha Rus
eians are rapidly covering thelr seas ndlarge
rivers With steam vessels, mostly built In
English and American shipyards.
, 1865-12-18

-sorted By insurance. =
en- 1ns iS- 9S,5siaE essgp,od oy y. Bushnell Co.,
no! newly damaged, the toAl loss building and
oex, amounting to abo1t Il, so. which vss tully
Al lazre number OF Other persons, wbose Names
We could not ascertain, lost goods and furuiture
ne to!al io.s wtn sggreeate abont ~, ,o4p.
he q I'm, mi ffc + = e + - myss
Aesxrs. r. q. Wh1pp1e & Co., il denied 81 ihoss
gentlemen. as the{ had no d.e nor li.ht In the Is.
taoli.hnocnt Within three eaJs OF The time Of The
DRE on sArpapAr rKx1so.
Al thalfpas,6 o'clock last evening dre sas dis
S2tesed S1 u the hsssnant Of the Chicago Glass
WORK.. No. 6 Dearborn street ooccp1ed b NJ. II
:. Cn1runsn Il vE caused BY soms tparfs whieh
were emitted hon IL s,oye, and uh}ch aeniiod
9nsn1s'{ i oItit1aT q Ihe engtnea we1a promptly on
EItss they were quite cxttnguiahed. Tbe conttn..
olihc store were considerably damaged By watef,
sogsd o, ~ P na b,s e.. Tse ben a.
plaee ten minu.ea when the alarm vas acstn snunl.
Cd. The hIe had broken ont in another part Of liza
be of enc second xaa sa9
mad closed the doors, md was on The potnt Of d.
psHhs, nss .hea he perceived a dense vol.
adjoining Tho counting room. From de tsci thss
tne apartment seldom occupied being ptinc3psily
tSet eeq =. a. inaher room. II strongly taspected
Fire ners,4 - E1-4~~- t4S
s1fnf safeshTg ths sonsgaton beto.e i spread %
and Ibis VA 1norr thrnncf hreaE. ~ ahsn ~
stock vas insurs6 to fhr rT1enf ~ = ~ 71e 10
bujdynv i nV1red ~ II VM.,tnf -. fosgnt xt1 Ing
iueured ~ H. IL Ans4'o1 aou . iuli1
~
FIRE At aAR1Es.
nos, be"een m shlse md four o'clock on Friday atses
harlem, the residence Of E. $. Hutch!ns, Es1..
e1atn merchant Of this city. 1t orieinated IN tbe
bAxemeut hum furnace that bad recc,f1T hne1, nit
gp. and before any assistance 5onId Be- renderea end m
greater portion Of u Furniture. tnc115,nr, M
hhrary, Piano, md huJ personal aEticies Or rnnch
value. waa Consumed, Ihe ioss smnnnta r. r. .ho1t
t1o00e andtis issured tos 5000 in he fo!lowinr
cqNpanIea: Home Iusnancr Co. Il M. Mnts
Chants Insurance Co, $1,000, The residence VI,
one ol The most elegant and fnely furpisbed in
Harlem.
11nEs on SUNDAY.
About 8 O'Clock Yesterday rnoro,no sr. u.,s 5,.-
rorerea IN t,,.o ..,e-r n-s s--us- A@e ~, o,e.
eosee0 ~ '"oslo1y name dwelling On Jndd
8.teet. near canal, occupied by AID. Wanwork
The alarm Was Immediately gwen md The depsrt,
meat were soon at WORK. The a,r orjrin.t.d sn ,
ss encev .ne pn!iaaa& y, rom which It
, 1865-12-18

Inc paet week has been ons OF rather exceptions
Character In relation TO amusemeuts. The weather
has been cold yct 1ne, anu the Just commencing
skating fe.son, while it has been wondrousIy al.
Hact1rc, has initiated somewhataEainst the attend.
ance on indoor amutemeuts.
During the coming week we shall have a crAn8
winter opening. The German opera, The theatre,
museum. Hermann, md ths Academy ot Music, the
skating parks and numerous MINOR plscea OF
anusement will compete for public pstrouase.
Yet The chances a1e that al will secure Ear share
There too much Of excellence to allow any to 70
AcvicKER's THrlrnr-The Flo.cnces are sill
II thelt fayorlte characters. Florenees benefit on
FEidsy night WIS substantial one. Monday night
p ponsP ss soa sna tnd eshy s Rss
shslspeaFesn and Goldamithlan, have fned up the
hs5s M hs
nolal drama Of Uncle Toms Cabln' iriIl be
ssssgSdussd ssg S hess e. Monday night On Friday ne1t
an overwhelming ons for this popular M1orite,
AcAnEHr or Muuc.-The Kelly i Leon band Of
Ethiopian m!ns'Eels is popular as ever. The pro-
unc, embracing the following among other n6eyoi 6i
ties: Domestic Buss," C6.oled Troops of 1854
MCha1sengc Dance," and Poor Old JEFF" On
pany. M. h i, DIngess, vii taks bcnent. wv >'1'-
gte1ans opens In Smith N1Ion's Hall for bFjrf
reason thts lMondayl evening, With repertoire Of
to the most philosophical. We noticc that du1in11
his recent etay in New York te performed twenty.
sessn @ @ @!ucoetslre nights IN the Academy Of Nusic,
huDdrrfi: we're turned from the door. Tcr1nsY,n
I'll INTRODUCES the celebrated Indian bird care. per
itrmed only by himself one Of The most wonderfrl
many other startling novelties, We shail be- mneh
surprised II be does not excite Jtrpre hero equal
70 that produced in the Eastern cities; and w
have no doubt TINT his stay might be indefinitely
audiences Hermann IL attended b. M. Charles
Levy, who ie Hell known as the efficient AGENT OF
Goltschalk for thc past four yesrs.
ESGNEEHs' BA1L-The second anuuat hat, oy
Division No. 10 Of the Brotherhood of Locomotisn
Engineers y III be given In the Opera Music E,1i
On the evening Of Thursday, Dec. ssth. A1a44
, 1865-12-18
Amount Of Cotton In tbs South.

From the New Orleans lhcay1nc. 3d.
Messrs. Neiu Brothers s Co. have for
keeping up very accurate and minute stalls
tics OF our cotton crop, including every Sec
tlon where cotton was raised, the shipments
made thefefrom, receipts At the ports, &c.
They have Just completed personal inves-
llgation Ct the Cotton States, one Ct the firm
Western Tennessee, North Alabama, North
and Central Mississippi, by second, and Ar
kansas, Louisiana, He'd River and Texas bv a
third. Their conclusions arc IS follows:
In Georgia and Florida they sum up the
oalance a M od the old crop and product OF new
bales. In Alabama sG0,o bales, old crop
a0 00 new crop. Of the total Of 400, 600 bales,
90 ,000 hare been received at Mobile, In the
sections Of country tributary to New Orleans,
on the Mississippi, hardly any old cotton re.
mains, and the "new" Is in scauty quanti-
ties. =.
Lower Yazoo is pretty we'll exhausted; the
Upper has still some stock. IN Arkansas
not much has been delivered, and a
fair supply must remain In the Arkansas
and White River sections. On the west
etn side Of the, Ouaehita, good deal
OF cotton remains On the eastern side.
but little. The supply Of the Lower Red
section oI Red River has good deal Of cot
Orleans, since LIST May last, has ,received
about two-thitds Of the old crop that remain-
ed Ia this section. Total of" old" estimated
at GO, 900, and Of "new ~ 10000 bales. he.
ccipts to soth November. 4s1 900 bales.
In Texas, 10000 bales Is the estimnta.,
The amount estimated On hand in MAY last is
80 900 bales
La Tennessee, md the contiguous sections
OF Alabama. Mississippi and Arkansas, which
deliver at Memphis and Nashville besides
forwarding good deal to ct. Louis, Louis.
Vile aud Cincinnati, the deliveries since Nav
sum np 2o6 COZ bales. Tho total Is estimated
at 80 600, Of which 15o, 600 are new.
delivered to November s0th, ID, 600; estimated
TO be still In the interior, 5000.
G Georgia aud Florida, old, S00,6oo; new,
rior, 231, 600 bales. Mobile: o1ds :ao @ M.
new, 1000; delivered, eoo,000; estimate
interior, 1's,0 bales. Kew Orleans: o1d
$4,000; new, o:ooo; delivered, 43i 600 il
interior, s@, GOO bales. Texas: old, 1000:
@ @neW. IL 10000; delivered, 1000; IN Interior
and al North not already Counted ;: % IA
10, 600; new, 10000; received at Nav,
iork, 1900; stock at Memphis and
Nashville, receipts at st. Louis. fontsriiie
Cincinnati and delivered to spInuers AZ Bnitis
more, Philadelphia, Boston, and throuohont
3he 3nf ~ est, oo bales; estimated in interior,
g ,BReipg total Of l,e5o 900 bales t.old cron.,,
aUVNO new .G0 ,00 delivered from Nav 1st
10 November 10Th; estimated Ia he n the
interior, 96o, 900 bales. ~ 's' IL Aa'
Aessrs. Nctll. Bro. i Co. estimate the tota,
of Old and new crop at 9,0o), 900 TO :. N1uT1
bales. The cotton totally unfit =, sp!n. 1ney
estimate at tQ0, COO balea. ~D~'
, 1865-12-18

salne one.hali ~isbin : year. Yet sorae hsrd5
es.sts szs fos9c . tn = Eoed ssadttioo tnTso q
nnes. md ha.e been ever sinoe The West Division
1oeds 1eFe stsnsa, IL 3ss.s euc<. rhe Est
p!y: bse %oIF II. sas ~ he hsE L.
a1narJ care Is taken Of the horses q II nd thsv
arc aiwz5e IN GOOD condition, whie seaas Of thnss
On ottsr nes are vretcbed obeeta for pnsIc eom'
nunhszs hosses On he s..ee. HWY. @ sss: W.;
zion, 1a. The average work OF horse o. e,ther
IL he shree h1Te9 I1r73 stsbIes, Pr,e,.e INT.
dred md fotty.ve horses 80 Eept ii @ the ea 4esr
sn1nd; @ sca ~ u he styrA smaller astahli.haents
Of horses subjected to The vsorst 1ssSu. The UyeIv
horse should hzve been n1med hrst q, al,hone IL
ts Tsu cand fr, fsd, xate!d and eroosned IL the
rance and cruelty ofeVesJ one who may chance Ia
Be able 10 hire him for lew hour; an Ihs ssos2
lfe 7eGes Ss1 asM a. Sh9
determined to make him 70 "cofz t6ey ali |Sss "a
sps," Is but Hste Of an c1aseeration Of fhe rhss
acter q some who hire horse flesh BY The hour. So
that they depteeae 70 half Ia value IN two Te.r
service u IT. and az then sold ont to iockeys aad
htm work II they are not too TAR zone. '9'
In general family use. between three and ,,r,
hundred horses are employed In this city, but onI1
hbout twentytesen really dne a1imalS sie kent Il,
i1dlng and driving exclusively, aecoyline to ther
STYLE Some Of these Are really maRniacent mi.
nal, eoual to any 70 the United states. and bear
ScEy hiEh valae. Il Is one Of the strongest arFu-
bat II promotes the inpsoTemcnt Of blood md
~ Ia certainly q strong influences in making men m
cherish A1d tteae kindly their horses. This. more
lhan yahing else Ia an argument In fayor Of en.
eonrastng nll gpoFte which tend to Introduce he he
hotte Int public Interest, and In tine i; Is 10
be hoped tat al will apprctate that 4tae mcrcitl
man Is netriful unto his BEST"
, 1865-12-18
THE SAND RIDGE MURDER.
Curfosity Seckcrs and their Vasar1es-
The Trial Of Keuuc1y.


The spirit OF morbid curiosity which would have
caused ouch large masses OF the popu]ace to have
been present At the execution on Friday last, II the
same had been public one. led goolly number
Of inqulsitive individuals 10 dlsplsY themselyes
during SATURDAY in manner By no mems eredita-
bic TO their reputation for common sen.e, Iarce
ha!e Seea seen peenS sronnd tsa she1T ose a5e:
w3nS Il ne Cont nouse fo.iias toward tho ill
exhibiting peculiar but great cusiosity. That
they could Fec or hear Eothing, they must haye
known, etill they fingered round thc spot vucantiy
easlIg up q The windows for 2 moment, and then
akeyhole.
One Woman, af1er pccrine for some minutes
through the keshoIe Of door leading into the jail
performed he same opiic=l experiment upon he
door leading into The Circuit Court Ofnce, where
her fertile imagination converted souae a,1icle Of
il having ained icr curiosity, he departed NIX
EelEs.tlsfca+ cnmplaccnt air. indicative Of The
moet Intense 6at1faesicn. Another Imaginative In
f1o*t covered windows Q, The DEBTORS Prison.
What be saw would be dithcult to say, but be re.
smosphere nn1i ke beme perectiy b5oc @ Wb 1Sfnhs 6
cold Perhaps be ras sp17tualfst and saw vistops
not allowed to mosr material and less favored
The tria OF Kennedy uiil probably commence On
Monaay mo5ntne; 1T least such Is the present or
ihs day, and the Witnesses for the prosecution
ny, hsve been sumponed; Consequently whether the
s M &c ptocsfaea Wth q not, the pt1soner vii! be
mnaEot 1ato Coart aho pc subject to some Judicial
aeaon. a y y nhae5stood that on Saturday Keune-
~ naae 1 aaaoHt 70 &C 1refcated to the Court. aek-
r. III !Ss gnaneS q venue rom lhls comfy. u this
!ait. &c WILL p!ooaos ask TOT continuance. Con-
sioefhs the doom which has bcialen bis alleged
r - = NJ, nc certainly cannot oe blamed
hts trsnj, though whether jury IN the county,
where c1tmc II rcSarded with 20 much more ahhor-
ferce, On account oI ~ lcss frequent occurrence
somewhat prohlematieal The idca Of prisoners 10
Ealn po*1poncment Of thetr trial is By no mems
tndsctive ot 70 great deficiency Of common sense
interval rhc aecused must lie IN jail, bat on The
otheT hand ths chances Of eouyiaion generally
diminish win t5e lapse 81 time New tragedies,
have replaced older ones II the minds Of the popu
lses. asd murderer tried los murder eomnlstcd
W. @ OF sadEe seaH A ~. klanus oencr eaaoee g!
, 1865-12-18
Prudential Amnessy Bar 10 Proceed =
1HI for Condscaston-Ca.e In the II.

P1etdentsal Amnessy 8arf 10 Proceed
1rl for CondscHsson-Ca.e In the u.
sEAFs nj New 9F1eens.
Ithc Unltca 9tatce District Court, At New
Qlans, oD the eoth uls, motion was made
udismass tho prosseainGs for the condsc4tion
othe estates Of the late Chief Justice Mer-
Ok. Hsn. Pierre Sorle aud P. q, Hstch' On
te ground that they lad filed tbs Pfcsld dcus's
pEdon, snd their acceptance OF and conpII-
are With the eame. Mr.. Roselins appeared
onbehalf Of tho plafntittsa- The District Al
toney declining 70 aPPeH In the caso, Mr..
Wplea (ate District Attorney presented bis
vaove, denying tho power Of ths Presldent to
rHit fesfatnrce where the law making these
d4t's pardon should have that effect.
te also coutended that pardon must spect-
fy&he offence committed. It cannot be valid
uaesa 1t refers to the ssme offence. Il could
mol cover al offences that might be commit
ted That would not Be constitutional or la-
gal
b cannot be given as a carte Mdnch. to be
HlItd up by the Court The King of Englsnd
has net the power to grant these sweeping
psrdons. Amnesty only applied to eneniss
IN state OF w2r, but the pppearcss In this
rule denied that they we're enemies; they
could not therefore plead amnesty, the right
to grant Which, by the President, grow out OF
his military power,
Mr.. Roselius replied He referred to the
extraordinary spectacle OF a gentleman claim
Ing 10 act BY authosity of the President of the
United States to show that he (the President)
was nuuskull, that he did not know what
he was doing.
Mr. Wap1es-yea, TINT Is what mean, ex-
cepttng the numskull.
Mt. Koselius was continuing hts argument,
when the Judge interrupted him by saying be
WAS With him.
Mr.. Roselius, of course, did not want to ar
quo the question, Il his hoaor's mind WAS
Judge Duren remarked that he would not
interfere to restrain the c]emency OF the
President the suits In this case wore
brought against these parties as enemies Of
The United States. The. pardon or the PresI-
dent cxculpated them from this charge.
Judge Bnrrel added some remarks about
tho duty Of the United States Courts to pro-
mote, in every possible way, q restoration OF
the harmonious, patcrnal and peaceful rela-
tions Of the people Of this country. 90 the
pardons OF the late Chiet Justice MerTick, Of
Mr. Soule, and Of ME. P. II. Hatch, latn Col
lector of the Port, wero admitted to bar fur
ther proceedings, and they we're accordingly
dismissed and their property ordered to be
, 1865-12-18
Preaching Politseslin Georsla-Con1let
ofAutltorIty.


The Macon Telegraph gives the particulars
Or an Interesting case tried and, decided by
the Georgia Methodist Episcopal Conference,
Rev. J. Il. Caldwell, formerly of the Southern
church, undertook 10 offend the vicws Of his
congregation by preaching two sermons
against what the Rev. was pleased to call
'SIhe Abuses Of slarery.'
For this breach Of the rules. Of his church,
ne was very justly repriuanled by bis supe.
nor, and ordered to another field, but, instead
oi obeFing, he appealed to Gen. Thomas for
protection, and then travelled North inthe ca
a,a1y Paclty e paying Que. too) Of martyr. Being
tate!y brought Tor . " character before the
conference, he attempted to screen himself
oy stating that In preaching against slavery
ne Intended only to help tie Presidents
But. although he retracted In full Confer.
enec tue threatening words be had ueed In
pamphlet, holding the said Conference In
tcfror Of military interference, the members
o. that body conN cot 6ud this sufficient
alieViatlon Of his violation Of ali discipline
70 calling on the military to Interfere between
na1 nm s1 ana 4 bis Bishop, md: accordingly sup
ported the action of the Presiding Elder ia
removing him.
Mr. Caldwell thin reiterated his Arat decla-
fatlon, that # ANT act OF his Bishop ehou1d, in
his (Mr. Caldwelfs) opinion, inJurc him, be
Won Would % Be right p call on the military for
This may still 10 done, and We shall have
another Instance Of religious and military
conflict OF authpIty.
, 1865-12-18

II The threatened opposition TO the open
Ing Of new and shorter line to New York by
the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Com
pany, referred to in our last issue, has, we arc
glad to see, elicited decided expression Of
opinion on the part Of the leading Pittsburgh
journals, against such dog-in.thc: :manser
policy.