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ordered . sprea 7si =
To His Ercellency Benz. g. Hatnphreys,
Governor of mississippi:

The New Orleans correspondent OF
the Natchez Courier writes:
II has been decided in the case OF
the a. United States against Gen. Twiggs
that his property should be restoreo 70
his son, who is q child OF about Z T.
This n, s,,it was pending, and no condem-
na+;on aa.l, having. been made before the
aeath Of the General, this decision IS
ou on1v what has been anticipated, as the
confseation act only affects the he es-
tata Of the owner. This will place
yo,,ng ,erSI Twiggs in possession OF a very
handsome property, most of which, oy
tbe M way, he / believe inlerits from ms
mother.
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The Case of MIR. Clay.
From the New York World,l:.

From the New ork w oriosi: -.
There are two ways of doing what
ought to be done: one shabby, and the
other not. Mr.. Clay was denounced
by the official authority of the United
States as an accomplice in an assassin
alton. He Immediately surrendered
himself, saying: Here I am, ready for
trial. He was not tried, has been i'm
prisoned year, and now is set free
upon parole.'s s,.a
The,par0le is mean, very mean. MIR.
Clay is guilty or is innocent; if guilty,
he should be hanged; if innocent, let
him be dismissed honorably with re-
cantation Of the charge.
The idea now so prevalent in social
life that making offensive remarks or
charges without sufficient examination
and warrant, is amply etoned by a re-
gret, is bad enough; but that a great
government should make a serious
charge without knowledge, and should
crawl out of it without dignity, is much
worse. How very close our theory of
government has been brought to the
old Bourbon and Bastile standard IS
evinced in nothing so much as in the
term ''prisoner of State" which was
utterly unknown to our language and
law before the party Of moral ideas
got the reins, Probably Mr.. Stewards
little bell has tinkled more innocent
men into jails within the last four
years than all the Tudors and all the
FStuarts during their dynasties.
There was one thing about the old
tyrannies, at any rate, that seemed fair.
If De We're had a Mortimer executed,
the son of Mortimer might return
the compliment upon the son of a De
We're, and, the account being balanced,
men could feel easy in their minds: but
under the moral-idea tyranny, there
seems small prospect of some men
getting dose of their own medicine,
though Mazeppa says:
"There never yet was human power
That could eyade, if unforgiven,
The patient search and vigil long
OF him who treasures up wrong"
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WAsHNGros, May Following dis
matches relative to the bombardment OF
Valparaiso have been received at
the Navy Department
III. S. STEAMSHIP VANDERBILT,
Valparaiso, March 81, 1866 }
"S1R.-I have the honor to anr ounce
that upon nv arrival in this port with
the SQUADRON under my command, !
called upon the English Admiral. who
had informed me that he intended to
prevent any sudden bonlbardment'
and would only suffer it after ample
notice. To this made no reply, but
having considered the matter, sought
the occasion the next day to say that
I would Join him in preventing any
sndden bombardment, and that l would
also 90 as much further as he chose.
T assured him that the Monadneck
could take care of the Numancia; that
from target experiments | had Wltnes-
sed. I was absolutely certain that, IN
no less. than thirty seconds and not
more than thirty minutes, the Monao-
mock herself. unassisted, would leave
only the mast-heads of the Numancla
above water, and that our wooden yes
sells English and American, could look
ont for the wooden vessels OF the Span,
iards. In thus offering to 60 peyono
the letter of my instruct ons to observe
strict neutrality, l acted upon tpe
s,11nosition that neutrality among the
nations did not preclude, all welI-dl-
rected efforts to keep the peace among
them that as a peacea bic citizen IS no.
obliged to stand by inert while ano1nel g
is suffering from the unlawful vlolenc'
Of q third person, but may justly. IN
terfere with force to prevent an lnlrac
tion of lava murder, for example
60 nation, witnessing the like disturb
ance among her sister nations, nee lee,
not rest absolutely impassive but, VIII
5 sincere neutrality, might lntefPos
, with force, Unnecessary, to keep the OF
erations Of the helligerants at leas
within the law for the protechon {
; neutral persons and property. al
v aware that action in the premises .s,:e, :
: : our part involves great responslolil,nt.'
bnt I had reached the conclusion ina
: with England as an ally, twas my az
j q 4 told the English Admiral what , It,
: have written, and frankly added 1n'
S his commerce was more extensive Uns
: orrs. and more convenient to the Goa q
Q of Spain, but as he had more to sunt SUM
3 3 in consequence of arupture with spa
he had also more to preserve by lnst
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nsH The influence of Chief Justice
Chase in the Supreme Court does not
seem to be potential A few days ago
Jndpe Nelson. delivered the opinion OF
the Court declaring that shares IN ma
tional banks are taxable. Chlef Justlce
Chase aissented. a, =,
A few days ago the Court decided
that the mi 'itary court, or COMMISSION
or committee, which sentenced three
men in Indiana to death-and who
wonld have been murdered had not the
p President intefposed-had no lurls-
diction legally to try and sentence them
Chief Justice Chase dissented
tits now pretty well ascertasned tha'
tbe Court will at its next term decd {
the test oath to be. unconstitutional
Chief Justice Chase dissents,
Refore the late proclamation OF peace
the Court decided that the SoqtnerI I
States were in the Union, and that II
was proper to consider cases coming
from Them. Chief Justice Chase dis
sented. .. .,1,o,,
narty issues are involved he SO W1aei
d;ffars 1;I from the other judges? Doe
he. e.carry his politics upon the bench &
Is he incapable Of comprehendlng pri44
81 c;ples M which to them are plain
tbat Il horse fy which MI. Lincoln sal
tronb,ed Mr. Chase in the treasury 0 os
,1artment vet biting him? Wll Con
eress appoint an investigating comm a4h; y
; fee to inquirer There is sometnln
; t5e tIe matter with him.. or his associate
ara profoundly ignorant OF law
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COMMUNICATED.
Translations from the German for the
Standard.
ANECDOTES OF GREAT MEN.

Prince Menzikoff, the illustrious Rus
sian statesman, sold, in his youth, pies
in the streets of Moscow. One day he
happened to enter the kitchen of no.
bleman, with whom Peter the Great
was to dine. The notleman was there
giving orders, and spoke to the cook
about dish the Car was very fond of.
Young Menzikoff saw that the roble-
man, unobserved by the cook, was mix
ing powder, like spice, in it. He no
ticed the dish very attentively, so as to
be able to recognize it when being
served; then he went out; he walked
before the nobleman's house till the
Car arrived. AS soon as Menzikoff
saw nili he cried, "Pies! pies!!" louder
than usual; he sang, approached the
prince, and tried to make himself no.
ticed Peter, struck by his appearance
called him, and asked him several
questions, which the young man an
swered so happily that the prince
said to him, q. will take you in my
service" Menzikoff bowed, accepted
with delight, and without being order
ed, followed his new master. As they
sat at table, he came to the dining hall,
and placed himself boldly behind the
armchair of the Emperor. The dish
appeared; Menzikoff bent down, and
whispered IN the ear Of the prince not
to touch it. feter rose, smiling, and
under plausible pretext, drew him IN
the next apartment. Here Menzikoif
explained what made the dish suspl-
cious. The Car returned, and with
the same smile with which he had gone
out, seated himself again at the table
The nobleman praised the powdered
dish to the prince, and assured him o.
/ It's excellence. The Gar ordered hin
to come and sit by him, took some O
the dish on q plate, and invited th4 no
bleman to eat first Cf it, SO us to glv'
him the example, and assure him o
lis good taste. Thc nobleman changed
color. and with an embarrassed air
SAID. that as subject, he did not dare
to eat before the prince, nor out OF th'
same plate with him. The plate wa
then presented to a dog, who swalloWe'
It's conteLts greedlly. But . few me
ments after has eyes relied; he went
and out uneasily, he turned hlmse
round and round, and reeled and dice
The dog VAS examined, the polso
discovered; the nobleman was place
under guard, and the following day h
was found dead III bed. From thenc'
forth, Menzikotf was no more obllge
to sell pies in the streets; the first ste
to his rapid fortune was made.
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ORIGINAL POETRY.
[fur the Standard.

[For the Standard
In the following lines there are flee
words of fue letters each, which, if
placed under each other in certain
order, will read horizontally and verti-
cally the same. Let the young reader
md them out and arrange them:
ship will sail for. the por; Of Rest,
with a living cargo, bought with blood
The blood Of Jesus--the name most blest.
This ship called "The grace of God"
Would you secure in this ships berthS
Relax no efforts, and spare no pains =.
Renounce your sins and III" joys OF earth,
Aud find in Christ everlasting gains.
III. mercy trust and his power extol:
ynt watch and pray--be on the alert;
For satan seeks to make you fall
And ali his power he win exert. G. II.
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the Nav

CHoLERA.-Ha.
gives the following gray5,a
tions, which deserve the
tention of all who wish i H
scourge Of cholera. which thre. SO
attack us this summer:
/. Every householder owes tito him
self to his family, to his neighbors, to
the community in which he resides, to
have his house, from cellar to garret,
from the street curb to the rear line OF
his lot, most scrupulously cleaned, by
sweeping, washing and whitewashlng.
2. Every man who has any authority
in city or town government, should
consider himself by the oath of Office,
and by every consideration Of human
ity to give himself no rest until every
street, alley, close gutter and sewefliS
placed in a state of rs perfect cleanll-
ness as possible, and kept SO until the
frosts Of next season come.
q These c1eansings should be done
now. in April and May, because, II put
off until warm weather, the very enors
necessary to the removal of the nth
will onlv tend, in the essential nature ol
things, to hasten the appearance OF tne
disease, to increase its malignity, ano
to extend the time of its deyastationsi
because the suns of spring and summer
! tbe sooner warm into life, and intensity
the viperic and malignant influence
which in its remorseless tread, wrecks
40 much of human happiness, and des
olates SO many hearthstones.
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For the Standard.
70 MISS MATTE w.

=, y;raoo aings on Ganges river
~ ~, hl,ou 81 iotus, fresh and bright,
,Cts@ Sol from out his burning quiver
snseds arrows of the morning light:
60 on the stream of thy passing days
Nv wiling hand and heart would fling
The passion flowers of verbal praise,
The sweetest song bard could sing.
Tbv home is by tie forest wild,
Where Gods first temples stood
and thou art like sylphide child,
Amid the Druids of the wood.
! would home like that were mine,
Where might sweetly rest or rove,
And thon vert with me-Proserpins-
In each green dingle, vale and grove.
e;rh not for the lot that darkles
Der life Oh this broad globe Of mem
Drink of wine ofjoy that sparkles
In love of stream, and mount and glen;
For Nature spreads a feast for all,
And half of life is blooming hours,
And CAV Earth wears eoropal
And EN- raid robe embossed with tow'rs.
But once I've met thee-yet | know
That thy pure heart is true and kind
That sweet words from thy red lips flow,
Like Sapphos music on the wind.
And /. who saw thee once, sweet maid,
In tranced fancy see thee now,
With rose hue on thy fair check laid,
And thought-shade on thy Parian brow
Thy laugh is sweet as vespcr chime
Floating from Italia's lofty hills,
Or the weird, volnptuous rhyme
OF the wild Pharl har's gushing rilH.
Se'cr. Amphion with his cithern played
4 tuueful note I'd love so well,
Though sweet as in the classic shade
l. Thrilled proud Appollo's cadent shell.
z i.
!. F,.ssa, in the Grecian stream,
'cok Md never w.sh. his bright eye see
A1raex OF himself, or dream,
Half, halt so fair as I've. Seen hts.
NV heart, alas! no longer free,
Must feel thy bewlliering spell,
For thou art beautiful as The
Young Venus IN Ter cradle sLeT
Z Pcar GlBsas, Miss, MAY Il. 896. i
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srence; that his interests in Chill rose
D thousands. While ours were only
undreds. The English Admiral said
t first that he would go with me, for
plainly declared that I would not
axe a step without him. said that
had no intention of becoming cats
aw to draw European chestnuts out
the fire, and then have the Power
served laughing at my singed paws,
lille they enjoyed tie fruits of my
merity. The English Admiral finally |
termlned to throw the responsibility |
on the English Minister, who did
tchoose to act in the premises. Eng
1 cooperation having failed, no sep
te action on my part was taken, rs
le had been proposed. ! have used
h measures as [ could TO bring
>ut an accommodation, but without
cess.
This morning at nine o'clock the
anish Admiral opened upon the town
III shot and shell directing his fire
incipally against the public buildings
d store-houses. After continuous
mbardment Of two hours and fifty
inutes, the firing ceased, md the
panish Admiral withdrew his vessels.
our of the store buildings connected
nth the custom house were entirely
destroyed, with their contents. Other
Ldioining building, used for the same
purpose, were very much injured. The
alue ofmerchandise destroyed in these
vaguely estimated at some S22,000,-
100. The Government House, the
Exchange and the railroad. buildings
we're damaged to a considerable extent.
Naturally and inevitably, parts of the
,ity which the Spanish Admiral declar-
ID he did not intend to injure, received
many of his missiles. Several blocks Of
private buildings were destroyed by
ire, and churches and converts ana
hospitals were not exempt from injury.
Few lives were loSt-not more than
sight or ten.
Il enclose herewith copies Of the
letter addressed to me by the foreign
residents of Valparaiso, representing
the interests of nearly all the nations
of christendom, bearing an official
character, with a copy of my answer
also copies of the manifesto and letter
of the Spanish Admiral. When | was
assured that the BritishAdmiral was de
termined not to resist bombardment
/ called upon him, as did not choose
to drift to collision, where had M
purpose to collide, I shoud move m.
vessel to get out of the Spanish way
This intention communicated verbal,
to the Spanish Admiral.
"Thrust by circumstance into posi-
ton in which it became necessary t
take some part, I felt a natural anxiet,
to know whether the one [ took me
with theapproval of the Government
Inmy whole course I have conferre
freely with our minister, General XII
patrick, and desired the benefit of hi
az ice and assistance. In all [ hav
d r. offerd to do, he has been cor
a7 he has fully conquered:
ot been mentioned befor
elaasa I lid not wish to brea
ay % nls narrative, and nc
nru UI5hg 2 strong sens
.a0u for his s3ot eratlon.
erL. he l9aeJ st be =, yol
,3HS s,
ls.45 4re.
+,.sas.ts.lt lt5 /.
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VALPAR ALSO.

Official Account Of t.,
Observation-Disclosures s@ait-
mOdOre R0dgers---He Z
want Anybody TO LaugA.
His Singed PaVys---He De.
cIines to Pull Chestnuts out
oftne Fire for England---His
SfOl.y of the BOIllbardmP Mt
and what Preceded It---Ad-
difiOnaI Details.
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fan cass is dying Of softening o. o.
e1rnectation 1T Of his decease ! ho converse 1s Sc
pes frisnds, is,t but this is an exceptional p;a
a. I1fSnn II mind. He passes most o, Of dans his
oroI S, IS now in his eighty-fourOh S0"i
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A HUHGArIAN EPITAPH. The corr
pondent of an English paper writes
Il had given to me the other
the translation OF a funeral notice
the Hungarian language OF sucl
touching simplicity and patriaro
character as cannot fail to interest
perfect strangers. The bereaved
tleman, moreover, is one of the mob
veterans among the Magyar patriots
Here is his card of sorrow:
Il had to bury the partner OF my
life,
NV own Catharine Bay,
on the 28th Of February, in
the G5th year Of her life, in the
44th Of our very, very happy unlol
Tour daughters, two sons, and
eleven grand children are
weeping with me overthe
ruin of my house;
but we must be
silent, because
it is tho
viii
Of
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Richard, the Lion Hearted, King OF
England, prisoner of Leopold, Duke
of Austria, was imprisoned without
any one knowing what had become OF
him. Blondel, KIchard's muslc-master,
loved his sovereign passlonately Dis
guising himself as pilgrim, he wan
dered through Germany, cndeavorln8
to hear of hlm. He came by chance
to a village, called Lozelnsteln, where
there was castle belonging to tue En-
peror Henry; he knew that prisoner
Of importance had been kept there Tor
year The next day Blondel walked
round the castle and sang half OF
song which he had composed With
Richard. Immediately the king sang
the other half, which filled the faithful
musician with delight; he started oil
rectly to England, and Informed the
Court of the discovery he had made.
An embassy sent TO Vienna pad th'
Emperor a ransom Of hundred thou
sand marks of silver.
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has Dc decided cid that revenue stamp !? ds no
nast mas aePi1 ot note. and needn be copied,
and and that h ! = note is valid without It, Il II
be not fraudulen!lt omitted
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THEGnESADA AssAssIN4TEIoN.-Ine At on oet;no, Gn'
held on the 1st inst, passed resotti, ;on ,s If
condemning the recent assassina'i0n %
Lieut.. Blanding at that place.
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The Veto.
ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT OF PRESIDENT JOB
SONS ACTION ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS BE

ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT OF PRESIDENT JOB
SONS ACTION ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS Br
From the London Post, April 10.1
The President of the United Stat
has just furnished a fresh instance
his political sagacity by putting We
on the Civil Rights Bill = x
would be needless to indorse by furth
argument the views whicb Mr.. Johnsc
has expressed. Few persons, even
the Northern States, conscientiou
believe that the emancipated slaves q
qualified to exercise the privileges
citizenship, and it is no secret that
measure which has now been REMIT
for the consideration Of Congress, "
framed rather with the vieH of punis
ing the white population Of the Sout
ern States, than of beneftting Il
black. To ! measure thus conceive
the President is fully justified in ref
sing his assent. If the American pe'
pie were represented in the pres,
Congress, then, indeed, it might
urged that he ought to give effect
their wishes But such is not the ca
The representatives of the Northt
States have "most illegally disfranch
edthe Southern population" by den
ing admission to their Representative
to Congress, and now assume to ma
not only laws for the entire Union, b
laws whose special operation will
confined to those States whose repr
sentatives they do not permit to ia
part in their councils. This is not le
islation according to the proper int
probation of the American constitute
and it is therefore fortunate for
republic that it possesses Presid
who is determined, so far as he is al
to correct the evils which would OIL
wise spring from SO anomalous c
dition of things.
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TIE ANSWER.

Sir received your Grafton with
much deliberation, and little con,
sternation at the great infatuation OF
vour weak imagination, to show such
yeneration on 50 slight a foundation
I suppose your animation was the frult
Of recreation, or had sprung from
ostentation to. display your education
by odd enumeration, or rather multi
piication Of words of the same termlna-
ton though of great variation in their
respective signifcation. Now, without
disputation. your laborious application
to 90 tedious an occupation, deserves
commendation, and thinking imitation
sufficient qualification. am without
Hesitation, SALLY MopEhAlioN.
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'SIGIsMUND BERNATH.
.Tarnocz, March ., 1866.

Too MUcB " Ar1ox. The following
love letter and reply we find in Miss
issippi exchanges:
Madam-Most worthy of my admir-,
alton, after long consideration, and
much meditation, of the great reputa-
ton you possess in the nation, l have
a strong inclination to become your
relation. On your application OF the
declaration, I shall make preparation
to move situation, to profess my adlEa-
ton; and if such obligation IS worthy
of observation, and can Obtain com
miseration, it will be an aggrandlza-
ton, beyond all calculation, OF the JOY
ond civilization of Yours,
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AMP. fa iiEa
ackf CLARION. aa
p51iio
- Rear
hgsv SIS der1fet sst}#
comm i tc &c 43TessE 35as
ordered - sprea an sae
To His Ercellency Benz. G. Humphreys,
Governor of Mississippi
srR-I have the honor to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your endorsement
of the S3d inst, upon q communlca-
ton of Mr. Zehnder, in which he enters
co,npIaint of the conduct of soldier
towards children returning from school,.
T cave the matter prompt attention and
will, punish this or any other violation
of order on the part of soldiers OF my
command towards the citizens OF Jack
SON. Hoping any breach of decorum
by the soldiers may be promptly re-
noJrted / am, very respectfully,
S M. PRESTON,
Colonel 58th U. S. Q: L,
Commanding Post.
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A Goon ExoUsE.-A Jurors name
was called by the clerk. The man ad-
vanced to the judges desk and sald; >,
Judge, I should like to be excused.
aft is impossible" said the judge
decidedly.
soy sgWeIi. sir, what are they?"
as;r the fact is" aud the man hes
itated. -, -
"Well, judge, if I must say IT. Ve
got the itch" aoaato one
+,,rned to the clerk and said, 'fClerk
scratch that man out.
Tvr D1FrERENcE WE'LL STArED.-1n'
following is part of a report OF ia a 70 -
cont debate in the Uni ed States oeliate :
Mr. Cowan-This Government =
the United States is Government Q
delegated powers. "a, 10 N,
Mp Howe-I should like to see tn
authority 1or gnaU 41,o+ q. ,rea
! Mr.. Cowan-I am aware tna9 - 2 2 :, :,
many people who do not underssan > -
that that and who really come here ana u a. !
tempt to be Senators oft Of the .s,onl ontdg tbi
States, and to legislate here upon % pn, ~,
aoor as if they were members 1a opsninl q ! ~
lament. and as if they had omn,pt H.
.o,,t Governmental power over TIL
sOeg sOeer; 1 know they Singer at this So. a0'
sflds' ,in1't to to- spigger at his own disgTa' r5
I rlgaI r,gd b;s - own Wig ignorance He has tn
amt AMI n'T no doubt. know Of no Prov
2 faguS, s ~ tn the Constitution which presye1n,
ION ! n,an ~ fro from being just as big 1901
he pleases. Laughter. ,t,.arv. ~ :
know Of any law to the contrary
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WAsHNeroS, May 2.-Following dis
patches relative to the bombardment OF
VALPARAISO have been received at
the Navy Department.