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Form the Jacksonville fla Union.
Alligator Races la E,0r:da--EXcl.
ling SpNrl.

The guests at the st. James Hotel
needing some excitement in order to
counteract the effects Of the hot weather,
instituted, few days ago, a new species
Of race, one not heretofore chronic!ed in
the ordinary sportingpapers. This was
nothing less than all alligator race, q
match between a number of juvenile al
ligators, Intended to be reared by their
contidlnS proprietors rs household pets,
provided the aforesaid proprietors should
not be eaten up in the meantime.
ALLIGAToRs ENTERED.
Nimble Jack, by j. w. Cornell, of
New York.
Boston Boy, by A. II. Rhodes, of
Boston.
Spotted Tail, J.. B. Hcrshell, of Jack
sonville.
Champion Maid, by NJ. A. Parker.
GazelIe, by n, Hymes, of New York.
Purse $50 best two in three.
First Heat-The alligators, after some
belligerent demonstrations, got well off
together, making good time at the quar-
ter-pole. Spotted Tail bolted the track,
to the consteEnation of the lady specta-
tors, who incontinently fed and nimbly
mounted the adjacent chairs and settees,
until the ferocious monster was cap
tured. AT the three quarter pole Ga
zelle and Boston Boy both dashed
among the spectators, causing another
amusing panic, but were soon restored
to the track and made desperate efforts
to regain the lead. Nimble Jack, how
ever, came in winner, closely followed
by Champion Maid.
Second Heat--The alligators took the
track we'll, and all got a good start, dash
ing off in fine style. All were neck k-and
neck at the three-quarter pole, but in
coming down the homestretch Champi-
on Maid took to lead, and held it to the
end, closely followed by Nimble Jack.
Third Heat-Nimbie Jack got the lead
in starting, and held 1t throughout,
Champion Maid coming in second.
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Gold.

Gold has gone up to 1892 This does
not look as if the bill to "preserve the
public credit" " so ostcntatiously passed by
the Radical Congress, was of any real
value. Ithelped the brokers and their
confederates in Congressman was capi-
tai brokers' bill. Itattempted to change
the contract of loan, and to add some
eight hundred millions to the public in
debtcdness, so as to benefit the bond
holders; but this fraud the people will
stamp out before they are done with the
subject. But as to really Strengthening
the public credit we witness no such re-
suit.
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I Z i h & Il A p Ii I G .

NEW YORK, May 1l.-The Tribune
says the reports Of enlistments for the
Cubans in this city arc unfoundcd. A
number have volunteered to enlist, but
were declined. The Cubans have sol
diers enough On the Island acclimated,
and only want materials, with whic,
they are being supl.ied as fast as pos
sible under the espionage their agents
here and elsewhere are subjected TO by
Spanish spies and officials Many Amer
lean officers have been employed to su-
lrNntcnd the shipment Of war materi-
ais, and are engaged on that dntY. Some
in the South will go to Cuba for active
duty.
LosDos, May 1.-THE Standard,
Conservative, in reviewing the position
of the United States and Great Britain
on the Alabama question, asserts that
the FcniAn outrages on Canada more
than ovcrbalance the dcprcdations by
the Alabama. Great Britain in agreeing
To submit the grievances Of both coun-
hios to arbitration conceded more than
could ':o fairly demanded and to yield
further would be coWardicc and irrepar-
ably degrading.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 11.-Thc Gov
ernmcnt is considering plan for the
reorganization of the Roman Catholic
Church throughout the Empire.
LoNpoN, May 12-Initial stcps have
been taken for an alliance, offensive and
defensive, between England, France and
Spain against the United States. The
rejection of the Alabama treaty, the
tone OF Mr.. summers speech, the alleged
liIlibusteringtendency of General Grant S
Administration, and the reported con
nivance at expeditions from the United
States against Cuba being made the
preteNts for Il necessity for such alliance
CNCINNATI, May 12-The insurance
valuation on the boats burned to-day is
as follows Clifton, $4,000; Westmore-
land $4,000; Mary Erwin, $4,000;
total, $4,000. Many believe that but
one deck hand on the Cheyenne was
lost; others say that James B jackson,
an Arkansas trader, was lost en- the
Cheyenne. The loss Of freight was
500, 600, nearly all of which was insur-
ed. Total loss, S235,O00.
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GRANTS OBJECTIvE-The Empire.
No Income Tax from Foreign
H0HthDIdCrS.

Chief Justice Chase recently ruled il
case at Baltimore that Government
could not collect income tax from for
eigners who held our bonds, and that
what had been collected must be refund
ed. The Internal Revenue Bureau is
preparing regulations to carry out his
decision. Several hundred thousand
dollars will be taken out Of the Treasury
for that purpose.
Q That makes the burdens still more op
pressive on the taxpayers. But it is to
be used TO give Negroes a vote and OF
course Republicans who voted for
GRANT and favor Radical reconstruction
will cheerfully fork over.
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In TRoUBLE-The Administration over
the triple alliance intelligence.

NThe last tie of tlte Pacific Rail
road was laid on Monday, the 10th lust
According to hate report to the PreSl
dent by Mr.. Snow, one of the Commis
sioners appointed to examine and report
the condition of the road, it is the great
est swindle ever perpetrated upon any
people.
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From the tntelligencer of Monday
THE DYER INVESTIGATION.
"Hoftenness Of The Military Ring
Exposure Wanted.

The Pittsburgh Commercial, which is
partial to General Dyer, perhaps because
certain Pittsburgh parties have a large
interest in keeping him at the head
of the Ordnance Bureau, speaking of
the coming opinion of the Court of In
quiry, says: There were plenty Of dis
appointed persons between whom and
the public treasury General Dyer reso-
lutely stood" 1t is pity there was
not some persons to stand between Dy-
er and the treasury, say for example
when he was spending millions for
worthless Rodman guns and paying Ma
jor Rodman over S260,OO0 royalty on a
patent for making them-he being a
member of the Ordnance Corps and ex
pressly forbidden by the laws of the
United States from owning patent or
receiving royalty from the government.
We understand it is probable both Dyer
and Rodman will be indicted by the next
Washington grand jury, the one for pay
ing and the other for receiving this roy
atty in violation of law-the fact hav.
ing been established by this inquiry
We know something about this ord
nance investigation and fully concur sin
the opinion said to have been recently
expressed by Horace Greeley that the
Government has been robbed of ut least
S0O,000,OO0 through corruption and i'm
becihty in the Ordnance Department in
the last ten years. As rule, courtmar-
tials are organized to convict civilians
and white wash army officers We have
no expectation that the present will
prove an exception, as the Commercial,
which is doubtless informed, says the
finding will be altogether in favor of
General Dyer" The accusers we're all
civilians, and they had to encounter the
bitter hostility of not only the ordnance
ring but the whole military regime from
sherman down, who fight for one anoth-
er under all circumstances. 1t never
was intended, we presume, either by
those hho asked, who ordered or who
carried on the Inquiry, that Dyer should
be convicted Of anything and we sup
pose he will not be- But we should like
10 see the stupendous rottenness of the
military ring at Washington exposed,
and hope it will be vet.
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The New York Times is delighted
with the independence of the Radical
press in criticizing Grant, and thinks
the sign healthy one The Times is
determined to he comfortable Every
body has heard of the philosophy of the
old pugilist who was numerically
trounced by his own son: cit isn't ey-
cry man as got boy vot can vip his
own dad"
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A EssAttU Grant,

LOUISVILLE, May IA number of
General G. H. Thomas army comrades
repaired TO his headquarters to-day to
present him with magnificent silver
service, but the General declined its &C
ce2tance on the ground that he had de-
termined never to receive donation
under any circumstances.
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Take Notice.

The Editor of THE SpIRIT has rewoved
his office, to the front room Of the dwell
ling house, one door South of the print.
ing Office, where all business connected
with THE SPIRIT will be transacted. No
tics the sign: EM- SPIRIT OFFICE.
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An Indian Princess in New York.

A South American Indian Princess,
who was captured in a battle of. the IA,
tives of Gusjira, and ransomed by an
American family who were travelling in
South America, and adopted by them, is
a guest at the Astor House. Her feat
ures are of the regular Indian cast :;
hair black straight, and stiff, complexion
brown, eyes dark and flashing, forehead
low and cheek bones high. I'm her ma
tive country she lived on miik and vege
tables Her usual costume consists of a
loose dress of light cotton stuff, strip
ed with red, and fastened at the waist by
a girdle of heavy beads. She also wears
beads around her arms and ankles. She
told an interpreter that she remembered
her father, great and good man, but did
not recollect her mother Her guard
ians hare no doubt of her royal original.
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EgThe Athens (Ga.) Watchman re-
ports the following horrible outrage -
On Tuesday of last week very respect
able young lady, named Gray, sixteen
years old, while at the spring near her
mothers, in Oglethorpe County, was
brutally, outraged by negro man nam
ed Geo. Hopkins. After he had accom-.
plished his hellish purpose he shot her
through the head with a six-shooter,
and it is supposed she died instantly
Her body was found some two hours
afterward by her mother. The negro
has been arrested. :.
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EThe Internal Revenue receipts
during the past month averaged s5C0,0c0
per day. That was filched from the tax
PAYERS to run the Negro machine.
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toAh ulio Ndsioiiii ihpoAiisobs0''
A New Form of slavery.

In many respects the negro is as much
a slave to-day as he was six years ago
Nine-tenths of them are enrolled in the
Loyal Leagues, and are bound by oaths
to obey their superiors and masters.
They move like sheep, and dare not dis
obey, under peril of persecution in their
business, social vstracism, and personal
violence, even to the taking of life. The
few negroes who some years ago in Vir-
ginia undertook to act independently aud
vote with the Conservatives were set up!
on and barely escaped with their lives:
We thus see most slavish despotism err
ected over the African. Ifhe has man.
hood in him he rarely dares to assert it,
The only difference is that he has chang
ed his master. Once probably he had
gentleman for his master, and not unlikes
" an indulgcnt and liberal one, who,
while he exacted compulsory labor from
him, respected bis feelings and was his
firm friend and well-wisher Now, in
stead cf a gentleman whom he can res
pect to control him, he is completely
managed and owned by creatures who
are the very opposite of gentlemen-men
selfish, rapacious, GINNING, and unscrup.
ulous, using the negro for their own adj
vantage, and ready to throw him off the
day after the election. Ofthe two forms
Of slavery surely the first is the least de.
grading to the black man. In the OLD
days tie better class of negroes were
very soljcitous to be owned by gentle,
men. They did not relish the idea of
falling into the hands of mean and yul.
ger whites for masters A little of this
sensibility would just now be very az
propriate. Let them throw off the slav-
cry of the Leagues and the carpet bag.
gers. This is the first step to elevate the
black race.
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FA law was passed by the Legisla
ture on the 9th ult., to punish Negroes
who vote, by confinement in the Peni
tentiary.
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eEWhen GRANT was elected gold
brought premium of 81 and 339 cents
The people were promised that his policy
would bring it down to par within six
IN ,nths That. time has elapsed and
sold stands at Sf39 81 and an upwa d
tendency. Radical promises and bubbles
are the same thing.
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s'Is the triple alliance an arrange
ment of GRANT and the Imperialists to
further their Empire ideas? Who
knows?
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It is stated that Grant is to- be present.
ed with q S5006horsE. What officeseek-
ers are to be represented by the gift, and
what offices are to be re presen.e for the
gift time will show.
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EGRANr intends to appointa q large
number of Negroes to responsible off
ces in all the Northern and Western cit
les, ia order to offset the appointment of
SO many OF that race in the South. Go
Il Ni2gers!
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- HWill the Radicals enlist to fight
the triple alliance, or will they stay at
home and plunder the Treasury and the
people?
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Z IUIII I'lV -'NVIVIIaI Encouragement,
The Public Debt,

There is, we believe, 4 vague idea in
the public mind that though we have
been paying taxes very smartly since
the close of the war, we have. something
to show for it: that we have been paying
off our national debt pretty fast. Such
persons would do well TO quit dreaming
and read the following paragraph, which
we clip from the Cincinnati Enquirer:
The gift of making everything ap-
pear lovely, and Of suspending the iinan-
cial goose at Il lofty elevation, is one
peculiarto to lattcr-dav Secretaries Of the
Treasury We doubt # there could be
any possible combination of circuln-
stances which would prevent the usual
monthly exhibit from showing q large
reduction of the debt Unfortunately,
however. the figures 10 not always bear
out thestatcment Mr.. Boutwell, makes
it appear that on the first Of May the Gov
crnmcntal Indebtedness was about six
millions less than on the first OF April.
AZ such rate Of reduction it is Of course
easy to see an early liquidation and spec
dy resumption, Comparing May l,
1869. with May |, 1867, We find the fol
lowing condition of affairs:
On the 1st of May, 1869,
the debt was 5000, 15S, ,205
On the 1st Of Nay, 1867, 2,52G,7S6, 1876
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"LEr Us HAVE PEACE "-Grantites
whas think you of the triple alliance be-
tween England, France and Spain? viii
YOU fight as you voted?
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GRANTS PoLICY.-To be nervous and
consult his Cabinet when the alliance
news came to hand
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PERRY FULLES's accounts, as Col
lector at New Orleans, are to be inyesti-
gated. A Treasury agent reports great
frauds. That's the Radical game.
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"TR Il UNION AS 1T W As, ANN
TnE CONSTITUTION AS IT rs"
II hold that THIS Government was made
IN the WHITE BASIS, by WHITE
Al ZEN, for the BENEFIT Of WHITE MEN
sad their pOSTERITY forever. .'-S'e-
rhen A. Douglas.
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RADICAL RErKENoHMEET--The S1S,-
100000 of Bonds missing from the U,
S. Treasury. Who of The Radical
thieves have them? Don't all speak at
Donn
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SUMMARY.

The second race will come off some
time next week, the animals being now
in training. No alligator over four feet
long will be admitted to the track.
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NERvous-GRANT over the alliance
news from London.
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RADICAL Love FOR SoIDIERs-Genl
RICHARDSON removal to make room for
KIssINGER of the Athens Ring.
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General Richardson haTlng resigned

General Richardson havIng resigned
the Collectorship for the Fifteenth Dis
trict, Joseph L Kissinger, Of Athens, is
appointed his successor. The General
discharged the duties incumbent upon
him with strict fidelity, and retires to
private life with the best wishes of men
Of both parties. Few public servants
have earneda a wider popularity-NaTi-
eta Times.
There are large number of people in
this District who don't know who KS
SINGER is. He is one of the 'loyal' who
cursed this District as Draft Commits
sioncr during the war. He stayed at
home with Moore and was '.trooly loil;'
while Genera RICHARDSON served in the
army FIVE years?
That's the policy of GRANT and Con-
gressional MooRE, viz: Turn out Grip
pied soldiers and place in their stead
rear patriots. Do the soldiers recollect
1.-The old blue coat story narrated by
GRosvENoR, one of MooRE's stumpcrs !?
Resumed, in the above is mild! VIII
KIssrXGER deposit the public money in
MeoKE's Bank
gShould tie Radicals establish their
Empire what religious denomination VIII
be recognized as the State Church?
The Imperialist, about which so
much noise is being made just now by
Democratic country papers, is said to
have been started and is now conducted
by parcel Of New York Democrats. y
PomerOy Telegraph.
/ Let us see about that A recent num-
Der of the IaperialiSt said that "the sac
cation Of the Rational debt, maintenance
Of the faith and honor Of this Gorera-
meR unSuliied. rests IN the OVERTHROW Of
the Democratic party.'
Don't that sound a good deal like the
same old tune you have been flowing for
years past, M. Telegypph1 y
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~The Ohio Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 7th inst, at II M
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EFA Washington dispatch says the
Secretary of the Navy called the atten-
ton Of Admiral Hoff, commanding the
North Atlantic Squadron, now in Cuban
waters, to the fact that armed Spanish
vessels are in neutral waters of the Gulf
Of Mexico. The Department directs
that the Admiral keep a vigilant watch
hereafter, and prevent any such infrac
ton of international law, and advises
him that his duties are to protect not
only American citizens, but American
commerce as well. He is also ordered
to'prevent American war vessels from
searching merchant vessels, it being their
duty to protect American trade and net
10 nolest it.
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squas.y for the Carpet-rsaggers.

We hear that Wells Lieutenant, the
Hon. DR.. Harris, delivered 4 speech the
other day in Norfolk, and exhorted his
race, wherever they had majority tc
elect nobody to any Office but one of
their own color-no matter where the
white man came from. This hint at the
carpet t-baggers had an awful sound The
honorable doctor had been making a
count of the diverse elements composing
the party. The Wells faction contains
less than hundred whites all told while
the blacks number hundred thousand; /;
and yet there is not a seat in Congress
offered TO a black man, and all the sal
aried State offices are monopolized by
the Wellsites. Is this rebellion, or what
is il? Has D. Harris just heard that
Wells was opposed to his nomination,
and would have declined in disgust to
fln on the same ticket but for an eX-
Confederate officer ?-Richmdnd Wkig.
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Wo"tfsfield. May IS. 1860.

"a union Of hearts a union of hands.
A union that none may sever:
A union of lakes, union of lands.
The AMERICAN UNION FOREVER"
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InlDeTiallSfll.

GRANTS PoLIcY-Just what the Radi,
Gals and Negroes demand.
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Farmers, get your pocket books ready!
You have not yet paid sufficient to satisfy
the cravings of Eastern philanthropists,
thieves and Negro apologists.
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EyGen'l W. p. RICHARDSON, CoIlcc-
tor of this District, has been removed
and q "trooly loyal Athens stay at-home
Draft Commissioner named KIssyNGER
OF course the deposits Of
money will now be made in MooRE's
bank at Athens instead of the Marietta
banks. Had this fact any influence with
Moore when the change was recommcE-
ded? Bah! Don't the Radicals lore the
soldiers!
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EEIt is stated that the Captain- ren


eral of Cuba has renewed his attempts
to brbe leading patriots into leaving the
island. General Cespedes has been of
iered a free pass for his family and
S200,000 if he would abandon Cuba
General Felix Figureola, one of those
who rose with the original force last
October, and who has since proved him
self very valuable soldier, was offered
$4,000. These propositions were made
through citizens empowered by the Cap
tain general, and were spurned at once
1t is declared that some who sought to
accept the profiered amnesty issued
about six weeks since were recently
murdered by outposts ofvolunteers Sew
eral citizens suspected of patriot sympa-
thies have been taken from the Santiago
de Cuba Jail, at night, and murdered,
by order of Dulce's Chief-of.staff.
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HThe latest decision by the Gem
missioner Of Internal Revenue is that
farmers are liable to tax as "manufactu-
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G.. NJ. DODGE,
JOHN DUFF,
SIDNEY DILLON,
L. G.. DURANT.

This evening Vicc-president Colfax,
Lieutenant governor Bross and others
addressed large audience at Library
Hall, in which they spoke eloquently Of
the great era which this day marks in
the history of our country. During the
evening there was also general indul-
gence in fireworks, bonfres, illumina-
tiOnS. &c.
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How About the Future.

" hen we look upon the condition of
Tue co"ntry-we cannot say q Union Of
independent States, for We have practi-
caliy no such thing now, and hardly any
such thing theoretically, in the sersc
that we formerly had-and dep!ore it as
we lind it, we cannot but be impressed
with the conviction that something is
wrong-very, very far wrong-or it
would he very different with the country
and her people to-day. 1t is not merely
that the country is in distracted and
the Union III 4 shattered state, but that
they are SO far, and so long. and. 80 pa
ticntlY submitted to, as we unfortunately
find to he the case, and with an acquies-
cence amazing Under even existing cir
cunstances, and impossible under the
circumstances of faith and feeling and
tea.ty to the paramount doctrines OF
American liberty that once existed. For
all Of this there must be 4 cause, and it
is the planted seed that can bring forth
such fruits that gives to thoughtful men
uneasneSs, and that prcmonishes us of
bitter harvest to come. unless such
can be eradicated from the hourishing
soil Of American freedom, and their per-
nicious growth cut down with an unspa-
ring hand and cast into the fire.