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ed.
"Where are you to cross the river,
Captain ?" he asked.
''At the lower pontoon, General. /
think it the safest"
We had not gono very far before one
Of his aides came flying after us.
"The General says you had better cross
at the upper bridge. The firing is not so
hot there"
As we rode through Resaca the little
village seemed fairly to rock from the
tremendous cannonading. Many of its
houses had been struck.
When We reached the pontoon bridge
it was thought best that we should dis
mount and cross on foot, and it fell to my
lot to escort Mrs. Mitchell over. Nc
sooner had we started than Federal
battery not far off opened fire upon US
The soldiers on the opposite side of the
river, protected by the high railroad
embankment, became quite frantic at oui
danger and kept screaming to us to
run run, ladies for Gods sake run
aud get over here"
All of this was lost on old Mrs. Mitch.
ell. She could not hear what they SAID
for the roar of the cannonading to which
she had now become accustomed. Meth
er did she know that we were under fire
though the balls were splashing in the
water Oh each side of us. She did mo-
see very we'll, so she did not notice them
and no one felt called upon to draw hel
| attention To the fact She oh;ected tf
running, preferring to walk; so taking
her by the hand we ambled along. Hal
way across We passed soldier on guard
whereupon she stopped to ask him i
there was any danger there. He was 6
stolid looking fellow, but he fairly gapee
at her; language failed him. Before h'
could find his tongue hurried her ON
declaring that "it was against orders K
speak to the guard" For knew that i
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she ever discovered the danger she was
in, her knees would give way under her.
and I would have the pleasure of carry.
ing her the rest of the way.
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JuSt dS SOOil dS We maue suie no WAS ouG
of sight We sailed forth and stationed
ourselves upon the fence, or any where
else that we could get good sight of the
fighting going on. We could be in no
more danger in one place than another,
and preferred to be shot out OF doors to
have the roof come crashing down upon
our heads. As for Daisy, who had so
long desired to see battle, she hung
upon the gate, and being anxious to help
in the good cause, handed water to every
thirsty soldier who passed. 1t was really
strange to see how many of them were
| athirst.
Commonness of interest did away with
ceremony. We frequently asked how
went the fight, and many soldier,
taking pity on US after seeing our anx-
ious faces, tried to cheer US with hopes of
victory.
Daisy, who was very young aud ro-
mantle, was thrown into ecstacies of ad.
miration over handsome young cava.
lier, who, half refining in his galloping
steed, with a graceful wave of his gaunt-
leted hand, cried, "Don't be alarmed,
ladies, we will defend you !''
ooh is he not brave defender p she
cried, using cant phrase of the time.
Soon after there logged by the rough
est sort of cavalryman, who, wishing
to throw in his need Of sympathy,
drawled out in harsh, nasal voice,
"Skeered, gals ?"
"He is also brave defender" said I,
as Daisy turned away in disgust.
HOMELESS REFUGEES.
After two days anxious waiting in
Calhoun for the battle to be over that we
might return home, we learned with dis
may that Gen. Johnston was slow ly re-.
treating, and found ourselves numbered
among the vast army of homeless refu.
gees. The home We expected to return
to in two days we never saw again for
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1QLenQeQ 10 luSult Wy VIC oloPlay VI tno
flag.
ordinary intelligence they misunderstood
their present status, which is that the re.
bellion is q huge crime embodying all
the crimes in the decalogue. 1t has been
conquered and disarmed and its very
name and emblems are hateful to the
people of the trusted States, and he must
be indeed obtuse who expects to be
| allowed to parade before the eyes of loyal
people that which they execrate and
abhor.
"Your excuse that the young men did
not know it was wrong is too puerile to
answer. They know we'll enough what
is right in such matters without waiting
to be warned by orders from these head
quarters.
"The sole cause of this offence is thai
the citizens of Rome have not accepted
the situation which is that the civil wal
was a rebellion and those engaged in il
are rebels, and rebellion is treason, and
treason is q crime, G heinous one, deserv
ing of punishment, and that you rebel:
have not been punished is owing to the
magnanity of your conquerers, with
many of you, the war is called revolu
ton and rebels are called confederate!
and loyalists to the union are called
id yankees and traitors and oyel
the whole great crime with its accursee
record of slaughtered heroes and patriots
you are trying to throw the gloss of re
spectability.
GAS however, tits pretended by you tina
the persons arrested we're so innocent q
not to know that it was wrong for un
punished traitors to glory in their sham
and plant the symbol of their crime il
the face of the country they will be re
leased from confinement with the under
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Keep Cool.

The following extract from an editorial
in that conservative and clear.headed pa
per the Journal of Commerce should be
pasted up in the counting-room OF every
business-house in the land and read every
time there is a furry in the money mar
ket
ave have not yet reached the last day OF The
world and the stars will still shine In the 1rma-
ment. A few spectators have cometo GRIEF, their
dupes are entangled with them, and not lew III
nocent persons have been called TO suffer- rms Is
The common lot. When the tree, rotten to the
CORE falls with crash to the carth, IL IS lRely 10
iDjure many within reach OF Its spreading linus
who have contributed nothing 10 Its FATE But
there is IL occasion TO widespread panic. Capl-
tal ia abundant, and the insOlyents are the small
minority. The banks of the city are not as arule
In league with speculatOrS, nor c0ntrOied ny
people who are living by their wits. IL Is not Il
lure for general distrust, Without some fdith IN
each other men cannot exist III communities and
there Is no reason why we should all glare at our
neighbsrs as If we thought they were Intent upon
robbing Most of our finances are still sound al
the heart. ,
All attempts TO run upon this or that bank are
foolish and mischievOus, and wnisperings and sur,
musings are worse than ctnnon-sh0t Wnen lcNeIeu
against any financial institution. Let AL VINO can
leave their balances undisturbed; the BANKS nave
often Iefrjended their dealers In the houI of their
trial. the latter ought to return the service ana
stand LOYALTY by their repositories now That meney
is abundant, and all that is wanting Is increase OF
confidence"
1t was owing in large measure to the
fact that the businessmen OF Richmond
took this view OF the situation during the
panic OF 1873 that we weathered the storm
so successfully.
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The Extra Session.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
II the Legislature does not meet until
September Sd it had Just as well not meet
at all; that is so far as there may he any
purpose to remedy the law which became
void by the unintenGed insertion OF the
word "freehotderS."
A new bill could not be perfected in less
than thirty days. 1t has to be framed. in
troduced, referred, considered in commit
tee. reported, passed by both houses, stay
in the Governors hands practically six
days. vetoed, aud then be passed over The
veto. II this can be done WELL in thirty
days II will be quick work.
That leaves the bill law October 3D..
Then the Coalitionists, believing that the
Supreme Court is favorable TO them, will
test the law. There can be no doubt OF
that. They will raise some point. No case
can be matured and tried there, even under
the greatest pressure, in less than twenty
or thirty days. so from about October lst
until October 18th we would be in sus-
pcnse, doubt, and trouble, and the canvass
would be paralyzed.
September Sd will no doubt do ii nothing
but the question OF electors is to be passed
upon by the General Assembly; but in
any event, unless we want our canvass
much interrupted, the General Assembly
should meet, il at all. sooner than Septem-
Der Sd. DEMOCRAT.
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The Convention was splendid body.
1t was composed of the men of Virginia
who represented the intelligence, the vir-
tue, the property, and the progress OF the
State. 1t was a great gathering, and it
voiced with unerring truth In the plat
form adopted the sentiment Of The people
of this grand old Commonwealth. There
was no bosssm in its makeup; there was
no one-man power exhibited its acts were
the free and untrarhmelled expressions OF
peoples will, and as such they will be
endorsed by the people.
The selection Of Judge Leigh r. Watts as
permanent chairman Of the State Conven-
ton, and OF the Hon. John Goode as cleo
tor at large, was generous recognition on
the part OF the State Convention OF the
services of the Democracy Of this section.
and proper tribute 10 the worth and
ability OF the gentlemen named. 1t is
appreciated, and will nerve our people to
renewed eXertion to redeem the Second
district from the control OF Republican
rule in the November contest.
The unanimous selection. OF Captain
James Barron Hope and Major j. III. Boz
cart as delegates TO Chicago, and Major
Baker p. Lee as district elector by the rep
resentatives OF the Democratic party OF the
Second district was in every respect ap-
propriate. The services of these gentle
men entitled them to this mark OF ap-
proval. The Second district will be well
represented at Chicago, and no district in
the State has one more competent to carry
the flag OF Democracy in the national con-
test than the gallant and chivalrous Baker
L. Lee.-NOrfolE VirginidR.
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r-..r ysvs Items.

AT Monte carlo it Is the custom TO I'LL the
nocIets % .ricides with bank-notes, so
that n may no seen that they did not kill
tbemsclvcs On account OF losses. They
tried this trick on presumably dead
Iishmon !, shnrt time ago, but he was not
dead a. ali and skipped of with the money
in the most lively styie'
Mrs. Della ]. S. Parnell, the mother OF
the Irish agitator, has been made deiena,
ant to n writ OF foreign attacnment isSnea
out OF the Court OF Common fleas OF rnl,-
adelph,a, at the suit OF her brother Ed
ward l.. Stewart. in The rignt Oh ms wue,
Mary X. Stewart. The plalhtlIs CAIN
abont 81. ono rs damages for breach OF con-
tract IN reference 10 some Panama stock.
Six men were badly scalded Thursday
morning by the bursting OF an l8-inch
nine which fed three large boilers at the
PennsvlyanIa streeI-works, Harrisburg.
Charlie. pierce was literally parbolled,
and died soon afterwards. George MUIR
raw was badly scalded, and received adj
ditionai ,njufies by leaping out the win
dow. THE other four are likely to re-
cover.
In Harlem. n. Y, Thursday, Joseph
Rarlino ooed sixty.four, book-keeper.
was deceived into hallway by thieves
while he was drunk. robbed OF few dol
lars and choked to death. Darling was
EMPLOYED by Morgan & Co., OF 80 Duane
street. and he lived at 2026 Third avenue
with his family. Michael Ahearn, an eX-
convict. and James Grady have been ar
rested and fully identified.
John Hoskins. negro train-hand, being
discovered in a car-shed at Macon, Oa.,
Tbursday with stolen goods in his posses
sion. shot Officer Jones, who tried to arrest
him. inflicting slight wound, and then
ran distance Of a mile into swamp. AS
his pursuers gained on him he fired two
shots into his own breast, the last proving
fatal. An inquest was held and the coro-
per's Jury rendered the verdict that "he
came to his death at his own hands"
A Charleston Nv. Va.) telegram says
Bill Spurlock, father OF Charles SpurlocK,
one of the Hill boys gang, OF Lincoln couh'
ty, who is in jail here, has arrived Tor inc
purpose OF surrendering himself, IL wanted
! by the officers; but as he was not wanted
he is allowed his liberty. He says tha'
quiet prevails I'm Boone and Lincoln colln'
| ties. He denies being member OF the
Gang, and says his son was driven into The
gan% BY the Hills through fear. The eX'
preston OF the citizens in the sectlon
where the Hills operated is Joy at then
death. The people have ordered the HI
bows. their mother. and two brothers tC
leave. and they have gone into Kentucky
whence they came.
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Rismarck,S Gift.

The window presented by Prince Bis
marck and his cousins to the Germanic
Museum i'm Nuremberg was painted by
the artist Eisgrlber after a cartoon de-
signed by Professor Wanderer, and repre-
sents a mighty oak tree, on either side OF
which, in order to denote the war-like
character of the members OF the Bismarck
family, stands a man clad in the armor OF
the sixteenth century, one Of whom shows
the striking features OF the Iron Chance-
lor. These two warriors support the
family court-of-armS, above which, in the
top OF the oak tree, is the princeiy es-
cutcheon. On either side are the armorial
bearings Of the Counts OF Bismarck (Wurt-
emberg branch) and those Of the Bismarck
Bohlen family, together with a variety OF
military emNems, among them the arms
and equipments Of the regiment OF culras-
siers OF which Prince Bismarck is the COM
mander. and those Of the regiment OF
dragons, in which many members OF the
Bismarck family, including the Chancel-
lor's two sons. have served. The inscrip-
ton at the foot OF the oak reads: Pre-
scented by the First Chancellor OF the new
German Empire and by his agnatcS, 1885,
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does not proyidc for the appointment OF
electors. but merely that leach State shall
appoint IN such manner as the Legislature
thereof may direct a number OF electors
eoual 10 the whole number Of senator's ana
representatives to which the State may DC
entitled in Congress-" They must be APP
pointed, II at all, in the "manner
directed by the Legislature. III the Leg's-
lature provides for no manner OF eject
snr them, they cannot be elected al au'
The Legislature has provided for eiectihg
!" eleven In ALL" The language Is explicit.
The only answer to this Is to say that
the Constitution OF the United States
oyerrides the State law. so II wouid
unouestionably II there were any provision
made in that instrument for appointing
these electors under Federal law, and there
were any such Federal law upon the stat
hitchcock. But the fact is that the Federal
Constitution turns over the whole matter
to the States. II tells how many electors
each State shall appoint. but adds that the
Legislature OF each State must provide the
manner" Of electing them. This the
Virginia Legislature has done. And II we
desire to know whether there is vacancy
in the Electoral College, we must look TO
the State law to see how many that law pro-
vides for electing. II there were no State
law, there would lie no electors. This one
fact ought TO be the end OF controversy !;
for il will not do to say that the Federal
Constitution will operate to provide for
filing one vacancy but will not operate to
provlde for filing twelve vacancies.
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The nomination OF Messrs. Beirne and
McCarty as delegates at large to Chicago
was deserved tribute TO two brave and
honorable men.
There were never truer or Drawer Vir-
ginians, and the old State owes them vast
debt for their brilliant and valorous SER
vice.
We salute them both as members OF a
profession which did as much for the dis
enthralment OF the State as the other
estates combined. They won their laurels
by gallant deeds. They are men OF brains
and OF mettle-fine representatives OF the
young Democracy.
The Fourth district Is TO be congratulated
upon the gentlemen who have been chosen
TO represent II ut Chicago. No more prac-
ticai or devoted Democrats will be found
10 the National Convention than Messrs.
Venable and Mckinney, both Of whom
have ever given Of their time, their talents,
and their means to the party. The Fourth
district will be represented by men who
are worthy to stand up for it, Petersburg
Nail.
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We quote again /:
THE T lectors-Again.

Our correspondent an" insists upon
it that the twelfth elector may be chosen
by the Virginia Electoral College when it
meets in December next. 1t can hardly be
considered a practical question. 1t was
discussed last Wednesday in the meeting
of the State Central Committee, but the
view which is taken by our correspondent
did not make, we think, much impression
upon that body. At any rate, 1t decided,
and the next day the Convention decided,
and the members Of the Legislature pres.
ent at the caucus decided, that il was ne
cessary to convene the General Assembly
in extra session In order to provide for the
proper election OF the twelfth elector.
Our correspondent writes:
TO the Editor of the Dispatch:
Dear Sir,-In reply to my letter OF the
18th, which you were kind enough to pub
lish, you say i'm substance my article Is
faulty In lis conclusions because there must
be law OF the State Of Virginia author
izing the election Of twelve electors before
the Electoral College can acquire the right,
In ease Of a vacancy, to appoint the twelfth
elector. The Constitution OF the United
States is certainly law for the State Of Vir-
ginia, and that provides for the ap-
pointment by each State OF as many elect
ors AZ there are senators and representa-.
tives from the State. BY this law the office
OF electOr is created, and not by any law OF
the State. The State Constitution does not
mention the Office, and the act Of Assembly
does not undertake In any way 10 create,
but only TO provide for filing II. The
number Of officers TO be appointed is TO be
regulated from time TO time by the acts Of
Congress apportioning the representation
OF the several States in Congress. There
fore new office OF twelfth elector for the
State was, under the Federal Constitution,
created by the last congressional appor-
tionment act.
The office viii certainly be vacant when
the college OF electors meet In December
next. The question Is: Do the State laws
provide for hlling this vacancy In such
manner as not to be In conflict with the
laws OF the United Statesi
Section 1874, Revised Statutes of the
United States, provides that where an cleo
ton has been held 10 choose electors, and
no choice made, they may be appointed
subsequently TO the day prescribed In such
manner ~ the Legislature may direct.
Next fall there will be an election and q
failure 10 choose one elector, but the Office
will none the less exist, although vacant,
and section 10, chapters OF the Code OF
Virginia provides that the electors present
when the college meets shall iii vacancy
existing from any cause. The State, in
thus providing for 6liing vacancies, only
exercised her right OF appointing her cleo
tors and filling vacancies, where there was
q failure 10 elect, IN say manner she might
direct. Yours, &C., n.
Nay 10, 1854.
The Constitution Of the United States
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It'll reported from Washington that though no
definite conclusion has yet been reached by the
committee In the Massey Use case, a tally OF the
committee on that case shows that the report of
the majority will declare Mr.. Wise's sea- vacant,
and refer the case back to the people-AteTdn-
drid Gazette.
That is incredible. There is no law in
existence that we know Of under which
new election can be ordered. The election
of 1882 was held under law OF Congress 5
which provided that one congressman at
large might be elected in any State whose
representation was increased, but whose
Legislature had not redlstricted the State
for the election of members of the House Of
Representatives. The Legislature OF Viz
ginia has now redistricted this State, and
the law referred to is of no effect.
But il it be said that the House OF Repre-
sentatives may order a new election all
over Virginia to choose one congressman,
we must reply that the House would be
guilty of a wrong to put the State OF Vir-
GINA to so much trouble and expense.
This objection might be obviated by pro-
viding that the election for congressman at
large shall take place next November, at
the regular election for congressman.
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ROANOKE CITY.
Resissration-A Lot OF Candidates."
Recommendations.


,c.,-e.nondence of the Richmond Dispatch'l
MAY ID, 1884.
Tho reoistratjon closed In this city on
Tuesday with the most gratiiyins ,es" ros
The entire registration reached l'otf
whites and go colored. AT tne eiec.;oh
last fall, when the entire township, whIcn
inclnded n very large country vote, was
nolled here, but LAS votes were cas..
The present large registration OF the Guy
proper Is peculiarly gratifying III Una. ~
exhibits the constant increase Oh popu,a
ton and consequent prosperity. NC III
anx ~ admit males who come here to work
Is continuous. 1t has not been less th"n
fifty within the past ten days.
There have been no party mountainous
made here for municipal ofhcers. IL Is " :,
be "free. race" and "ialr count.
though not after the order OF Mahonery'
We are not likely to perish OF inanitlon,
ut least for want OF candidates. There Is
no less than four candidates Tor mayor
six for treasurer, four for clerk OF iust'
jngs Court, two for commissioner OF Tue
revenue, three for Commonwealth AT
torney, six for constable Zone OF whom -
n negro), and two for city sergeant; ana
II they and their friends are not making
things lively among the sovereigns, con-
iess to want Of appreciation OF the WORD:
Twentv-seven candidates, independent OF
Council and magisterial aspirants, wonld
satisfy a much larger town than this, Dul
Roanoke is never satisfied win small
things.
Tine cornerstone OF new Methodist
Episcopal church (northern branchl VIII be
laid at the corner OF Lee and Harrison
streets Saturday. The Masonic fraternity
will ofliciate on the occasion.
The Land and Improvement Company
of this city design making proposition TO
the CITY Council to exchange a body OF
land containing ten or fifteen acres In
beautiful situation for the present con-
tracted cemetery near Woodland Park. and
also TO remove the bodies and build the
necessary roads at their own expense. Ihe
present site is nearer the city, and there
fore more valuable for business purposes,
but il is likely to prove too small rs place
of sepulture IN the near future. The prob
abilities are in favor OF the acceptance OF
the proposition.
MeSsrs. W. G. Evans. {. +. Woodson,
and George Gravatt. Jr., are the delegates
elect from the church in this city to the
June meeting OF the Baptist General Asso-
citation OF Virginia, which convenes in
Norfolk on the 2Sth instant.
Rev. ID. NJ. Wood and George 7. Tay-
lor, Esq, will attend the Annual Council
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church, which
meets in winchester on the DIST.
Captain Robert b. MoOrman, OF Roa-
noke, has gone to Vicksburg, Miss, as
delegate from this Presbytery to the Gene
raj Assembly of the Presbyterian Church,
which meets in that city to-day.
Rev. L. J. HUFF, the newly-electcd pas
tor of the Baptist church in this city, Is
expected here to assume the pastorate on
the lst OF June. REX.