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'&P ll'JMi W lli IISTAUNTON, VA.. TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1880.

SpectatorNO. 85.

' sjs_-.i mi i.-n-si ii-i-ri 1 i-*i-ri-»ii|iuiiwii?w»M? sur-snr-H

HATES OS ADTESIISISe.Anv-J-U-Knoni will he inserted at the rate

aftUlO per square of eight lines or less, for theHist inhciliou, and _tf eenll fat t-icli subsequentinsertion.<Sr A liberal discount will be made on ailvsr-

tisements published for ~ 6, or l_ months.*9" Special Notices will be Inserted at doa-ble the advertisingrates.<»-Obituaries. Announcements ofCandidatesroroffice, and all commnnicatlonsof a personalor pnvato character, will bo charged for as ad-vertisements,Address?".Staanton Spectator,''* KlsnntO-, Vs.

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.

AH* 111 HAlit a. *iTl*ART,ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,

Staunton, \ A.,Practices in the courts of Augusta,and adjur-ing counties.

All matters intrusted to his care will receiveprompt attention. aprlS

DB. C. «'. PIIILMP.S,Office?Mozart Hall?entranceon Fred-

erick Street.Residence? Va. Fern. Institute. marlG-3m

DR. F. Is. HE-KEL, Graduate of theUuiversity ol Pennsylvania, offers his

professional services to the people of Stauntonaud vicinity. «#- Office?No. 21, Main Street,over Holliilay A West's shoe Store. May befonnd at his office at all hours unless profes-sionally engaged. I_b3-3m*

~P}R. JNO. *W. HARRIS.

Office in Chapman'sBlock, opposite Staun-ton Opera House, Main St. Jan27-tfXT BALDWIN,_3| . HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.

Office it Res., first door West Opera House.Oct 28-3m* .

CA. KHlllllliMl*,,. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,

STAUNTON",VA.Special attention given to the collection of

claims, and prompt returns made.Office?No. 2 Law Building. oct7

Smtlil. S. SHEU'-EB,ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.Staunton, Va.

OFFICE at 109 Augusta Street. nov2o-ly

WM. A. HUDSON. W_. PATHICK.

HUDSON * PATRICK,ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,

Staunton, Va.,Will practice in the Courts of Augusta and adloining counties. Special attention paid tocollections. re-12-tf

J. _. GUY. R. _. PARRISH.

Gl V A PARRISII.ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,STAUNTON, VA.

Office ln Sullivan Building 2nd floor, Augus-a Street. deol-tf

J. B. TUOKIBB. H. ST. GEO. TUCKER,Lexington,Va Staunton, Va.

TUCKER «_ TSL'CKER,ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,

Staunton, Va.,Will prai lice ln the Courts of Augusta and theadjoiningcounties. Also in the Court of Ap-peals of Virginia,andwill attend regularly theCircuit Courts of Rockbridge. au22-tf

N. E. TROUT. W. ?. CRAIG.mßorr A CRAIG.X. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,

STAUNTON,VA..We have entered Into Partnership as

Lawyers, occupying the old Offices of theSeniormember. The Junior member will aid in con-ductingthe old business.

tor Particular attention given tocollections.jels-tf

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A si. njamjjß. a. _..,.. PHYSICIAN AXD SURGEON,

Staunton, Va.,Respectfully tenders his professional se:-vices tothe public, and may be consulted at his oKliceatall hours.

liS-Special attention given to Surgery.Office?ln his new building on Fred-rick

st., between Augusta and Water streets,feb 4?lyH. M. MATHEWS. ALEX. F. MATHEWS.

MATHEWS «. MATHEWS,ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW,

Lewisburg. West Va.,practice regularly in thi Courts of Greenbrier,Monroe, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties, W.Va., the Court of Appeals, and the FederalCourts for the District of W. Va.

«_*-Particular attention paid to Collectionsnd to special cases anywhere in their State,may 17?ly

GEORGE HI. HARRISON,ATTORNEY-AT-LA W,

Staunton, Va.,will practice In all the Courts holden ln Au-gusta county, aud in the Circuit Courts oftheadjoining counties.

*»-Strlct attention given to the collection olClaims.

Office?No. 10 Lawyer's Sow, Court-houseAlley. oc 31?tf

THOMAS I>. RANSON.ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,

Staunton, Va.oilers his professional services ln the Countyaud Circuit Courts of Augusta, and in the Hus-tings Court and the Court of Appeals held inStaunton. Will also prosecute claims else-where through legalcorrespondents In this andother States. may 30?ly.

\ TEASE F. WHITE,_VJ_ ATTORNEY -AT-LAW,Staunton, Va.,

*-ill practice in the Courts of Augusta, Rock-ingham and Highland.

Refers, by permission, to tho Law Faculty olthe University of Virginia.Office on Court-house Alley. feb 6?ly.

PRESTON A BAYLOR,ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,

And Solicitor in Chancery, Staunton, Va.,practices in all the Courts of A-gusta and ad-joining counties.

Office?The same formerly occupied by hisfather. Col. Geo. Baylor, dec'd. on Augusta St.,opposite theCourt-house. no 21

Wm. m. McAllister,attorney-at-law,

Warm Springs, Va,Courts?Alleghany, Bath and Highland, Va.,nd Pocahontas, West Virginia..US-special attention given to collection of

claims and proceeds promptly accounted for.dec 23?tf

DR. JAMES JOHNSTON,DENTIST,Main Street, Staunton, Va.

Office :-Over Turner A Harman's GroceryStore. dec 21?tf

t. c. ildex. wit. j. NX-SON.

ELDER A NELSON.ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,

and Ileal Estate Agents,may 5 Staunton, Va.

FURJiITUKE.\u2666 \u2666 \u2666\u25a0

ii itim.In addition to their large

SASH AND BLIND FACTORY,LUSHBAUGH L BRO.,

have opened au extensive

Fl'MilE lUIARIH,Where all kinds of plain and Elegant Furni-ture, such asMARBLE TOP CHAMBER SETS,

CABINETS, BOOK CASES,PARLOR SETS,

DESKS,Offlfo and. Library Tallies,

BEDS,BUREAUS,

«S_e., -fee,are manufactured and offered to the trade.Having first-class facilities they propose to

put up work which, in style and finish, willcompete with foreign manufacture, whilst inmaterial and workmanship it will surpass.?They will use nothing but the13««t Seasoned Timber.and having experienced mechanics and allkinds of improved machinery, will allow ninrticleto leave their manufactory which willnot stan.i the severest tests. Relieving thatwork of this character can be manufacturedh. re iv our midst, where the material Is si,plentiiul and superior, as cheap if not cheapeithan the larger cities, they have InauguratedthisHOME EiNTEKPRISEand propose to push it to success. It will bitheir aim to establish for their goods a reputa-tion, and to this end no effort will be spared tomake them second to none in workmanshipami finish, and as cheap as the same characterof work can be sold. All theyask is an exami-nation of their goods and prices.

Messrs. Lusiibaugh & Uro.still continue the business of

BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS,in which they have been extensively engagedfor years past. They also manufacture andkeep constantlyon hand at t Heir factory, neai

the I. <fc O. It. It., at South end of Lewis Street,all kinds of?SASHES,

DOORS, BLINDS,BUILDERS MATERIAL

&C, &C, &c.«d- Estimates for buildings, &c, promptl.

furnished. .. ? ___

11. J. LUSHBAUGH & BRO .

marl__________

Vm-

UIRXITtKKI H-KSi'-'l'-BifillPurchasers of Furniture will always find ii

greatly to their advantage to examine the largistock kept on hand and manufactured by

__. TIT. IVILKEH,Before purchasing.

UNDERTAKING .

KETALIC CASES WALNUT AND ROSE-WOOD FINISHED COFFINS,

always ready for use.*_- NO DELAYS ! NO TRAINS MISSED.

S. M. WILKES,e.prZMf South Side-lain St.. SUuntoa.

DRUGS AJSB MEDICIXES.

U That Acts at the Same Timeon ||D THE LiVER- in THE BOWELS, MII and theKIDNEYS, flM These [Treat organs are the natural cleans. 18£3 ers oi' ihe Rvstem. If they work well, health OSM will be perfect: If they become dogged, p*B| dreadful diseases are sure tofollow with yt

U TERRIBLE SUFFERING. ftm Bilio-sness, Headache, Dyspepsia, Jaun- liO dice, Constipation and Piles, er Kid- |BM ncy Complaints, GraTel, Diabetes, £2fl Sediment in the Trine, Milky jflM or Kopy Trine; or Rheu- | jIS nun iePains and Aches, BflUi are developed because the hlood Is poisoneil SB

U 0H will restore the healthy action anil al! these 32\u25a0I destroying evils will be banished ; neglect E**M them and you will live but to Bulter. fcffl Thousands have been cured, rryltani yon 9R I will add onemoro to the number, rase it »

If andhealthwllloncemoregladdenyonrheart. J§U Why suffer longerfrom tha torment \u25a0

M oWhyab-_rB8 -cS,di-treES from Con- Ef| "WSS of die- fl.fl ordered urine? ftgfl KIP-XT-WonT will cure you. Try a pack- |[I 'ftj* a dry vegetable compoundand £

fa Onel-ekaseniakessixqnartsorJlei'.icine.\u25a0

M!""w_L_s! _IS_A_CSOS: S CO., Proprietory ||

marl6-ly

\u25a0 n/-fti i*. a-t--_--rni.fi . H-S&ly recommendedRONB T ERS- £ to *& \u25a0"?\u25a0as* ior _ss*\u25a0 HUH -111 s_.uu, jwisesrequinnniicertain

A GreatTonic. 1 ami efficient TOXIC;H i-spei'i.tj!*-' in Indiges-B tion. 2>yapep»ia,

IDnU DITTCBt? I fnt'??niittcnt Fe-" S petitc. Loss; «/A SOie Apputizir. d Htreligth. Lack of

____ I Energy, etc. It en-? Iriehi'S tiie blood,

tnUl- Ol 11tHas I cles.and gives new lifei r i i T1.....11 i.i Ito "** nerves. To the

2 divn requiring recujier-

IRDN BITTERS. 1 «\u25a0_«&\u25a0 can _«i»_tooIllUn Ui! It-is*-- .highly i-'orampnilpii.A Valuable UedU_-e. I Mt «ftGlil:<£ MfiltarmI on the digi-stive of^Hiiri.IA teitspoonful befoi-t.

I-fiy IJIT7_QC i meals will remove allSnl/il U!I El.no- |drspe_*Ue sympioms.Not Soil ? a Ileverage. j TRY IT.

Sold by all Dnig*rist3,IRON BSTTERS, I thebrown chemicalco.

dcc9-ly

rpTBEE-t. lOMPorsa STOirr ok

WORM SEED,A P-rfC-l Fermlfasre, I6i>s»res«'««i«K t!ie

Old 1 .'sJiioiKii "Turin Ten,FOR TIIE DESTBUCTION OF WORMS.

*S- Vegetable in its Composition ; Pleasant tothe Taste, aud effectual in it-- purpose.

Childhood is most K___*3**_ly accompaniedwit,i the annoyance of Woraio. hut lew chil-dren are free irom them at, soiaej;eriod, andadults are very frcqueniy affected in tiie sameway. Worms are not only a- cause of dis-ease in themselves, but by their irr tatlon. ag-gravate other diseases; owing to their move-ments in the bowels, they most generallyocca-sion PAIN and UNEASINESS of a. very dis-tressing character. The appetite variable,sometimes natural, entorexcessive.The stomach is often swollen, breath fetid; thetongue furred and wilii _

disagreeable taste,NERVOUS AFFECT-OSS _ad general de-ranged healtii are also FRET-FULiNESS, WAKEFULNESS, with suddenstarUngs out ofsleep as from fright ; spa-sicc-li"cinoveoients o" the eyelids. CONVULSIONSivchildren are often ascribed to thes-j para-silesand febrilecondition of thesystem. Obstinatecnu"h* a pale or sallow skin, sunken eyes, andgeneral emaeiiiion can be attributed to theirpresence In the boay?symptoms with whichalmost every iiioti-et is familiar. To removethese annoyances fO"_4 In almost every fami-ly the Worm sYitui- ?s prepared, itli; a pleasant and certain rei.*.---*. It is perfe t-lv safe and children will not reta." to take it,be»_g free from the NAUSEA and DISGUST ofthe ordinary Vermifuge in use.

?\ftet taking the syrup as direct*?, youngchlhire- should take a dose of Magnesia or Cas-tor Oil. M_ny personsthiuk that 11'adischaiu.eof the worm*does not immediately follow theuse of the Syrup that it has failed to destroythem. This is a mi-take? they are dissolvedIn the mucus, and _~\u25a0_<- gotten rid of.

tS- Prepared only byW. 11. _» REE, Druggist,

marlG-tf -itaunton, Va.

GRAY-8 SPECIFIC *__-Dl«:.K*e.

TRADE MARKTlie(iro_tE9gi;ii_ri:/sS_ SBAP.K

JKinK.ii.an on- .-"(ailing cure for /'?'"?'"Seminal Weak- (M,ness, Spermato- ifi&tf '_*rhea, Inipoten- i; ;*fc' "/.._ieases that l'ol- >C> v"'*''ilow, as a se- «>/??.*--ouencc of Se!f-<V-"V"£*f"*' ?/«>

BEfHf .AX._-.of MoT.ory.Uni-AFTER TAK!SS.versal Lassitude, Pain La Ihe Hack, Dimness ofVision, Premature Old Age, and many otherDiseases that lead to Insanity«r Consumption,and a Premature grave. Sjr Fall p**_ticula.'n*In our pamphlet, which we desire to sc.-ic. ":eeby mail to every one. *\u25a0_**? The specilic Meai-cfne la sold by all druggistsat SI per package,or six packages lor So, or will be Bent free bymail ou receipt of money by addressing

THE -URAY JIKBH'IS- « «??

Mechanics' Block, D-THOI., MRU.«i»-Sold in Staanton and everywhere by all

dru.glsts. n0v2579-ly

T__t_s_"s . 0.11Put! \it SVHrP OFWii.i* «. is t:.: t. -« will cure your cough.

Pfiix*. only 25 cents.

TYBEE'S COl-POti *-,*» r.ritl !? WORMN£EI) is a perfeot Vausffuge?pleasantto take. Price, 23 cents, m_r3o

TYREE'S TASTKLESS CASTOB Oil. is jjust as pleasant to taste as syrup Price,25 cents. marSO

STO-TEWABE.

JA.tIF.S M. HiCIifKSOV,MANL.-.ICTUKEH OF

STONE.WARE,*S!sCßin?-<_il-.!! <'<>~ Va.PRICE LIST.

fizc. Price per cloz. I gal. PitC?irs ...8 3.0(1

H gal. Jars S LSO I} 4 ".-~~ «gj8* ?' -2..-S, \u25a0> " ti.oo;

i~ " 3.00 l gal. Gov. Jars.... *-?p.', " _50 \y **

... 0.30* » 11.00 2 "

.... B_»|:i '\u25a0 sum :; "

.... li oo1 " l-.00 I "

... 1-89~

" 15,00 3 gal. Chora- l-.000 " laoo i " ;n-'s o'.'gal. Crocks 2.2,~> T, ?' 2! I 0t " 3.00 6 " J.'-Ov.: " 4.i0 y gal- deep and2 " Bjß9 "flat Pans 2.25Spittoons S.do i " 3001 gal. Champers... S.OO Pi '* \u25a0? 5'JJusa higher rate than 2 '? . 0.00

Jars. Water Cooler-,% gal. Pitchers... 5 2 ::> all sizes

**-*- .'ili orders promptly filled; Uoods war-ranted; unsound ware may be returned; a lib-eral discount, from the above rates to the trade.

Nill ice.?Avoid Hick ness from beingpoisonedby aBlack-lead glazedarticle, called stoneware.tfse a pure salt-gla~ed s oneware, nianu'ac'-tured in Virginia. Ask your physician if acidcoining In contact with lead is not poisonous.

JAS. M. HI-KEBSON.«3- The above statements are chemically

coirect. THUS. J. MILLER, M. 11.api-7-.m J. N. GORDON, M. D.

ti»AA TO t-000 A YEAR, or ?0 to 420 a day in

\l sf liß your own locality, -to risk. WomenVrjUVilnas well as men. Many make morethan the amount stated nbove. Any one canlo the work. You can limke from SO eta. to tS<n hour by devoting your evenings and sparerime to tbe business. It costs nothing lo try'he business. Nothing iike it Tor -none-* mak-ing ever offered before. Business pleasantandstrictly honorable. Reader, if yon want tounow all about the best paying business beforethe public,send us your address and we wills-iiil you fuli particulars and private teimsfree; samples worth $5 fclso free; yon can thennake up your mind foryourself.

Address GEORGE BTINSON A < 0.,iclO-iy Portland. Maine.

PLANTS ANT) SEEDS.. -*- \u2666

I>UI«T' fJ.VHDEN .EEDIM> sale by W. B, TYREE. Druggist,marJO Main St., Staunton, Va.

# Ir» O 1- T R V .

AX APRIL DREAM.The sun was sinking low in the West-

Low in the West, at the close ofday;And the opal clouds in splender drest

Shone crimson and amber and silver gray, |And the twilightlay like a veil ofwhiteOn the face ofday at the door ofnight.

The spirit ofspring touched al) the treesAnd the lenvesbrokeout astheyfelt herpass-

Her voice was heard in the balmy breeze ,Aud her ankle twinkled in the grass;

The buttercups sought to kiss her feetAs she trod the daisy lighted street.The fragrant breath of the violets blew

On my face like a pleasant dream of rest.Oh, the world was fair and the world was Hue!

And thesun was sinking low in the West,And the twilighthunglike a pall ofwhiteOn the wraith of day at the grave ol night.

And over the violet-scented sod.Throughpurplebeds in the purple shade,

The maiden I love beside me nod.And l'.iir was tho face of my lily maid,md the tender lightof her violet eyeslispelledthe shadow that filled the skies.

Ye spoke no word, for the solemn hushOf the evening lay on my soul and hers;

Sut we heard the song ofa missel thrushThat sang with his mate in a belt of firs.md I knew that my heart, though unawares,v"as singing a sweeter song than theirs.

hit the shadows grew and the nightcame on,And with It the hour ofpartingcame;

The daylightdied when my love had gone,But the love-light burned with a brighter

flame.The shadow ofgrief was iv my breast?And the sun was sinking low in the West.O sweet fair face that I love so well,

O beautiful face that no more I see.Must I lose the love that I could not tell

And mourn for the hopes that die with thee?Hast thou gone from my life like leavss that

fall?Wert thou oniy a dream, then, after all ?

m 9) ,

CASTLES IX THE AIR.

1 am fair with the flush of girlhoodMy heart is as light as air,

My future ls brilliant with promise jOf days which will hold no care.

I am clothed with silks and satins,Tbe belle ol' the bali-rooin I,

While envious eyes are watchingAs haughtily I pass by.

I am traveling in far-off countries.Idling'neatti Italy's skies,

Enchanted with scenes that delightmeWhere'er I may turn my eyes

I have suitors?yes, by the dozen?Kneeling so low at my reei.

While pride in my heart rims riot.And the sense of triumph is sweet.

I am queen in a lordly castle,Witli servants at my command.

And ease and comfort and pleasureClose within reach of my hand.

Lo. the fire is burned to embers,The room is Ghillyand d*rk.

There's a well-known >;t_pa! the doorway,For John is coming; and hark:

The coo ofmy owi. dear baby.Lying awake in her nest,

And we welcome papa together,I and the child on my breast;

For though my castles have fallen,And grandeur has vanished away,

No queen could be prouder or richerThan Iwith my dear one. io-iay.

For the Sff.ctatoe.THO. IIAST LEFT IS.

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF W. K. W.

EY BERTIE V. MCCUTCHEN.

__£*? Injal left us,, friend, and brother,Deepiy we tjJJ* Iqgß deplore;

And 'Us sad to th.n_ ih""., \:,; ghal)Meet thee, nevermore,

Now, no i_orfi thy pleasant snuie snailGreet us on the path of life |

Thou art gone; yet thou bast ic-!iA broken-hearted wife!

.Orphaned children now arc sadlyWat.;__" o'er thy new-made grave;

But thou iove/i'ct .*?'*** who is willing,All to savt.

We can fec-I, though sad ye tuiss nic«,That a better home is thine;

Thou hast changed life's wintrydesert,For a genial clime.

Far away,?where goiil-decked mounts glintWith ii,_ --ays of setting sun,

AH i*n_o?sc;6_s.;i''_i,; Reaper-Death's work, was thy s__.

Be with him, uh God. when he shallHear thy message wrought with pain!

Reconcile his heart, for he shallMeet his parent ne'er again.

Craigsville, Va., Jan. 20th,1880.

\u25a0'from the Jf. Y. Sun.]

I-teresti-g gtegyagftfe-l Sketch cf Jus.lice htepliesi i. Fieid, of Caiiaj*nia ? aProuiitieiit Candidate fe-r the prvstsdency.Stephen J. Field was born in Had-

dam, Conn., on Nov. 4, 18IG. He wasnearly three years old when his fatherremoved to Stockbridge, Mass. He at-tended a country school, aud was anapt scholar. He was a boy of pluckand endurance, and was held to theline of Congregationalism with diriiculty. The Mosaic law bad morecharmsfor bim than the new dispensation. Hisschoolmatesfound it dangerous to knocka chip from his shoulder. If he re-ceived a blow, he returned it with in-terest. He was no better and no worsethan the average minister's son.

In 1829 Stephen's sister Emilia mar-ried the Rev. Joseph Brewer, a returnedmissionary. Through Mr. Brewer'sexertions a society in New Haven be-came interested in the education ofGreek females. ij.tece had fairlythrown off the Turkish yoke, and theheroic conduct ef Marco Bozzaris andthe massacre of Scio bad excited greatsympathy in this country. HenryClay's eloquent appeals in behalf of thestruggling patriots had thrilled theheart of every American citizen. TheBey. Mr. Brewer aud his wife were se-lecte'l to establish tbe proposed schoolsfor the -dac-atf-ii of Greek girls. Emiliawanted her brother Stephen, then 13years old, to accompany her. He hada natural aptitude for the acquirementof languages. His brother David Dud-ley urged him to accept the invitation,to study the Oriental languages duringhis absence, and to fit himself fora pro-fessorship of Oriental literature. Stephen embarked with his sister aud herhusband. Tiie vessel was cleared forSmyrna. On their arrival at the citythe English missionaries persuaded theBey. Mr. Brewer to abandon bis origi-nal idea of establishing the schools ivGreece. He was convinced that hissphere of usefulness would be muchgreater in Asia Minor. A school wasopened in Smyrna.

Young Stephen remained iv the Easttwo years aud a half. He visited Pat-mos, Scio and other islandss, and spenta winter in Athens. On one of histrips he was wrecked on the Greekcoa.st, and narrowly escaped with hislife. Heiccjuired the Turkish, Greek,ilaliau and French langua«es. Hespoke modern Greek as readily as hismother tongue, and kept his diary inthat language. He was in Smyrnaduring the cholera season of is?J, andsaw tiie ravages of the plague iv Ji"3:..Over .i11,090 persons left the city duringthefirst epidemic. Mr. Brewer remainedin Smyrna, and spent much time in thealleviation of tbe distress of the suffer-ers. He filled his pockets with medi-cines, and visited patients daily. Ste-phen went with him on these errands

of mercy, aud was rewarded by thegratitude of the sick and dying.

He returned to this country in Jan-uary, 1833. In the fall he entered Wil-liams College. He took the highesthonors in the juniorand senior classes,delivering the Greek oration and thevaledictory, and graduated in 1837. Is-rael W. Andrews. President of MariettaCollege, and Co! . Lewis Benedict ofAlbany, killed in the war, were amonghis classmates, Stephen began the studyof tbe law in the olliee of his brother,David Dudley, in New York, in thefail of 1537. in 1841 he was admittedto the bar, and became his brother'spartner. He appears to have made t*,omark at the bar, and perhaps confinedhimself stiietlv to office duty.

In 1845 David Dudley Field wrotetwo articles for the Democratic Jtevieiuon the Northwest boundary. In hisexamination of works on Oregon andCalifornia he became familiar with thegeography of the Pacific coast. Waragainst Mexico was declared in thespring of 184G. One day David plantedhis forefinger on a map of northernMexico, and told Stephen that if he wasa young man ha would go to San Fran-cisco. "It's the finest harbor ou thecoast," he said, "and I am satisfied thatpeace ,wiii not be declared until theUnited Statea owns that harbor. If youwill go out there, Stephen, I'll pay yourexpenses and give ycu money to buyland in San Francisco."

Stephen thought the matter over anddeclined. He had longings fora secondtrip to Europe, and could not repressthem. The war closed and Californiawas cededto the United States. Stephenwent to Europe iv the summer of 184SWhile sitting in Galignani'B news roomia [Paris in November he read PresidentPolk's message confirming reports of thediscovery of gold in California, and re-gretted that he had not accepted hisbrother's offer. He traveled over theContinent, and returned to New YorkCity ou the Ist of October, 1849

It was the heydayof the gold excite-ment Stephen caught the fever. Hisfinances were at a low ebb, and he fan-cied that he saw a brilliant future for ayoung lawyer in the land of gold. Cyrusand David urged him forward. He" se-cured letters to various business men inSan Francisco, and took passage in theCrescent City, advertised to leave NewYork for Chagres on Nov. 13. Cyruswent »*ith hiai to buy an outfit. Whilepurchasing pyrps saw somechamois skins, aau suggested thatStephen buy a few aud v/rap his, sta-tionery iv them. "Lawyers get paidoff iv gold dust out there," he said,"and you might need the skins to makebags for your dust " Stephen paid $10for twelve skins, and stowed them in'lis trunk. David also gave him a voteto collect. "It's John D. Stevenson'snote for Ji'JO," be said- "I hesr he'sdoing we.! in California, i»nd it ivjay lieof Home use to you."

The passengers by the Crescent Citylanded at Cbagres, and the Indianapoled them up the river to Crucea Herethey took niu'.es and rode over themountain trails to Panama. Thousandswere there awaiting passage up the Pa-cific The new comers were bookedjthi.iugh. Md were transferred to tiieCalifornia, t,o.u ton; The de-mand for transportation from Panama jwas so great that steerage passenger*! by ;the Crescent City sold their tickets lit$750 each and awaited cheaper rates.The California was crowded with over1,200 passengers. Panama fever brokeout, and the main deck was coveredwiiLi -.h"3 yi.-I;. The only physician onboard was prostrate"-. % by h'.s |experience In the Bast, Stephen did!what be could to aid tbe Bttfierers. Henursed a stranger to life. The strangerwas Gregory Yale, afterwards au cminent California jurist.

Mr. Field landed in S:ui Francisco onthe night of the 28th ofDecember, 1849,with ten dollars in his pocket. It cost

j bi;,., asyen tp get tijs two trunks |i ashore. With two ie)lo;,y passengers he' engaged a room in an old adobe build-Ins at ?!)?? per week. The two passen-gers to-i- tiiS b£ ( 4, i>p4 pteßhefJ a t;%-- " ;1

the floor. On the nejf ;;;(i.nirig ,;e paidtwo dollars for breakfast. A solitarydollar was left. The weather was beautiful. The sides of the hills runningback from Ihe water were dotted with

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Montgomery st,-e..t, betyeep Jacksonand Sacramento -ire-is. Happy Valley, inow Mission and Howard street., be-jtween Mai.:*.?'. "-'» dFoisom, was packedwith shanties and tents. Men repre-senting nearly every nation in theuni-:.*i X9p rushed (hrougb the narrow streets,eaeii _'au in iu_ national -ostum.. Bte- jphen met many New Yorkers. AUshook him by ihe baud und told himthai, be iiud come to a glorious country.

About an hour after breakf.st Stephensaw a crowd surging around a smallbuilding facing tbe plaza. On inquirylie was told tbat it was the Court House.Judge Almond was holding What wasknown as the Court of the First lu-_t_ncj3. Stephen saw two of his fellowpassengers sitting on tue jury. They js_id that while visiting tiie building out Iof curiosity, they were summoned by !tbe Sheriff. They demurred on the jground that they had just iandetl. ' 'That |makes no difference," (he Sheriff re-sponded ; "you're eligible. Nobody'sbeen in the country three months."Each juror received $8 for his services.Stephen hung around an hour or moreawaiting an opportunity to serve hiscountry, but got none Heresumed hi?; jperambulations. While passing down jClay direct, near Kearney, he saw this jsign :

JONATHAN D. STEVENSON.HOLD DUST

i BOUGHT AND SOLD.

He remembered the due bill placed inhis hands by his brother David,and en.tered the establishment. Jonathan.tond behind the counter, weighing golddust. He recognised hi.; visitor, apdgave him a cordial greeting. "ItV- aglorious country for business," he said."I've made $200,000 since I've beenheie " After further conversation thedue bill was presented. Jonathan scru-tinized it, calculated the interest, andpaid Stephen $440 in doubloons.

With this money the young lawyerhired an ofTiee on the corner of Ciayand Montgomery streets at$300 a monthpayable in advance. The apartmentwas fifteen feet by twenty. He swungout his shingle and awaited clientsNone came. On the third day, howev-er, a fellow passenger turned up, andlaid thirty-four dollars before him."What's tiiis for?" said Mr. Field

"When you left the ship," was thereply, "you gave me sixty-four NewYork papers. "I've just sold them fora doilar a piece, and "he.ye conic to _i-vide with you."

The only business done 1 y tbelawyerin two weeks was tbe drawing ofa deedfor a fellow passenger. He charged anounce of gold for his services, bat thepassenger thought it unreasonable, andStephen compromised on half an ounce

On Jan 18, I*so, Stephen J. Fieldwas elected alcalde by nine majority.The only objection urged against bimwas that he was a new comer. Ho hadbeen three days in the place, and hisopponent six. On that evening theminers again assembled, and named thetown Marysvilie, after the only Aiiicr:-pan lady In Ihe place, the wife of M.Covillaud. She was ona of the survivorsof the Bonner party.

Mr. Field was sworn into office as thefirst a'calde of Yubavilieat Sacramentoon tbe _2d of January, 13-30. UnderMexican law tin alcalde bad a very lim-ited jurisdiction. After th-"- Americanoccupation, however,he exercised un-

limited jurisdiction. Alcalde Field waselected for the preservation of orderTo strengthen him. Gov. Burnett ap-pointed him Justice of the Peace. Hiselection was thus approved by the highest authority His first case was triedin the street. Two men came up, oneleading a horse. Both claimed the ani-mal They asked the alcalde to decidethe right of ownership. He adminis-tered the oath and thoroughly exam-ined both parties. 'It is plain, gen-tlemen " he said, "that the horsebelongs to this man," pointing to oneof them.

"But," said the man who held thehorse, "the bridle belongs to me."

"You are right," the Alcalde replied,and he rendered judgment.

"What will you take for the horse?"a9ked the owner of the bridle, turningto the successful party in the suit.

"Two hundred and fi/ty dollars.""Agreed," remarked the ownerof the

bridle "And now, Mr. Alcalde, I wantyou to draw me up a bill of sale thatwill stick."

It was done. The Alcalde receivedan ounce of gold for trying the er se andan ounce for Ihe bill of sale, and bothmen departed satisfied.

In those days men were walking arse-nals. Two-thirds of the members ofthe Assembly carried either bowie.knives or pistols. Someflourished bothweapons. When a member entered theHouse he unstrapped his revolvers andlaid thcrnin his desk. It was done withas little concern as hanging up a hat,and it excited neither surprise nor com-ment. There was a hot debate over theproposed impeachment of Judge Turner.At the conclusion of Mr. Field's argu-ment, B. F. Moore of Tuolumne aroseto reply. He opened his drawer, cockedhis revolvers, and laid them on his desk.Then he launched himself on a sea ofvituperation. Mr. Field was handledwithout gloves. The most offensiveepithets were used, and the speakeropenly declared himself responsible forbis language at any timeand place. Mr.Field answered Mr. Mooro's arg-.i_.cE.,but made no allusion to his personalremarks. After the adjournment, how-ever, he asked S. A. Merritt to bear anote to Mr. Moore, demanding an apol-ogy or satisfaction. Mr. Merritt refused,through fear of being disqualified foroffice. Mr. Richardson, another mem- Iher, also declined. Happening into the ISenate chamber, the jurist say? *> stonp- |cutter seated at a desk, writing. Hewas David C. Broderick, president of Ithe State Senate. They were bowingacquaintances. "Why, Judge, youdon't look well," said Broderick."What's the matter?"

"Well, I don't feel well," Field re-!sponded. "I don't seem to have r, fri.nu jin the world."

"What worries you St" inquired tiiestonecutter.

Tbe jurist gave the particulars ofMoore's assault upon bis char-jcte**, and-aid that at all basards be was determiucd to call him to account.

"Well, I'll be your friend," Broder-ick replied. "Write your note, I willdeliver it."

The jurist wrote the note at an ad-joining desk, and Broderick placed IJ;in IJopre's* han-i;. The iaU_;- ee'htje-nii-n -rawfished tie said that he ex-pected to be t-. candidate for Congress,and that he could not accept a chal-lenge, because that act would disqualifyhim. "I have no objection (o a streetfight, however,"he added. The stone-cutter replied that a street right wasnot exactly tho fhipg a?iyU(<4*evi\l.*_ion~ ibut if lu'sq.

_ wouid do no lijttpr beiShould be-ceorataodated. fie forthwithnamedtune and piace, arid Moure promised to oe on hand. Within an hour,however, he changed his mind. He in-formed Broderick that the Hon. DruryBaldwin would act as his friend, anddeliver a reply to the norn of ft?r. i ieiii.Gn th. m-vi u.til-ini.*.*; iiic- stonecutterte.-;teu the jurist's skill in the use of apistol. With a navy revolver Stephenplumped a knot on a tree at a distanceof thirty yards three vst ef uye.? ;liiciiisi'ici" liic si.ii_f.iition,a;-:i urged la. necessity 6t bringing thematter to a speedy issue. "Bring it toan issue at once," Mr. Field responded.Broderick quickly called upon DruryBaldwin, aud asked fur a reply to thenote. Baldwin replied lbfit his pri*_c :

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-| pai b-d ujj 11,3 ui,u,i to drop"the!matter, '"\u25a0('hen," .aid tho stonecutter,''as soon us the House meets Mr Fieldwill rise in his seat and repeat Moore's

! lan_uaire as to his re--*"*" rw-'? : l )|iy Hewill state that respect for the dignity ofthe House prevented bim fromrep.yjpglo she* uiLU-'- vi -._. i-.i_..j ib&tit deserv-ed when it was made, aud after detail-ing Mooxe'a refusal to give him satisfac-tion, he will denounce him as a liar anda coward."

"Then," said Drury Baldwin," JudgeField will be shot in his seat."

"In that case," rejoined Broderick,"others will be shot iv their seats."

At tbeopening ofthe House, Mr. Fieldtook his ssat at his desk as usual. Brod-erick wag seated near him, with eight qr

j nine persona} friends, ali araicd to thej teeth und ready for any emergency.?

i When the journal was read, both Fieldand Moore sprang to their feet, andshouted, "Mr. Speaker!" That officerrecognized "the gentleman from Tuo-lumne," and Mr. Field resumed hisseat. Moore read a written apology, full,I ample, and satisfactory.

Broderick afterward befriended Mr.j Field on many occasions, fhey Werj?I standing* al ii,. bar of a hotel in Man IFrancisco in 1852, when Broderick saw ia man throw back his Spanish cloak and Jlevel a revolver at his friend. In atwinkling he flung himself between thetwo men, and pushed Field out of tiieroom. This prompt action undoubted-ly saved his life.

On his return to Marysvilie fiom ganJose, Mr Field had barely moneyenough to pay his passage. Hisinvest-ments wereswallowedup, leaving hioiwo;'se than penniless. His real estatehad been assigned for the benefit of hiscreditors. He oweds3,ooo, bearing in-terest at 10 ncr cent, a mouth, aud hisassets on landingat Marysvilie were asolitary pistareen. A Mr. Peck waslandlord of the United States Hotel. Hehad known Mr. Field in palmy days,and readily trusted him forafortnight'sboard. He sen!: to the boat for. the lawyer'.i trunk, and paid the carman. Onthe ensuing day Mr. Field hired a smallolliee at fifty dollars a month. It had agarret, in which he placed a ci't. Ablanket was his only covering *\t night,and his valise served as a pillow. Hiswash-stand was a chair without a backAn o.'d pine table and a cane bottomedsofa were his furnltijrij. Cigged outwith a tin basin, a wooden pail, a towel,a comb, a tooth brush, and a bit of soap,he renewed the struggle of life. Againhe nailed his shingle to the door, andbegan to practise law.

He was moving along smoothly whenhis friends began to urge his nominationfor the State Senate. With hack-ing, he went to work iv earnes-t, andsecured a majority of the delegates tothe Democratic County Convention.?-The delegates were to meet at Downey-ville, seventy miles from Marysvilie.?Friends who were unable to attend theConvention sent Mr. Field their proxies.He gave ten of these proxies to a sup-posed friend, five to a second, ami a thirdtwo. Tiie first friend sold his ten prox-ies to the other side for a promise tomake his partner candidate ibr Sheriff,-ID office worth $30,000 a year. The see-on:! friend bartered tiis five proxies fortho nomination for County Judge. Thusfifteen of the Field proxies were cast forJoseph C McKibben, the opposing can-didate. Mr McKibben was afterwarda stanch Douglas Congressman. Mr.

Field fell two votes short of the nomina-tion.

Disgusted with politics, for tiiirtymonths lie paid strict attention to hisI law practice. In that time he paid offall his debts, with interest at the rate often percent, a month He was over-whelmed with clients. There was a dis-pute over a placer mine in Yuba River,at Park Bar. Mr. Field was retained.?Suit was brought before a Justice of thePeace for an alleged forcible entry anddetainer, a form <:f action in vogue forthe recovery of mining claims, becausethe title to the land was vested in theUnited States. It was prosecuted pure-ly as a possessory action. The consta-ble who summoned the jury had receiv-ed §200 to summon parties named by theotherside. This fact was ascertainedbeyond controversy by evidence placedin the hands of Mr. Field. While inbed at Park Bar he overheard a con-versation between a juroraud oueof theopposite parties iu au adjoining tent.?The juror assured the party that every-thing was fixed, and that the jury hadagreed to render a verdict in his favor.

The trial was held iu a saloon crowded with spectators, most of whom werefriendly to the other side. In summingup Mr. Field addressed the jury for threehours. He showed conclusively that hisclient was entitled to a favorable ver-dict.

"Gentlemen," said he in closing hisargument, "we have not endeavored toinfluence your verdictesceptby the evi-dence. We have neither approachedyou secretly nor sought to control you.We have relied solely upon the law andthe evidence to maintain our right tothis property. But our opponents have |not thus acted. They are not satisfiedto allow you to weigh the evidence.?They have endeavored to corrupt youminds and pervert;your judgment. Wituplifted hands you declared by the eveliving God that, you would return a vediet according to law. Will you perjuyour souls? I know that you (pointhto a juror) have been approached. Pityou spurn the wretch made thproposal, or did yon hoid secret counsewith bim . 1 know tbat you (pointinto another juror) talked over iliis caslast night, for I overheard the convesation, the promises, and your pledgCanvas houses are as one here. Wortuttered in one are voices in all. Yodid not dream that you were heard, baI was there, aud I Blfiow tks Qet&US ithe fen! bargain,.!!

At this an ominous "click, clic!ciiek : ' was heard. A score of pisiowere cooked.

"There is no terror in your pisio!gentlemen," continued Mr. Fie'-.i, j.ithrilling tone. "You KMiioi win youcase by sbq£*Uijj me. Y'ou can wiu ionly oy showing title to the property.?You can never win it hy bribery othreats ofviolence. I openly ekarge ktempted bribery, it '.3 untrue, let tijurors speak from tbeir seats. Attempc-d biibei-y, l say?whether suieoessfuor not will depend upon what mayoccuhereafter. Jurors, you have invokethe vengeance of Heaven upon yousouls if you fail to render a verdict according to the evinence. If yp.vi aswilling to sell your *ni\:. ciecicje againsus." . '

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absence ofa few minutes tbejury retailed a verdict in favorofMr. Field'selienSome admitted tbat they bad been corruptly approached, bat added tu:>.t tbewere Dot so base to be th\away. Within two y,-ceka the ownertsoli frr-.-vt v-? ? overWO 000 in go]dust

Gordon 2s. Mott was appointed Judgtin the new judicial district. In thtsummer of 18-51 the Governor issued -..

proclamation for the fall electee*-;. .\iaiijsupposed tbat Judge under his appointmen? vouid hold over until thisaiioi'iSo-. Candidates were nominat-ed, however, in accordance with tbiGovernoi'sproclamation,and V/tr,, T

was elected,, judge Skfott expressed thiv.pliiiou that there was bo vacancy, :;">

declined lo surrender the office/ Thisled to a suit. As the question was exclusively oneof law, by the consent olboth parties a ease was made un :::i \u25a0':presented to the Supreme for*:';. r i*ijaltribunal decided in (*jy«¥ .'-;\u25a0 lbs elei tedJudgj. j.i-.hi argued Judge Melt'sSausV. 'i ilia gave offence to Judge Barbour. When his term was about to ex-pire he became a candidate for re-elec-tion. Mr. Field advised his friends .-

Vote against him, an ; too? \u25a0\u25a0_??_ _£tiv<9'pMnin the cany;*.;.,

.Tii,i_v' iiavii-u- retaliated in the mosioffensive terms, and Mr. Field protest-ed. Tbe Judge repeated his language,and challenged tbe lawyer to settle th;difficulty in the usual way among gen-tlemen. The challenge was accepted onthe spot, and Mr. field designated JudgeMott as his friend. In less than halfanhour Mr. Charles S. Fairfax called uponJudge Mott as the friend of Judge Bar-bour. He said that tbe Judge had in-structed bim to accept Mr. ;? i.hi'si chal-lenge, and liv- was thereto arrangetermsfor a hostile meeting, .Judge Mottplied thtst be understood the matter dif-ferently. The challenge came froicJudge Barbour, and Mr Field had ac-cepted it. Fairfax insisted upon hisversion of the affair. Judge Mott con-sulted with his principal, and Mr. Fieldtold him to waive tbe point and aeceplthe situation. After consultstUvn wit'sJudge Barbour, Fairfax _jged theti---i" fc;- th.v evening, the placecfmeet-ing a designated room twenty feelsquare, and the weapons Colt's revolv-er-and bowie knives. The principal!were to be placed at oppositesides ot thtroom wit., their faces to the wall, at* !were to tarn and fire at thewojii, andthen lo advance and y,_ ilia oonfliclwith their kniyea. Judge Mott said thaithe terms were barbarous and unpre-cedented, and he could not consent tctbem. Mr. Fairfax admitted th:/, fculadded tbat they were thaso p-feseribecby bis principal, if ihe Judge wishecit, he would try to have them modifiedHe reported that Judge Barbour in-sisted upon the terms first named, antwould agree to no others. Mr. Fielctold Judge Mott to accept theng. '_\u25a0>__«Judge gavenotice that hi. man woulcbe ready at. the designated time amiplace. Fairfax soon afterward returneewith a message from Judge Barbou:waiving tbe bowie knives. Judge Mollreplied that his principal would interpose no objection. A second time Fair-fax reappeared with a second messageOu reflection, Judge I_.rd.ur had c_>_-ciu-ea mat it would not do {_ ;?_-,-. thenght iv the room because thefiring woflld be hsard outside ami atjtracta qro\7*3, wfcomight interrupt the| meeting. Modificationswereagainpro-posed. It was finally agreed that "thednelshould lie fought on the followingmorning in Sutter County. Mr. Fieldwas to takeaprivatecarriage, and "?.:,; jeBarbour was to arrive on ong ~,' the twodaily stages that -\u25a0au to Maoramento. Ata snee*,..:til pja_e they werelo leave their

; conveyances and walk to a retired spotwhere the affair could be settled.Judge Mott aud h a principal were anthe spot ahead of time. V;ti__ theSacramento Btagea**>j->e*-,jed 1 Mr, Fairfaxand Judge alighted. To Mr.

jMto go to the place ofmeeting. '..'; |

such, could not engage "a Tdttef. Hedeclared ..,?t ;." he v.-as attacked hewould protect himself and kill hi, a_-oailant. With these words he left hissecond In the road, mounted the stage,and rode down to Sacramento Mr. Fieldhailed Mr. Fairfax and offered him a

cepted the invitation, and they drovetoNicolaus, where they breakfasted.Judge Barbour'sconduct caused muchmerriment. He was mercilessly lam-

pooned in the newspapers. An editorialsquibgave him great annoyance, and hedemanded the name of its author. Thepublishers refused to giveit. Mr. Fieldtold them that if it was necessary to pro-tect the writer they could give his name,and he would assume the responsibility.The publishers acted on his suggestion.On the next morning, while the lawyerwas gathering kindling wood in front ofhis office, Judge Barbour came behindhim, placed a cocked revolver at the ear,and cried. "Draw and defend yourself,sir." Mr. Field turned, with a pile ofwood on his arms, and said, "You in-fernal scoundrel, only a cowardly assas-sin would come behind a ma-h's backwith a pistol and tell him to defend bitn-telf. You have not the courage to shoot.I defy you."

A dozen persona were present. TheJudge turned around and walked away.Referring to the incident in a letter tofudge Turner, he boasted of havinggiven Fielda sound whipping. Afterward he manifested his feeling by ad-verse rulings when the lawyer appear-ed in his court. In such cases Mr. Field:ook appeals to the Supreme Court, find?eversab almost, invariably followed.?Fudge Barbour then changed his tactics,md began ruling the other way. Theawyer became alarmed lest he shouldose his cases in the appellate court byFinning tbem before Judge Barbour.?'"inally, at the Judge's solicitation, ex-ilanationt were sought over a bottle ofvine. Mr. Field raised his glass andaid, "Here i3oblviou, but no explana-ions." Tiie Judge expressedhis satis-actioii, and everaflerwardspoke of Mr.?"iekl in the highest terci-s.

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It was the yearoftlie GreatRebellion.parties were evenly divided in Califor-nia, but the Secessionists were aggres-sive and meant mischief. Chief JusticeField ardently espoused the Unioncause. Although a strict advocate otSlate rights, he held that the GeneralGovernment possessed the power to en-force the law. The Secessionists madeno secret id their intentions to carry theState oat of the Union. Gen. AlbertSidney Johnston was in command ofthe United Sta'es forces, and this gavethem great encouragement. The Gen-eral's loyalty was at least questionable.The Unionists feared that he was in col-lusion with the Secessionists, whothreatened to seize Alcatraz. Its posses-sion would place San Francisco at theirmercy. Seventy-five thousandmusketswere stored at Benieia, and if these fellinto the ha£ds of the Secessionists Cali-fornia would be lost.

The Unionist lost not a moment Asecret Union League was fanned. ChiefJustice Field was Us fifth member.?Weaponswero bought and an armedforce \,-a,s created, ready for any emer-aoney. Immense Union meetings wereheld and addressed by Starr King, Gen.Conness/and others. Mr. Field v.nd theLeague kept themselves in constantcommunicationwith PresidentLincoln,by post riders ea the plains. Theyasked that aa oiticer of unquestionedlayal.sy heplaced in command on the Pa-cific coast It was thought best to se-cretly supersede Geu. Johnston, 33 anopen order might precipitate the con-flict that they were trying to avoid.Oen. E. V. Sumner saiied from NewYork m:d,-.-.- an assumed came, withspecial orders from the President, to as-

; iu.me commar.il Gen. Johnston read'i-fly recognised them, the arms were re-moved from the arsenal, and the State

was safely moored to the Union.Judge Field was a tra» War Demo-crat. He was for war as long as warlasted, and waj £»» peace as soon as thewarwas over. He preserved his fealty

tc-. the ttemocratioparty, and never vo-ted a Republican ticket in bis life.?Judge McAllister, the jaeeial UnitedStatts Jostice assigned to the Paciliccoast, resigned in the spring of i IG3 ?

Senaj*>~aMcßoagail, Latham, Mesmith,Harding, and others urged PresidentLincoln te a substantial recognition ofthi) services of the War Detnoerats onj the Pacific slope by the appointment ofj Judge Field to th? vacancy. Gettingan inkhng of whfatwas going on, JudgeField s:\;4 <h«t he would not accept theaiyjainiraent, as be would rather beChief Justice of California than a sub-ordinateJudge in a United States Conrt.When President Lincoln heard this, hesaid: "Then w« most make a realJudge of the Supreme Court out of Ste-phen." jßteantime his name was seativt »:ie SenaLc-, wiio unanimously eon-firmed the appointment. A bill wasdrawnup and passed by both Houses,elevating the Judge ta ine bench of theSupreme Court a., the Suited States.?The PaciSc eoast was made the TenthCircuit, and Judge Field was assignedto it. He knew nothing of this move-ment until he received noticeofhiscon-firmation. He resigned the Chief Jus-ticeship of California, and went toWashington.

'?This State has been deprived of theablest jurist who ever presided over hercourts," said Judge Joseph G. Baldwin,on Mr, Field's departure. "He beganhis career without the advantages ofwealth, and prosecuted it withe:., the.factitious aids of family influence or pat-ronage He had tiie advantage, how-ever, of an accomplished 1 dncation, audcareful study £ud meutai discipline.?He brought to the practice of his pro-;VJ.;»'ia tuind stored with professionallearning and embellished with rarascholarly attainments. He was distin-guished at the bar for his fidelity to hisclients, for untiring industry, greatcareand accuracy in the preparation of b.iscases, un e. ;.....,: legal acumen,and ex-traorriinsvy boiidity of judgment As

; ?.. adviser no man had more th« eonfl-? deuce of his clients, for he trusted not'n-iug to chance or accident when certain-ty could be attii.iv.Cw. He felt his waycautiously '.0, ids conclusions, which,once reached, rested upon sure founda-tions, ta which he clung with remarksMe pertinacity. Judgessooa learned torepose confidence in his opinions, andhe always gave ;hem the str. nges.tproofs of theweight justly due to hiseoue!i>-:;a..-s. His opinions, whether fortheiy learning, logic, or diction, willcompare favorably wiiii those of anyJudge upon the Supreme bench of tbeUnion. An examination ot hla opin-ions wJIS show that ho ii not a timidcopyist nor the passive) slave of authori-ty. His rulings jest upon clearly de-fined prineijvles and strong commonsense. He retires from (>Sl< .-\u25a0 withoutastain, on his ermine. Millions might

! tiavc- been amassed by venality. He re-j tires as poor as when lie entered, owingnothing and owning littleexcept the I :\u25a0[tie to the respect of good men."

Justice Field's judicial ability andstrong individuality or thought and ac-tion are Rtteited in Iris dissenting opin-ion;] ha in. confiscation cases, it; the le-gal-tendercases, iv thefamous >,*>?>.- v>i-leans slaughter-house case, involvingthe construction of (he FourteenthAmendment, at-u ia the case involvingtbe validity or the election laws ofCon-gress, in the latter case be held that hwas not competent for Congress to pun-ish a Stale officer .;><? tho manner inwhich be discharged trie duty imposedupon hvii* -.;/ the lawsof the State, or tosubject him in lii:- performance of suchduties to titc auper vision and control ofothers, ami iti?t it is not competent totCongress to make tho exercise of it--, pu-nitivepowers dependent upon tbe leg-islation of the States. Bad JusticeField's opinion been cocr-urred in by amajority of the Supreme Court, it is safeto say that. 50,00$ _atura!i-ed Democratsin this city would not now he deprivedof thi' - ".'right to vote by the action ofSupervisor Davenport.

His dissenting opinion in the Virgin-ia jury cases, recently decided, againdenies the right of Congress to punish

officers of a State for tho manner inwhich tbey discharge their duty uuderits laws, and asserts that the Thirteenthand tourteeuth Amendments to theLonstitution secured to all persons onlycivil rights aud not political rights.?Judge Cole wa3 indicted in the DistrictCourt 01 the United States for Virginialor saving tailed to selet colored citizensas grand and petit jurors. The indiet-roent was general and not specific?i here were no particularsof the offence.Judge Cole was arrested aud held in cus-tody. He petitioned for a certiorari tothe District Court to send up the recordot its proceedings to the United StatesCourt, and for a writ of habras corpus,alleging that the action of the DistrictCourt was without jurisdiction, andprayed for release from imprisonment.The law of Virginia, in providing fortiie preparation of the list of personsfrom whom jurorsare to be taken, makeno discriminationagainst persons of thecolored race. The judge of the Countyor Corporation Court is restricted in hisaction only by the condition that thepersons selected shall, in his opinion, bewell qualified to serve, of sound judg-ment, and free from legal exception.?The Commonwealth of Virginia pre-sented a petition to the Supreme Courtdeclaring that she was injured by being-deprived of the f.erviees of her judicialolucer by his unlawful arrest. The Su-preme Court decided against Judge Cole,Justice Field and others dissenting.In a dissenting opinion, delivered in1877, Justice Field, in the case of thePensacola Telegraph Company againstthe Western Union, denied the powerof Congress to authorize the corpora-tion? oi one State to do the business ivanother Str.te without the latter's con-sent.

rhe remarks of Justice Field in theElectoral Commission ou the Floridaand Oregon cases were clear and unre-futaole. He closed thus in the formercase :?

I desire that this Commission shouldsucceed ami give by its judgment peaceto the country. But such a result canonly be attained by disposing of thequestions submitted to us ou their mer-its. It cannot be attained by a resort totechnical subtleties and ingenius de-vices to avoid looking at the evidence.It i 3 our duty to ascertain, if possible,the truth, ami decide who were in factduly appointed electors in Florida, notmerely who received certificates of suchappointment. That State has spoken tous through her courts, through her Leg-islature,and through her Executive,andhas told us in no ambiguous terms whatwas her wiil and whom she appointedto express it. Ifwe shut our ears to herutterances, anti closing our eyes to theevidence,decide this case upon the mereinspection of the certificates of the Gov-ernorand Canvassing Board, we shallabdicate our powers, 'defeat the ends ofjustice, and disappoint the just expecta-tions of the people. Tiie country mavsubmit to the result, but it will nevercease to regard our action as unjust initself, ami as calculated to sap the foun-dation of public morality.

For the Spectator.

Brief Letter from Pond Gap.Spring, with all its pleasures of

lengthened days, warm weather, andcheering sunshine, hasmr.de the coun-try in this neighborhood, look like anearthly paradise. The wheat is lookingunusually well, (so the farmers say,')and doubtless this is a very cheeringprospect to them,

There are do items- of startling news?no railroad accidents.no village lightsto disturb the even tenor of countrylife.

The Methodist church in this com-munity is favored with the faithfulpreaching of a young and enthusiasticPastor, He is evidently a student auda scholar, and perhaps some day in thenot, very distant future, he may fill thepulpit of one of our city churches.

The village school, taught by MissXaniiio liudiey, closed two weekssince, with marked improvement inher pupils, both small and large.

Yery soon in your "city of schools,"and elsewhere, the voice of the school-girl anti school-boy wi!l be heard in theland. Then rest, holidayanddelightfulvacation to both teacherand pupil.Wiil many of the teachers of Augusta,attend the University Normal Schoolthis summer? This school seems to of-fer unusual opportunities for improve-ment to even the experienced iu thanoble and useful profession of teaching.Also to form the acquaintance of thebest teachers, which will be an advan-tage aud a pleasure. Life at best is buta grand school for improvement, andevery advantage should"be made avail-able. Virginia.

May llth, 1880.

Pot YoukShouivdersBack.?Muchof the proverbial slenderness aud phy-sical frailty of our girls, as comparedwith those of othernations, ha 3 beencharged to intellectual habits and over-work in study. It is unquestionablytrue that they need more out-door life,and more education in bodily develop*ment

Many American gi:!s, through iuat-tantiou to the way of carrying them-selves, unconsciously contract the habitof bringing the shoulders forward andstooping. The position not only dis-tracts greatly from their appearance, butis also very pernicious in point of health.

The celebrated Aaron Burr, in a letterto his daughter, Tbeodosia, afterwardtho wife of Governor Alston, of SouthCarolina, wrote as follows ou this sub-ject :

"Your habit of stooping and bringingyour shoulders forwardon to your breastDot only disfigures you, but is alarmingou account of the injury to your health.The continuance ofthis vile habit willcertainly produce consumption, thenfarewell pleasure; farewell life."This is no exaggeration; no fictionto excite yourapprehensions. Bat, set-ting aside this distressing consideration,I am astonished that you have no morepride in your appearance. You will cer-tainly stint your growth and disfigureyour person." There is reason to believethat Miss Burr gave heed to this admoni-tion ofhergoodfather; for she afterwardbecame renowned for her beauty as wellasf npertoi mental endowmentsandaocoui.iuabments.

i.e-ivoriiiug Butter.Hundreds of tons of white butter are

" bought every year,worked over by deal-ers, colored and sold for double the pricepaid tha farmers. This fact should con-vince farmers that they should put theirown butter into the best shape for mar-ket and so realize all they can for it. Itmust have the bright golden color ofJune, which nothing hut \Vell3, Hieh-artlson & Co.'s Perfected Butter Colorcan give. L'se this color, pack yourbut-ter in the best manner, and yon will getthe top price.

An old feilow whose daughter hadfailed to secure a position aa teacher, inconsequence ofnot passingan examina-tion said : "They asked her about lotsof thing, she didn'tknow. Lookattbehistory questions! They asked herabout, things that happened before shewas born ! How "was she going toknow them! Why they asked herabout old George Washington and othermen she never knew. That was apretty sort of examination.

Pleasure comes through toil and notb-j self-indulgence or indolence,??? * »-?-??.?_