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IUIIY U. m 1 Tb** ,r*\ •nd and *11 •»• MirntiH of lh« pooN« fcVNiRA 1 «‘*«nragnd Mixon Curry. ft,|*d to pacifr h.m. finally h. declared1- .71 »**»*• ... |r.v:|Mtn *y, it ! .bo’. Id- ,h#t b# j cIfM lh# r,IlH »,♦•••.■». X. ' • ATI KU[•-ft'.I liior.A. lt;i »Aift■aff»atlHomriu mmDtra’trilic•H»t *T.Tirfcfl*- Ijur.uitI ng lhar:«i say M lUftbi.I'»i• rt • 11• a «*i • • of N XOB Curry. *•'* J, hf took'• «J •pordii*j lit* 00 nl.cirtf hot, Mi Ii and lr» K '•aic*. t e if t lt;aue ‘ n'Chrsddash d into tta ejort room with f«i'f d# ■tod in hi* r*i Judge*. I,Bi r i*b for ,| • obiodUORiVrCI-vt .« tsi aorj -,ai» c» Coder tba pin ••(j tb* . f«*« a *fPyr r • iba .Vv •*fullyVitr 1tiTlj iiy, sps i» «u, »H n»*d*• r «f o roau who• r/r.| hr M . • 1 nc»4ght i aitvmutedI »ho11nnAlIn;render1 r-'Iirr irrrV•M.id ru it •»!«oro.tt*.\Hit Tat lloOcrvMt.. .al0*unijW. U |«»%H our*. «r I, K, Wd iar*. •' M*» •(!• Tut -J T Hi n*-a**i. of Ci.tt .t r*-utfc « II M* tcr.of Kr .«« r f»t II V Il»ffto.nfi1 • ■Tt.-Tl.ooi*. H»rga,l.tririi.^ .n • uo.il?llt; c era•mr o; i 'f: i l i ;• •r^Va , taWjprt J hr I • r f. *4 . !«••* f . t r !»•'it 4aii -u i l-emi t. iiiv li k of h.a nil* maa . «»'*ffvnand•r*•■•d a.,mmenr*Perhimtlt;rhtnnnv J Ina.„ul »ai. o ice the * meu*nir. alj 4ning r.,ek ; b it never wero iheyoht#*?• ' to r !'• reireot .firm* hit*Huu lt;•» c»hunng the flrot ki lllpmrot et lt;,r|11* i delta bordering on the Si. I'raucia, now •, ( 'rir-l/ot ' lhe*i*T of Arkoneo, an p .. #»'*'»Dfmrtrrnllr •dtntr rickrt. § |( , v;i#.rtDC% calling hi.*^ ‘ J hFni *»*» ’l|lt; lltMHK IIDtCNHON. -I I* »*.» Tree«ir.try.«».* * * •9 l’C.IVCV..' I*• f »ll t * «ll».l».« I o-l * HI.- CoaairHe rif klly Iterenie the mo.t | op«lar m the •eli!aw*i»tHill. *«•c Hiir.K.»r *ts Il.l.l \MAlthough of anodorolo mror.? ho -a. ocher. inJueirioM, ftm-rouo, ond of *• t... I«d heepltaHty, and aueb cOBtiened to 1 he h.a rbara term Iho country wbiea be h .J adopted for a poriod • \U tiding a I dlt; /«»' ' •(’-.mi rI)4 ’niiupp»*l«eal.. t•• .-.iff#— ta im*i»i**i.f.tii'i'iTy v«i:i.i..•inn all Ihia Uiuo not a ccc irre I lnttwean him a .her*; and y«t•|ua’rel«oiuo n at.) of hie II kmw that it *m• i.I norelit 1. I t of all t11 courage c he hunter* tia* t.iluir. nua t»l liar llrbl.s ,#«•» »; o we pu'di'hed a p.ragriphin . »• .ii/. il e incre»ao«»f the debt onJnl* l»e«ii aumetHIng ‘.n excess■f t.f • hrre railhana f ir I* e preeioua •Hi, I lie lia’aaant fnr Au/uat 1,j-inj’ee in the ‘MirMI rtii1 ae ndod he torchlight into a!« 0.a Ot irk Mountain., he bad ! lion of boir-g the luOal foarlr.' nrerohelminglf olrctod again a the Tcm'orial l.egtalpart of le - I tb nr de-bo well of .* teputa He wnai again to■ ;v f «a friend—-Howard ?”n . A 1 ftnnlta otoioh-d a '*• f.'.mined to t**e h.a frltnd’a lifr. Howard.„• ng the criat. had eo«e.M.aed thobow.a j i;koifa that |rlt;»troded from hit «Mt and belied ^ ,t t. !;• »ooob*: . ......... | tihewa a atilt further in-mat of tu ru thanlee to inil'iio* a a* again.t the aamo peri' Iroe •-1 tea-, hut the actual burdpo of »h. debt ha* been gn-atly a'igiuentrd hay i.d line by the uiaiipu’ati'.u of the aerratary in cuweertiog one form *»f ind-btpdneaa toire, au*l d atiog'tiah* »• 1 h.ruaelf by hi* p* wcrful an I onp 1 eio'jut'ica, and apacddy be *aac a lead r in the ranka of bia own party. He wa. a member of iho CNfMUM w luck for ID# I the Stale ConetiWllnn, and wae rc alentailnt hit conn J in thoSonat) ofrapArkanaaa.And now began hie accond aar ea of nia-fnrteote. Utli'a meat intiteata ne^hbora .. . I. i were tha Rtrengt, fa«r brotbwa of rooaii*eoothtr. N .t on y I... the pnm »* »1 » •* • #r#bJ# m r#i| dwwl of an.b*ti««.aod-The dream ia fulfilled' exclaimed Oil!. w;tb a ttnile of aingular aweatDaaa that .in- j J gtrad on h;a aaturally baadsama face after lie «i‘ a eoapie. He then died withoal a groin.Howard looked down into h a face, aa if unable \o retbie what lit had dona, than J % he h irat into teara.•*(i h! kr*owa I woo'd net b%»e dune it if \ I could hate helped it, but it waa arkar your life or uiae.lie tun»a*l away with a giuatny air, and upon the in«tanl diaapptarad Ha waa natar aeen io Arkaoaaa again, but aaeaial , yaara aftar a tra-'er brought the newt that , he w*a living at San Antuoio, r*xa*.Were we writing liotinn, w* ahiild bar* lav aaida the pen; but aa w* ar* giving facta a.wply, wh.rb can b* aubiiannatrd, duly cumpala u« to add auuthar iucidant before tl. a tragicel tale ia end' d.It will lie remembered tbat Uili aoja a.d u[ion In* von to avanga hie death. Faith-fa'lr did bia eon obey ihe oommand. Whae ha ha I reached Ins eixteenlb jear b* left r-r taiae U*«aa gone aavara mao it a.When ha raturnad bo aaid to l.ia mother: •it It dm#, mother! Poor Howard! I pitied him, but I bad t# do il Th* Butt* County (Cel ) /Vasa, in recilioceoaed utar twrlvr miilioo*, b .1 'In in-taroat ha* been it crea»#d v:» the I Ola I debt bv the rantnal n* referred to. Twavr un to a tl.ii* a ld i (• I ho debt whrn the moo.aa w** ovai I .nr bundred and apvoi.ty adiiona. an I line Hire yeara after pea a bee been •elatdt-licii * Suro.y there mv*tb e • o'hin^ t*at« m u. the rrtunrj iKpart-mant. T.'m u.capacity and om nanag«m*Dt inanif*«tod m lliia aa in awry other dapait* m at of 4'ivcri.tnoa' ab n.J iron* l a coentry t»* a raaliX'ng »• -a of -he cnndl ti nm wlihH affaha aro (.laced Wlura will thia and f \t till* rate, what Will br the m.-r-a* at the end ••! t .• non llacalin the phra«a of tho rountry, '* famous lightara.** A oleea end cordial letlmecy grew up between them an.l Hill, and the tatter, noil unfortunately and nngeardedly, made Oeorgo, tho cldrat. ao'.fidant of nia prt-vioua hiatory. It ao beppeaod (bat tivorga had a moat amhitiae* daaire for po bt.cat diatinctlon, and made a rvquoal of 1111 tbat ha abould resign bia seat in tb* Sonata ir. tua favor. Hill refuted, and the brothera cooepired to revengeSending to North Carolina, they procured a copy af the reward offered for Nixon Cur ry. the notorious robber. Tb* four, p *w .rful and determined aa they war*, dared not attempt hie capture alone, but aacaivd tho a*si*tei.ce of a doavn mo a, and tuada the atiaiepl to capture Hill in hie ownir g the ab'.vr, aaya '•There are tbne#wno d abaltava Imahlory, but I ia true in arcry particular. WeknewNiion Curry, and a mere brara, koeorabla, end eandtd man, j^ior to th* affair with the Strong*, never brealbrd. Tb# writer baa omitted to mention twa facta—Aral, that Curry was under tba influence of strong kr nk whan ha reveal, d the etraeg* hiatory af his early life, although ha was a vary temperate man. The aoetnd lt;tnUa In ie, that Mat* Howard, spoken of. w*e the betrotha l af Curry's a*.pram# y beautiful daughter Mary.THAD. STEVENS.Ltst Henri #r the flttef Rat-ieal Ptllllflai*. ,, , - •» .. house. I he la’tar nefcr forgot bia deityAt the rata wa *ra pemg on tb 1 djublr barrelled ahnl guu, two longroducwdrvitlocountry will h« awampad bv that time jd-tola, and a furmdab u knife Arkansa*ha* nrvar %.1 be only l.opo for a . bang* is in iho Burtoes of tho Democrat*! ticket a fact the people fu'ly racogi.i/a, and which will mm a flnuly unit* tboia in tb* Uctefuiil.ation tu o*erthiaw the iai*rulo that ha* w. ll-nigli• t.gu!pbcd a .J iirA.11 is ! ;!»• iI'MTn# Uo*?on I'mI »i peacitaMlt;• Il U I, aa** il'.m. •o-iti% i. v rvns_ua l»a*«•«« Nt t fat'P litre* f. » »k al ill p.pniiav prraai.ta1 aaoa t tlloalul iI .nraao nf (hnd11 .w .1)11 • I, *•„II .»w far utf m ir,ia La i■I.ft iheBan notrd a* a poac-ahlp inchn-e I State, and in tk'.aa days us ptpulatien nuinitejed a gre*it-r per cent, of daspara does and lewises nun than it does at thepresent.Tb* attack ol lita Mr. nga proto I a Jreauful one for thauiastvas. I wo ul lb* ‘..• :*.o.a wei* shot coad, w i|« m of the . were ht 1y wounded, a tend of»' *010 rtallv, when the real uf them -'crs ..tad 10 withdraw for tho tune. Ibiaaflaii ra*:%ed «!.* moat nndonnda I eTcitenien*His Views on Political Affairs and Oplnlontof Prominent Public Men.breaev ■! the Death Bed.ii •alt;IlealTinglilv,lhuuglil thatu: »rOil*t II. Mi• ••r $4(4,nu«i,'»U n«n*ha ?M.OOlt;l(tMiO country Maud it*' T i«lt; » Iho Nr* N t //*-»,' fourneudny liranl and iiri*woli to iil«h andtiarman riii/me n| N, w V' lh.trlla us that Grant U “the rriond goodliqucr and Griswold» saved ' .rant ini»» from an uiglorioe* *|.tf»r* !.tm**!| ;;rratly,-dorI*mnj;no.tho v.ry King • .aml.ru ua of lager. Ii a i'.d liavr add* 1 that t'.dfax waa ih* t l* af priest uf hiow Nwlhingiam.Gvnaral Buell, 'ha m«n wh an I i* •' ai'rreddvfra* at Sbilt.h, ploaead with iho nlt;mlt;n*tiana toad* hv 'ha Ihw V o.aont• l#Wat a i or .tu* *icl- .I l■ IU i. «.* *ay 11. % •«anIf fhry do. w'-e ar* t5.*y gror* in I'.e 'oui)i.A Jew. wnin.g to |l r P An ! »ha I w* ■* i*• 1 lll.tr t O. n I ml f. au. 'ea in ? S *a*i w. t.i g« ai d lug lhc '%T..r «f . a«lin t 'ii *.,t-« rr tin iMlitaiy Ivrant that pula I.is p. upon .*u' back a? No \ w.-, •« a j'Pj N. I..- appealed (• in in* i.nh'ii* |ajw * io inak- *»ur mice h.ard ;i.i . .am i -la* j». ra«t nnun our r*ra *’*i •• S.- * Y ik f renlt; .jl\'$: hangs out ichvt, bm! i.r«n! a'.d victory.throughout Arkan*as. ft.* . I.ivalrou* mid higfliv | -r IITl * mid be identical «au the noi. r i.ibh'i Nixon Curry wn* atag^oring '• h nt-*r !* Manv for a time lefus. t to •r rl p* llio stall* ot I u'l :f fe*!irr . in *, ow n hr ihe two following ntrar a ‘i l.itllv Ko« k t.a/rlto. Thefir*tap . k -lirn If' I br • in,a *o populai duiltig J i. .».»* of ti*c i’oriveaiaon: A oo ; ikr tru. t fiiei.da of tl»« people a' all in rl.r present t'nnv.ni on ro »y bo ramrd John llrtl, of S*. Krancia. Ill*. nrr-gv. r and •oura,*.. f ii ? «*.t•«;o hnul,. il « pis r 1,0 ho da, and, a* •* trust, will long rr'ain that of Ilia lead r of ih* Ar-k lb- iofrioy.I'- sacwnd axtraet is takei fr u* the •a.*r paper of May, I84U••lb oi»r Arraar. — AH*.;# u. rancoun-tor ' irrrd in St. Pranria la*’ wook. i anWaamxuToa, Aug liTba aveota imraalt;llately preceding the death of Tbad. Stevens are few, and net of «ltra»rdi»ary interest. Since the adjourn m«i.l of t'ongie*vn 22ud ofJuli, Mr. Slevena I aa barn in declining lica'th, cr.a -lay quite rnea-fnl an 1 faelmn quite wall, wbi e 'hr next lie would ha fr* b e a id dt-t aed m a; ifit A f*w 4it * after th* td i iurmnarlhr was atiackert w tb adtarrl*. *,i, iiw ii «*li. ' . alihmigii a all ia (r |. d, ho *• .d n,J. I a ’ft i*i'tt»*N,le t. it up *n bia 11on*, I•1\*.het Uad not, !«aro l.i• lie*! cittV' i.a woIr II o'•a i» woun an * t •••f »!..lt; :*.•s''jto . u*dilo !, a- d tin on T’ir.'illi l||tj• a»r..t .1 Sin g.I Stiir,., a dt. n, or|i ■* ti• r Ni*oi' I’ur roc • a. li't.on\ • I ...*tuii /Vi,’, satedee. aiid in tbuI «a tl•aud tl atA r q ;N r»h «’N xu itaitu n * »* srnli* ^ flOt orielt;«ovtriiOi u; andn * t -r tiirivmlvr .«l- ii. ». ruor • f Atkanas*, oua. t • »rd f r th« ir m.d tb i* !lt;t » n * *iaa* if il «n« *i.-iirdha*rou tI,».an 1 *at cut w n; ,*ar \rkaiualt;,■•m o! * I and oth a alight -Lf' * w vorrntir Ir rvc vtro-luring ihr pa«f •**«wra *1 ' an. * N apart cut.r i lt;iv'jin x gn HO\D.\r *xn trramt.O. Men’ll) aid TuesJay he scarcclj •poV. ta ar.y »rnc, and most of the t;ma !tv • I’h Ir* bands t *an«1 and hiaeroe clo*«d. as if eel-#p; 'honniy aigna of bring awak« at tli. aa tune* ho ng loohl* miirmunnga ai-d slight ralaiog -nd falling af the hands. On Moi.dav be oapreaaed inuoli anxiety in regard to tba Mate al tba c uniry, ml weed mainly, porbapa, by tb* rurrrut report* oi approhrad-d 'rouble# ia ]«ouiaiaoa, and irnaied that Mr. Johnson ml^ht ahata n fr. T.y n.raiuro of a character lt;-*u atlt;d tlt;».. *tnr-. Hip public Iranqm ity, and hoped n coe-iiy m-ght nJiaa l.r tl * re *«-g of Oongrta* in .S' ptenibart -»■% * VILUNUVBM ro OUT III* rxT«ft ur, h * cjnditiun «li t no: »•« m to H b-'Trr. il mgh it did not appear tu m. Mien an .Dull to fas*. Uu iba ua huiiHrkerper cam* in, af r, ohe found him manifest-tinuuaxs\ Mfc. t:m be, i • 0t tar••nhr «rlirn!.the itVI it a hi»aphi men* aaso tviion ''V ioro .! in t ... ter gu • Kogland na* an army ..I Mu.i-U m«n the tleid. 1b. »ipe:.»e«cf na War liflica for Ibe last yoa wer* fTO.WKf.tiOil. Me have 6,01 •nan an I our War Offlco axpondad, arc r ding to the New V-rk Trilmnr. $123,*J4»'»,* *4. \t Dal be. ou.r# of: b* mo or ;I’elp »1 « . » . «i*rdin*r. who baa beon a Krp .blican IT. m ibe orgamxation of ilia party up to the pro*#n| timo—wbn wen| oaily ml* tl.a aervioo aa a baton ealdiar, and who i* now I aitod Statea Aaioaaat af iho Twenty seventh District .Now York — baa loft lb* radical* and pronuatea to da good work for tho causa of Saymcor. tba I’nlao and th- Constitution.•■’I'll. «i ot ir 1. r».:.t atte it wil'.a.fcing the sH.■ i•gira-a-i toW *« p |f■ ne, manvoi. t 1 r il jri s-id *.c11IVemI .r f th- mumtlcrnt lew »r I that w»* oi ivro.'. h»r l.lt;* appirhen.i.m. Hill w** «vai *\v i ai t*onwar Gout. Iloiaahv tha*a turn, a d balling his wagon and a lmvniah-ii g I m wife and children tu keep theiv l • ••. 1 r marched forth with hi* death'i'.ealit g cun.Tbvct a*.try of t he action, and Hill's in-ravvry iqera’ad in bs favor -crrdib'e *•Vary were unwilling ta hurt so intrepid a eha*arivr ; elf a s w.r* afraid . a pami waslid! purauad ha war unmocreattd, aot«**d.H0*wrqn*nt vt tam p’s airs ra-.de tu an eat ». h'it a’l r» suited t-ag csl r or ludieroua* la thaa* a'totapting it It «** knownluTna radical leader* have acted upon tba l.loa Ihil tn roh if a Government waa ••*% Mng principle ef the parly ..f ^r. at moral ideas. In b* second yaai of radical tu’o, Mr Dawaa a mvrnUr of t'ongrea* Irma llaaaacbuaoita, ataud up-u the U*H.r of tht llcuae. that Ui* party had stolen m.rt monwy in ooa year than the wb da ox part' $ of Mr. Buchanan's administration. Johg P Hale, another m-mlmr of Congrts*, d» iw*onced lhc robber ie. of his party ia •qaaliy airaag larva. These gantlemag u. It- n . utialake in th.ir dec arati i *, an|nal Hill could ravar be taken sliva, and u.*ny Kogan t- believe that h# cmld not whrn deadTha constant ptiruit and hunting him Changed his natnr* 11* hvcame u rvi* and eaur, ami imabl# to follow any regular bualn-aa lie resorted to the gambling labia for tho eapporl of his fomdy. II. became a drinker, too, and was speedily transformed into a mnal bitter and quar-of the ytnrheir eai.rna:# uf Ihv lt;l'V on--t»nvrtr *»*,„, t ,9 cxae, why ahoujt-.o p.nn le-T*. hive a furfhwr icaav upoe ewer * . ; r unity for thieving, by, . «. ry , fhe onlylt;*n .turn- ai d easnomv »a ia ruilica: -adera * iickd ofha,. ( n* ».er.»re eome opponent ll IIMI had been famous among the mountains of North Candma, ha now became doubly ea Except mg, perhapa, that prions of duelliaAn, James Bowie, there never waa a man who inspired more tar me. Men wka had acquired a wide repu-Utrno foe dewda of dariug turned polo whan they toe-unterwd John Hill. Bulhe. who aoaght quarvab an tho aieghtoat pretext accepted all maimer ul laaolu frooi him, wit'ioul psingle word ef remonatraac*.O.io day in September, lblj, wbi.c h* wav seated a! the breakfast table. Hill bant into tv art.iTUlia the matter dearr ioqiifaia w:* I Ul»t Uad a drradful Cra*ai. It ia a *rn ng I know j tqt|| ,, ^ before tuning *, na« i Ml* mpttn-nrc. and l..gr**l him nut to tret otrr hi* condition. To ihi* rr* mar* l. trpliod, na if Construing hi* mean mg to laihat ah* though he would meet hit 1st* rs nfy : Yea, it is tn * tl ire can he no i.i.* in w or) ing over it.” CuNVcasATios wiru simck srt\ a* ins fU'IBION* or 1‘IC'IIIIIVBMT I’t'ULIi X*N Ain vixwa «*\ TXBIOCI ai'HJFrrs.A1. ' t I o'v 'ock yesterday aftcrnuon.one rf In* di*tant rrlatK'DS, Simon Stwrna. a New \ rk lawyer, «am. into lua room, alter a bn ii nasi vi*it to Alty. lien. Evart*, and Billing by th* dying luao. ronv.r«ed w.th him lor nearly vi hour. Mr. 'iimon Stevens then in farmed him tbat hr bad |U*t iafl Mr. I.varia, aud that tha latter bad informed him of the purport of his opioion on th# Kollina csaa, and that it waa in affect that Hollins resignation eoul-1 not be accepted. Tn this Mr. Stevens replied, I belivva Mr. K.varls is not only a sound lawyer, hut a statesman, whn will advise the president so to act aa to administer tha law in a manner that will avaul the ne*e*aity of eongrras nireimj In .Septtmher.M If ha doea,” he continued, I aha!! feel prouder than avar that 1 urged his (Everts') confirmation.Mr Simon Steveca aaid tbat k* hod mat Gen. Kjoecrana, aud that the latter bad spokan of AlonznStevrna, nephew of Tbad. who waa killed at Chickamauge Tbedyicg man le lt;k*d up, and auuling aaid : II# waa a bravs hoy. I lika floaaorans,—I bopa tl.al Mr. Seward a initructiaua to Gan. Itoaa-crai.a will ba ancb aa will trad to build up and strengthen that tottering slater re-public.'lie spoke aavarul times of going to hie hem - in I.aneaatar, and bad no idea that hit end waa ao near al hand.He aaid to bia relatives, I believe Grant will ba viva tod, aad tbat bo wiil carry out tba groat raoonatmctiou laws.llio ralotivo told bine about Morvioey hotting on Soy moor. II* ropliod, I like him for bia pluck. Uo apok# of tbo po-IlMcal proopect m Panaoyleanla a soannd time, aad Did tha* tha groat national quea t'on now were raconatmcfie *. finxrev, and Ilia railway systaw.lt; oxraasarv'.HV witu oruaa ran so*#.H# tlan ronvaraed with tha Kev. Dr. Emory, hia n-;.hew TnsMeu, anf hi* lady acrveit. Nona of lie ramarka b» the*# w»r# apvnallr nnticoab e, »av* one to h‘# naphaw, to whom ho aaid : •• I will

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