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ROME. GA„ FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1869;
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TUESDAY MORNING, March. 1G,
BRIBERY. AXp.epP.RTUfTTOP.y,’;
There was great excitement iu both the
Senate and House of the Legislature last
Thursday, growing out of the charges that
bribes had been offered and accepted for
the passage of the bill .granting State aid
la til • llrunswick aud^Albany Railroad. In
tl ie Senate the whole matter was laid on the
table. In. the, House a resolution was
adopted requesting the Governor to with
hold his signature until'the matter should
be investigated.
STATE AID TO TIIE CARTERSVIXtE
AND V AN WERT K. R.
The State Senate, we'-are-glad to learn,
passed a bill last Tuesday, granting 812.000
a-mile State aid to the above named road.
This road will become a very important
feeder to the State Road, aud develop an
exceedingly rich mineral section. We hope
the bill will pass the House also andihpopme;
a law. ..,9ri'j Q&l Ol Woli) '{JtoSt i
■ .. ^5,1 X bviusx i
Tin- Macau Kasoniq Li(e lusuraaice P» m ;
pahy. . . , -
We jiublish ti>-daj soiite'"lnfereStmg sta
tistics in re gard to the* abot^-nimed eoiii
panV- The number of dollar^ *pa1<f *t£> tAfe
friends of a deceased member indicates the
number of-meoabef;m£4J>ofo*im«f-yT?or in
stance at the3;ite 6f Jhctihsfc iteSih, July;
1SG7. there were only-149 members, while
uu January 2Sth, 1869, there were 4,186.
The l’ouie Mas inie Life Insurance Com
pany is organized' on a similar plan, and,
arc are glad to learu. is enjoying a steady
aiui healthy groiyth.. .Address Thomas J.
Terry, Secretary, Rome, Ga. 1
I* lie Fifteents Ameiulmput #-A*!opteiI by Hie
I* House.
On the 11th inst. the 15th Amendment
to Up Federal Constitution was adopted-its
the !iou.,eof thuG-u-. Legislature. -, xE
The discussion was excitingand interest
ing. Messrs-.Phillips and" Cfitriurd, made
strong spemthes against it, Air. Fitzpatrick
-poke in favor of it.
We regret that any Democrat should
favor the iniquitous measure., that, in our
judgmcqt i- fraught with evil and that on
ly. We are sure the_people inthis section
ol t e State will cordially sanction the c.oursp
>neir Representatives,’in oppo-ing the
seasons.
1 he following is the report of Captain
boott’s speech upon the subject, as it ap
tears in the Intelligencer:.'
Mr. Scott of Floyd, did not rise tor the
purpose of being heard, but because he felt
dip responsibility resting upon himself.. He
irought tbi, question should be considered
calmly,as it involved more than it appears
to involve at first sight. Let all members
Vote from their awn convictions and not
ttom the suggestions of others. lie had
" itnessed the desire to hurry this measure
iiirough without discussion s- He could not
“ n 1 I’-ouest man come up now and propose
to clinch the uail. Why, sir, the very fun-
oauieutul principle of .Democracy is that
negro suffrage is wrong and should uot be 1 '
giuqted. This arises from no ill will to the
negro,but front the fact that the Democrat
ic party is the white man’s party. It repre-
i-nts the iutelljgeuee and virtue of the
country,and the members of this House
■••ncelccfe'] by the Demoprajp of Hiis'Stdt’e.
,e yog jiotv going to do as the Repuhlicau
pari.y l, #s j ouu » q urn traitor to piiuciple
question, wltieli call was sustained, and_ the
15th. Amendment was adopted.
Xhosevoting in the .affirmative were:
Alessrs. Anderson Rethune, Brassel, Bur
ton, Carson, Clarke, Glower, Cloud, Cun
ningham, Davis, DonaldscD, Ellis of Spald
ing, Erwin, Evaus,Fincaunon,Ford,Franks,
Gohcr, Gray, Greiger,Gullat,HaIl of Glynn,
Hamilton, Harden, llarbcr of Sumter,H;u-
.vis, Holder, Hooks, Johnson of AVileox,
Kytlc, Laue, Iiastingcr, Liudscy, T «ag.
Ale Author, Maxwell, A'esbit.Osgood.I'age,
Parks of Gwiuuett, Parke of Gi®ene, a'er-
kins of Dowson, I’rice, Prudden, Rainey,
Rawls, Rice, Rouse, Rurnph, Saulter.Seale,
Sewell, Shackelford,- Shumate, Smith of
Charlton, Smith of JIaeou, Smith of Coffee,
Smith of Ware, Smith of . Telfair. Sorrell,
Strickland, Surrency, Taliaferro, Watkins,
Williams of Haralson, Williatus’oF Morgan,
ZeTlars—yeas 74.
Those voting in the negative were: Messrs.
Balia eger,Bai ret,Bcunett,Bradford, Brown,
Putt, Carpenter of Habnock, Cobb, Craw
ford, Cleghorn Drake,Felder,Flournoy Fow
ler,George,Goff,Grimes,Harkness, Harper of
Terrell, Harrison, Hill, Hitchcock, Hook,
Hughes, Humber, Hundley, Kellogg, Kelly,
JIcComb, McClough, McDougald’ Mathews,
Morgan, Nash, Nunn,Paulk, Pearson, Pen-
laud, Pepper, Perkins of Cherokee, Phil
lips, Rosser. Saussey, Scroggins. Scott of
Columbia, Scott of Floyd, Sisson, Sparks,
Stapleton, Tate, Tumlin, Turnipseed, Vin
son, Wathal. Warren, Ware, Wilchcr,
Wilcox, Williams of Dooly, Wilson—nays
09.
House adjourned.
Young Women and Marriage.
From a sensible woman’s communication
in the Country Gentlemmi, addressed to
young girls, we make the following extract:
Children should not marry. A young
woman eannot be considered in any sense
prepared f.r this union under twenty-one;
twenty-five is better. She is not physically
or mentally developed before this. Solemn
duties, cares and responsibilities await her,
to meet which she needs large physical de
velopment, mature judgment, good calcula
tion, domestic training, and knowledge of
men and things. Girls of sixteen aud eigh
teen cannot have these. They can not tell
what they really like or dislike—who and
what will meet their necessities—until they
are matured themselves.
Yon cannot overestimate the importance
of a thorough knowledge of the man whom
you design to marry. Uprightness, fixed
ness of principle, an unselfish and generous
disposition and good business abilities
should be regarded as indispensable. If a
young man is a good son and brother, he
will make a kind husband provided you do
your part.
Do not be won by trifles. A handsome
face, fine figure and noble hearing may be
desired. But they constitute a small part
of what you really need. They may' bo
but.the gilt which hides some terrible de
formity and which, by-and-by, will cause
yon emotions of disgust, .terrible grief or
constant unrest. It is not wise to aspire
far above your present station in life, as this
would give rise to solicitude lest you should
fail to adapt yourself to your ohanged cir
cumstances.
Marriage should not be entered upon
without a thorough knowledge of its phys
iological laws; else much domestic misery
may he expected. Neither should it be
sought for worldly gain or position. True
esteem and affection, united to adaptation
and congeniality of tastes, should form its
basis. When this does not exis t before
marriage, it is hopeless to expect it after
wards. You must look out for breakers
ahead, and feed {he flame of love with pure
oil. You will heed fully as much tact,
skill and patience to manage another heart,
as your own. If you cannot think alike, be
resolved to yield,.rather thap differ. Avoid
altercation and recrimination. Bo forbear
ing and forgiving, if need be. I would
also suggest that those graces and charms
which worn a lover’s heart he still kept for
the husbapd. Never consider it too much
trouble to dress tastofnlly and iu your best
for your .husband’s eye. Givo him freely
of those graceful attentions and pleasant
surprises which will make him happy, if you
expect a continuance of love-like attentions
from him Hide all the disagreeables in
person, toilet and itoms. and keep the best
for lore. .
Address of Capt. il. 71 r.
Volii Go.* Agricultural Club. 1 :'
Cedaii Town, Feb. 21/, .1869. *
Published by requestor the Agricultural
Club.
Mr. Frestdetu, L ultes ‘audFZGaiuemni:C
\Viieirthiseliib~qppointed the,Two weeks
ago to addfess them-ttWa/upon the subject
of agriculture; I objected for two nstSitJs;
i did hot think the- time sufficiently 1 long,
asl was vbrybnsy about other4,things,lipt
the -main reason, I felt it competent-to
even interest, much less ealighteu them
upon suck a subject, being myself, $uek an
inexperienced and unskillful farmer; .
I reflected upon the agrioaltnral Cjndi-
the conclusion, that we need more light—
that as farmers, the Southern pc iplc are
y-et tnaDy years behind the jimes. “T ae
time has long passed,” as Daffglas Jerrald
said of Australia, “when,^yofevtickle the
land with a straw, it laughs withla harvest.”
The period is Aoira^giand£jdRn.:the natur
al fertility qrogumdppNsN&Jta'se paying
folly in us to Stand in the vaen conceit, that
our manner o$ work, or its ‘result A is the
best- dud: ciut. he cached, when itr; other
countrias.hy slow and gradual improvement
for miny-years'" experienced and skillful
farmers have ajrrved-at a wise! and .better
methhd.
IfAXto o'dr manifest, advantage to adopt
all suggestions that 'commend themselves
to our judgements, from whatever source
they, may yome, whgfrfgH$jh #fl?ljkQen-
like-fields of Belgium, or from the model
farm, and dense green swards of England.
We should remember top, that every jew
truth is an experiment. I am aware that
there are a great many farmers opposed; to
experimental farming, and perhaps there
are some of this class hero today, aUd te
such I say, notwithstanding this method is
often carried to extreme,yet some one must
be the first to vary from the trodden paths,
or we WQuld-y-
stead of tnr
aP»
-am the
r B b.cscj.cli
you heed them- Bolk Trtfs'fc not- - ih tl:6se
you icdll fEiqidsinryoHrhojleteqnr.abllsted
fimdr. “>SKl- il-uli otlf 1 “4 -ttS . -• • f
a If-.you mould '.rise >tolominenee, rely ujv
on self, ami self alone. -'-'You- must depend
upon youti exertions for futrn-e success.-
■'mft i'JuCV
'And Skcdilig'iiah^i.'of Whajtl r to&.itunk or
1:1 JfAfce '-lOk-^oWtSSir Jtft ,'apou- the'
f...,tj -ala-oT'. .d isirfo m .znoi' v - >•) t
tori; Torii-'d--: Whdtol itO >ivr.-. • JinVj
.^jtotbt'pflow-inpt; iwy l,BWfllple r hut my
ndfiSP;. •.Lay.ofif.yqurf coat, «nd :t*ke hold
,p£ thf.;plow handled,:and stick to them.-—
Rp .^ongst, and . you will .'rise above the
headed farmers of our Club,-who hare so
often and so kindly given their advice, and
irtfvfcd i&iL .
ments of agriculture.' Wheh we are fold
an hundred times or. .more, that deep and
thorough preparation by, suhsoiliqg the
land, will make ; it .stand- jhe drouth;had
we hetcer.not.tey it, or examine the farm uf
some one who mis? Look at .England, on,
land naturally np WHrtf
good, they raise double the.mmjxnr.'or^
duce per acre that we do, and 'Hey do the
same in the _ Northern States of our own
couoWyO O lloV-do they do Sf?"’ ®tatt'
be satisfied that such is the case and make
no effort to do the same ?
In my opinion, q system- of. turning un
der green crops carefully devised, and-as-
■m, jo;e 0 uutryf; He had Heard, members
■q that (he Uovfcrnor’s message was iuteo-
Uetf t° defeat the. 15th Article. VVliv does
, ' ut thu Governor desire its adoption? Gov
ernor .Bullock belongs to that class whode-
ure the elevation of the negro above the
* " te lnan - By this means alone can he
“-cure power. Is not Governor Bullock the
opponent of Radicalism in Georgia, and
f 4v »-™ rant He exponaht. in the United
Wfo* ■'*"'■■■ When-, the
, ; tpubhcar. Convention met last May,' thev’
'•'-•=>ded tl,tnegro-faffrago. ^4 ^ {u * ;
36»te» which had w»-
UDnn ♦h l8 ?i d8 ?u ed .’ ,t b1iou1(1 not N imposed
W ^^.beoause ik.Aas u'neiin-
cm Stats 1! r r y 'f 10W t1lai W Ho.North-
bv au C xto„ d,Ca iSm wil1 he strengthened
-Ntv YorkMt t £U o ra S C ' Tha State of
qualifications whioh r ^ aV ° P ro P ert J
ballot box’all the t wlU drive fromjhe
Mr Ellis t§f oes inftosei States.
^^^^^^Spalding^alled the previous
The “Estates,
Our usually well informed contemporary
’of the Yaldosta Tim's propounds the fol
lowing:'
‘•There are several estaU’S, so-called. If
the Press is the ‘fourth/ what is the second?
If the Press is the third, what is the first?
Will some one answe- intelligently ? The
doctrine of estates is the mysteripus, hiijdep
labyrinth of the ambitious law student. If
Blackstoue has not been well defined, some
modern lawyer should- Cplanel Fitch, of
Savannah, is perhaps best competent to
answer.”
The doctrine of “estates, ’ as referred to
lay the Times, is not so much of a legal as it
is a political and historical question, and
therefore it does not require a lawyer, and
especially so good a one as the gentleman
Indicated, to solve the mystery. If the
Times willaccaptan vaxplnnt^onUHom Jbne
who 6imply belongs to the “fourth Estate,”
and has little preleittioris to legil lore, we
will volunteer it.
The'“Estates of the Realm’,’ in England
are the three great orders into which all
natural born subjects are divided, viz: the
Nobility, the Clergy, and {ho Comopality
or people proper. . These orders are repre
sented in Parliament by the Lords Spirit
ual, Lords Temporal, aud the Commons.
As the Press grew in respectability and in.-
fiuence, it was styled, by courtesy, the
Fourth Estate of the Realm. It makes no
laws, ’tis If ye, hut then it may bo-consider
ed entitled to the -distraction as' it creates
public sentiment, aud is, practically, the
law-giver for *U theJEstates that precede it.
And this, notwithstanding wc sometimes
see small mpu whom it raided fforn obscuri
ty, affect J0'despise it!—Savannah Rtpub.
TlIKMliai.LARl) Mpiiptftu TfetJli AT
Rioiimond—The trial of James Grant for
the alleged murder of H. Rives Pollard, the
Richmond editgr, who had published'., a
tourrilous article, written' hy dtTKWfiffl
“not guilty.” This /verdict must a!early lie
regarded by no meaps as ap approval of a
dangerous find too freq[uepl;praicfiee in-this
country—that oDsoekjpg tu
■anceshy takang’-tjie' |aW ififh opt's own
hands—.but ratlmp as *n indication of the
foelipg-ffith whioh'ap entire community in-
dignautiy protests against anything like
“blackmailing,” and worse than murderous
attacks, under shelter of laws never intend
ed to protect the guilty, upon the privacy
and peace of families.—A r . Y. Jferald.
B®,We expect to see the Radical party
like a dandy’s hair—parted in the middle,
turned under clover and other green crops,
until now the yield of wheat' is ‘ thirty-two
bushels, oats fifty-two, and potatoes two
hundred and fifty to the acre.”
Can we not do - the same? biWbdjg?#*.
country with more natural
than any other under th a 8dn.
site of production is unsurpassed. We,van
grow eVery cereal, nearly every fruit—eve
ry kipd of wood and textile plant, all spe
cies of live stock, fish and fowel, and He
most valuable fibre for human comfort, seen
in the markets of the world. There is an
idea with strangers from the North and
other counties, that the spare settlement
of oar country is owing to the fact,, that j
large? portion of it is unproductive and unfit
for -human habitation, but you know that
such is not the case. r
Onr country" only needs' more enter jp,
prise, pal and industry upon our part to’
prove'-lt so. But I am gjad to see ouf far
mers waking up to their interest. .There,
has bhdnia change few /the be Ret «VtUe
mode”of farming jn onr-Valley, within the
last two or tSSffljiMia/ finally;
but a steadily increasing, and its goodjeifocts /
witnessed during the war;-the lamentable
prospeots that were everywhere presented,
when slave labor suddenly vanished, and
its place could not be supplied. Yout en
ergies were then paralized, and .onr. whole
land looked as though a “besom of distrac
tion bad swept over it” But now that the
ball of improvement has been set in motion
may'it never stop, but may it rollon, troll
ever, from one end of our State to the oth
er, causing barrenness abundently to bring
forth, and peace and plenty everywhere to
*w»- ,.,y. j-v-'.' i .
Sirs, if. we would adopt some gaod sys
tem of agriculture, and then bring ont all
the intelligence, experience, zoal, and untuv
ing industry that we . have at hand/eren
in Cedar Valley,wbnt would we mot obtain.
Ob! glorious result! Would we not-sce onr
naked hillf/pipe Uaxyeflip, .wordless
glades disappear, and in their stand rich
hills laden with luxuries crops, and pur
Vallies stretching for out in the distance,
covered .with flocks and. herds, fending
upon 7their dark-green velvety .coafipg of
rich and nutritious grasses/ 1 , )
Then, gentlemen, it behooves-us as-leav
ers the old Empire State, and especially
this portion of it, which we believo to be
the garden spot, to bestir onrselves.to grea
ter activity, and particularly would I appeal
to you, young men: Have you mo aspint-
ations in this line? You, whose minds are
vigorous aud active,whose bodies are strong
and athletic. No deep impressions upon
your sopl hive yet‘been stamped by the
cares and anxieties - of this world; ; “Tis
true, there ore misty blonds flatting iu its
bright sunshine, but it looks even on these
clouds, and beholds their thin watery edges
tinged with gold.’-’ Bnojrant with hope
fluttering upon the bright wings of antici
pation, you begin your flight to the sum
mit of the hill Yon have just entered
yofir voyage upon the great sea , of. life—
l'cu have bunched your' frail- bail;
beloved South- See wbat tjio peopl
of Flanders have dene. Their soil—I-
meanja large portion of Belgium was poor-—
miserably poor, sandy aud porous—the peo-.
pie themselves poor, nota&e to pore base
Fertilizers—could keep no stock, fpr the
bud was too poor to grow grass, but. these
enterprising and industrious people have
oonverted this barren soil into a rich and
productive loam, by turning under green
crops. In the United States Agricultural,
an article says: “These/proplej first
ploughed their-landrto the-debth oflwo or _____
three inches,,but by degrees, as.{lie .soil .^er L->y-„ i.Lo 4igp>naing of f-f-rtytL-nG-w of elee-
come 'richer, they ploughed deepfer/aud' * * - -
they will tell you this is the way to make a'
man of yourself, and seeing yonr intention
fo earve jour own pathway, will take you
by the band, and whisper in. your ears
words of comfort . and cheer. And these
beautiful ladies of our Valley, who have so
kindly honored us with their presence—the
fairest aud ioveliestlipbn this green, earth
of otitt;t*Hl'tliink' hone 1 tht'lesti’cfi’ydd, but
bv their approving smiles are saying in their
hearts now of meh: an oite, thou art' (he
mail. •->•• • •’ - •
xi.aiiiK , - ! , ; - ■ q
i;.d: I.... The Now Congress. -
A few days agd, says the Colutnbus Ett-
miircr, in a dehite! in the United States
Senate on the proposed ' Constitutional
Amendment, after two'or- three Radical
Senators had urged the importance of har
rying through the Amendment at this ses
sion, because, as they said, their party
wenld not have a two-thirds, vote in the
House'of Representatives of the next Con
gress, Mr. Davis, of Kentucky; reminded
them that they ecruld make the majority
just - as great' nsisthey pleased by refining-
seats to Democrats elected by the people,
jost as thiy-had done to secure their two-
thirds vote in the present House There
is no donht that this is precisely the- coarse
they intend to pniisue,' and that the next
House will he organised on Thursday with
a elear Radical majority of tw^thirds. The
Democrats have elected 73 members of the
House, which is more 1 than one-third of all
the ‘members yet oheeen; but the seats of
fully a dozeh of them ire “contested” hy
Radicals whose only hope- of getting the
plaloos (having been defefited before the
people) is by the fovor of a party majority
of the House Four or five of the Demo
crats thus elected bate been cheated out of
their certificates by Radical Governors, and
their opponents will fill their-pbces when
tho’ sefesion opens; and'several ether Demo-'
pints, whoee'-eeats aretoontested; will not be
called foy tlie'Cbrki’ftis' baking “vacan
cies'* ifor their Distriote, \vhitih' tl(e' Radical
m'njority will fill, not according to the'jlopu-
lar will orthe state of the polhr, bnt.as par
ty necessity orlatbr may dictate.
It islhus, iu part-, that the Government
has become oue of party aaurpation, and
the voice of the people is stifled. Dema
gogues among us used to proclaim that “the
voice of the people is the voice of God.”
That blasphemy is now superseded by par
ty roguery. The voice of Un people is an
idle wind' whan Radical Governors (like
Brownlow, F^ffier, Geary and Palmer)
What the Georgia Masonic Mo tool Life In.
aairmnee Companj Has Done.
This Company i; >: y i° :
and iu order that it may be seen Vliatgofld
has been accomplished, we append a list 01
the deceased members and the ' amounts
paid to their widows and orphans:. /
• , -'A.-Biyaie i ‘diedJaiySs;‘i$6r:' ' >' itfW
JakoC. Coxatt, killed Sept, i; 1S6T - IS* II
Bufus J. Brace, .diod Jaa; 27, .ISS?, SSCCO
Burwell Green, died Feb. 27, K6S, 779 00
Charles Elliott, died March 23,1SCS, 91* «0
Ber. J. C. SimmoBi, died April 3,1S6S, 1,190 00
B. W. Stonier, . 1 ■.!«rt7uoe 14, *• 1,872 00
M.Barscbmll,— f*- ■:•*.!. JJ,.-»** 1,97100
2,331 00
7,K0 00
mi
3,074 00
3JU0I
3^99 00
3,325 00
3,369 00
3,702 90
3,725 00
3,735 00
3,837 00
F. S. McLendon,
Oliver Mono, _ •“A'ug. 7,
" ‘.“,.,12,-.
Sept. 5,
■“ 2 8,
I;-.;-*' 27,“
' Oct II,
“ 16,
1®.
Nov 10,
' “ 15,
“ 19,
' «' It,
Dee 5.
IVyiailf Coiigi-css. ; Pilqmto ,xi
t. .tsWashington, March 8.
Theehiiirman of the .Senate an pounced
‘‘the following committees:
Foreign^ Sumner; Finance,. Sherman;
Appropriations, -d^essenden;- Committees,
Chandler, 'Mannfactorers; 1 Mortoh; Agrf-
culture, Cameron: Military, Wilson; ‘Naval,
Grimesj Jndiciary, Trumbull; Postal; Bhm-
eey; .Lands, Pomeroy; Private Lands.
-Williaih^iRemsiqiw, Edmtmds^RhV oThtictra-
ry. Claims/ Yates; Glahh*,'HowOp District
Columbrt;.-Hamblin: Patents,Willey; Terri
tories, :Nye; Paciffie Railroad; HoWard;
Mines, Stewart; Education,- Drake; ' Revis
ion of Laws, Conkling.
S; Id Dill,
John D Matlifc,
Gil T Brockman,
‘G- BHaviland,
JohnTBrown.
F H Cheeve?,
W>T Butt,
W W Everett,
Jethro Jackson,
V ' ?5i;i64 0#
Thus it will be seen that we have paid
to widows and orphans already $57,164 .00.
The following amounts are still unpaid.
Of theses, :ome are now due,'and the moucy
is ready to be paid over, and the balance
will be paid promptly at maturity
J W Nichols died Nov 22 '80S $3,739 00
W Pat Berry died Nov 25 188S 3,744 00
H Arthur diod Dee 12 1868 > 3,SS3 00
W B Stewart died Dec 22 188$ 3,904 00
J D Brooks died Dec 25 1868 3/177 06
JM Morris died Dee 2* 1868 ■ 3,994 00
F GrcsClaude died Jan 9 I860 4,054 00
. 4,05$ 00
4,138, ”
Ijlir
4,146 00
4456 00
4,156 00
4,186 00
J L Brio-ton died Ja> 22 1869
G B Marconi died Jan 24 1869
H C Cunningham died Jan 24 1869
William Bhedcs died Jan 28 1889
tion, anti when Radical candidates, defeated
at the polls, know that they May safely ap
peal to their party in Congress to give them
the sehts refused them by the people.
The Radicals, then,-trill-have-as fall
power to pass any bill by a two-thirds vote
in the 41st Congress as they have had. in
the jtPit Jitney., cannot. as aisily pass
l)ills'iirer,(Ipjnt , s..yeto its- they did over
Jo^'htioh < s I .ijt. will be simply becanse the
party. ; 'camiotbe^snniteifily ralliml against
Grast as against Johnson. Bat perhaps
there Jfjll he better accord between the
new Congcess aqfl. the new President : thsa
there was haiween the, Congress aud Presi
dent. now. about io.retire. • •'W'e.hope that,
the Executive bpiseh .tr|l| still cherish a
regard^for the^ Constitution and the rights
of the Statcsj and. that. General Grant may
be more successful in opposing Congreas-
* mal usurpation and tyranny than his pre
decessor was, . Bat. this is only a hope.
Absenio thb Remedy fob Hog Dis
ease and Baoon Rations.—The following-
facts we derive- ftom a personal and highly
respectable source: : j 11 ;.- . a
-. . re - - x- , A pjatder near Ccdumbasimissed a nuin-
are appearent to the passing traveler who; ^ h aD(J for sec , rty . had tteB1
wit.nfiRsed (Inrintr thft wnr; :th« nmfininhifl , . . . mi
confined to a ten acre pasture. They con
flnucd, however, to dimfhisfir tb suth a de
gree that they wer* again gathered and pis-
oefi ipclose pen-
A remedy suggesting i|self, he rode into
he oity und purchased a pound of arsenic.
This was fed in two portions, mixed with'
meal, to his hojs. After tie lapse of:
few flays, the same gentleman was summon
,ed to .sit upon a jnry of inquest upon the
body af a dead negro.
Suspicion of violence caused an examina
tion of the premises, when in a barrel
secreted under the bed was fonnd a portion
fo a hog recently salted.
- The planter recognized in the head and
ars of the caroass one of his own missing
porkers. He then stated he could accoant
for the death.as Jitjhadpeen aHfajdnistering
arsenic to his hogs to destroy, worms.
. ’meat" e ut off and thrown to
360,297 00
These arc all tho deaths reported thus
for to members.. Four deaths have occur
red during the month of February, as for
as heard from. About the 10th proximo
notices for deaths in February will be is
sued.
From the foregoing tables it will be seen
that the sum of 3147,460 00 has been as
sessed, and a greater part of it paid in te
relieve widowa and orphans of deceased
Masons—all by small contributions not so- He will resume the practice qf law.
riously felt by any one.
These facts speak for themselves; com
ment is unnecessary. 1
The number of members to date is '4,352.
Deaths daring the month of February,
as fair as heard from, are five.
The general meeting of stockholders will
be held at Macon on Friday next. Come
or send yonr proxies. It will be important
The next number of this paper will con
tain foil proceedings of the general meeting
of Friday next, with all new by-laws.
Correction—Assessment No. 34 should
.have rend (‘George W; McDuffie” instead
of “W. MoDuffie.
J. W. Borke, S & T
• [Macon ifeu.
WAsniNTTON, March 11.—So for ns as
certained the new administration has only
sncceededjin arresting two cf Mr. John
son’s pardons.' Ex-Solicitor Binkley and
ex-Commiasioner Rollins, of the Revenue _ ... .
Department. Subsequently, Binkley met ties little was known st ttc time, of its in-
Depnty Commissioner Harlan d, who,
sponding affirmatively to the question if he
would fight, was knocked down by Binkley,
when the'crowd separated the belligerents.
In the Senate Mr. Sumner presented a
petition frqjp the loyal citizens of Texas,
asking for a provisional govei ament for
their protection, and, asserting, that . if the
pending t UoD6titiitlnn werc adopted that
State would be handedover to the rebels.
Mr. Wilson introduced a bill, relieving
certain persons from disabilities- Referred
to the, Judiciary Committee..
Air, Bool introdnqed abill amending tha
Postal’ Laws and duyehsieg with the Tort
Oath in certain instances.
The following nominations were made to
day: Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury.
Hamilton Fish, -Secretary of State;.AYash-
bnree, Minister to Franco;. .Geiural Raw
lins^ Secretary of War.;™ : , . ,-.q •;
.London, March 11.—iThe Spanish Gov
ernment has telegraphed Dolce to suspend
the cxeention of the condemned insurgents.
Havana, Maroh U.—The cholera has
disappeared from Santiago.
The shipment of mql-tsses and sugar from
the Cuban ports to the United .States has;
been veiy heavy.
! Lexington, Kr„ t March 4 LrrG eneral
Breckenridge was welcomed , liopio t<3-day.
M
Showing his Fangs.
The OCGOPtl act of Procljont fl»atxt’m offi
cial life is before onr readers in the shape
of an order directing a re-assignment of
military commanders, They can Jndge
for themselves how far he is willing to ful
fil tho promise already bring made for him
even by Southern journals, of fairness and
liberality.
Sheridan has boen sent back to Louisiana
to oppress and insult the former helpless
victims of hismean brutality.' His reap
pointment to that command was asked for
by the whole herd of cattle, styling them
selves Southern “loyalists ” now in TVash-
ington,and in a concession to the fell'spirits
of rapine - and bloodshed that animates
them. • J-
Reynolds goes again to Texas to reopen
tho wounds' of that unfotppy c-nmtry. We
may-look for an early cropping out, there,6f
all the outrages and troubles that his remov
al temporarily abated.
Gillem, one #f the few Federal command
ers who seems, in his dealings with the peo
ple of Mississippi, to have rememhjred.that
they were his fellow citizens, is punished
for that spirit by removal, and tent to join
h's regiment as its Colonel.—Macon
He*. : ~ '
’ e'uBMli (T ipp tgB Peo?LJ4—Thp Co-
Iambus Sun states q fact amfl tpakes aq
tamest proposition as follows: “Althongh
Attanta may intrigte and spend money to
Tetam the Capital, her hold upon it wiU be
ejer preatnou*^.so 'Jong'as Mfl'hte.the ap
pearance of a uiurper. Whon the Con
gressional elections shall have be in ordered
let there'he a vote of the people on this
question of Capital. It the people deride
for Milledgevilje, Jet the ohampions of At
lanta be pontefiL Jf fnp Atlonte, let MU-
ledgeville and its adherents be satisfied.
a dog soon eausid life death, and confirmed
£he belief that the negyp had partaken of
the poisoned fiesh. 1 A’medical uatopsyser-
vedat once to establish the fact.
'*^[t 5 needleSs' tdsajrnw more hogs have
i disappeared from that vicinity-' ,' i .' ,
It is said 1 a • few weeks suffice to remove
all trace and injurious effect of the arteic
upon the 1 'fitoh iof the hog.— Ciithbert Ap-
i)eal, 5th.
• — te '
”A New Dodge for Bashful Lov-
Bqs.—A' nfefe ’wajr of oTtecomtiig bashful
scruples has been found in North Carolina.
At a recent wedding a guest-proposed that
one man in the oompany should bo selected
as President; that this ^President ohpnldbe
duly swornto keep secret all communications
forwarder! to him. in his-official department
that night; that! each unmarried gentleman
and lady should Ante bis or her name on a
price of paper, and i«nder it place the name
of the person! they wished to marry, then
i^to-the.President for inspection, and
’ ’ 4 intlemsn had raoiprowtlly
T~ ft _ _ ~a r s~o‘ fzyuQJ 1«wi M*
upon its deep 1 wsttns, and. jvith. /its chosen each other, thp'-President was to in-
silken sail'^altering in, tljp ib?ee?e, it
skims like a bird the surface; ftf ite , pearly
waves. ' But soen these waves_aie ruffled;!
you have listened to -the paivils.of. those
pround you, and you look forward upon a
dark and unknown sea. Have you never
thought how many a beautiful Sower has
been crushed by some heedless foot, whose
leaves were painted in rainbow colors by , fJ
the pencil of nature, whose fragrance was
scattered to every breeze? So there, are
men in this world of ours now, that would
not utter one word to you, aspiring young
men, would the rather concentrate their
ftrm qseh of ASlif tfle result,and those who
had not beerv reciproczHn their choice were
to he kept (entirely secret. After the sp-
pointmen t of the President, communication*
1 were accordingly handed up to the chair, and
.it was found that twelve young ladies and
gentlemen had rociprpcalchoices, and eleven,
of the tweve matches wers solemnized.
The Hire In Sugar.
The New York Times, of Friday last,
says the price of sngar has advanced in
that market fifty, per cent, already, and
that holders anticipate a further rise of one
hnadred per cent.
With the Times, we trust that some ad
vantage will result to the public from this
condition of the sngsr trade. It onghtnot
to be.barrenof good .effects. - The Act that
wcare so greatly dependent for onr supply
upon Cabs should excite onr own people to
1 a determined effort to fwoflnce.sngar of our
r own manufacture- If Franoe oan manufac
ture from sorghum canejtndjruta bags suf
ficient sngar for the wants of her, .popula
tion, there is ‘no reason that we should not
'do the same, "'
At the South we have 1 no excuse for not
making ourselvts independent of Cuba.
Particularly in this section of Georgia are
we in a condition to do lt_ We shall look
for a large idbrease this year ijf (h's sugar
and tfrnjp production; of' Slpnthwesteni
Georgia'.-riJfpcoii Messenger.
Pithy.—The Jlacon Tclyragh says:
“ tVe muri make the Lest of a political ini»-
fortune, andit wiil he, in imr judgment,
equal folly—to travel beyond the record to
curry favor or to provoke antagonism from
General Grant. There is jost as little occa.
sion for ns to sing hosannahs to General
Grart as to indulge in silly and vapid jo-
nnneiation of his administration in sdvanoe-
Hptv so Catch Rats.-ttHa drop of oil
of {hoflipih be poUteJ Upoa sane bait. in. a
common or wire spring .trap, and the said
trap be placed in au,infested locality, only a
short time will elapse ere the cage will be
found occnpied by vermin. Rats and mice
possess a great liking for oil, and when scen
ted, will risk anytking_to obtain it. I have
cleared my cellar of the pests by the above
method, and others have tried it with simi
lar sucess: The oil of rhodium costs about
one
eral
cent per drop, hut a drop" willla^t sev-
day's.—J. C. in Scientific American.
.■ straps, from- Prentice: . t< i
Charge the Radicals of Congress
with having no confidence • fn Grant, and
they can retort with much force that ho has bA.Au old hat'an oltfprir of shoes and
none in them. | an 0 iq-f r ; en j make ns feel at ease.
Washington, March 13.—The Wash-
~ City Post-mastership, a, very profi-
: positron, is pursued by eight patri
ots,.
The order assigning General.. Sheri
dan to Louisiana,, has not been counterman
ded. j _• a '., r . .... My,...
Commissioner Delano .is reportei ti.hzVe
said this morning he would not recommend
the removal of any reliable^nd loyalllepuh-
lican who has beeman^ honest, capable and
efficient officer., , ’ : .
The Louisians Senators, Kellogg and
Harris, it is. reported jure committed to vote
for Xiongstreet’s confirmation.
- George Wilkes and Dan Sickles are eom-
petitors for the Mexican . Mission, Sickles’
chances are the best .
a Coin in the Treasury one hnndred and
two millions, moulding twenty-nine millions
gold-bearing certificates..The debt is reduc
ed three millions since the first of March.
No interest is due till (he first of May,
when thirty millions of coin Will be requir
ed.!
Second Assistant Engineer Sawyer, sus
pended from rank and duty and put on half
pay for uting-disrespectfal language toward
Mr. Johnson,has been pardoned.
Mr. Jeffries, the Register of the Troasu
ry.lias resigned
Mr. Samuel Bard had an interview; with
Grant to-day. The interview is reported as
highly satisfactory.
.la Editor Killed. \
, Augusta, March 12.—-Charles Wallace,
editor of the Georgia (Warrenton) Clipper,
was teot and instantly killed this morning.
Wallace applied,for admission, into the Ma
sonic Lodge at Warronton, and was. black
balled by Dr. G. W-.Darden, who promised
.not fo oppose his applioatian: Wallace then
attacked Darden through the columns of his
paper, denottneinghim as a liar and a villian.
As Wallace - was passing Darden’s office, he
shot him from his window with a rifle; the
ban passed through Wallace’e.head,; Wttiug
instant deatlj.
: The affitir creates intense excitement in
Warren tom Wallace was a Democrat. Dar
den is a Republican.
Market.
New York, 31 arch 13.—Cotton more ac
tive; shade firmer; sales 3,300 bales at 281
to 2840. Floor heavy; State superfine 6540.
Wheat and corn heavy and declined, Pork
heavy at 630 871 to 834 124. Lard unset
tled; keg 184c to 19. -Naval stores dnUand
heavy. Groceries steady. Freightsquietsnd
a shade firmer. Money easy »t 6 to 7; sterisng
quiet st 81; gold 31fl to 311;
Markets.
New York, March- Money-steady
at 7. Exchange 8;. Gold 431 J. ’62’s
181.: N°rth Carolinas 63; new 591.
Virginias, ex-coupons, 561; new 68f.
Tennessees, new. 65f Levees, 70}.-
New York, March 11.—Flonr dull 5
alOc lower. Wheat doll and lower. Corn
unchanged. Pork 830. New mess 830 75
a-S31 00. Steam lard doll; barrel 18}a
19J. Cotton lower 88f. Turpentine quiet
51. Roan dull 82 45a$2 50. Freights
quiet. H ,.- i v .1*1*.*
London, 'March 11.—Afternoon—Con
sol 92} for money, 93 on account. Bonds
• •
Liverpool, March 11.—Afternoon—
Cotton doU. Broadstufis quiet. Reef 80s.
Tallow 45s 6d.
L-T&r.Vfeij.j.it. no
Immigration Bnrcan Commlseloucrs Elec-
tetl.
Atlanta, Jlarclt 13lh. -
In a joint Eessioa of the two -Houses of
the Legislature, on last Satnrday, Hon.
Geo. Lcstrc was elected domestic and CoL
S. Weil foreign commisioners in the Shove
named Bureau. ^ ,
The Senate reconsidered the veto a (opt
ing the fifteenth Amendment and if Was
made the special (oj'Tutedqy-. 1
The Hoflse took UR the special order this'
eyening—the samebeing the joint resolu-.
tion authorizing M. A: Cooper, E. Hul r
hert, and Major Campbell Wallace to pur
chase for the State the Rome Ba!Iroad;said
road to be purchased at a cost not to exceed
$300,009, and the purchase to be snb-
j'ect to the ratification of the General As
sembly.
On motion of Mr. Saussey .this resolution
was indefinitely postponed-
Right Side up with Care.—The edi
tor of the Chicago Post, having been urged
byaladyto come out unconditionally on the
woman’s fights side, says ho will do so cheer
fully when he ascertains which is a woman’s
. j .{ForJffie Route CrarferJ.
A WORD TO THE I-'ARMEIUS OE GEOR-
OIA, AXADAMA AND TENNESSEE.
-; The cultivation and manufacture - of the
.Chinese -Sod African Cane into syrup, sugar
and its various: other products: Theaorgo
plaatSiofitfro BafitrUidirii, - hare been - de-
scribefl by bhtanists'from remote antiquity.
Therider Pliny, in the first century, describ-
ed.-a sorgo plantfwhfich had been introduced
iUfo-Italy fihntthedKnSk.il:dies before Lis
day, nnfAfrtxn’his time to'the presedt bota-
nisto have ponced: iqaBj uspwreiiinosBiitoJb
seems to have been .reserved, to our! day sad
generation, and to. the indomitabla energy
and practical acumen of onr American' peo-
ple fo fully develop the many invaluable
qualities of thinnremarkable plant. It is
but little nioretithan ten .years since the
Chinese sorgo was first introduced into this
country, andatastilll later period the val
uable empliic varieties were introduced
from Africa.. Of ,its properties, or capabili-
troductiou but that it was a sugar ‘cine
hardy .enough to ataBflrthe--severities and
sndden.chahges of ouiichmnte.' The seed
was widely distributed by the Patent Office.
Many experimented in a small way without
either knowledgeer suitable apparatus. In
1856, a paper on sorghum was : read- before
tbe.Aineriean Institute,: in whish the meth
od of treating the enne was thus described:
“Some parties ponud the stalkv with rolling
pins, hammers and mallets, .rinse, out the
sap with their hands, from which .syrup is
obtained hy boiling in saoce pans mid other
like vessels; other parties cut the stalks in
small pieces, which are boiled in water
without bruising.^ It is not ' strange that
with sneh rude _ i mplciri e n ts many shdnl^
become .dTsconrajicfl' ,Hu3_ cry ‘-hnmbng
hufiibtig!’’ 'fti^esaiije year 1.856.a sei-
htjfic geutlqai-atf fltqs discussed before the
AuieriOau'lus’.itute the properties of this
plant rVTtc seed isalmost,as good as .oats;
and in that afcn'e pays the cost ofjhe,‘crop.
The stalks yield tyrup, wise, brandy, vine
gar and alcohol, and it is in the meantime
ah admirable food, in its natn -al form, for
stock. ; This plant is a magnificent acquisi
tion to our country.” . The value of the
', productions of this plant since its introduc
tion into the eountry cannot be less thiah
ttfo bundred aiillion of dollars. "A glance
at the progress' made in the cultivation of
this plant during the brief time that it has
been known here, fills .one with astonish
ment. It required sixty years of persistent
fort to establish tbe.boet sngar enter—
of F.urope. Tfie cultivation oftheSou
cane in Louisiana did not become a success
until after many years of failure. But this
pew plant has become one of the most: im
portant of farm : products iu years so few
that they can be.connted upon yonr fingers
It 'would be difficmlt to name any other farm
product whose success has been commessu-
1 ^afo with this. In the‘progress of this
branch' of hnsbindiryLccrtain facts have
been folly..and indispuEably ‘ establish’d,
which were problems, toi years ago., jft is
established that sorgl^nni is adapthd to onr
soil and climatej ahd ts evte a surer crop
than' wheat, oats, cotton or Indian corn;
that its quality does not deteriorate by ap-
cllxuutlou j lmt- liupxtrvx^l
by jndicions management Ordinary farm-,
ers ean grow and manufacture upon their
own premises a better article of syrup
than they can purchase at' less than one
dollar per gallon. This plant is hot only a
sore one in the South bnt it is a profit
one... An. average yield is one hundred _
Ions of syvup'per sere, whoso yield of sugar
is six pounds to tjie, gallon, leaving three
pounds of sy rap after thesix pounds of su-
have bsen extracted Such sugar fo-:
mence harvesting when thejseed is in the
milk. ! If it is desired only to make syrup
the flavor is! Improved by curing the cane a
few weeks. It may, if-carefully protected
from the ten and rain, be kept through the
winter, but, if designed for sugar, the cano
should be ground the. day it is cut aud
evaporated immediately. Iu harvesting,
first select the richest 'and ■ sweetest stalks
for seed; cut off th e heads below the first
joint and save all - the headland blades ■ for
fodder! xO Bill .' Progress.
-v*-
Icsportuat Decision. -
The casa of I'laxay; Jordan k Co., cs.
Berfy T. Digby el al, from Jasper Superior
Court, recently decided in the Supreme
Court of this State, involves principles of
great importance to the public.
The question made by the record' was
whether the wife of an insolvent debtor was
entitled to have the gum of five' hnndred
dollars wortli of real property in a town,
exempt from levy and sale in execution, of
a judgment obtain id on tlie 28th day! !of
October, 1861, under the provisions of the
Code, or whether she was entitled to have
only the sum- of two hundred dollars ex
empted under the act of 1845. The debt
was contracted and the judgment obtained
after the passage of the act of 1845, and
before the adoption of the Code. ,
The Court held that the wifewas entitled
to the amount fixed in the Code, against the
pre-existing judgment creditor.
t This deccision covers a large data of ea-
*es, which are daily springing up in ihe eov-
eral counties of the State, under .the Home
stead exemption fired' by the' Constitution
of the State. Many learner gentlemefi; hf
the law have expressed the opinion that the
Homestead exemption of 82,000 worth of
real nroperfy, valued in coin, secure 1 by
the new Constitution, could not be claimed,
as'against judgments which had been ob
tained prior to the adoption cf the 'Consti
tution. There are hundreds of eases pend
ing now, iu which this.is the only issue in
volved. The decision of the Supreme
Court, in the case of 3Iaxey, Jordan & Co v
covers the whole ground, and establishes, "
the principle that the new Homestead ex
emption can be claimed, and most he al- .
lowed, even though by so ruling a prior
judgment lien is divested.
We do not propose to review this decis
ion, noir fo'intimate what onr own views on
the question are. Onr purpose In calling
-ttention to it is simply to let the people—
onr readers—know how the law has been
derided. It is just, before closing, that we
state that Jndge Warner delivered a dis
senting opinion.—Chronicle <b Sentinel.
is worth eighteen cents per
The yield of sugar would be six
pounds per acre, worth one hundred and!
eight dollars, and a remainder of twenty ” - '
gallons of synip[ after the. sugar is . .exfej
ed. These foots bein" eitabfisied, anc
ken in connection with the fact fiat
war in Cnba .will prevent the importation
af sngarandsyTup.ih 1869 and ’70, which
w3Hnorease the value of sorghum sugar
and syrup from' 60 to '100 per cent., present
an important consideration for agricultur-
ut great as has' 1-een the progress of
the last ten yearsj mucli rematns to be
done, and the next decade wHIJundouhtedly
show still greater prpgresi- 1 ’ Thft average
quality, of the syrup has, improved, .from
year to year, hat there i-< room for still ftir.
ther improvement. Sume iarmeremake a
syrup as lighfoBolbsai^as Stewort’s refined’,
almost entirely free from, the sorghum taste
and nearly as thick as jelly, while others,
through carelessness, or a lack of . experi
ence in manufacturing, make an article as
black and rank as tar; and between, these
two extremes all grades are fo be found.
Yet, every man, in the absence of any fixed
standard, thinks his awn production grod.
This shonld he remedied and will be, in a
great degree, as prodnceis gain experience
and have opportunities to compare their
products, with a better article. Refineries
are needed, located in various parts of tho
country, that all the various grades of syr
up, by refiuing, may be made a-standard,
merchantable article. .The refineries in this
country^ which have heretofore been refin
ing New Orleans and West India .molasses,
now buy and refine large quantities of sor
ghum and sell it under the name'of Golden
or Silver Drop, Honey Dew, kc. Bnt ma
ny 1 more of these .refineries are needed, and
the need will soon be supplied hy the erec
tion of them, all over the South. - Planters
should be particular iu selecting good seed.
Procure your seed early, to prevent disap
pointment, and when procured sprout some
of it to be sure that it will germinate. Be
fore planting, foe seed should be soaked.
Of the,different varieties generally cultivate
ed, fou. Chinese cane is the most productive
andaffbids a light-colored and pleasant syr
up. The great objection to it is that it is
easily prostrated by winds, and sometimes
foils down from its own weight. Of the
omphees the Siberian and the Oomseca-
na teem to be most in favor. The. Siberian
'(er Red .Top) has a large stalk and is hard-
ly ever prostrated by wind. It affords a
light-colored, mild, pleasant syrup. The
chief recommendation of the Oomgeeana is
its sugar-producing qualities, wherein R es-
ceeds all the other varieties. The objection
to it is that it is easily blown down. “Plant
early, even before planting corn or cotton.
1 ic not plant too deep. Half an inch is
(_eep enough, and if plaited over an inch
deep it will never come up. Make the
rows and hills about the same distance
apart that you piant corn. Plant eight or
ten grains or seeds in a hill. The yonng
plant is very slender and slow of growth,
therefore care shonld be taken of it in the
early part of the season. It i3 well to run
a cultivator or corn plow between the rows,
hut after the cane h?,i attained'a height of
three feet plowing will break the roots and
Seriously injure the crop. Suckers should
be removed as- fast as they appear. Tho
time for harvesting cane has been a mooted
question. It was at first thought that the
cane should be fully ripe before cutting,
bnt it now seems to le pretty well settled
that more and better syrup ean be obtained
from green canc, and that the syrup there
from is rnnch more apt to grain. Goa- ^
Niggers at the Capital.—A West
ern newspaper correspondent gives the fol
lowing description of the men and brethren
at the Capital:
Going np to. the capital yesterday, 1 saw-
immense crowd of negroes with bags and
baskets' almost storming a dwelling house
upon Capital Hill. On inquiry, I found it
to be the,Provident. Society’s Soophouse, .
where the poor may find relief. This is
well, but I found nine-tenths of the
‘ i to be negroes, andmost of them
muSESriUHOUeii, who could
;ve cleared 8500 apiece in tiro—wu—
or. corn field, and thus aided ns and the na
tion in its work of reconstruction. As it
is, the charity dealt ont to them temporari
ly makes them helpless and will prove a-
curse to all concerned, and the men of the
nation most be blind not to see it It was
only last week that they appropriated §30,-
000 for the poor (meaning negro) of this
District I tried fo ifldnce some of them
to go South'with me, and promised them
gobd wages, bnt they all scornfully refused.
The secret is that their votes are wanted
here.and they cannot be spared, and thus
they must be supported at the expense of
the Dation.
Another Phrase of the Woman
Moyeunex—The Fair Sex ^n the
Prize Ring.—In a Boston letter elsewhere
we give the latest.news from that Athens of
America; that self-boasted centre of all the
refinement, 'oultnre and morality of the
country; that capital of Puritanical severity
in all the proprieties of life. Never was
there witnessed a more disgraceful, degra
ding and brntal spectacle than the eTe'nt
thus chronicled as occurring in the capital
of Now England. Much has, been heard
of the. degradation of tho vile of this city—
the prize fighters and gongers and dog
fighters incT ruffians of every Etarnp - but
absolute vice has not yet gotten here so far
down as to match two wfetehed women to
such an enconrter as that to which our ruffi
ans pit their dogs. This game of human
disgrace was reserved for Boston and the
land of isms and progres and woman’s
rights. In future chronicles of the great
women of Massachusetts we mnst notforget
Sally Chapman and Molly Jones and their
game' enconrter of an hour and a quar
ter.—IV i" Herald.
Goto Raising Sngar aa< M Bias lies—No
More Sweetening from Cuba.
Wc again urge upon our planting friends
the great necessity of raising their own su
gar and molasses. Unless it is done we will
all have to do without either long or short
sweetening next year. Slavery is doomed in
Cuba. Both parties ty the bloody war now
; there have declared that slavery
shall be forever abolished. We of this sec
tion have learnod by sad experience that
the sudden abolition of slavery is a death
blow to all agricultural interests, and that
it takes years of toil to repair the damage
of an invading army. Ifthe Cuban rebel
lion lasts a few months longer the whole is
land will be laid wasto,and it will be sever
al years before any sugar or molasses will
be raised for exportation. The abolition of
of slavery in Louisiana has cut the supply
very short there, and we would not he sur
prised to hear of sugar selling at fifty cents
per pouud,and molasses at three dollars per
gallon before next October. Sugar rose five
cents per pound in New Orleans last week
and it is still going up.
In view of these facts wo urge our plant
ing friends to plant at least enough to make
their own sugar and molasses. If you can’t
gat the Louisiana cane to plant, get sorgh
um seed and plant it. It will yield a great
er income per acre than cotton, even at
present prices, and every prospect now is
that cotton will go down and sugar np.
Sngar mills and evaporators can now he
bought very cheap, and one will answer the
purposes of • community of six or eight far
mers. Two or three acres in cane will make
sggLr and molasses for any family in the
county; and one acre is enough to supply
most families. Go to work at once to se
cure your cans or your sorghum seed, and
be ready to plant it when the proper time
comes.—Brandon Republican.
~ Personal.—We saw on our streets, yes
terday, Hon. Henry W. Hilliard, who l
just returned from Washington. He report
that Gen. Grant is satisfied with the pre*
ent situation of affairs in Georgia, and
thinks all projects regarding G
(fraction should cease.—