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country is the blessed treasury in which
natuie hits stored her choicest treasure. It
has shown us that by study t Sort we can
dictate to the world. And by the Gods
who fed os Olympus, we will work out for
ourselves a future that will make the nasal-
whanged yankecs of New England wake
np and howl.
S1TCBDAT .HORNING, Kcb. 26.
reconstruction reviewed,
The seeds of abolitionism and universal
.jfnje, plant:<1 forty yens ago, have
garaiinatoJ, sprucg into full power,
pael into generous u aturity, aDd the
nits thereof have been gathered. Now
tbr '.he harvesting of this huge crop of
inlitieal reforms is accomplished, let us see
abether or not Uncle Sam—into whose
aib they have beeD garnered—is much
richer therefrom.
la 1356 the American Union was the
grandest power in the world.
The stars upon our National Banner then
iutjat something—lltey were fit embleu s of
tie State they represented. The Congress
vis then the expounder of the law—the
la* was the Constitution of '76. The
Piesident was the guardian of the States.
I .Ui> business was to sec that iu the family
of the Union every member had justice.—
Oar credit was unimpaired—our cities
Vcte growing with a magical growth— our
nils whi'ened every sea. We were happy
Uu prosperous, and we loved our country
with a deep and fervent love. And as with
»arsouls on o”r toogurs we chanted the
val stirring symphony of the Star-Span-
M lianner—our Natioual Marseilaisc—
*! thanked God for our glorious Union—
eat grand brotherhood of sovereign States.
Hat of all the happy people iu ourjoy-
herders, the most royally happy—the
fcit supremely jolly, and most eternally
jubilant, were the plantation darkies of the
Saotn.
"iib no cares to perplex them—uo re-
‘feasibility to weigh chem down—they
•nejnst as happy as big sunflowers. What
Njuthron bs not envied them their lot, as
tilhey whistled carelessly through their
W“'k ol the day. and held high carnival
overtheii corn shuclaiugs at night—as they
W nwed the plow till the sun had set, and
t-en hurried to the house, called ‘‘young
•'lussa, and started out on the traditional
r° u * lu “ t 'they were happyp, creatures!
en, they had hard work to do, but they
were comfortably provided for, and had
Eire lir.-t class fun ’ than any class of peo-
Uf m the world. We ask every planter in
e '-ontli if he has ever seen a class as free
roa are, and as continually happy as were
“e dancing, singing, hunting, healthy ne-
?L<S 01 the slavery times ?
. 'hnnge came—a reform was de-
Tb! r ’ tnC Pur ' tans °? New England.—
- overament spent millions upon mil-
LOs of dollars, and slew thousands and
unaands of good men, and the reform
enect-.d. \\ hat is the consequence ?
The ^ nc H roes * happy as they were ?
World "Vt!* 6 m ° St u ‘ iserable people in the
are starfi °S the hundreds
their nU aTC ll, e friendship of
have bn md! 'j etS ’ ^ their new friends
i-s ’”" r ™ *«*“'*•
Z ffwTi
days/./ 00 ^ fcact npon the slavery
hidden Eden* °°‘ e<1 ** Up °“ “** f ° r '
wirtli 0 ! h “ thi8 UDion fa ted ? It is
W e * eStr °- Ved ' H at red and distrust
»W, r °°f “Pi> et ween the sections, ajd
•I trem °j ^ U t0 S ct!ler by bonds of iron.
“ us dr ° °?. d f bt hanss 0Ter “• aa< f crush-
«dall * D ' e,ire taac d beyond endurance
of f« enter P r ' S0 trashed down; our halls
j&fsir b b ecome the hiunt * ° f
Ire - lang-whangers. The Consti-
* 5 ° ur fullest ,ei1 a »d tattered. The Na-
t0 ol ^ er case i° st the stars that glitter-
r^tsmT 168 ° i0tIr Soathefn States and
^ the cc ],' esreniai n-fit emblems of our
8 1 !| , 1, >!ont ? 0,alld the l* 0 ^ now curse the
Ji fui-4, pi - Tcc l erJ ! De0t ’ with i,B eowvardly
*h«ut >„ f ltb k® ' ts SauntiDg meanness and
> 5 9.86 32 ^ Annies.
i,* 1 ' 'f- 0,’2- ar bas < * ofle this one good. It
3!C*.« P"i as men of ‘he South what
tu. th^" 1 * hlTe ' Jt has shown us that
,,r thUe-^ L aughty languor, and our aria*
*®Mletl’ to 4 *? 3 that we •‘W, energy and
M of t-usin, has stown ®» that our suuUt
[Communicated.
Shelby Springs, Ala., Feb. 10.
Ed. Courier—You will please excuse
us for addressing you on the present sub
ject. Thinking, perhaps, by letting the
public know our feelings, we would remove
prejudice from the minds of many (who
are ignorant of the facts) against the peo
ple of Chattooga—and particularly the
boys of Chattooga, who, by some, have al
ready been adjudged guilty because of
their leaving their homes, we address you
a - few lines.
You know that somo of us have been
reported as belonging to a secret organiza
tion—making night raids, doing mischief,
and committing lawless deeds. We say re
ported. It is rumored that the military
have our names, with orders for our arrest.
Unwilling to take the chances of arrest by
the military authorities, and of a trial be
fore a drum head c urt martial, which ia
only organized to convict-, and deuied the
aid of council or the benefit of testimony,
we preferred to absent ourselves for a time
Now wc are perfectly willing to surreader
ourselves to the civil authorittes, and be
tried by the corn ts and laws of our State,
or have our cases referred to an impartial
jnry, and if convicted of crime, wi'l suffer
the penalty. But when we think of the
Columbus prisoners, and the tortures of a
sweat box prison, or confined iu a narrow
cell, three by six feet, for the purpose of
miking ns tell something wo drn’t know;
deprived of exercise and everything elso
that is calcnl ited to make life desirable—
wc arc inclined to avoid such chances.—
We address these lines to you for your con
sideration, and if in your judgment the
publication of this letter would have a ten
deucy to alleviate our troubles, or the trou
bles of the good citizens of Chattooga
yon have it at year disposal.
Yours, truly,
Boys on tiie Scout.
tially partisan “organ” to tell the tiuth
about any other party leaders than its own?
The poblic have no confidence in it. It can
never make converts because those whom
it wonld convert do not believe it. A
foryonr party organs! They are never
Belf-sustaining, and always break- their
owners. Which is about the only good
purpose they serve.
Legal Tender—Decision of U. 8. Supreme
Court.
To the exclusion of other matter we
print on the outside of this edition a volu
minous sysnopsis of the decision of the Sn-
preme Court of the United States on the
constitutionality of the Legal Tender Act.
The decision is made on a ease appealed
from the Courts of Appeals of Kentucky
and affirms a decision of the latter that
greenbacks are not a legal tender for a note
executed prior to th» passage of the Legal
Tender Law, by Congress in February
1862. In the Kentucky Courts the plain
tiff brought suit on such a note, and the
defendant set up the deleuce ot a tender of
the amount of the debt in greenbacks; the
Court decided that gold must be paid, and
from that decision the defendant appealed
with the result stated. The opinion of
tbe Court was delivered by Chief Justico
Chase, and it decides that tbe act Is
constitutional, but is not retro active and
does not affect contracts entered into prior to
the date of its passage So far as private
individuals are concerned, the decision will
affect but little, for there are, we appre
hend, very few unsettled matters contract
ed prior to 1362 yet outstanding and an
liquidated. But there arc thousands of
obligations of public and private corpora
tions contracted prior to.1862 yet outstand
ing and unsettled,that will be veay serious
ly affected by it; for not only will the prin
cipal have to be eventually paid iu specie,
but also all interest that may te now due or
accrue hereafter. The bonded debt of Al
abama, both principal anti interest, created
prior to the late war, under this decision,
will have to be discharged in gold and sil
ver, bat, as that debt is very small, it will
amount to but little. There is however, a
very considerable debt c-cated by private
corporations in the State prior to 1862 yet
unpaid—how much we havo no means at
bund of ascertaining even an approximate
estimate. Some cf the Southern States
will feel the effects of the decision very sen
sibly, for instance Tennessee and North
Carolina, tbe public debt ot each being
probably twenty times a3 much as that of
Alabama.—Selma Timet.
We copy the above article on the Legal
Tender Decision from the Selma Times.
Georgia will be very little affected by
this decision, because she has but a small
debt that was contracted prior to the Legal
Tender Act, and is not yet settled. Chi
cago will be more affected by this decision
it an any city or State we know of. Her
anti-1862 debt is enormous, and very little
of it has been liquidated.
We may safely say that this statement
will not produce much grief at thfc
South.
It has been lately decided by Justice
Pratt iu a case from Brooklyn, in the Su
preme Court that the interest as well as
principal of all debts prior to February-1862
must be paid in gold.
ORGANS” AND PARTISAN JOURNAL
ISM.
A Now York dispatch says the very in
dependent and courageous coarse which
the Democratic organ, the World, is pur
suing at this time in its dealings with" the
corrupt Democratic ring iu the 8tata Leg
islature, and also with corrupt Democratic
Tammany ring that rales the city of New
York, attract a great deal of attention. It is
admitted that by its coarse on these mat
ters the World has built up for itself*
power far greater than it could ever have
attained as a mere party organ, playing
only the tunes of the ring. As such, it
could never have been a journal of author
ity, wielding an independent power, and
exercising an original influence over pub
lic opinion. AM|
No great joBSBlean afford to be n mere
party follower. ’ISa journal can become
peat, or remain great, as a party haok. The
journalist has a grander function than toba
merely a flag-bearer? He is,or ought to be
a General. We never hear reports and
intimations, and hints that this or that fit-
tie political-clique of partisans are about to
establish a paper or an “organ,” without a
feeling of supreme disgust. For what is a
mere partisan yrgau worth to the public af
ter all? or even to its party,for the matter of
that? Does anybody ever expect an essen-
All About the Mormons,
Brigham Young and his followers are
not disposed tamely to submit to Con
gressional Reconstruction. Indeed, the
Prophet defies it in language the reverse
of classical, but certainly very terse and
acrimonious. Here is a sample:
“I am the real Governor of this people
and by the powers of the Most High, I
trill be Governor of this Territoiy forever
and ever. If the Gentiles don’t like this
they can leave and go to hell. The Gov
ernor of the Territoiy is nzeles, and can
do nothing If tney undertake to try ma
in a Gentile court,I will see the Govermeut
in hell first. I am ready to fight tne Gov
ernment and the mob. I have soldiers, ri
fles, pistols, ammunition, and plenty of it,
and cannon, too, and I will use them. I am
on it.”
His prime Minister and right hand Apos
tle, George Smith, is equally rampageous.
He thus spoke at a recent convocation ot
the Saints:
A Northern army is a curse. They
burned and destroyed everything in the
South, and abased by lorce, their women;
but let them come here to abuse the fair
tcoaun of Utah in like manner, and all,
old and yonng, will have plenty of arms,
and, when they ap -roach, God will fi ht
the battles' and the Saints will be victori
ous. He said the United States Govern
meat was not at peace, and he damned it
and hoped to see it sink into hell; that
nothiag in the shape of a tree government
could stand ou North America soil that
was opposed to Morinonism and polyga
my.”
After following the usual amount of
blaster and bravado, there is still left a
prodigious smell of villainous saltpetre in
these outpourings of the head men of Mor
mondom, and we telieve that, if attaoked
they will show fight. Brigham presides
over fully 100 000 pt no as of both sexes
and, in an emergency, he can bring into
the field 20,000 srldiers no* to be despised.
The capacity of the country is summed up
in this comprehensive paragraph:
“Id I860, twenty counties organized in
Utah bad 141,158 acres of land, valued at
81,637,854, divided into farms; 82,000
acres being under cultivation and well im
proved. In I860 there were raised in
Utah 382.697 bnshel of wheat.93,681 bush
els corn, 183,036 bushels oats.12,000 bush
els of barley, besides a considerable quanti
tyofrye and buckwheat. In 1860 the
Mormons had 5.175 horses, 1,080 moles.
10,000 working oxen, 13.052 milch cows,
41,000 head of sheep, 10,780 hogs, and
vast herds of beef cattle, numbering over
20,000 head. There were 140,370 bushels
Irish potatoes raised in I860, and 32.509
gallons molesses made, besides quantities
of peas, beans, flax seed and grass seed In
I860 Utah bad 237.000 worth of flour,
8100,000 wotth of leather, and 840,000
worth of shoes, and made steam engines,
guns, pistols, and could east small cannon.
Their artisans embraced every known oc
cupation.”
As the Federal Government is rapidly
getting into the proper temper for a milita
ry raid upon Brigham Young and bis re
ligion, it wifi not be amiss to note well the
above statistics, and also to recall so much
of the past history of Mormondom as hears
upon the possibilities of the future. Tbe
New York Exprta furnishes the subjoined
interestining information :
Just 12 years ago Young enrolled 7,500
men against the Government, and the mii
itary expedition sent ont under General
Albert Sidney Johnston ‘conquered apeacc,’
but did not conquer he Mormons.—
It was expected at the time that the Fed
eral troops wonld advance through Echo
Canyoo, a narrow passage thirty mfies long,
with high rocky walls, and with s stream
through the canyon, and dams there con
structed so that tbe water in the canyon
could be- raised to thirteen feet, and it was
Young’s intention to close the dams when
the Federal troops had advanced ten miles
up the passage, and dam back the water.
Gen. Johnston learned of the Mormon
plans, and determined to flank Echo Can
yon. Yonng, ascertaining tnis, caused all
the houses in Sa.t Lake City to be filled
with straw, and retired into the hills with
his forces, at the time sending word to the
Federal commander that if be attempted
to occupy the city, it should be horned.—
A company of Mor irons whs left in the eity
with orders to fire it whenever the eity was
in danger of falling into the Gentiles’ hands.
It was then Young’s intention to retire in
to the mountains, where game was plenty,
and wage a guerilla warfare on the Gov
ernment troops. Such is the man who de
fies the Government, and who said to Vice-
President Colfax in Utah, when remined
that the Pacific Railroad would settle the
Mormon Church, that it was a d—d poor
church that coaid not stand one railroad!
We wonld not have Congress be indiffer
ent to, or in fear of, aoeh a holly; bat it
is wise to measure the monster before at
tempting to cat off his claws. When we
say that the Mormons are defiant,we mean,
of course, Brigham Yonng, who is at all
times the master-spirit of his peop
le."—Aug. CoatL
Bradley’s Biography.
We are indebted to the Conrier-Jonroal
fora full, true and particular history of
Grant’s last appointee as Supreme Court
Judge. For convenience we divide it into
five chapters :
CHAPTER VIBST.
born at Berne, New Jersey:
CHAPTER SECOND.
In Ins boyhood he work homespun nnd
drove a charcoal wagon.
CHAPTER THIRD.
He has a brother in Springfield, Massa
chusetts, who is a shoemaker.
CHAPTER FOURTH.
He was chiefly inztmmenal in getting np
the subscription to hny'andpresenttoGrant
a cottage at Long Branch.
GHAPTUL FIFTH.
He has pledged himaelf to decide the legal
tender act constitutional.
-What record could giro more Mtisfaeto-
ty assurance of his eminent fitness for the
high position he. has been thrust in-
Josh biifiugslaf^er^[Exchangs.
The Lord be thanked! He has been
“very bad’’ for a long time.
Caw Manure.
The very best manure for all kinds ol
flowers, strawberies and other small fruits,
is cow manure. In fact, actual test has
demonstrated that it is valuable as a ma
nure lor all kinds of vegetation, and better
than anything else for flower and small fruit
gardens. Cows feed npoa herbage princi
pally—the grasses, in their green or cured
state—and the very essence of that her
bage is applied to the plants in the shape
of well fermented manure. 1 saved two
cords of this valnable fertilizer last fall and
winter in the following manner:—1 kept
two cows, and a wheelbarrow and a spade
in my barn lot I built two pens eight
feet long, four feet high and four feet wide,
and covered them over with buards, leav
ing one end open. Knowing the value of
this manure, and the difficulty of saving
it properly if left lying about uneofieered
in the yard for pigs and other stock to de
stray, I told one of my boys that I wanted
him ttrtake it np with the spade and bar
row every morning and eve ring, at milk
iog time, and wheel it to the pens
have it thrown in. By way of encouraging
him to do this work regohurly, I agreed to
give him twenty-five cents e>ery Monday
morning,as extra pay. He was faithful;
and at tho end of four months I had
two cords of manure, worth more than the
same quantity of any other fertilizer known
at a cost of only four collars. I would not
have taken twenty dollars for it the first
of March. At that time I composted the
two heaps with an equal quantity of sods
from the roadside, wetting down tbe mass
with soap sods, and oi the first of April
applied it to my flower borders and straw
berry bsds; and such flowers and fruit l
never saw before. Its good effects wifi be
seen for years, or as long as 1 desire to
keep the beds in coltiva'ion with berries
and flowers.
Woodman.
Stamford. Ky.
Corn Planting,
Daring this month all the preparations
most be made for corn planting, ai d we
sincerely trust that all oar readers will
plant for an abundance of this valnabiecrop
and abandon forever tho fatal heresy of “all
cotton and no com,” which found so manv
deluded be ievers daring the past two years.
Plant “corn enough to do you” and then
plant a little more in case of accident. You
will not regret it,your ha- da will not regret
it, and yonr stock, oow feeding sparingly on
western corn bought at 8145 per bushel
and hauled from the nearest railroad depot,
will certainly not forget yonr benevolent
provision for their better and less expen
sive suppoit
Success in corn planting imperatively
demands thorough, clote and deep plowing,
so that the noil may be deep, mellow and
perfectly pulverized, that the young roots
may spread easily in search of food, and
that air, heat and moisture may reach them
and supply the plant with the healthful food
which the atmosphere yields in such abun
dance. We would again urge our friends
to nse the anbsoil plow as far as their means
will permit in tbe preparation of their land
for corn. Send a <1 ne-horse brinley sub
soil after the scooter rr tm n plow in form
ing the list, if yon cannot do more, and we
promise yon that it will pay better still to
ran the subsoiler in every farrow that yon
tarn. When the Jnly and August dron 'ht*
ccme. and yon see the corn of yonr neigh
bor who don’t “believe in no subsoiling,’
twisted mud parched, yon will see yonr own
green and vigorous, and when yon come to
■tack yonr fodder, and corn-shucking time
arrives, yon will find the constrast still more
gratifying.—Farm and Borne.
Fattening Fowls.
An exchange gives the following method
for fattening in a week or ten days iocred
ibis as it may appear. We copy the meth
d without any experimental knowledge of
its valne; set rice over tbe fire with skim
milk, only as much as will serve one day.
Let it boil till the rice is quite swelled and
add a teaspooufnll of sn ar, bat will do
well without. Feed the fowls three times
day in common pans, giving them only as
much as will fill them at one:. When yon
pat in fresh rice, set the pans in water,
that no sourness may be conveyed to the
fowls, as that prevents them from fattening.
Give fresh water, or milk of tbe rice to
drink, bnt the less wet the rice is when
perfectly soaked, the better.
By this method tbe flesh will have a
clear whiteness which no other food gives,
and when it is considered how far a pound
of rice will go, and how much time is save -
by this mode, it will be fou: d cheaper
than barley meal. The pen sho rid be dai
ly cleansed, and no food given for sixteen
hours before tbe poultry is killed.
Protect Yonr Trees.
A capital mistake, it seen s to me, is be
ing made by tome of the dairy farmers of
onr own State. One who has a hundred
aens of good soil, whereof twenty or thirty
are wooded, cots off bis timber entirely,
calculating that the additional grass that he
may grow in its stead wilt pay for all the
coal he needs for tael, so that he will make
net gain of the time he has hitijerto de
voted each winter to catting and hauling
. He does not consider bow much his
■oil will loose in summer moisture, how his
springs and tunnels will be dried np, nor
how the sweep of harsh winds will be in
tensified, by baring his hill-tops and rav
ines to inn and bteese so utterly. In my
deliberate judgment, s farm of one hun
dred acres will yield more feed, with far
greater uniformity of product from year to
year, if twenty acres of its ridge crests,
ravine-sides, and rocky places, are thickly
covered with timber, than if it tie swept
clean of trees and all devo ed to grass.—
Hence, I insist that the fanner who sweeps
off his wood and resolves to depend on coal
for fuel, hoping to increase permanently tbe
irodnct ot bis dairy, make* a sad miscalcc-
ation.—Horace Greeley.
To Destroy the Striped or Cucum
ber Bug.—A correspondent of Littletor,
N. C- writes to the Maryland fanner:
“I send yon an item if yor think it
worth pnMishine, which effect tally protect
ed my melon, squash, cucumber, and other
vines from that destructive pest the “strip
ed encumber hug,” the past season, with
only one application, viz: A strong solu
tion of hen hone manure—say one peck of
the manors to one and a half gallons of
water; let it stand 24 hours, and sprinkle
the plants freely with it after sunset.
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Tbe Southern Empire State.
, comes np from the great State
for laboring hands to til) her
ids. . The white population it to
tally insufficient in numbers for the in-
inensc work before them, and the negroe-
are rapidly dying ont. With vast espaei
ties of production and equally grand oppor
tunities opening before her, tbe Empire
State of the Sooth finds herself crippled
simply, for the lack of moving force.
Of the 37,000,000 acres comprised in her
magnificent domain, only about 8,000,000
have undergone any kind of clearing an >
tillage; and not the half of that total can
now be eonstdered in fur condition. Yet,
from the - latitudes in which her main ex
panse exteodpjrad <Ee character of her sofl,
Georgia is capable of producing the finest
staples of the Santh^long with many which
bold tile first rank at the North. The rich
allnriab that line the low banks of (he Sa
vannah, AHamaha, Ogecchee^ and a host ot
minor men. yield eotlon, sugar and rice
or excellent quality and in great abundance,
while tire famous Cherokee r-gion in the
Northern pari of the Stale affords nearly
all the fruits, grains, and vegetables of the
MiddleSutes.
In minerals cf all kinds, as we have re
peatedly shown, in figures, Georgia is pecu-
iliariy favored, even gold being found there
in Bach noticeable quantities as to enconr
age the belief that it may be one of her
grand resources at a future day. Coal,which
it is onr creed to hold in .far higher estima-
t on than any glittering dross, underlies ex
tensive districts, and in qnidity will bear
comparison with the best in PennsyIrani t
This circumstances affords snob high en
cooragement to manufactures and ra'lroad-
ing, that Georgia, in spite of tbe draw,
backs of warfare, has shot ahead of her
Southern sisters in the race. Along with
Coal comes Iron, which is found so rich and
pure over far spr. *4ing reaches of coantry,
that pieces of the virgin ore. when broken,
look like pig metal. It is claimed, too, that
steel made from it has been tested in Eu
rope, and pronounced to be quits as good
as any manufactured on that ^Conti
nent.
Slate, granite, and marble exist in rare
abundance, and are easy oi access, and tim
ber of every variety is found in endless pn •
fusion. Together with all these surpris
iog acenmulations of natural wealth, Geor
gia presents singular facilities' for stock
raising and dairying. Cattle and sheep
of delicate breeds thrive inmost ofthe-
Northern counties, and wool of the Caah-
goatanl the famed Merino seldom
attain higher perfection of beauty.
Georgia is also remarkably favored as a
fruit country. Every thing but the strict
ly Tropica] fruits may be raised in in some
part of the State, and in the Ripper dis
tricts, apples,peaches and pears attain great
size and richness of flavor.
While manufactories encouraged by the
more promising aspect of things, general
ly, at the South, have been springing up in
ail directions in Georgia; railroad enterprise
manifests extraordinary vigor. The State
was in advance of all her Southern sisters,
in this respect, before the war began iu 18-
61, and she has now resumed it with such
energy as to indicate that she will proba
bly continue to lead them. With tbe pres
ent year, several new and important roads
are being rapidly pushed to completion,
and these, when finished, will open direct
and swift mercantile connection with tbe
nrrounding States.
The many fine riven and ports which the
Commonwealth can boast, give her easy
access to tbe world’s commerce, and alonsr
these lines ot internal communication and
external traffic, flourishing towns and cities
are already doted. Geonria,then needs on
ly a sufficient supply of agricultural labor,
in order to distance her elder competitor*.
All the inducements that we have, thus
briefly mentioned, are backed and sustain
ed by the charm of a delightful climate .and
we ean only wish that the thousands of
sturdy arms now unemployed in onr great
Northern rides could be set to work in the
fields and forests that stretch away for ban
dreds of miles beyond the banks of the
pleasant Savannah.
Here is another worthy undertaking of
feted to ths good citizens among «s,as well
as in the seiports of Georgia,—one that
would bring profit to all engaged in tbe
enterprise, while extending most welcome
reliet to both the planter and the labor
er It seems incredible that there should
be so many willing and able hands left
idle here, while there is eo strenuous a
call for their assistance in a lovely conn-
try.
Remarkable Duel.
A duel was fought on the Alabama aod
Mississippi State Line, on, we believe. Sun
day or Monday morning, bv two young men
of a village in East Mississsipcurot a thons
and miles away, which had some sing alar
features in it. Theaffiur was strictly pri
vate, and the parties to it have since made
friends and desire to avoid notoriety, and
we omit namer aod place.
Tbe challenged party did not want to fight,
but the challenger insisted^nd he complied.
The time and place was fixed with little de
lay. Toother they went to a livery stable
and hired horses, and rode together to the
boose of a rnatnal friend who entertained
them,uniu-pecting the deadly business they
were on. They sit pt in the same led that
night When they were dressi g the next,
morning swapped breast-pin* We believe
we understood our informant to say
that they had but one friend between them,
who was eqnat y the second of noth. They
rode to the field of honor and dismounted.
The ground was measured off, and tbe par
ties look ther positions with revolving pis
tola as the weapons. One of the parties
remembered that the pistol he held in his
band was a present from the other, aid be
did’nt feel tike he wanted to kill him with
it. The other then proposed to exchange
and it wa* done. The duel then proceed
ed. Two shots were exchanged,every shot
taking effect, bnt luckily, inflicting pain
ful though not serious wounds, except one
Cue oi the parties was wounded iu the pis
tol arm at the last fire, the ball entering
near the wrist, passed longitudinally and
out near the elbow, and yet unspent,wound
ed tbe muscle of the back. Notwithstand
ing the severity of this wound, it was still
contemplated to continue the fight. The
parties t jok their position again. The man
with the crippled arm could not briog np
his weapon to bear npon his antagonist,
who, observing his situation, proposed that
the fight stop for tbe present, to be re
newed in tea days, if by that time tbe arm
had got well enongb, and if net by that
time, at the expiration of twenty days, and
if not in twenty, then, whenever it wa«
weil. Upon these terms the fight was sus
pended, and, we are happy to say, not to
be renewed at all.’ The difficulty has been
amicably adjusted .and with a party oi hap
py frieods they have pledged each other of
the sincerity of their reconciliation in
sparkling wine.—Meridian Mercury, 1UA
COTTON—CORN—PROVISIONS.
Fatal Accident.—The Mifiedgeville
Recorder says:
We are pained to record a sad and fatal
acrideat which happened in this city on
Saturday afternoon last, resulting in the
death of Mr Zaek McCombs. While pro
ceeding to the M. & A. Railroad depot in
the Express wagon, :he hones attached to
it became frightened, ran away, breaking
the wagon to pieces, and throwing Mr. Me-
Comt-s against a tree with treat violence,
inflicting injuries in the head and breast,
which caused his death almost instantly.—
His brother, Adolphus McCombs, who was
also in the wagon, fortunately escaped on-
injured.
Strangers presuming on an
tance with father Grant, are ~
awered tbas:
Ah, jest so, jest so, I forgot yonr name,
Skose me, Mr. Jones; fact is, I see so ma
ny folks. Its like my son Lyseee, when he
was in the army. He knewed all his sol
diers, bnt eoold not call their names, ye
know.”
Chit Chat For the Ladies.—A Min-
nessota county hts 164 babies to the equate
mile. Micnessota is a growing State.
A very charming toilet for a small din
ner party is nude of pile dove-colored Ly
ons silk, soft and rich, with a satin face.
The skirt is plain Jhe tunic lined with pink
pros grain, and tamed back to display it.
Sash composed of innumerable loops and
ends of pink ribbon. The little vest of
pink silk, with round buttons of pearl, sad
tbe esseade of fine Valencienner 1 — **
the throat, mast not he forgotten.
The Circular of Black mar, Roberts.
Chandler & Co., Commission Mereban-s of
St. Louis, dated the 10th inst., contains
some interesting statements and specula-
tions concerning the scpply and future pri
ces of corn and provisions. As regards the
corn crop of the country they say:
The crop in the first plsee, is more than
two millions busbels short. In the second
place, a very large per. centage of this crop
was spoiled; and, in the third place, tbe
high price of pork has induced a very liber
al consumption nf corn npoi the farmjeav-
ing the amount of sound merchantable corn
available for market, unusual !y small This
is shown to be true, by the fact that the
stock stated to be in store at all important
points is' very mnch tinder the avenge.
When the demands of the Cotton States
are considered, with the probability of a
large insrease in the demand for consump
tion on the ‘Plains’ this season, by reason
of great emigration, every candid mind will
conclude that tbe probabilities for a consid
erable rise in the price amount to almost an
absolute certainty.”
They estimate the Pork packing at very
nearly the same aggregate ,as that of last
winter—perhaps one hundred or one hun
dred and fifty thousand hogs more. They
allude to the smallness of the stock on hand
at the commencement of operations this
winter, and to the fact that the- packing
com- menced earlier than usual, and add:
“With these facts before us, aod the
further facts that a much larger area will
will be planted in cotton this year; and
that emigra ion—ever consumptive of ba-
cou and corn bread—is pouring in a great
tide into the South at this moment, we can
not believe that a much larger reduction in
prices can possibly be forced, and we firmly
believe that it would be the part of wisdom
for planters to pure! ass their bacon now.
The amount of side meat out of smoke,and
available is vety light, and any sudden in
crease of orders will be sure to posh prices
a cent Mess pork may possibly touch
>, but we are inclined to believe that an
advance is verr shortly to take place in this
article, unless the amount of hog*, yet to
arrive, vety largely overgoes 100,000 head.
We feel pretty sure that the bulk of the
mess pork stoe ' will sell at from 828 to
830, take the year through."
We believe that these are very valuable
calculations by our StLoui- friends. Indeed
our readei s may remember that we made
predictions of the continued high price of
corn and baoov several, weeks ago. We
oould not then see—neither can we-now—
any good reason to hope for a material de
cline at any time throughout the year.
In view of the facts and opinions of this
circular, above noted, we are rather - sur
prised at advice which it gives to the cot
ton planters concerning the pitching of
their crops for this year, vie
“The North will pi nt an immense corn
crop this year, and we predict that when
it comes npon the market folly it will
net range mnch over 40(aj50 cents per
bushel, if *4 high. In view, of the fact it
wonld seem most excellent policy for the
South to plant all the cotton and sngar
they ean take care of and rely upon the
North for their corn and apork.”
There is no propositi n plainer' to onr
comprehension than that a neglect to raise
corn and pork at the South;will help to
bring about or keep up to the high priceof
those commodities in their great producing
Ice Manufactured in Columbia.—
The Columbia, South Carolina, Guardian
is informed by Mr. John Seegen that he
■ ordered a machine for the manufacture
ince in that city. The machine is ex
pected to arrive in May. It is of large
capacity, and trill tain out 1,000 pounds
per hour, and will cost 19,000. He prom
ises to supply ice at lower rates than ever
sold them before.
Petty Meanness.—Cadet Caldwell,
who was appointed to West Point from the
Third Congressional District of Georgia,
ha* been dismissed from that institution —
The World’s Washington correspondent
says the secret of it is that his father, J.
H. Caldwell,has been opposing Bullocks corn '
plundering schemes.
k** regions. It may help the Western form'
err and pork raisers, but how will it affect
sad pork” hut yetr, irfora great portion Baltimore, Feb 25.—The
of it, and that tbe corn crop of that regio. Southern Railroad Convention werein aessic
wa3 cut shor., while its pork crop is not u
great as to afford us any reasonable prosper-
of cheap bacon. Wbat lias happened onci
may happen again.— Cincinnati Enquirer
TELEGRAPHIC.
Reported for the Tri-tVceltly Courier.
Wasuikoton, Feb. 24.—House.—Whit
more presented documents from the Governor
of South Carolina accepting his resignation.
Tbe Chair refused to recognize him as a
her.
A resolution was offered that Whitmore,
late member, had dispensed with West Point
and Naval Academy appointments contrary
to law, for a pecuniary consideration, and
that he was unworthy of a seat in the House.
The yeas and nays in progress. The reso
lotion will be adopted almost unanimously.
Senate.—The disability bill, covering
three thousand names, passed and goes to
the President.
In the Senate Stewart introduced a resolu
tion declaring the expansion of currency in
expedient. Adopted by a large majority.—
Adjourned.
In the House
unanimously, declaring Whitmore unworthy
of a seat in the House Whitmore will ap
peal to his constituents for re-election.
London, Feb. 24.—In a divorce case, the
Prince of Wales solemnly asserts that there
had never been any improper or criminal in
timacy between himselt and lady Mordant-
Great cheers followed this declaration.
Sas Fhancisco. Feb. 24.—The people are
jubilant over the crop prospects.
Numerous outrages on Chinamen yester
day. Fearful that a riot was eminent hut
heavy rain and large police force dispersed
tbe mob. Several persons were injured
while attempting to rescue the Chinese.
Washington, Feb. 24.—-Revenue to day
366,000.
Kirpatrick’s distillery at Chattanooga »
ed, with three handled barrels of whisky.
The following resolution was adopted by
tbe Senate to-day:
Resolved, That to add to the present re
deemable paper currency of the country
would be to render more difficult and remote
the resumption of specie payment; to enoour-
age and foster the spirit of speculation; to
aggravate the evils produced by frequent
and sadden fluctuations of values; to depre
ciate the credit of the nation, and to cheek
the healthful tendency‘of legitimate business;
io settle down on a safe and permanent ba
sis, and therefore, in the opinion of the Sen
ate, the existing volume of such currency
shall not be increased.
Montgoxekt, Feb. 24.—The bill endorsing
the first mortgage bonds of the Mobile and
Montgomery Railroad to the amount of 82,-
500,000. has passed both Houses of the Leg
islature by the Constitutional majority.
Washington, Feb. 25.—The Mormon
preachers have been driven from last Mea-
dcro, Long Is lanA
The Louisville Courier-Journal mulcted
two hundred dollars for calling Mary Evan’s
establishment a bawdy house. Mary wanted
$20,000.
The Indians throughout the regions of
Lake Superior are starving.
Derado issued a decree freeing two thous
and negro prisoners of war who had been
hired ont by the government
Derado is about issuing a decree to the spe
cial courts for army and navy ehurehmen for
18 members of the Caban Junta at Santiago,
executed.
The Methodist Convention at Syracuse ta
bled a resolution favoring further overtures
for re-uion with the church of the South.
In the House appropriations was resumed.
The clause appropriating $14,000 to the Ed
ucational Bureau, paused
The Senate is considering the bill to diride
Texas into one State and two territories.
The Georgia Conservatives are malting
their fire before the Senate, (and the Rad
icalism the House.
It is stated that a majority ofthe Judiciary
Committee favor the seating of Hill and Mil
ler.
Wasuinoton, Feb. 25.—Revenue today
8343,000; month $2,500,000.
The Judiciary Committee will act on- ths
Naturalization bill Monday.
Special Agent Briggs reports that he has
successfully established free mail delivery in
New Orleans.
Territorial plan for tho government of this
District reported in ths Senate today, was
referred to the District Committee.
Boutwell bought $20,000,000 of bonds yes
terday, and sold $800,000 in gold.
No Southern nominations to-day.
Lewis voted with the majority—Johnson
absent; otherwise the vote on seating Bevels
was a strict party rote.
In the House a bill establishing a Nation
al system of education was introduce!
The Committee on Ways sad Means was
instructed to inquire into the expediency .of
reducing the tax on spirits distilled from
fruits.
The Legislation Appropriation bill finally
The bill admitting Georgia reported and
ordered to bo printed, and refered, is pre
cisely the same as that of Mississippi
Pension resumed.
Indian approp'ropriations resumed. Spir
ited debate. The recent masacres denounc
ed. The Abolition Treaty System urged.—
adjourned to Monday.
- In the Senate the Committee on Public
Lands reported a substitute for the bill in
corporating tho Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Wilson introduced a hill placing prize
fighting under the jurisdiction of the Federal
Courts. Penalties heavy.
Revel’s credentials defeated, and the ad-
the cotton planters? It is at least donbt-
fnl whether a large cotton crop rill bring
more money to the pockets of the planter
than a small one; and If they pursue a P0I4-.
ey that forces them to buy corn and bacon
from the West aod at the same time to help
run up the.price of those necessaries of life,
what profit ean they derive from an increase
ot the cotton crop? If three millions of
bales will sell for as mnch money (or nearly
as mnch) as four millions, would not the ^
better policy be to keep the-
down to three millions and
devote the surplus labor to the raising of
Let planters remember that they
“relied upon the North for their corn
ty Tote.
Ames’ credentials referred to the Jndicia-
• Committee, without debate.
Adjourned to Monday.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 25.—The Legislature
adjou ned 1
West and En-
late Confed-
here yesterday, and departed northward to
day.
New Yoke, Feb.^.—Dispatches from Col.
Yarona announces the arrival of Ques3ada, *
via Nassau, at St. Augustine, Fla., leaving
Jordan in commaud. Quesada left Cuba ou
the 27th Jan..' The Spaniards have been de
feated everywhere.
Richmond, Feb. 25.—Congressman Por
ter’s Committee met and approved the call
.or the consolidation of all Virginia Repnb
licans.
Wasuinoton, Feb. 28.—The Judiciary
committee will give Bollock a farther , hear
ing on Wednesday.
Revenue to-day a trifle over a million; for
the month of February two millions over last
February.
Work at the various Navy Yards resume!
Revels was appointed on the Committee of
labor and education.
No confirmations to-day affecting the Sooth.
Supreme Court discussed several hours—
no action. The State Department has ad
vises from Yokohoma that the steamer One-
dia. on her way home, collided with the
British steamer and Onedia, sank. Hun
dred and twenty lives lost
In the Senate the Funding hill was dis
cussed all day. Adjourned.
In the House hQls were introduced exempt
ing formers from taxes os produce brokers.
Buffo* introduced a resolution to collect
wrecked and abandoned property, and re
claim does belonging to the United States.
The bill repeating the tax on pork packers
after a straggle, was referred to the Ways
and Means, after striking out an amendment
.refunding the money already paid.
The following was adopted, 130 to 61:
Resolved, That the best interests of the
country require sufficient Revenue from im
ports and each tariffs as will afford sufficient
protection.to our manufacturers, and best*
promote the industries of tho country.
The resignation of Dewees and Galladay
Indian appropriations resume!
Mr. Clay introduced a bill extending the
time for bonding whisky three years. No
action.
Hatanna, Feb. 28. Bavaria sailed for
Halburg. Santa Anna was sent to Nassau on
the Spanish war steamer.
London, Feb. 28.—The Great Eastern has
successfully laid the cable between Bombay
and Aden, completsng communication be
tween England and the Colonies. Messages
from Bombay dated to-day.
Naples’ bank failure at Scilla, causes great
distress throughout the Southern States.
Richmond, Feb. 28.—John C. Thompson,
Depnty Postmaster at the University of Ya.,
was sentenced today to ten years' imprison
ment in the Albany Penitentiary, for robbing
the mail. .
Columbia, S. C., Feb. 28.—A hill to pro
vide for the sinking fond for the State, passed
the South Carolina Legislature. Under its
provisions one-sixth of the bonded debt ofthe
State will be purchased and cancelled dur
ing the year.
New Orleans, Feb. 28.—The steamer
Mississippi, Southward hound, heavily laden
with stock and Western produce, struck a
snag at 2 a. m., near the landing at Water
proof, Louisiana, and Bank. No lives lost—
the boat and cargo a tola. .oss.
letter to Governor Bollock.
Provisional Gov. R. B. Bollock,
Deab Sib :—A friend of mine waute
yon to give him some information. He de
sires you to answer the following question
at yonr earliest convenience.
“Is there not some chosen curse, some
hidden thunder in the stores of heaven,
red with uncommon wrath, to blast the
wretch,who owes hia greatness to his coun
try’s ruin ?" Fogletree.
Runaway accident—elopement of one’s
wife. Cold muffins—ragamuffins in winter.
Forney has finally got np a party, but
his house is large enough to bold it.
Really the very last things out—the
street lamps.—[Judy.
A trade that never foils—the. miller’s;
he can always grind his teeth.—[Punch.
Oshkosh, Wis., is overrun with game —
faro and poker.
Boned turkey with truffles was much in
demand at a recent Washington banquet,
being mistaken by members of tho House
for hog’s head cheese.
A Texas farmer indiscriminately shout
ed for held as the Indians were preparing
to cany him off prisoner, and they left him
scalp.
The colored Union League at Raleigh,
N. C.. goes into mourning for the sadden
death of two of its members. They were
hanced for murder.
Yate’s friends talk of making him Gov
erne* of Alaska, now that whisky is pro
hibited there, as the only means of saving-
Ths Ohio Legislature has been petition
ed to prohibit the use of tobaocco except
for “.mechanical purposes.’ That will not
cutoff chewing.
Nestle is the comfortable and proper
name of a Frenchman who has invented a
latent, duplev-elliptio, cash-iron wet nurse,
ties kind of a chair surmounted by a
tank. You lay the haby in the chair, pour
“sustenance” into fhe tank, turn a sprigot,
give the baby one end of the hose, and it
;eta along as nicely as if it was drinking
horn the maternal fount. It may be worth
whi’e to mention, in passing, that the in
vention is a suck-cess.
A fellow in Michigan earns his drinks
by swallowing ten-penny nails. Tbe liqnor
. . ordered—strict nor- out there is strong enough to dissolve them
ministration of the oath onfered-strict par ^ preTeQt injury.-From Ac Botton
Pott.
Dull Timxs in Nxw York—A gentle
man who was in New York last week states
that trade is very dull there this winter in
nearly all branches of mercantile business.
1 While at the custom house ou Tuesday last
he was told that no vessel had arrived from
a foreign port for the forty-eight hours pve- }.
” 5, a circumstance that had not occur- - ,
..ore in the last-twenty years- There
were at the time nearly one hundred gov-