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VOL. 18, NO. 163
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ti.b foregoing rates are for either Woekly or
Tri-Weekly. Wien published In both papers, 60
percent, additional upon table rates.
The American Win j Grape, Vi-
tie Rotunditiolia; Variety,
Scuppernong.
A.C. Cook, of Ringwood, N. C., in
the Wine and Fruit Reporter, says:
This celebrated grape is indigenous
to the Southern Slates, and especially
to the State of North Carolina. It is
supposed to be a seedling from some of
the black muscadines, as the seeds of
the Scuppernong, 999 out of 1,000 re
vert to the original type. The original
vine from which the present stock 1b
said to have been taken is located on
Roanoke Island, in or near Aloe marie
Sound, N. C., and is reported to have
been discovered by Sir Walter Raleigh
is the sixteenth century. This vine
covers over one acre of ground, and iB
asserted to produce over 2,000 gallons
of must iu one season.
Another mammoth vine in Ty rrel
county, N. C., has the repute of yield
ing 2,oOO gallons per annum. Many
other vines produce from 100 to 1,000
gallons per vine. There are innumer-
ible varieties of this species, all red or
| dark colored. Some have local distinc
tion, as Flowers, Thomas, Mish, tender-
pulp, and sugar grape. Other varie
ties are known under the general appel
lation of Bullace, Muscadine, etc. They
grow spontaneously in nearly all of the
undy loam bottoms of the rivers and
creeks of the Southern States south of
thirty-Bix degrees north latitude. They
also grow to a less extent upon the
high lands and ridges, but- ti ese are
i core acid and less saooharlne than those
tivation, mostly youDg vines of about
seven years growth, from which over
25,000 gallons of wine have been made
m one season. In a future number the
writer proposes to give the method of
propagation, planting and arboring:
also his views upon a peculiar mode of
trellising.
It is asserted by some vignerons that
this species is not a true grape, but a
wild fruit. That its habits and pecu
liarities are, to Borne extent, different
from theVitis Labrusca, Vitis Linefera,
and the JDstivalis is true. The laterals
are slender and make rapid growth ;
the joints are about two inches apart,
and the young canes start from nearly
every bud, either old or new wood, and
the fuit grows in clusters instead of
compact bunches, as in the Vineftra
and others. These clusters range from
two to twenty grapes. The flowering is
the same as other grapes, and in this
State takes place from the 10th of June
to the 1st of July. A drouth in the
latter part of May and the first two
weeks in June injures the infloreseuce
and causes a diminution of the crop.
The vine is not subject to any disease,
nor is it attacked by any insect. It only
requires to be evenly spread and tied
upon the arbors, and where the canes
become too thick, to prune them out.
The best evidence that can lie pro
duced in favor of the Scuppernong (and
other varieties of this species) being a
regular wine grape is its heavy deposit
of argol. No other fruit that I am
aware of deposits crude tartar.
There are few regular Scuppernoug
vineyards in the South. There is one
near Fayetteville, comprising about
thirty acres, the Tokay Vineyard, the
Ringwood Vineyard, and two or three
in Columbus county. There are plenty
of small vineyards of one or two acres.
Nearly every family has one to a dozen
vines. These last make a concoction of
Scuppernong juice, sugar and whisky
or apple brandy, and it is this vile stuff
that has been offered in the Northern
cities which has caused it to be reviled
and despised. Wine from this grape,
properly made and manipulated, with
two or three years’ age, is a soft, deli
cate, dry wine, or a luscious, full-bodied,
sweet wine. It is a light straw color,
and takes on the flavor and color of
Madeira with age. It will make a
splendid wine for blending; has rather
a Muscatel flavor and aroma, and, like
most other wines, the more it is drank
the better it is liked. The tide water
region of North Carolina is the natural
home of this grape; it grows wild on
Scuppernong river and other parts of
the State, and vines have been found iu
South Carolina and Georgia. They are,
however, chance seedlings, and vary in
quality from their cougeneis of this va
riety ; in fact, hardly any two being
alike. Efforts have baen made to im
prove by seedlings. Some have been
produced one and a quarter inches in
diameter by Mr. Van Buren, of Clarks
ville, Ga., but I am not aware that they
are improvement upon the original.
Land suitable for this grape 'can be
bought by thousands of acres for 85
per acre, or the grapes could be bought
at low rates.
The Big Boom.
The New York Public of the 12th
says:
Though the exchanges of the first
week of November were probably ef
fected to some extont by the exoitement
attending important elections in some
of the States, the aggregate again ex
ceeds 81,000,000,000; the gain in the
aggregate is about 75 per cent.; the ex
changes outside of tbe-city are the larg
Several of the former have a popular
I tepute. Ike Flowers is black, about
I the size of the Concord, and ripens after
I A singularity of this variety is
I j™ attachment of the berry to the stem.
I The latter enters in the form of a tripod,
I “d until the berry is ripe cannot be
I wuoved without disintegrating a par-
I Uon of the pulp. After the grapeB are
Ijpe the stem separates freely. The
1 dowers makes a dark red, and, with
IPwper manipulation, a wine similar to
I ‘he clarets. It is desirable as a late
I faff 6 loex k 1n d the vintage late into the
, T ,V h0tna8 * B an °ther variety, color
' 5a earlier than thiwhi esTever reported, and the increase out-
Ft The latter ripens here, in Hali-! «W« of this city is43.2! per cent.^ not-
«, N. C., about October in Georgia in I withstanding the loss at ban J* rancisco.
September, and in Lousianaat the lat- Inclusive of that city and New A oik,
kt pan of Aim,, 1 ” T? 8 :!. a “ a :“ t the exchanges for the first week of No-
vember show a gain of 50 per cent.
Louisville is again an exception, and
roports a slight loss, of which we know
no explanation. All the other cities of
the Atlantic States report gains, Mil
waukee taking the lead as usual with an
increase of 92 4 per cent., New \ ork,
Philadelphia and New Orleans follow
with over 80 per cent., and Boston, Bal-
. August. It is said to make
1‘rapenor light wine
'iiBh is a variety recently i ntro-
«is a seedling discovered in
Ik.. easter 1 ° section of North Carolina,
*iiu,o® eal thesame name, and
I productive of any of the
j lt k which the writer is an-
"i r l lm9 a ver y sweet ta«te
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Gen. Grant recently said that Gen.
Hancock was no more responsible for
the hanging of Mrs. Surratt than the
person he was addressing. He spoke
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, as all know who are fa
miliar with the facts. Rev. Father
Walter, pastor of St. Patrick’s church,
Washington City, was Mrs. Surratt’s
spiritual adviser, and in reply to many
slanders that have been heaped upon
Gen. Hancock in connection with this
matter, he said to a reporter the other
day and wrote down for him what fol
lows:
“I am glad you came,” he said, “for
thiB isn’t the first of these flings at Gen.
Hancock. I have blamed myself often
for not declaring the truth in the mat
ter, for I am the only one that should
tell it, so far as it concerns myself. Yet,
being a priest, I have felt bound to hold
my peace. Besides, so far no tangible
harm has resulted from silence. For
some weeks back, though, I have seen
that circumstances might arise which
should ohange my determination. This
attack seems to me to call for the kind
of response that will make such objec
tions to Gen. Hancock impossible in the
future. That is what I said to-day to
Bishop Keane, of Richmond, when I
informed him that I had about decided
to brand all such stories as false over
my own sgnature.”
“Would you objeotto doing so now?”
the reporter asked.
“Not at all,” Father Walter replied,
and, seating himself at a table, he
wrote this denial:
“Truth and justice compel me to de
ny the statement with reference to Gen.
Hancock’s participation in the execu
tion of Mrs. Surratt, which appeared in
the Washington Post of this morning.
I attended Mrs. Surratt on the occasion
and met with no interference on the
part of Gen. Hancock. Gen. Hancock
had great sympathy for this unfortunate
lady, and waited until the last moment,
hoping for a reprieve. I consider it an
act of justice to Gen. Hancock that this
statement should be made.
“J. A. Walter.
“Pastor St. Patriok’s Church,
“Washington City.”
“There; that is the first statement I
have made for the public in all these
years,” Father Walter said, rather sad-
iy. "I hope it may be the means of
enough good to compensate for all the
harm these stories have done.”
“An assertion made to-day by an ex
army officer was abundantly*corrohora-
ted in the War Department that eo
strong was Gen. Hancock’s hope for a
reprieve for Mrs. Surratt that, on the
day of the execution, he stationed re
lays of cavalry along the streets from
the White House to the Arsenal, that
no delay might ensue in communica
ting the faot. In the Arsenal are pbo-
tographs of the scaffold at the time of
the execution. They show Father
Walter at Mrs. Surratt’s side.”
The Katydid Business.
Cb»rlotlo N. C. Obaoner.
We have heretofore neglected it, but
it iB not yet too late to remark how the
katydid concert has been knocked in
the head this fall. The oldest inhabi
tants and the wiseacres generally are
very fond of averring that in exactly
three months to a day from the time the
katydid is heard in the summer frost
will fall. It is susceptible of proof
that the first singing of a katydid that
was heard last summer was on the 9th
of July, and it is equally provable that
the very first frost was a light one in
the midle of September, and the next
was on the 23d of Ootober. If the katy
did man is yet living and can be found,
he and Prof. Tioe should be locked up
together.
The New Cable.
North Eastham, Mass., Nov. 17.—
Work commenced on the shore end of
the new French cable yesterday, and at
7 p. m. it was on the beach and laid
through a trench dug to receive it and
signals exchanged with the Faraday
from a temporary building on the beach.
The shore end being landed, officials
connected with the cable company and
the American Union Telegraph Compa
ny and others went aboard the stoamer
* • s 1 a _ aL _ ntknva irWl OO .
i, n „J hi ?*i 8'satisfaction to the '
J sells for twenty-five per cent.!
I'obabUUl lhC ° lher variet ‘ cs The l
Commercial Definitions.
Miar
es are that the quantity will. , .. •
'year. This Wine has a Ohlo.go Commercial Advertiser,
'aerial f toma > an< I a pronouuced flavor
,a f r a11 ol *ier wines, and will,
MunA^n 01 ? 10 de9 Brvedly popular,
klocal ran r .^, u . P a “d Sugar Grape have
N of of U o^ tlon * n 80U theru por-
piowlediro ^ ate ' ^ ot having personal
LieainitV oannot say anything for
line Bnll th8m * 0f the wild Musca-
hundreds of thous-
swam* 6 ! °° u ** he gathered in
ik bJfP 3 an< * valleys of.the river and
iem i n w. n ?' . I have made wine from
Nina *? M, PPL Georgia and North
N, win. >u ey .. make a very rich,
id ona W l hs addition of sugar),
Whan,) „ ls , ve , r y much liked in the
^riiie. ’ n ° W 'B make a good
iptionlr'.L^WPovuong, with the ex-
* thi,ZWish, is the best variety
line, for the manufacture of
^m 6f!f . Kln B" 0 °d Wine Company
? acres of this vine in cut-
Bankrupt—A man who gives every
thing to a lawyer so his creditors wi.l oe
sure to get it. Assignee—A chap who
has the deal and gives himself four
aces. A bank—A place where people
put their money so it will be harnly
when other people want it. A deposi-
tor—A man who don t know how t
spend his money and gets the cashier
to show him. President—A big fat
man who promises to boss the job and
afterwards sub lets it A d.reclor-One
o r those men who accept a trust that
don’t involve the use of either their eyes
or ears. Cashier-Often a man who
undertakes to support a wife and six
children and a brown-stonei front on 8o0
a month and be honest. Collaterals
Certain pieces of paper as good as gold,
due and payable on the 1st of April.
Assets—Usually consists of five chairs
and an old stove, to this may be added
a spittoon if the bust am t a had one.
©ticura
REMEDIES
Have speedily tnd permanently cured Hutacn
of the Bkln and Scalp of Children end Intent*
eflliotodainco birth.
'Ihc Ireetmont preeoribod in auoh ceiea ia mi'd
doaaa ol tha Cuticdua Rksolvknt, e porfoctly
ante yet powerful blood purifier, end the cxtoroal
uae of Ccticura, the groat akin cure. Tho Cu-
ticvra Soap abould be tho only aoep applied to
the diaoaaed aktn foroleauatog purpise*.
HUMOR 0N~A CHILD.
Since Rlrtli Cured, after faithful Medical
Treatment had Katie'
Moaara, Weeka A Poltor: Uontlotnon—My
little .on, two year, of age, baa had a humor on
one aide of hia face aloe, he wae born, which
during tho l«at tour months haa apraad over tho
entire aiJo of tho faoo, tho ohln, ear nod aide uf
the head. It muet have itched and irritated hltn
a great deal, a! he tcratched tho turfaco all the
time, no mattor what waa applied. 1 mod many
remodios by advise of frionda and my physielan
without benofit until I found Ccticuha. which
immodiatoly allayed the Itching and infl ,mma-
tion, and entirely cored him.
Respectfully, JOHN I,. SURRY,
With Walworth Manufacturing Co.
Bioton, April 15,1878.
Note—Onco cored, tho tkin may bo rondersd
soft and fair by using Cutiooru Soap for toilet or
nursery purposes.
CHILDREN AND INFANTS.
More Cure* of Skin and Scalp Afrecilnn* by
the cutlenra Remedies.
Trod, Eohrer, Esq., Cathlar Stook Growers' Na
tional Bank, Pueblo, Colorado, writes i "I am so
well pleased with its offeots on my baby that I
oannot affo-d to be without it in my house. It is
a wonderful cure, and ia bound to become very
popular as aons as its virtues are known to tho
museo.”
J. 8. Weeka, Esq, Town Treasurer, St. Albanr,
Vt.,saya In a latter dated May 28: “It worka to
a charm on my baby's face and head. Cured tho
head entirely, and has nearly olaanod tho faoo
of aorea. I have rooommendsd it to Beveral, and
Dr. Plant has ordered it tar them.”
M. M. Chick, Esq., II Franklin St., Biaton,
says: "My little daughter, eighteen months old,
has what the doctors call Kcicma Wo have
triad 'moat everything and at last have used Cu-
ticura, and she la almost a raw child and we
feel ve-y happy.”
prickly”heat.
Incidental tn the Texan CHinntc.
Messrs Week* A Potter: Gentlemen—Ea-
cloaod please find ono dollar for a largo box of
Coticura. The small ono that I reoeivad soma
time ago haa been very efficaoioua, especially in
Prickly Heat or Bash, as some people oall It I
am noising It about. Youra truly,
THOMAS W. BUCKLEY.
Macon, Texaa, Sopt. 22, 1878,
CiIticura la a moat valuable oxternal applica
tion, It heals all cut., bruises and abranona of
the akin, restores tha hair when deatroyad by
Scalp diseases, removes dandruff and knops tiie
scalp dean and the hair soft and pliable. It Is
as egrseabls as It is cIToetive, and is ably assisted
in every oaae by the Cntieura Soap, .which is par
ticularly rocommondod to mothers for cleansing
the skin and scalp of infant* and obildren. It is
Toilet to well as Medicinal, and is the meet fra-
C t and refreshing Soap for tho nursery and
of any yot prepared.
Parents have our oasurance that these reins
dies contain nothing injurious to the youngest
infant, evidences of which moy be found in the
certificates of Dr. Hayes and Prof. Merrick ac
companying each remedy.
^he Cuticura Rbmbdieb are prepared by
Weeks & Potter, Olioraiuta and Druggist*, 360
Washington Street, Boston, and &ro for sale by
all Druggists. Price of Cuticura, small boxes
50 cents; Urge boxes, containing two and one*
half times the quantity ol small, $1. Rrsolykrt
$1 per battle. Cuticura Soap, 25 cents; by
mail, 30 centsj3cak«f, 75centa.
In Qunneotion with
our itnmon*e stooV, we
have added a Milline*
ry Department, wh«ro
will always be found
a lull lino of Fall and
Winter BtyKs, em
bracing Trimmed and
Untrimmed Shapes in
Straw and Kell (Jots.
S o yur Now Stylo
Pattern llats. This
deparim nt will bo
under the octroi of
Misr ABBIE WEBB,
assisted by
Mrs. E. BURNETT,
who will be pleasod
to soo all of their
friends Will con
stantly receive all of
tho Latost Nnveltios
as they appear.
GREAT OPENING
— OF THE-
CRYSTAL PALACE,
13 Shorter Block.
iw mite: nr.oon
NEW STYLES IN
lfllESS GOOD J , CASH
MERES, ALPACAS, LARGE
VARIETY CHEAP DRESS GOODS,
IMMENSE ASSORTMENT SHAWLS,
CLOAKS. REPELLANTS, LAD.E V
UNDERWEAR, FLANNELS,
CANTONS AND DO
MESTICS, JEANS,
O A88IM h RF.3, BLANK ETS, CO M PORTABLES
'Separate departments for Clothing, Bools,
Shoos and Hats. Complete stock Gen.’s Fur
nishing Goods.
DAVIS & CO.
ooll4 tw wtl
Call and seo our
line of Gloves \ efot*
buying. The rboep-
c.t line of .Thiee-
But.on Kid Glove* in
the city, that we war
rant. Ladies' Neck
Wear, Ties, Bows,
Bilk end Loco F.s-
ohus, Collars and
Cuds, Linen and
Silk Handkerebi its,
Hainbuigs. Ribbons,
Hosiery and Ladies'
Linen. Laces of all
kinds, Corsets, Dress
Trimmings, and ev
erything usually kept
in a first class Dry
Goods House.
aAl Males They destroy all tendency
to inflammation by drawing
VOLTAIC EH ELECTO Iron. the «vstem morbid or
ft, . unwholeaems matter, thus
**AST6l*’ prevontlng or earing Rheu
matism, Neuralgia, and Sciatica. Worn over the
f it of theStomeoh, they prevent Ague and Liver
alns, Inflammation of the Liver end KUneys,
Bilious Colie, Dyspepsia,'Indigestion, Cramps,
and Pains. nov7 twvlm
day the final splice will be worked
throughout its eutire circuit irotn Cape
Cod to Brest, and America and Europe
will be connected by another tie.
Baron Rothschild, of Vienna, has a
favorite horse, for whose accommoda
tion he has had a speioial loose box
built at the cost of 812,000. This ele
gant room forms part of a new stable,
which cost 880,000, and which has mar
ble floors; encaustic tiles paiatb.l by
distinguished artist*; rings, chains and
drain traps of silver, and walls frescoed
with splendid hunting scenes from the
pencils of eminent animal painters.
The Baron’* annual income is fortun
ately 81,600,000.
Washington Gazette: There are more
Republican than Democratic candidate*
for President, in the field; but we doubt
not that the best feature of the Repub
lican party—union—will characterize
the ohoosing of a standard-bearer. Let
J. T. CAHILL,
MANUFACTURER OF
IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS,
HOLLOWWABE, GBATES,
Mill Castings, Fencing, &c.
Architectural Work
- AND-
Building Castings
A SPECIALITY,
Office — Railroad Avenue, botween
7th and 8th Streets,
Cliat tixnoofi'n, Tt nn.
junlS iwfiai
James G. Dailey,
UNDERTAKER’S WARE-ROOMS,
(On iocond story)
96 Broad Street.
1879. FALL & WINTER TRADE. 1879.
New Goods. Fine Goods.
MRS. T. B. WILLIAMS,
M Ill LINER,
No, 61 Broad Street, Rome, Ga.
T UANKINO MY MANY CUSTOMERS FOR THE LIBERAL PATRONAGE GIVEN ME
in tho past, t am proud to say that I urn better prepared to attond to thoir wants than ever
before. I have now in store and to arrive Bonnets, Hats, Flowers, Plumas, Silks, Velvets, Plushes,
Ribbons, Ornaments, Hair Goods, Esphyrs, Combs, Notions, eta., etc., whtnh I have selocted in
S arson In tho Northern markets. My Goods are In tho Latest Styles, end I havo my Trimming
one a Bh good material by experienced milliners. Call and examino my goods und got my prices
before purchasing elsawhoro. ( >ctI7twwtf
R. T, HOYT.
II. D. COTHRAN
HOYT & COTHRAN,
Wholesale Druggists,
ROME, OEORGIA:
HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF
GRASS AND FIELD SEEDS,
INCLUDING CLOVER, TIMOTHY, HERDS’, BLUE AND ORCHARD
GRASS, BARLEY AND RYE, (and Oats to arrive.)
Which they Offer to the Trade at Lowest Possible Figures
jnl 10 twwtf
HARDY, BOWIE & CO.,
WHOLESALE HARDWARE DEALERS
BROAD STREET, ROME, GA.
WE CARRY IN STOCK
BUBBEB BELTING, 3 ply, 2, 2 1-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 inches
“ “ 4 ply, 8, 10, 12 and 14 inches.
RUBBER PACKING, 1-8, 3-16 and 1-4 inches.
^Strictly Best Goods Made.
HEMP PACKING— MANJJ.I.A HOPE—LACE LEATHER—CUT LACINGS—
UPRIGHT MILL SAWS—CROSS CUT SAWS— ONE MAN CROSS CUT
SAWS—SAW SWAGES-FILES—BELT RIVETS-FINE HAMMERS—
WRENCHES, <0c., mal-iny Complete Line of Mill Furnishinjis.
OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS RICHT.
Clocks! Tick! Tick! Tick!
ALLEN & McOSKER.
JUST RECEIVED
A Large and Beautiful As
sortment of Ch; s,
INCLUDING THE
LATEST AND MOST UNIQUE STYLES.
Prices Banging from $1 to $15.
CONSTANTLY RECEIVING ALL TUE LATEST
AND M03T NOBBY STYLES OF
BRIDAL PRESENTS, FINE JEWELRY,
Silverware, <fcc.
AU GOODS SOLO ENGRAVED FREE BY US.
sop9 iw w.f
ALBIN OMBERG,
Bookseller, Stationer^ Printer
IVo. 33 Broad Street,
A FINE AND WELL SELECTED BTOCK
of Metallic, Walout, Grained and Stained
Colin*, Burial Robes and Coffin Trimmings, al.
ways on band. Neatest Hearses furnishei far
funerals All orders filled with dispatob, day
or night. Residence, eorner Court and King
streets.
ALSO, DEALER IN
Has just received a Large Stock
CROQUET SETS, BASE BALLS, ETC
A LARGE STOCK WALL PAPER.
the Democrats learn n lesson from the FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS.
shrewdness of their adversaries. | jnl 6 twt marie
aprt.tw-wly
•WRITE FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES.-®*
