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MACON, FRIDAY, SEPtEMBER 18, 1868.
YOL. ILII.-M. 47.
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I rSJLE OF Eli IS" IX SLACK VELVET.
I , tl mo from Atlanta some black, exiled Solon?,
r i;0 wlon their features bang heavy and dark;
P offices they sighed which they’d quitted non
L, doves 'mid the flood driven forth from their
I , -.eeanco attracted their hearts’ mad devotion:
. tho whito Radicals, just for promotion,
rr al in their heads such a false, foolish notion—
t <c men who ignored even "honor ’mong thieves.”
[ u„ur fate, said those ex-legislators—
hjinly responsible friends of ourrace
L fl nit for tho sake of theso base agitators,
l.jnowtbcy’vobetrayed us—oh,burning Jl^SJBOa!
,arain will their pledges alluro us—
I JiIatt'ring seductions no more can secure us;
•Friendship!” what mock’ry! they cannot
endure us.
rt-j:raey. mavourncen*—Dem’crats go hraght.
■.colored comrades, now sad and forsaken,
.'•curses repay all the treach’ry you’ve felt;
i Love’s guise, the blade of a Joab they’ve taken,
pfijl, ob, what insidious inflictions they’ve dealt,
['cab. driven cattle," they flattered and used us;
Mke their footballs, as statesmen theychoosed us,
lthcn the positions they’d given refused us,
4. infauiy! infamy, where is thy blush 1
htrevre tho homes in the huts near the wild wood,
VV'nkasheltered our wivos and our babies of yore?
c.1 *he« are tho friends who, in sickness and child
hood.
ir,:chcJ o’er them with kindness they’ll get never
more 7
uVhteous Heaven! if it be in thy pleasure,
■osl! the blind curses in Vengeance’s treasure.
Jet them descend without limit or measure
shrivel and blast this foul, conscienceless'crew.
all these sad recollections suppressing,
.e more resolve we will make and abide;
urn, like tho prodigal, humbly confessing
c’ve wronged thoso in whom we alone could
confide.
i will be just if no more they receive us;
warned us tho eourso wo pursued would bo
srievous—
Radicals, after they’d used ns, would deceivo us,
1 leave us in friendlessness sad and forlorn.
Mavournoen,” my darling; f’gobragh,” forever.
Highly Interesting from Eexas.
iXORIA TOWN AND COUNTT—GREAT NATC-
■Al CURIOSITY—DAMOCR’S MOUND—A MUD
GREAT MEDICAL VIRTUE—THE ARMY
VOUM IN TEXAS—HALF THE CROP CUT OFF
-A GUESS AT 1,700,000 BALES.
IIkazoria, Texas, September 8,1S68.
i’rart. Editors: This is one of the oldest
ms in the State, and has been the theatre
: .ime stirring events and thrilling trage-
‘wkich pardon me,” I do not mean to
r. At present, the town has rather a
appearance, reminding or.e of a
•.uebee who has reached that period in
downward career, when he ceases to wash
face regularly and straighten out the
a in his hat. But perhaps a better
jle would be. a decayed matron, contem-
■jcg the conquests and glories of her
diful days, now mourning their departure
ither rusty weeds.
this county, (Brazoria), there is a
.r.ral curiosity, in the shape of a mound
mammoth proportions. It is situated
veen Brazos and San Bernard Rivers, ten
Its from the former, and four from the
nw. The mound covers an area of about
it mile in diameter, with a gradual and
iferm ascent on every side.
J is a round, conical elevation, about two
dred feet above the level of the surround-
prairie. On a part of this mound is found
aciil earth, nearly the same as that of Sour
ire, a little of which, when put into water,
ilifies it so strongly that it operates an or-
nary telegraph battery equal to the acids
'educed for that purpose. It is known as
itaour's Mound. I am indebted to Rich-
Ivm’s Texas Almanac for the above de-
iplion of the mound.
But what gives interest to the mound, i3
•e fact that water in which the earth has
;en steeped has recently been found to pos
ts all the medicinal virtues of the Sour
.ike water, which latter is our Indian
prings. Every man can have medicinal
: s!er at his door by obtaining ft barrel of
s sour earth, which commands, at this
if, more per bushel than corn. The mud
i much demand.
la digging into this mound, Mr. Damour,
t proprietor of the land, has found a deep
- •ire or opening, the depth of which he has
ascertained. A stone dropped into it
s to return any sound.
The medicinal qualities of this earth ren-
■tfsit a valuable piece of soil. For tberelief
tn enlarged spleen, and the invigoration
the system from the lassitude following
3 attacks of intermittent fever, the water
which this sour earth has been steeped, is
(overeign remedy.
It used to be a favorite theory among
‘am doctors, that the earth produced a
*cifie>, in the form of “yerb3,” for every dis
incident to the climate. But here we
we the earth itself, a remedy for the disease
which we are most subject—intermittent
ttfr?. Few countries can claim the distinc
u i>t having as huge a drug store as Da
mir’s Mound.
•It last the worms have riddled the cotton,
t they appeared in places east of the Mis-
ippi earlier this year than they did here.
There will perhaps behalf a crop made here,
i it will be a hard squeeze,
have not seen a single estimate of the
P this year that was not ridiculously wild.
>ree estimates, however, were made by par-
s interested in promulgating the idea of a
*ge crop, Allow your correspondent to
•‘fehimself on the record among the guess
If the destruction by the worm has been
'-Jthing approaching what it has been rep
ented east of the Mississippi, 1,700,000
more than cover the crop.-
I have no murders or other outrages to re-
‘ ,rt - Radical correspondents can manufac-
these when it suits their purpose, and
II is pretty often.
Having nearly completed a letter without
^1 allusion to politics, I feel that I deserve
: commendation of your readers.
Par Fois.
• J***E<lwln Forrest U at present securing several
^‘•cisss actors to travel with him the coming
‘ ’ V r *
: r>‘, ee cranberry crop in New Jersey js estl-
• 3 su‘^000 barrels. This iwill require 50,000
A Railroad Flirtation.
“Katonah,” shouted the brakeman, opening the
car-floor as the train passed before a pleasant little
station on the Harlem railroad.
I do not know as I shonld have particularly no
ticed that westopped at all, forlbadbeen napping
it for tome miles; but just as I was casting an in
quiring, sleepy look out of the window, and set-
tting myself lor another Bicsta, my attention was
attracted by the entrance of a young lady, a way-
passenger, who, perceiving the car well filled,
paused before me in evident embarrassment.
I scarcely wish the reader to infer from this that
there were no vacant seat?; on the contrary, the
chur I occupied was selfishly monopolized by my
shawl and valise, which had excluded many an ap
plicant, and so the moment I observed the car-door
open I mentally resolved not to budge an inch;
but one glance of the new-comer chaned my mind.
She was a lady of exceeding beauty, dressed In
the rich and tasty style of the present fashion.—
Whether it was her genteel aspect or the 6oft mel
ancholy of her dark impressive eyes I cannot say,
but when she .ventured, almost timidly, to inquire
if the half-seat at my side “was engaged,” I gallant
ly arose and proffered it to her at once. I must
acknowledge 1 felt somewhat flattered by her pre
ference, for though a yonng man, and tolerably
good looking, I had the sense to perceive there
were far better-lookiDg men aronnd, who, like me,
might have shared their chair with the handsome
lady stranger. I fancied they envied me, too, as
the fair girl sat plnmp down, and her dainty form
nestled close to my side.
“I fear I have disturbed yon,” said my compan
ion, ia a low, sweet voice that thrilled me with its
“Not at all, Miss,” I rejoined with stereotyped
politeness. “I am too happy to oblige yon.”
She bowed and smiled in reply, and a short pause
ensued, as is usual upon such sudden acquaintance
ship. In the mean time the train had 6tarted, and
we rattled swiftly through the field and woods,
now decked in the lively tint of spring. The con
ductor came in, and went through his customary
routine of examining the tickets. I perceived hers
was marked for New York, and after some hesita
tion I said:
“You go to the city?”
“Yes,” she replied with a smile of winning can
dor; “that, I presume, you have already found
out.”
“I shall keep your company, then,” I observed'
pleasantly.”
“Thank you, sir.”
There was a slight dignity, I thought, in her
tone, which repelled further famililarity; so, as I
am a’very modest man, I drew back and said
nothing further. On rushed the steam horse upon
its iron pathway. One more station had been
passed, and I was fast relapsing into my former
apathy, when my lady friend, to my surprise,
leaned towards me and whispered,
“I am very timid on the cars.”
“Indeed,” said I, quite charmed with her abrupt
ness. “Yoa surely are well accustomed to travel
ing!”
“Perfectly,” she replied, with some non-chal-
ancc; “but that is not it exactly. There are so
many dreadful accidents on the railroad.”
“Dreadful, indeed!” echoed I.
“And,” added my companion, with naivete, “it
is unpleasant to travel unattended. I usually have
my brother Charlie with me. He is a splended es
cort.”
“It you will allow me,” said I, quite gallantly,
“I will gladly occupy that position.”
“I am obliged to you, sir,” replied the young
lady, with a grateful glance from her dark orbs,
“vet I am half frightened to think I am accepting
the escort of a stranger; not that I fear you, sir;
hut, alas! I have a jealous father.”
“A jealous father!” I repeated, somewhat puz
zled and surprised.
“Ah, yes,” sighed the young lady. “It is my
misfortune, while having wealth, health, and al
most everything that the heart can wish, to be un
der the control of a tryannlcal old step-father, who
treats me oftentimes in the most cruel manner;
debars me from the society of your sex, shuts me
up in the gloom of my chamber, and treats me
with pitiless rigor, if I do so much as speak to or
look at a man.”
“What a monster!” I ejaculated withafa.ee of.
melo-dramatic sympathy.
“That is the reason,” she continued, looking
aronnd her half fearfully as she spoke, “that is the
reason why I am so diffident about entrusting my
self toyonr care, but I do it en one condition.”
“Name it,” I rejoined, charmed a*d delighted
with the strange confidence the young lady was re
posing in me.
“That you leave me the instant the cars reach
New York.” . .
I was so bewitched by the beauty and charming
cuscuuanct of my quondam lriend that I readily
gave the required pledge. Apparently quite re
lieved, the young lady threw aside all reserve, and
talked and chatted with me in the most pleasant
manner possible. It Is needless to say that In an
hour’s time I had so far advanced in her good
graces as to venture to press her hand, ana the
6weet, half coquettish smile that played aronnd the
corners of her cherry lips did not seem to disap
prove of the liberty I had taken. -
“Do yon know,” said 6he, as we sat chatting
confidently together, “that I liked your face the
first moment fsaw it.”
“It was sympathetic on both sides, then,” I
whispered, darwingso near to her that I could
feel her hot breath Fan my cheek.
“Yes,” she murmured, gently withdrawing her
self from my glowing embrace, for we had passed
through the tunnel, and I had taken a lover’s ad
vantage and snatched a hasty kiss.
“You are a naughty man—the naughtiest man I
ever saw,” she said in a low and tremulous tone.
“ If pa should be on the train, what would he say
of such proceedings?” , , .
“Never fear, sweet creature,” I rejoined earnest
ly, “your cross old father is miles away, and let us
improve the present opportunity.”
“Are yon aware,” she observed half mischiev
ously, “that there is another tunnel beyond, a
great deal darker than the one we have left ? ’
“I know it,” said I, with a tender glance at my
fair enslaver. “ We are drawing near to It very
Once more I placed my arm aronnd the waist of
the lady, and wrapped in the gloom of the tunnel,
took sweet pledges from her lips. It was very grat
ifying to mv vanity. All good-looking men are
Vain, vou know. I perceived that my lovely com
panion clung more affectionately to me than ever;
indeed, I bad scarcely time to tear myself from
her arms when we emerged once more into broad
daylight. She had let her veil drop over her face,
but 1 could detect the crimson flush through the
fine net-work of lace. Her voice betrayed much
agitation as she whispered:
“I have gone too far with yon, sir; alas! you
have cessed to respect me.”
“My sweet charmer,” I rejoined, “let ns ever
be friends. Give me your name and address. ’
“My name and address,” 6he responded, ‘you
must never know. I already reel frightened to
think how far I have permitted myself to venture
with a stranger. Forgive and forget me.”
“A flirt—a coquette?”
“ No. no,” she returned hurriedly, pressing my
hand; I am not a flirt, but I dare not—as much as
I thing of you—I dare not let the acquaintance
proceed further. Have pity upon me—have
pity!”
She looked so pleadingly, so entreaMngly, with
those dark. 6oft eyes {-learning through the silken
meshes of her veil, that I could not persuade my-
sell to be oflended withher. Atlastshe reluctant
ly consented to give her name, and handing me a
prettily embossed card, I read, “Kate Darrel, No.
—. Univeisity Place. '
The train had reached Thirty-second street, and
I could easily see that my fair inamorata grew
every moment more restless and disturbed. First
her head peered ont of the window, then she
wonldhalf rise, and cast hnrried and. fearful glan
ces behind.
Already I was beginning to share the uncomfor
table feeling of my companion, as visions of ant-ry
papa flourishing a cane over my head, rose vivid
ly before my mind’s eye, when suddenly Miss Dar
rel uttered an exclamation, rose from her scat,
and unceremoniously darted from the car.
I wondered at the ease and dexterity with which
she descended, though the carwas propelled quite
rapidly by horse power, hut my wonder and sur
prise was destined to be considerably Increased
when, a few minutes afterwards, a tbick-set,
stern-looking gentleman entered from the side,
his eyes inquisitively scanning the face of each la
dy passenger. _
“Halloo!” said he rather gruffly, pausing be
fore me,” has a yonng lady been occupying this
seat?”
“Yes, sir,” I replied, somewhat disconcerted
and quite abashed.
“ Light iockey maroon-colored silk, and gray
traveling cloak ?’’ pursued the gentleman, interog-
“I believe that was her costume,” I replied
somewhat sulkily. : ‘
.“By Gad! she’s given me the slip again l” cried
the gentleman, slapping his brecehes.pockets with
mnen emphasis.
“Given you the slip,” I repeated, a sudden and
awful light breaking ripen me.
“Yes.'tbe jade is as sharp as a noble.”
■ “Pray sir,” said I, with a slight sensation of snf-
focation, “may I he so hold as to Inqulxe.if: you
are the Cither of thpt young lady ?”
“Father, the devil! No sir, I am a defective:”
v“Then,” continued I, with desperate calmness,
who is the yiuDg lady?” *.
“Bless your soul, she is Nancy Pacors, the fash
ionable temale pickpocket. By gad, sir, has 6he
been playing her points on yon 7”
The detective grinned, and the passengers,
gradually comprehending the “situation,” smiled
provokingly. I did not reply—the Intelligence
was stunning and mortifying in the highest degree.
So my beautiful traveling companion" was nothing
more than a member of the “ swell mob,” and I,
while flattering myself upon having made a con
quest, in the reality had been the victim of a cun
ning and designing deceiver; and well had she
duped me, for even while I was snatching those
dear-bought kisse3, she had dexterionsly relieved
me oi my watch and purse, and it may he readily
believed that my adventure was not without its
moral, or that I was thereafter quite as eager fora
Railroad Flirtation.
A Terrible Situation.
STRANGE ADVENTURE WITH A RATTLESNAKE.
From the Dubuque (Iowa) Times.!
Last Monday morning, Mr. Richard Ben
nett, a student who is enjoying a summer va
cation at his father's well appointed mansion,
a short distance southwest of Dubuque, took
a volume of Tennyson’s poems in his hand
and wandered out to repose beneath some
rocks which extended a grateful shade, and
also to feast his soul upon the poetical truths
and beauties breathed forth by the poet laure
ate. He flung himself down upon the grass,
and was soon lost in contemplation of king
and princess, shady grottoes, summer bow
ers and enchanted land, until, overcome
by tbe themes presented and the warm
weather, he fell asleep. How long he lay
thus he knew not; it might have been
for hours; but he was suddenly awakened
by a peculiar rustling noise close beside him.
Instinctively be turned bis head toward the
point from whence the sound proceeded,
when he beheld a sight which filled him with
horror, and which he, if an ordinary man,
will not be apt to forget until bis dying day.
There, not four feet from him, coiled up as
if ready for a spring, with bead erect, eyes
darting fire, and tongue playing like the
forked lightning from the bosom of the
clouds, was an enormous rattlesnake over
eight feet in length. It would be difficult to
describe the feelings of Bennett at that mo
ment. Fresh and vigorous in the spring-time
of life, the world with its dazzling future be
fore him, hardly a stone’s throw from his
father’s house, death in its most terrible form
had apparently came upon him. His pres
ence of mind did not desert him, however,
and he lay perfectly motionless, fixing his
eyes upon those of his suakeship and wait
ing for new developments. This appeared
to suit the latter. Gradually he relaxed his
menacing attitude, and, lowering his head,
commenced to crawl slowly toward Bennett at
the same time emitting a low, murmuring,
singing sound, which the impromptu hearer
describes as having been really delighful.
Nearer and nearer came the snake, Bennett
remaining perfectly motionless, not daring
to move, for fear of the terrible fangs, until
finally the monster actually crawled over his
legs and nestled down by his side like a pet
kitten, as much as to say that he was well
pleased with his new companion, and would
forego hostilities. Here was a dilemma, and
how to get out of it was the difficulty. While
Bennett was speculating as to bow this could
be done, and revolving over a thousand
plans, a neighbor chanced to pass along, who
comprehended the whole situation at a
glance, and at a mute gesture from Bennett,
rushed to tbe bouse for assistance. He pro
cured a rifle, and coming back, put the muz
zle within two feet of the head of the ser
pent, and, with a steady aim, pulled trigger.
There was a deafening report, and the next
instant the snake was writhiDg in his death
agony, while Bennett bounded from the
ground, and with the exclamation, “Saved 1
saved!” fell fainting in the arms of his pre
server.
Disastrous Fire in Quincy, Florida.
We are sorry to read the following in the
Tallahassee Sentinel of the 10th instant:
We learn from a passenger on this morn
ing’s train, that about seven o’clock last
night, a fire broke out in Quincy, and before
it was subdued, burned down tbe main
business portion of the town. It originated
in Jones’ grocery store, and was caused by
the carelessness of some one who attempted
to draw kerosene, with a lamp in hand. It
is said the gas from the barrel ignited.
Among the stores burned were those of
Isaac R. Harris, Porter Scott, Random,
Davidson (drug store), Love (drug store),
etc. Wilson’s building, (in which was tbe
postoffice), the office ot tbe Quincy Common
wealth, a livery stable, and one dwelling
house, were also consumed. In all, some
fourteen buildings. We have been unable to
learn the particulars more fully.
We are not informed as to the amount of
insurance. We fear, however, that Qaincy
has received a blow from which it will be
long ere she can recover.
The Savannah Republican has the follow
ing upon the subject.
Quincy, Fla., September 9,1888.—I have
just time to write ere the mail closes, to in
form you of a very destructive fire which oc
curred to-night.
About half past six o’clock this evening a
fire broke out in the store of Mr. Thomas
Jones, on Washington street, fronting the
Court-house square, destroying about nine
buildings—one-third of the business portion
of the town—among which were the Com
monwealth printing office, the Postoffice, T.
D. Wilson’s livery stable, and several dry
goods, grocery and drug stores. The loss is
estimated, by reliable persons, at $60,000-
$15,000 to $20,000 insurance. The fire was
caused by the contact of a light with a bar
rel of crescent oil, or self-generating gas,
which is very explosive. Will write more
particulars to-morrow. E. J. J.
another account.
' By a telegram to Messrs. Hartridge & Neff,
we learn that a large fire occurred in Quincy,
Florida, on Wednesday night, involving a
loss of $70,000. The amount of the insur
ance held by sufferers is stated at $13,000.—
No particulars of tbe conflagration were
given in the dispatch.
Horrible!—Radical Barbarity.—Cur
city readers will remember that the Augusta
Foundry, on Jackson street, was used, subse
quently to the war, as a Freedman’s Hospital
under the auspices of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
After awhile, the hospital was removed to the
opposite side of the street, buildings having
been placed there for that purpose. In the
old hospital, after its erection, chains were
found attached to tbe floor of one of the
rooms, where refractory negroes were chained,
and perhaps otherwise punished.* But, worse
than this, in the “dead-house” some three or
four skeletons were found 1 and boxes of dead
negroes are still lying upon the ground there;
and among these is the skeleton of an infant 1
This hospital was an offshoot or charge of the
Freedmen’s Bureau, a Radical institution,
established ostensibly for the protection of
the. negroes; and yet, tho poor creatures
were allowed to perish and to go without
even interment!
This is a severe commentary on Radical
love for the negro. They love him enough
to use him, while living; when dead they
have no use for him—no respect for him.—
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel.
\ {3F"Bootli declines $8000 for six nights’
performance at Buffalo.
i ■ m—
Bent on Mati^nony.
an adventurous trip of a young couple
IN SEARCH OF a HYMfN’S ALTAR.
From the St. Louis Dispatch, TMp -
Two very loving individual!, In the shape of a
young man and. a young .woman, might have been
seen coming on an upper Mississippi boat this
morning, about 9 o’clock, w'ucee journey to this
place aflords additional proof of the truth of the
saying that “True'love never dldrun smooth. ’
They hail from LaGrange, and pi oped a few days
since to Quincy, where their liltlibusiness was in-
terferredwith by an outraged “pirient,” Who sud
denly “turned pp” in pursuit, £ was night-time
when they were overtaken, but '-y timely warning
they were enabled to escape, and rnsbingdewn to
the'river bank they espied:a skiff, the property of
ont into the river, preferring to trust themselves
in a frail bark on the bosom, of the Great Father of
Waters, than to run their chances with ah excited
and enraged papa. The little boat with its two
chunks of happiness was soon in the current, and
away it sped on its important journey. Rttn and
chilly weather did not dampen their ardor.
All the day and night of Saturday, they traveled
without a rudder, tvmpass or oar. Down, down,
slowly, slowly down, they went; an occasional
light glimmering on either shore as they passed,
but this only caused them to think of a little “cot
tage by the sea,” or 6ome other place away off in
the vista of the future, and sigh to think thex
boat was not swifter. As happy as clams, tliej
thought over old times, and laughed to themselvet
at the joke they had played on the “old gent.”
Many other things, no doubt, entered theirminds,
and cheered their fluttering hearts, as they moved
slowly along. Just as the gray in the east betok
ened the rising snn, when thatmusical bird known
as ye rooster was shrilly singinghis morning song,
the little town of Saverton, some miles below
Hanibal, came in view. No signal was given, but
here, thought the young man, was the harbor he
sought, and with his hands tor paddles, and his
coat tail for redder, he rounded.hl3 boat to, and
alter a time, during which he exercised all of his
knowledge oi nautical affairs, the happy man ef
fected a landing. After securely tastening his
boat to a large and beautiful sycamore tree which
overhung the river, he assisted his Jane to make
her toilet, and just as old Sol burst in golden
splendor above the trees on the Illinois shore,
they entered a farm house hard by. Their story
was simDle and full of pity; just such a one as
would set the heart of a true Missourian to flutter
ing with sympathy. A preaeher was brought up
from the village of Saverton, and in the twinkling
of an eye the two realized the truth of
“Two souls with but a single thought.
Two hearts that beat as one.”
After a good breakfast, orders were given to ship
the skiff back to Quincy, while the newly-married
couple took the boat for St. Louis, and arrived in
due time this morning, and are now enjoying
themselves at one of our hotels. Their wedding
notice will, no doubt, bo published in the morning
papers, with “no cards.”
None but the brave deserve the fair, and all
must admit that this yonng man has bravely and
nobly won his “pretty Jane.”
Frederick the Great and the Wind-mill.
Ex-Governor Fairfield, of Michigan, in a speech
at Xenia, Ohio, reviewing the lawlessness of Con
gress, illustrated respect for law in a despot, by
relating the following anecdote of Frederick the
Great:
I remember seeing a wind-mill that seemed beau
tiful. It had its history. When Frederick the
Great was Emperor oi Prussia, he went out a little
way from Berlin and built him a palace at Sans
Sonci. He and the Empress were seated one Sab
bath altcruoon in their bcautilui grounds, and.tbe
Empress said,“I dont like that old wind-mill Over
there; I wish you would buy the grotwd and tear
it away, as it mars the beamy of our {rounds, be
ing right alongside, and so near them here.” “I’ll
do it to-morrow,” said he. So on »e morrow he
went to the miller and told him he wished to buy
his little homestead. “I don’t wbh to sell,’’ said
the miller. “But,” said the Enperor, “I must
have it. I wish to extend «nd beautify my
grounds, and your wind-mill is an eyesore to the
Empress;” “hut,” said he, “my grandfather is
buried yonder, and my fatherfs buried there, and
this has been the home of my ancestors for gener
ations; I want to livG and tie here, and I cannot
sell it.” The Emperor, grtting out ot patience,
said he wonld order his min to tear the mill down
and take possession ol the grounds. Said the
miller, “May it please vonr Majesty, there are
laws in Prussia, and I can sue you.” “I don’t
care,” said the Emueror, and went on and tore
down the mill. The miller sued him, and the
courts decided against hit Majesty,and delared that
he should rebuild the nill, and pay to the last
(arthiDg all the miller haci lost.
The Emperor bowed his head, went and rebuilt
the mill, and paid all dimages. Alter awhile
Frederick the Great was in his grave, and the old
miller was gone; but by and by another miller was
there, and another Emperor was on the throne.—
The miller wrote to his reimjlng Majesty that so
many years ago his grandfather had refused to sell
his wind mill and homestead to him, hut said be,
“I am poor and need the moiey, and I will sell,
and hope the price may be smh as to please your
Majesty; IJ must have ?5,0Q.” The Emperor,
with his own hand, wrote a rejly. He wrote sim
ply this: “You say you are poor. Iam sony
for it. You arc willing to sel. your wind-mill lor
$5,000. The wind-milt cannot ie sold. It belongs
to Prussian history. Enclosedflnd my check for
$5,000. Yours respectfully.” 'And the name and
the great seal of the Emperor vas affixed. I stood
near that mill on a beautiful afternoon, such as
this has been, and I wanderedimong the trees, or
listened to the singing birds,und caught the fra
grance from ten thousand bemtiful flowers that
filled the air with their perfimes; I thought the
most beautiful thingof alllsav was that wind-mill
with its ungainly arms.
A New Fuel and a New Motor.
It has been reserved for the distinguished engi
neer Captain Ericsson to snpplya new fuel in the
place of coal, and a new mot® in the place of
steam. His device is as novel ia conception as it
promises to be astounding in resnlt. In brief! his
scheme is to collect and consestrate the radiating
heat of the snn, and to use it for the production
of motive power, He feeds his furnace, so to
speak, from the 6un. This motor he calls the
solar engine.
The first public announcement of the success of
this extraordinary device—for “solar engines,”
kept in motion solely by the sun’s radiant heat,
have been actually constructed by him and suc
cessfully operated—was made by Captain Ericsson
to the Swedish University ot Lund at its late cen
tennial celebration. From his communication to
that body it appears that lor several years this en
gineer has been experimentingwith the view of so
concentrating the san’s heat as to obtain from it a
practical motive power. At length, at the begin
ning ot the present year, hq was able to constiuct
three “solar engines”; of which, the first was
driven by steam lormtd by the concentration of
the heat of the solar rays, and the other two by the
expansion ot atmospheric air heated directly by
concentrated radians heat.
He shows that such is the enormous develop,
ment of solar heat that an area of ten feet eqnare
on the sun’s surface will drive “areal 6team en
gine of 45,984 horse power, demanding a consump
tion of more than 100,000 pounds of coal every
hour.” But, of course, interesting as are these
new stndies of the sun’s heating power, his statis
tics regarding the possible concentration of the
sun’s heat on the earth’s surface are still more so.
And, without going into the process, we may
briefly say that Captain Ericsson’s experiments
show that the concentration of solar heat on ten
leet square, (or 100 square ieet of surface,) devel
ops a power exceeding one-lioree power. If
therefore, he adds, a Sweedish square mile were
covered with these solar engines, “84,800 engines,
each ot 100-horse power,” could be kept in motion
by the radiant heat of the snn thus collected.
The audacity of this enterprise, and the incalcu
lable reach of its results are alike be wlldering, but
it Is already, as we have said, a practical success,
insomuch that Mr. Delaineter, proprietor ot the
well-known Delameter Iron Works, declares in a
late scientific publication;that “ before the term!-,
nation ot the present season, bread will be pre
pared from flour ground by the power of the solar
engine.”—Acta York Times. • '
Departure op tbe Chinese Embassy.—Mr.
Burlingame and the members of the Chinese Em
bassy sailed from New York for Europe At noon
on Wendesday, in the steamship Java. The suite
was conveyed to the Cunard dock in the revenue
cutter, Jasamine, which had been placed at the dis
posal of the Embassy by Collector syakeman, The
cutter carried the fl ag of China at her peak, and on
reaching the Java it was transferred to her, and
will be carried across the ocean at her masthed.—
Many'friends were present at the-departure, but
there was no official “fuss.”—Svannah KepiMiaan.
There is a Tract Society dn'Stirling, Scotland,
consisting of one man only. His name is Peter
Drummond. He is a seedsman, about twenty years
agiJhe began to published tracts; 1 and he has put
into circulation aoont fifty millions.
Fruit Culture in Florida.
From the Turf, Field and Form.]
The following extracts are frem a letter relative
to the culture of lemons and other fruits of Flori
da, from Manatee coanty; Florida?
“The lemens have a rough, thick skin, when
first pulled, but, allowed to wilt in a cool, airy
loft, the skin becomes thin and solt, and the lem
ons are full of fine sour juice. In the wilted state,
I think, the limes and lemons wonld bear ship
ping much better than when just pulled, but we
nave no direct commnnication with the Northern
cities, and thus far find no Sale for lemons or
limes. If, therefore, we can find some use for the
expressed juice, it will he of great service tp this
region, for the lemon and lime both thrive well on
the pine lands. They bear at an earlier age than
the orange, and that on the lands that will not
produce the orange to any advantage. The guava
also does well on poor land la this region, and all
south of this—grows fast, and hears in three
years. Very nice jelly ana marmalade are made
from the guava grown here. I am just beginning
to plant bananas; have had a few for several
years and fnlly tested their good qualities,and have
now some two thousand plants, mostly young..
The winters are rather severe here, but the fruit
matures well, and bids fair to become the most
profitable that can be raised in this region. It re
quires a rich, and slightly moist soil, gives fruit
from the sucker, or sprout, in twelve to eighteen
months, and when well attended, yields from one
to five or six hunches on every live feet square,
the large bunches frequently selling as high as two
dollars. -. ,
“The most snccessinl maturing thus far tried
here for the banana, corn, cane, etc., is animal
matter combined with lime, and covered with
muck, marsh mud, or even soil, to absorb the
amonia set free by the lime. The scrapings of a
few hides thrown aronnd a clamp ol bananas have
excited no little admiration. But the most avail
able manure in this region is fish.. I have taken
some pains to get the offal from the fisheries, and
nixing this with lime, and covering with inuck,
have brought out fine corn, sugar-cane, cabbage,
etc., on lands by nature very poor. This should
be generally known. Flsh are very abundant on
tie Florida coasts, and shonld be made moreprofi-
t»ble than hitherto. Thus far the mullet have
b;en taken late in the season and cured with a
large amount of salt, dry-packed—heads, back
bone?, 6calts and all,and in truth neither fit for man
or beast; whereas taken in season, neatly cleansed
and packed in kits, half-barrels, etc., they wonld
be accounted a treat on tables of the best sort.
Tie offals thus left, heads, entrails and back-bone,
packed in lime and muck, wonld pay well at $5
per ton, and at that the poor land along our coast
becomes the most productive and profitable in the
whole country. 1 combine lime with the offai to
make the manure more permanent, as well as to
keep it from the hog3 and buzzards, and cover
it with marsh mud to save amonia. A shark is new
and then thrown in with the offal, and the carcass,
after the liver is taken ont for the oil, still yields
a large amount of amonia. The oil from the fish
heads, and sometimes fifteen or twenty gallons
from a single shark’s liver, will more than pay for
the expense of taking fish.”
Remarkable Prophecy.
The following remarkable prophecy has been on
reoord for very many years among a Society of
Friends in the interior of Ohio. It was procured
sometime since by the party who furnish the copy
we now publish, and which we believe is placed
before the public for the first time. • Many of the
old “Friends” prophecies have already been fnl-
flled and grave apprehensions are enteftained by
many of onr moEt sagacious men that the latter
portion will also soon be verified:
JOSEPH hoag’s prophecy nr 1803.
I was one day alone in the fields and I observed
that the sun Lmpthtiy, but a mist eclipsed
tne brightness of its shining. As I "reflected on
tbe singularity of the event, my mind was clothed
with a silence the most solemn that I remembered
ever to have witnessed, for my laculties were laid
low, and unusually .brought into silence. I said
to myself, what c»n all this mean? I do not re
member ever to have been sensible of such feelings
before, and I heard a voice from Heaven, saying,
“This that thou see’st that dims the brightness of
the snn, is a sign of the present and coming. I
took the fathers of this country ont ol a land of
oppression, and planted them here in the forest; I
blessed them and sustained them, and whilst they
were humble'I led them, and they became a num
erous people, but now they are become proud and
lifted up, and have forgotten me,- who nourished
and protected them In the wilderness, and are run
ning into every abomination of which the old
country was guilty; have taken quietude from the
land, and have Buffered a dividing spirit to come
among them. “Lilt uptbine eyes and behold.”
And I saw them dividing in great heat. This divi
sion began in the church on points of doctrine,
and next through the various religious denomina
tions, and in its progress and close its effects we»c
nearly the fame. It commenced first in tbe Pres
byterian society. Those ;who dissected went off
with high heads and taunting words, and those
who kept their original doctrine appeared exercised
and sorrowful. And when this dividing spirit en
tered the society of Friends, it raged in a high de
gree as in any I had before discovered. As beiore,
those who separated went off with lofty heads and
taunting, censuring language, while those who
kept to their ancient principles retired by them
selves.
It next-appeared In the lodgeof theFree Masons,
and set the country in an uproar for a IODg time.
It then entered politics throughout the United
estates, and did not stop until it produced civil war
and an abundance of blood was shed in the course
of the combat The Southern States lost their pow
er,’ and slavery was annihilated from their borders.
Then a monarchical government arose, and estab
lished a national religion, and made all societies
tributaries to support its expenses. I saw thein
take property from friends to a large amount. I
was amazed at beholding all this, and I heard a
voice proclaim, “This power shall not always la6t;
but with this power will I chastise my church un
til they return to the faithfulness of their fore
fathers. Thou seest what is on thy native land for
their iniqnities and the blood of Africa.” The re
membrance of which has come up before me in
this vision is yet for many days. I bad no in
tention for many years of writing, bnt it became
Euch a burden that, for my own relief, I have so
written.
A Singular Discovery—A curious discovery
has recently been made at Brenl-le-sec, near Cler
mont, France. During several years the turf cut
ters of that district have continually found faggots
tied In a peculiar manner, and the attention of
some scientific gentlemen have been called to the
circumstance. It Is now proved that a Roman
bridge formerly existed there, which was thrown
across-tbe marsh to the foot of the hill now called
Le Chattelier, opposite Brenil le .Vert, where the
legions of Julias Caisar were encamped. Its
length was about four thousand feet, and the
breadth abont thirteen feet; the beams were still
undisturbed amid lascines laid down in regular
strata. On referring to tbe fourteenth chapter of
Ca:sar’s Commentaries, it is easily recognized as
the site where he was preparing to surprise the
Bellovaci, (palude pontibus constmta.) It wonld
appear that this bridge was thrown across in one
night, without the enemy’s knowledge. The Ro
mans had first driven piles into the marshy soil,
over which were laid planks of birch and oak,
without nailing, In order not to attract the atten
tion ot the enemy by the noise oi the hammers.
This bridge enabled the Romans to surprise the
Bellovaci, who were commanded by Correus.
Several other articles of Roman manufacture
were found among the excavations, and deposited
in the local museum.
Extensive Wheat Farming in Minnesota.—
The St. Paul Press has the following:
The plan or investing largely In the wheat lands
of this State,which are sold cheap, and of the open-
in® 1 of immense farms, seems to be in genuine fa
vor with our heavy capitalists. \Ye have already
alluded to different farms of.this kind, such as the
Dalrymple farm, Cottage Grove, Marshall and
Donaldson’s farm, near Austin, and J. Wilson Pax
ton’s large farm, near Redwood Falls;
Commodore William F. Davidson, in whose
judgment regardingprofltable investments consid
erable reliance is placed by tbis.commnuity, has
recently made a purchase on what is known ns the
Sioux Reservation, in Redwood county. He has
entered 17,000 acres ot excellent wheat lands, and
next year he contemplates breaking extensively
on this tract, preparatory to raising wheat the fol-
lowing year. The land is buth few miles from
the Minnesota river; by which route his grain
wonld be shipped to market, and the supplies of-
tiie larm be received. * ' ^
These lands are reported to be as fine wheat
lands as there are in the State, and at no distant
day will be almost upon the line-of contemplated
railroads.
There is this difference between A thank
ful :and an unthankful man ; the one is al
ways pleased in the good he has done, and
the ofher onlyjin what,he has received.
The first thing,a hen says to her brood, and not
the latt thing a child says to his father—“Shell
put 1” 4
/-
SOUTH AMERICA.
The Earthquake in Peru and Its Appalling
;. . Cousequeuces.
FULL AND COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE GREAT
CALAMITY.
New York, September 13.—Letters from
Lima, Peru, give additional details of the
earthquake and its effects. The earthquake
commenced at half-past five on the 13th of
August, extending from Bolivia to the south
ern part of Chili, on the coast, and over one
hundred miles inland. The towns and cities
mentioned; in the dispatches of last night
were literally ruined, as all buildings which
were not destroyed are so badly damaged as
to require .demolition for prudential reasons.
All the pnblic edifices in Arica were deetroyed,
including the custom house, which contained
more than four million .dollars’ worth of
goods, all of which are lost. The loss of the
Fredonia and landing of the Wateree are de
scribed as follows: They were at anchor
in the.harbor of Arica, near each other.
After the first shock had occurred on land,
which created great consternation bn both
vessels, Dr. Dubois, surgeon and paymaster
of the Fredonia,. took a boat and went on
shore to impure for the welfare of friends
and offer his service to those off the ship.—
In a few moments after leaving the vessel; a
great, upheaving of the waters of the bay
commenced, and the Fredonia, parting her
chains was dashed about at the mercy of the
sea, and was finally dashed to pieces on the
reef. Nothing of the vessel was saved. Her
officers and men, twenty-seven in number,
were lost; also Mrs. Doyer, wife of the Lieu
tenant commanding. The officers’ names
are: Lieutenant B.Doyer; D. Organ, master;
J. G. Crolwell, purser; S. Sunt, secretary of
commander. The vessel had nearly two
million dollars’ worth of naval stores on
board.
The "Wateree was more securely anchored,
but dragged anchor and a great tidal wave
swept her four hundred and fifty yards in
land, two miles north of the ruined town.
She now lies between two hillocks of sand,
very slightly injured, and it will be utterly
impossible to extricate ber. Admiral Turner
is only hopeful of saving her battery and
stores.” Only one sailor was washed overboard
and drowned.
Lieutenant Johnson, of the Wateree, was
ashore at the time, and while carrying his
wife in his arms to a place of safety she was
struck by a portion of a building and killed.
The Peruvian corvette, America, shared
the same fate as the Wateree, but lost three
officers and thirty men.
After the disaster, Commander Gillis, of
the Wateree, together with Drs. Windon and
Dubois, were of great service to the inhabit
ants, dividing their provisions with them,
and saving many lives by medical and surgi
cal skill.
A letter from Arica, dated August 12, says
that two other vessels, the brig Charles Cari-
cola, and the bark Edwards are also high and
dry, the former losing eight men.
TLsp - occno bo—gara Swonpiion—^raUroa^
rails, cars, machinery, gun carriages, house
hold furniture, barrels, dead animals and mu
tilated corpses are lying about in confusion.
The city numbered 7,000 inhabitants, and
now its multitudes stand helplessly beggared
on the beach. Nearly 2,300 lives were lost.
The conflagration burned nearly all the prop
erty that was not destroyed by the earthquake,
and a drunken rabble robbed and despoiled
what remained. All the heavy cannon on
the island battery were overturned, and now
lie buried in the sand. The scene i3 very
sickening.
There was not so much damage done at
Lima, although the shocks lasted about four
minutes, creating the utmos't consternation
among the inhabitants, who, fleeing to open
places, besought protection from the Al
mighty.
Admiral Turner, with the frigate Powhat-
tan, left Lima with a full cargo of provi
sions, and had arrived at Aricajto succor the
American seamen and inhabitants. She will
also save the outfit of the Wateree. The
Kearsage had reached Arica from Coqumba
with provisions. Two French men-of-war
also left Lima to aid the inhabitants of Arica
and other places on the coast, who are starv
ing.
The American Minister at Lima, General
Hoveo, was energetically aiding, to the ex
tent of his power, the merchants and citizens
of Lima, who are contributing thousands of
dollars to equip and load vessels with cloth
ing, provisions, etc.
The Government is energetically using all
its means to alleviate the distress entailed
upon the inhabitants by tbe horrible catas
trophe. The Congress of Peru unanimously
passed a resolution giving the President un
limited power to succor tue inhabitants of the
Southern coast. The President issued a proc
lamation, and the Archbishop a pastol, call
ing on the Peruvians for liberal contributions,
which were nobly responded to, over one
million of dollars having been raised.
All the business houses of Lima having
connections on the coast suffered immensely
—one house, that of Gibbs & 'Son, losing
over three million dollars. Nearly^ all the
town and villages in several provinces of
Huavac were destroyed and reduced to
shapeless masses. The cities of Puero and
Cusco, however, were not damaged. The
post of Mallendo, where were stored mate
rials for building the New Meigs Railway,
was completely destroyed—nearly all the
tools, rails and provisions being ruined by
tbe earthquake and succeeding tidal waves.
At Callao the sea burst over the line of
houses skirting the shore, at 10 o’clock at
night on the I8tb, completely gutting them
of their contents. The panic was extreme.
Four vessels collided, but no damage was
done, nearly all of them putting to sea next
morning. A fire broke out, and fifty-seven
houses, in the business portion, were de
stroyed entirely, with a loss of $1,500,000.
No lives lost.
The Chincha Islands felt tbe earthquake
and wave, but not seriously, as yet known.
The cities of Iclaand Pisco also suffered
heavily, forty houses being thrown over and
twelve lives lost at the lormer place. Near
ly all the population of Callao have fled to
Lima.
The steamer Santiago, bound from Callao
so Valparaiso, put into the port of Chala, and
when, on the 13th, she was seized by a great
wave, her chains snapped, and the vessel was
carried to the sea. In a few moments the
wave returned toward the shore, carrying’ the
steamer with it, and took it and the passen
gers over a high cliff, and leaving it inside
of the canal of the port of Chala, which was
covered with water.
At Iquiqua the shock lasted over four
minutes, after which a wave came, and de
stroyed nearly three-fourths of the place, to
gether with many lives, nearly all the provi
sions, and the condensing machinery with
which the inhabitants of the town were sup
plied with drinking water. Provisions and
Water have been sent to them from Valpa
raiso. ’ One German house at Iquiqua lost
over $40i 000 worth of property.
Six hundred persona were drowned at Are-
** T P h P e earthquake commenced a few: minutes
past 5 v. m., and in five minutes nearly every
house was leveled to tbe ground. • The tofter
of Santa Gallias Cburclr was the only-thing
; left standing, and that will have to be pulled
| down. Nearly all the inmates of the prisons
| and hospitals perished in the destruction of
! those buildings. The shocks continued at in
tervals, nearly one hundred having occurred
in three days. The city is one mass of com
plete-ruin. The river has changed to three
colors, showing volcanic eruptions, and
Mount Misti was actively throwing out lava,
smoke and quantities of mud. The river
emits a sulphurous odor, and rocks and earth
are constantly falling from mountain craters.
No one dares go where the city was. People
are living in tents on the banks of the river.
At Panicoripta hundreds of lives were lost
by being crushed to death by the falling of
houses when the earthquake occurred.
- From. Guayaquill, under date of August ’
26tb, we have "brief accounts of the earth- ,
quake ia Ecuador. In the city of Guaya
quill but little damage was done. The
towns' of Effera, the capital of the Prince of
Imaburs, San Pablo, Irritiqui and Imantid
are in ruins. Lakes of water now occupy
tbe sites of these towns. Their entire popu
lation amounting to nearly 80,000 souls,
perished.
At Quito the earthquake commenced at.
1:20 a. m., August 6th, and continued, at
intervals of a few hours, up to the last date,
the 10th. The churches, public buildings
and private dwellings are all in ruins, and
tbe people were living in tents in the great
squares.
The towns adjoining Quito, Penicho,
Puellaro and Cachinquago, have almost dis
appeared, with their inhabitants, the few
left alive being objiged to flee, to escape the .
pestilential fever caused by the decomposing
dead. The towns of Pamcho and San ,
Antonia have also disappeared. The num
ber of deaths in the city of Quito was not
known, but a large proportion of tho wealthy
inhabitants had died from pestilence or dis-.
aster. . .. >.
A Valparaiso dispatch of August 17 says,that ad
vices had been received from Xalcahuas, which ••
state that at nine o’clock on the night of the 14th
three earthquakes occurred. The second caused
an immense tidal wave, which Bwept away fully
one half the town, and rendered the other half un
inhabitable. Only four lives were lost, the inhabi
tants fleeing to the hillS at the time the 6ame oc
curred, bat being higher little damage was done.
The port of Consticcula suffered from the wave,
but was not much damaged. Several vessels were
driven ashore and five men drowned. The town
of Conehlcon was also destroyed by the same
causes. Equador to the Magellan Straits, suffered
more or less from the terrible visitation. It was
thought at Quito that the volcano of Caitapaxi was
at work, but nothing definite is stated to that ef
fect. j CM
SECOND DISPATCH. 7 V
Other accounts state that an American bark
laden with a cargo of guano, name unknown, was .
swallowed up completely in the harbor of Arica,
and nothing more seen of her.
Terror, knnger and desolation reign. Where -
Arica once was not even atreeisleit. The town
of Moquego, nine leagues irom Arequippa, was
destroyed. Tackea, in the same neighborhood,
lost sixty houses and one hundred lives, mostly
children, who were returning from school. The
town ot Mejiawas swept away, only twenty ont of
five hundred inhabitants escaping. The earth has -
optned in several places on the plaits and pampas,
and hot water has appeared in some places, vomit-
ing t ob a now chasm.
All nit) inhabitations at Ttlo were destroyed,
and twenty lives lost. Three vesels, with their -
o w 8, were also lost. All the nitrate works at
Iquique were destroyed, as well as houBes In sub
urbs, entailing great loes.
Among those Killed at Iquique was the British ■
Consol, Billinghirst. . . . . .
The American bark Condor was lost at Magel- ,
lau, but the crew was saved. The British bark .
Hlwatha was also lost, bnt her crew was saved.
The loss at Iquique amounts to over $2,000,000.
At Ckinana Islands there was first a hurricane,
next an earthquake, and then the tidal wave.
Several English vessels were damaged, and a
Prussian bark was wrecked. All the small vessels
and launches were destroyed. Four hundred tons ■
of silver ore, and all the expensive machinery of
the Peruvian Mineral Company, ewned in London,
were completely swept away at Iquique. The
towns of Caneto, Cbancay, Capana, Charpa, Capa-
cera, and several other places were also destroyed.
The port of Los Lomas has been united to the is
lands in the bay of Callao by the action ol the ■
earthquake. Over 30,000 persons are without
shelter and bread, and commissions are being
formed. The ladies are making clothes, and the
Government of Pern is strivingits utmost to al
leviate the distress. General Kilpatrick left for
home on the 17th nit.
Washington, September 14.—Master A H.
White, of U. S. steamer Wateree, arrived this
morning as bearer of dispatches from Admiral
Turner, giving details ot the late earthquake on
the Pacific coast, South America, meat of which •
has been published. Mr. White left Aurlca on the
18.th of August. The report encloses others from
Commander Gillis of the Wateree, and Captain
Doty of the Fredonia. Commander Gillis reports
his vessel forced on the shore at twenty minutes
past seven in the evening. Bnt one ot the crew ia
known to have perished, though several are mis
sing, they having been sent ashore to render assis
tance, and not having returned. The crew of the ■
Wateree remained on board during the day time,
but as there is a continued recurrence of shocks
and the Peruvian corvette, America, lies broadside
almost directly in front ot her, and if another sea
should occur the Wateree wonld be crushed, pre
cautions are taken to keep the officers and crew on
shore for the night. Admiral Turner’s report U'
dated Callao, on board the Powhattan, August
20th. He wonld sail next day for Arica andkeep
on a strong head of steam while there, so as to be
able to put to sea at a moment’s warning on the
approach of any danger. Admiral Turner had an in
terview with tue President of the Republic on the
20tb, and proffered his services to take down pro
visions stores and nurses to the extent of the ca
pacity of his ship.
There is not a vestage of the Fredonia. The
last seen of her she was being carried aronnd the
Island of Alasuona, where ahe must have been
dashed to pieces on its shores. It wonld cost
more than the original value of the Warteree to
extricate her, and the undertaking would proba
bly be useless, as the ship is much strained, thopgh
the hull is perlect. The bodies of the actingmas-
ter, Organ, and five of the crew of the Fredonia
have been washed ashore, and Captain Gillis is
making arrangements for their burial. The fol
lowing only of the officers of the Fredonia remain
alive: Captain G. W. Doty, Paymaster W. W. -
Williams. Post Assistant Snrgeon Dubois, Maater-
at-arms Charles S. Seville, Quatermaster August
Launer. Captain Doty informed the Navy Depart
ment, under the date of August 18, that he thought
it best to remain at Arica to. look ont for the re-
maini of hia crew, and give them a decent burial.
. Make Them Behavb Themselves.—The late
lamented Mr. Lincoln in moments of relaxation
from the engrosaing cares of state, used to tell a
little stoty, “Mother, mother,” said a hopefhl -.
urchin to his maternal parent, “make Bill behave '
himself; whenever I hit him on the head with tbe;.
hammer he hollers!”
Every time the Radicals hit the people of the.
South on the head with their hammer, and we
holler a little bit, the Northern press cry out to
the people, “Rallv round the flag, boys, and make *
these ku-klux rebels behave themselves! Here
are Cobb, and Hampton, and Wise, and Hill, set- V
ting up that rebel yell just before we hit them on
the head with onr hammer.—Montgomery Jfail. »
Good News.—Forty-two families, mostly Ger-.
mans, have recently moved from Ohio into Frank- i
lin county, Tennessee, all of whom are going to ’ -
vote the Democratic ticket. A number of families •
also have moved into the neighborhood of Beer-
sheba Springs on the Cumberland mountain, and
on the second day after their arrival they hoisted
a beautiful Seymour flag over the settlement.
A Curious cause is about to be pleaded before
the Tribunal of Commerce of Bordeaux. A person
of that city gave a promissory note payable at
sight. When it was presented, the debtor had an
enormous pair of green spectacles on his nose:
and, having informed the messenger that his sight -
was very bad, asked him the nature of the mil; *
The Messenger replied that it was payable at
sight. “ In that case,” seid the debtor, “ I can
not pay it until my eyes get ’ Better, for I do not
see it!’’ Tbe holder of tbe biff, cot beieg satisfied
with this view of the question, has commenced his
action.
A Car-load of ild-’fnlbgrown'bnflUoei'
is on the way from Kansas to New York—
They weigh at least fifteen hundred pound*
each.