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Cjreoi-o;ia W eekly Telegraph.
FRIDAY, MAB0H2C, I860.
„» ivorstod by tlie Change.
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AlTairs In Atlanta.
THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT—THE PURCHASE OF
THE OPERA. HOUSE—THE ADJOURNMENT—ANOTH
ER SESSION TO BE HEED IS THIRTY DAYS, ETC.,
ETC.
i° ‘ . oM Gazette and some other prints
I*®*? np0 n the subject of a contemplated
**i;r> debit by Gen. Grant, which has
^v U y muddled, disarranged, delayed,
v lP ’ defeated by the result of the pre-
‘dfirmish with Congress. No worse
, „ he conceived than the domina-
.. s npreme Congress,” or any other
. body, since it is a government with-
'^^ent, discretion, conscience, or respon-
I*® An j. (.jiange is bound, to be an im-
rrj) 0 Biltimore Sun, discoursing
it mem. _
the subject, says: .... . ..
, ^ger now, as it has been m the
V administration, is the absorption of
*El>v Congress, which is becoming every
ni and more the government, and in
'hands the Executive, even if a statesman,
“i to be reduced to the functions of a
^L n t of the will of the majority, and
so if he is only a soldier, and com-
* h T reason of his provions training to look
^politicians for counsel and direction.
. think is the stato of the case, and it
’„ f h worse one for the people than any
■•st conn d'etat could probably make it.
j, 0 ua fact in current politics more pa-
’ j (jitmsive than any other it, is the ter-
f option of all legislative bodies in the
, tnd Congress enjoys a bad eminence
7 „, jji in this particular. Nobody donbts
re whole mass are as venal and corrupt as
J11 can be, and how then, is it possible
incoive of * worse government than one
1*1 by such bodies without any Constitu-
^ifstraintt or limitations?
jjjg worst man in supreme power, and
,!,reare some bounds to his rapacity.—
^derations of personal responsibility—
leading ideas of policy, prudence, reason
. ..j e0 w jii restrain him. If it is his inter-
r,lander, it is also his interest to monopo-
^ business as noarly as possible. If he is
ho wants no other tyrants. It is in
generally to maintain order—to sup-
protect industry and the right of pro-
^ jnst as it is the interest of the farmer to
k, his flocks and'to maintain his ground in
uolactive condition.
when a crowd of tyrants are let loose upon
nr they are like a band of guerrillas and
alerters—or like wreckers when the ship is
6 io pieces. Each stimulates the rapacity
•i.Ucity of the others. It is a question of
can get the most in the shortest time, and
•net of lawless audacity becomes a prece-
s aid an incentive to something worse. What
so would dare to do alone, no one has any
le to attempt with the support and counte-
_ t of each other.
Ifc repeat, therefore, that it will be a god-
1 to the people, if Grant or anybody else
sll put an end to ‘ ‘Congressional supremacy,“
a should it be by the substitution of Presi-
jtiil supremacy.
Dr. IlntninomVs I.cctnro.
Oar First Page contains Dr. Hammond’s
i-talkcd-of Lecture upon Coffee—the his-
jj of it* introduction and use, as a beverage—
ilotannical character—how to make it, and
effects as food upon tho human system. This
>eture was delivered on the 1st instant, in the
ityofMacoa. for the benefit of the poor of the
;t, and is published at the request of auditors
io were anxious to see it in print. It is an
ire view of the subject.
Tar LaGrange Reporter says the Telegraph
the best specimen of newspaper printing in
he State. Does he expect ns to answer—no it
iot—the Reporter stands No, 1 ? Well, we
tight do as mnch for him, with a dean con
duce. The Reporter and the Constitution are
doubt which of their issues is entitled to rank
lie best paper in the State. Both, undoubted-
Thero aro at least a dozen of the Georgia pa
is that have the largest circulation in the
Forara Page.—On onr fourth page will be
wad an intelligent article npon the bestmetho 1
luring field labor. Another article from the
Iambus Sun npon the importance of diversi-
jag labor, and other interesting matter.
ruE Chinamen.—Hoyt and Gardner’s circular
the 17th, speculating in general npon the po
stal and financial condition, says that cotton
•oduction by whites mnst settle down as the
addental crop of small farms. The field ne-
a> will eventually retire as a field laborer and
a South must look to the introduction of the
longolian race to revive the crop.
Cumtpondcnec of fie Macon Daily Telegraph.]
Atlanta, March 19, 1869.
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
If I did not lean to the opinions of others
rather than my own I would not attach so mnch
importance to this matter as to place it at the
head of my correspondence to-day, for the rea
son that I do not see why people should bother
their heads about it If it were adopted by the
State unanimously it could not possibly do any
good for the country, and as negro office hold
ing was the main feature of objection in con
nection with it, I can only say that for the honor
of the State I believe it is a good thing that it
was defeated even though Radicals aided in do
ing the work from anything but honest motives.
If it had been ratified, negroes would have the
right, and now that it has not they will get it—
so that the only difference is that the Democra
cy who honestly opposed it know that they did
not aid in bringing it about. This is at least a
credit to them and to the State.
Now, with regard to the office-holding, some
have asserted that the amendment does not in
volve that matter, while in the opinion of oth
ers it does, and forms its leading object. Bnt
will anybody assert, that if it did not mean of
fice-holding, and office-holding in the South
only, it would be anything short of a sheer hum
bug to interweave it with the Constitution of tho
United States? Again: Will any person ven
ture to risk his reputation by declaring that the
present Congress will even dare to force the
question npon the Northern States? Some
Democrats have consoled themselves with the
notion, that that amendment did hot ask any
more from the Southern than the Northern
States. Bat this, as will be seen before long,
is nothing but stuff; otherwise, we would have
by this time such a howl ringing through the
Northern and Western States as would make
even the great Captain himself feel rather un
pleasantly in his Presidential chair.
The scene which was presented in the Georgia
House of Representatives during the discussion
of the article, or amendment, or whatever you
like to call it, was one which baffles description,
and of which I am going to endeavor to give you
but a faint outline. On the first day, when the
vote was taken npon its passage, it was a life
and death struggle between tbe Democrats, who,
both for and against, labored with might, and I
might add, with desperation. In this contest
they were left to fight it out by the Radicals,
who left their seats and watched them with the
utmost satisfaction. The “Rads” were, in truth,
laughing in their sleeves at the “fix” in which
they had their enemies, and many a time could
their eyes be seen to glisten as they asked the
very significant question, “ Who aro the white
niggers now ?” They said, and with much force
I mnst acknowledge, “You have been calling ns
niggers and mean traitors to onr race. You have
advised our wives and children to leave ns be
cause we advocated negro suffrage, thereby de
grading onr race. And now you Democrats are
ready to swallow the nigger whole.” The Dem
ocrats in reply, met their arguments by assert
ing that they (the Radicals) had originated the
thing, and that they were now going to make it
rebound to their disadvantage by taking the ne
groes away from them altogether. Harper, of
Terrell, Shumate and Price were the leading
Democrats in favor of the amendment; while
Scott, of Floyd, Phillips and Crawford, met
them in scathing and denunciatory speeches;
and if it had not been for the astonishing man
ner in which the Speaker (McWhorter) delayed
the announcement of the vote while several
of the members went through the House getting
them to change their votes, the amendment was
defeated by a majority of five or six. In vain
did Scott and others call npon him to announce
the result. The only reply which they received
was a rap of the hammer on the Speaker’s desk.
The most disgusting excitement swayed the
crowd, for crowd (or, as some of the members
called it, “mob”) it really was, for the space of
about thirty minutes, which elapsed between the
GOING HOME.
The lobbyists are now disappearing rapidly,
and some of them will reach their homes long
before the bleak and desolate features of winter
have vanished from them; for there were some
of that species of plague here who had oome
all the way from New Hampshire and other sister
States. The members of the Legislature, too,
are rushing home, nnd one finds it almost im
possible to get room in any of the trains leaving
this city. In snch cases, I suppose tho best and
surest way is to be first, and then there is no
snch thing as faiL So has it ever been found by
Mac.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Georgia Legislature.
Atlanta, Match 19.—Both Houses adjourned
sine die last night.
Yesterday a motion was made in the Senate au
thorizing the Sheriff of any county to call on the
Governor for United States troops to assist the Sher
iff whenever necessary. Mr. Hungerford, (Repub
lican) thought the resolution unecessary and moved
to lay it on the table. Tbe motion was sustained-
yeas 16; nays 12.
On the motion for a reconsideration of the inde
finite postponement of tbe fifteenth amendment,
yesterday morning, the resolution was sustained,
and tho amendment put on its final passage and de
feated by the following vote: Republicans voting
for its adoption 8; Democrats voting for its adop
tion 5; Republicans voting against its adoption 7;
Democrats voting against its adoption 9; Republi
cans absent and dodging tbe vote, 8. Thus tbe fif
teenth amendment was slaughtered in a Republi
can Senate after its passage by a Democratic Honse
of Representatives.
Both Houses passed tho general appropriation
bill which was signed by tho Governor.
Tbe House took up tbe Senate resolution to pur
chase tbe Kimball Opera House for the Capitol
building.
The Chair ruled that the majority, having voted
to adopt Senate resolution and a quorum being
present bnt refusing to vote, decided tbe question
settled. An appeal from the decision of the Chair
was sustained, and tbe purchase of the Opera House
indefinitely postponed—yeas 64; nays 57.
BYSB.D. W. HAMMOND. •iH.V-l
— i
Macon, Ga., March 15, 1869.
Dr. Hammond—Dear Sib : A number of la
dies and gentlemen having expressed great
anxiety to read your Lecture on Coffee, deliv
ered at Concert Hall on Monday night,-March
1st, in aid of the suffering poor of the city, and
believing its publication will be a matter of in
terest and profit to’many, we] respectfully] re
quest a copy for publication in one, or all, of
our city papers. Very respectfully yours,
H-.V '.--■:> . J. Blakely Smith.
Secretary “Committee Special Relief.’’
From Washington.
Washington, March 19.—In executive session, the
House confirmed Mrs. Yanlew to the Richmond
LECTURE CPOS COFFEE.
J Macon, March 17,186XI
Jlev. J. Blakely Smith, Secretary “Committee of
Special Belief " : : . . r-’r . j
Mr Dear Sir: Your note ofthe llthliust.is
before me. In compliance with 1 the wishes of
my friends, please find enclosed a copy of .the
“Lecture,” etc. Respectfully, .» yd
D. W. Hammond.
The stomach is the ‘ grand laboratory of the
human body—the great central reservoir for the
reception of the ingesta to sustain life—ahealthy
state of which perpetuates our race from infancy
to the seventh septenniad, and in many in
stances, far out into the ultra limits of human
existence. - *■” -. ■. .q «•; o-l<
Hence the importance of a healthy condition
of this organ. And I here.lay down the propo
sition that no person with a habitually deranged
stomach ever fives to bo old. Nothing, there
fore, should bo eaten or ’drank • calculated to in
jure itstone. ! ! • ■ o ' ’!
“As a necessity of existence,' food is only sec
ond in importance to atmospheric air. A .few
moments’ deprivation of one, or ti few days’ of
the other, produces death. Tho tissues require
renovation and the heat of the -body mnst be
maintained. For these two objects food is
token. These only are the physiological uses.
Another incentive to the ingestion of food, the
gratification of tho sense of taste, is mainly the
result of civilization. When we eat to preserve
life, it rarely happens that disease is the conse\
qnence; but when tho indulgence of the appe
tite is based on sensual gratification, disorder of
meni to the system ; for it may, with much pro- lant in it* action npon the organism, which I
pnety be observed, that on the quantity and shall endeavor to show before Tam done. It is
quality of the food, both health and life are de- even capable of resisting to a certain extent the
pendent. To elucidate the subject properly, intoxicating and soporific influence of aloohol
the differences between the organization of and opium. Andl have repeatedly employed
vegetables and animals, must be taken into con- it advantageously for t.hi« nurnose At also
. and
oration. v: w I moderately excites the circulatory system
Vegetables are more simple in composition than stimulates the digestive apparatus. A cup of
animals ; with’the former solid particles pre- good strong Coffee taken after a full mem or
dominate, whilst fluids prevail in the latter, heavy dinner, readily relieves the sense of op-
ln vegetables one simple organic element seems pressionso often experienced, and »t,-Wan the
to exis„, the cellular—in animals three at least j overloaded organ to perform its office with com
are distinguishable, the cellular, the muscular, parative facility. Of late years in all of the
and nervous tissues. And, finally, the chemical iirst-class hotels, you are presented with a cup
composition in genaqll is also different. Oxygen, of Coffee after dinner. E. E. Brown ana B. Vi.
.Hydrogen andOarbon (and sometimes Nitrogen) I Collier, the great caterers respectively of the
■are the chemical elements of vegetables. In Brown and Lanier Houses, never fail to offer
animals, besides the above elements, a great their numerous guests a cup of this delight-
quantity of azote or nitrogen is found. Then ful beverage after their sumptuous and expen-
the gasseous elements of vegetables are oxygen, give dinings. It is contended by some physicians
hydrogen and carbon. Gasseous elements of that Coffee of itself is not a healthy drink, bnt
animals oxygen, hydrogen and azote. Tholat- is rendered somewhat so by the cream and
ter element, azote, is the base or principal ele- sugar drank with it. This is an erroneous idea;
ment of the animal system. Hence every article sugar contains no azote, and, as before stated,
of food containing this principle in proper com- animals confined upon it as food soon per-
bmation is nourishing and suitable for healthy ish and die from inanition. Cream also is
assimilation. And it has been clearly shown by I innutritions used without anything else. It is
me justly celebrated French Physiologist, M. principally composed of butter. Butter contains
Magendie, that no animal is capable of deriving j no nitrogen—consequently will not sustain life
nutriment from any material that does not con- but for a short while. I believe it is admitted
tain some portion of azote. Azote or nitrogen that those who drink coffee without sugar or
contains 4-5 of tho volume of the air we breathe; I cream are more healthy, or less affected (inju-
consequently its importance to our existence is I riously) by it, than those who nse the compound
most clearly proven. The manner Magendie decoction. All the Mahometans drink coffee
proved that azote was necessary to sustain life three times a day—very hot—and without sugar
was, by feeding animals upon substances that I or cream. This nation of people are strong, the
contained no sensible portion of this principle, I muscular system well developed, and, in point
ns sugar, gum, olive oil, butter, etc. He found I of longevity, will compare favotably with any
by confining them exclusively to this diet, that I other upon the globe. This beverage is also
they gradually becarno atrophus and died. And universally used by the Europeans and Anglo-
in every case thus treated, there was ulceration Americans, who are renowned the world over
of th& black part of tho_ eye. (Cornea.) This for their great physical strength and gigantic in
is suggestive. In ulceration of this kind, existing tellects.
in amcmic and feeble persons, the treatment I j will now make a few remarks in regard to
required would seem to be to supply the system tea drinking. Tea contains, according to tho
with azote, by confining them to animal diet I analysis of Frank, in 100 parts, in round num-
^ , , , , . bers: 40 parts of tannin: 5, of gum; C parts
It will be found from the analysis of Coffee I glutine; 50 lignin; and 2 parts of a peculiar
parts, ’ 46.5! parts carbon, 4.81 of hydrogen, |nndyou wur^tL^.? -—Mf^nc^ Tea coni
As a medicine for the treatment of disease,
Coffee has been less employed than might have
been expected from its modus operand! upon
the system. There can b4 no doubt of Its Ugh
remedial powers in neuropathic Aioammg. When
there is a tendency to stupor and lethargy de
pendent npon deficient nerve force, it wiR.be
found highly remediable by rousing up the cer
ebral functions. In neuralgia and nervous head
ache it frequently acts like a charm. It has ac*
quired mnch reputation in catting short the par
oxysms of spasmodic Minna; and is recom
mended by some of our best authors in hysteria
—when connected with the leucophlegmatic tem
perament. The Egyptians prescribed it in
cacexia, and no doubt with advantage, as it im
parts tone to the muscular fibres and enriches
the blood. Hayne tells us, that in a case of
violent spasmodic disease, complicated with gas-
trodinia dyspricea, palpitation, and a pulse so
much increased in frequency - that' it could not
be counted, immediate relief was obtained by
a strong enp of Coffee, and, too, after the most
powerful anti-spasmodic8 had failed to abate the
symptoms. It is also said to have been admin
istered with much advantage in chronic affactions
of the alimentary canal. Dr. Grindel, of Rus
sia, prescribed it in place of Peruvian bark in the
euro of intermittent fever,- and with great suc
cess. And our eminent countryman, Dr. Chap
man, of Philadelphia, gave it for many years in
nephretic affections, etc.
Inclosing this essay, I insist upon it, that
Coffee, as used in this and other sections of the
world, instead of being injurious' to the consti
tution, is one of the most salubrious articles of
diet drank at our tables, and, as a medicine,
greatly superior to many officinal agents so
highly praised in the Materia Medica.
D. Vi. H.
Tbe Next Legislature.
We are informed from Atlanta, that it is con-
iiendy expected the next Legislature will con-
kw there in the course of thirty days. Well,
most confess tho white Legislature disap-
wated jnst expectations, and now let ns see
1 the negroes will do.
Ltxch Law in Murray County.—The Dalton
utixen says that a negro man, named July Mar-
t ®. waa taken out of the jail of Murray county,
a Spring Place, Friday night, 12th instant, by
‘mob variously estimated at sixty to four hun-
btd,and hung. He had been committed for
Sp* npon the person of a young lady, his forrn-
H mistress, an invalid confined to her bed.
A* Iviortant Rumor.—An impression pre-
the Washington Express, that with
^confirmation of the report of the establis-
a Provisional Government by the Cuban
President Grant will recommend its
^Wiiite recognition, and certatnly tho reeog-
® 011 of their belligerent rights. His frank and
J^iBgly bold declarations on this subject
calling of the roll and tbe announcement of its
result. And when, at last, the vote was read
and the amendment declared adopted, the honse
rang with the applause of those friends of the
measure who had so earnestly supported it.
On the second discussion. Tweedy, of Rich
mond, stnng some of the Democrats by a few
pithy remarks, for which he got great credit by
the oponents of the amendment, bnt drew
down upon himself and his party a torrent of
invective from the other side, amid which
Speaker McWhorter left the Chair, calling
thereto Mr. Harper, of Terrell Many and va
rious are the reasons assigned for this action on
the part of the Speaker. Some accuse him of
one thing and somo of another; bnt it is very
certain that none bnt the friends of the passage
of the amendment give him any degree of cred
it for it, and I have heard many Radicals say
that he is being Speaker for the last time. He
has spoken to me, bnt as he spoke in confi
dence, I shall not say wbat his object was; bnt
wili simply assert that there is no excuse which
ho or his friends can offer thatcan do away with
the fact, that he did not, when he saw how
matters stood, resume his position and do his
duty as the Speaker of the House, fairly and im
partially. As I stated in my report of the day’s
proceedings, Harper was impolitic, although one
would suppose that while he differed with his
brother Democrats in regard to this matter of
policy, he would at least pay that respect to their
feelings which he who had labored and expected
to labor with them again, ought to entertain.
Mr. McWhorter was present and stated the
fact that the amendment which had just been
declared adopted, had not been acted on ; bnt
then was the time for him when he saw the hot
precipitency which had been displayed by his
successor, in declaring tho amendment adopted
before it had been put to tbe Honse and even
before the vote had been verified,tlien,I say was
the time for the Speaker elect to-show “which
way the wind blew* and to maintain the character
of his position.
In the Senate there was more order, bnt no
less bitterness of purpose, and the war waged
with a deadly hand to hand enconnter. The vote
was a closo one between the genuine Democrats
on one side and the Conservative Democrats and
Conservative Republicans on the other side.
The latter favoring and the former opposing the
amendment. Bnt the Radicals in order to set
tle the question came to the aid of the men
straggling “for honor,” though not from any
honorable motives and killed the amendment by
a majority of three.
"*no doubt as to his opinions and wishes,
^ owresponding action may be confidently
^pated.
,^-Klcx Proclamation.—Judge Russell, of
^Perior Court of North Carolina, has issued
‘pofiamation commanding six members of the
MUX Kl;,n onvron/lor flir.mccltrno tn flio
tax KUn to surrender themselves to the
of Robeson donnty, or any other lawful
of the State, and authorizing any citizen
J™ State to capture and bring to justice these
and in case of a flight or resistance,
called onto surrender, to slay them,
xitboiit
CP^
accusation or impeachment of any
^^can House Refectory and lunch
‘xcellent institution for those whose stay in
a will no t admit dining at the table d’hote.
^ bqt rina ll S *
wi, — °bg of tho many conveniences fora-
tie travelling public.
^ Tribune leads off an editorial with “He
rat must be had.” It is easy to say so,
U1USI D
^• •'•trenchment in any marked degree will be
L ’"" V difficult matter as things stand.
t «xD,
*»io
aeton North Georgia Citizen comes to
a ne w dress, as handsome as a belle. The
writes, “'Why don’t yon exchange?”
13 precisely what we have been doing
HthJ
Btoipv — »» ■
ma< le his debut in the Senate on
tV ?'’ a against the tennre-of.
which was read from the Secretary’!
|L . Railroad.—Ground i
was broken on
se f Eailroad > “ Atlanta, on Friday.
hotUea. .T® SajB U was do “e with a champagne
fid it 6 P ^ t of 1110 whites, but the negroes
1 with spades and picks.
The President lias nominated Win. A. Richardson,
of Massachusetts, Assistant Secretary of Treasury.
The Tenure-of-Office debate was exceedingly in
teresting. Carl Schurz said ho was not one of those
wlto availed themselves of every possible occasion
to fly into paroxysms of adulation over the Presi
dent.
The military guard at the White House has been
withdrawn.
Full Cabinet to-day.
Bontwell declares his intention to sell gold pub
licly. and never at private sale. He also believes in
bis power to invest surplus gold in bonds, and
thinks be will do so. He says tbe customs receipts
are increasing.
Tbe Postmaster General revokes from the 31st
all commissions of special agents, except those
paid and assigned to special duty.
TheMcArdle case was argued in the Supreme
Court to-day. Decision reserved.
The Havtien Minister has arrived.
Grant signed the bill erasing “white.” Negroes
of the District now have all the rights, including
those of holding office and sitting as jnrees.
Grant has received the Spanish Minister, Roberts.
Speeches were exchanged, and hopes expressed of
a continuance of kindly feelings.
The vote in tbe Reconstruction Committee a3 to
whether Grant or tbe Convention should appoint
Provisional Governor of Mississippi, stood for
Grant 4;. the Democrats and Farnsworth for tbe
Convention.
Washington, March 20.—Senator Ferry, stating
that it was not probable that tbe House would
agree to tho Senate proposal for a select committee
to consider applications for the removal of disabili
ties, moved to refer them to the Judiciary Com
mittee, which was done. Subsequently, Robert
son's resolution for tbe appointment of a Select
Senate Committee of seven was agreed to and ap
plications will be referred to it.
Tbe appointment of Robertson as chairman of
the committee for tbe removal of political disabili
ties, indicates tbe stringent examination of cases
and the favor of very few.
Robertson recently remarked, (regarding a report
in tbe Carolina papers that be was tending towards
Democracy,) that, on tbe contrary, he and his col
league were fully as Radical as ever.
No nominations to-day. Several confirmations
were made, but none affecting tbe South.
The Committee on Commerce reported favorably
for Casey, as Collector of the Port of New Orleans,
and reported back Longstreet’s nomination without
any recommendation. Tbe Senate, in executive
session, took no action on either.
T. Xj. Tullock, Secretary of the Republican Con
gressional Committee, has been appointed a clerk of
tbe Treasury.
Tbe discussion to-day looks more favorable for
the repeal of the tenure-of-office bill, though the
discussion will be prolonged next week.
21.54 of azote, and 27.14 of oxygen. From this tains 40 per cent, of ,
analysis wo discover that Coffee contains more it; coffee contains over 21 percent, of azote, tea
azote than fibrin itself. Fibrin forms the chief none. The volatile oil found in tea is highly
part of muscular flesh, which contains, accord- stimulating to the nervous system. Tannin also,
, . , .. - c ■ . ing to Gay Lussack, not quite twenty per cent. j 3 irritating and revolting to tho stomach when
almost every function of the body may be pro- of Qitregen. Coffee then contains more of this i 0UR continued, and produces constipation by
?™?l a ^?.- V fLfi t ™»° tnralalleratl0nS of or S ans ^ nutritious element than oven flesh, and ereteris locking up the secretior.s of the abdominal vis-
paribus is more nutritions and more easily di- cera . Coffee, although stimulating, is not de-
Igested. It is not only equal, in this respect, to bilitaring bnt tonic and bracing in its action,
the most highly animalized products, but con- j could, if necessary, here mention the names
tains.more azote than any other proximate vegi- 0 f some of the most renowned worthies the world
table principle known. From this fact we are over produced, all of whom lived and died in
xecessarily compelled to come to the conclusion, tboso countries where coffee is used as a bever-
.. . .... ... , “ra priori,” that it is one of the most healthy age. Bnt where tea is used to excess and is the
.. The essential qualities of food are, first, that- sustaining articles of diet in the vegetable national drink—as it is in China—the inliabit-
lt shall contain those substances which are capa- iringdom, notwithstanding the prevalent opinion an ta are feeble and diminutive in size and imbe-
inayin time result.
It thus happens that, from yielding to temp
tation to eat more than the system requires to
maintain it in healthy action, or of those things
which experience has shown to be injurious,
man is more subject to disease through the in
fluence of foocj than from any other cause,
THE NEW CAPITOL.
I shall now proceed to give you a brief review
of the Capitol question, which came near being
a mighty capital question. The strife in regard
to the purchase of the new opera building was
as severe as even that over the fifteenth amend
ment Those in favor of the purchase were in
tho majority, and those opposed strove manful
ly against it; bnt seeing that there was no hope
for them to defeat it, they had recourse to a
species of filibustering known, I believe, to par
liamentary law. When tho vote was being
taken, they left their seats and went to the door,
where they stood until the vote was called and
it was fonnd that there was no quorum present
By this mode of tactics they succeeded in tiring
out the patience of the advocates of the meas
ure, and a t length, when close upon the time of ad
journment, sine die, in postponing it indefinitely.
The proceedings during this discussion were as
disgraceful as anything conld well be, and all
appeals made by the Speaker and other mem
bers for order, were unavailing.
adjournment.
For two or three days previous to adjourn
ment tho excitement was extreme and the con-
room fQsion almost impenetrable, while the business
grew less and less interesting. On Thursday
night, howevor, they “met to part,” to which
happy idea many a lip responded “ Amen
throughout the State. The House did a little
business: bnt in the Senate, there being noth
ing to do, all was merriment and wit, and I felt
somewhat struck when Mr. McWhorter “moved
that the memory of the Fifteenth Amendment
be drank in solemn silence,” which motion was
amended by the President (Mr. Nunnally), who
“moved that the gentleman furnish the where
withal to do the same.” Much that was rich
and racy was indulged in, until abont 9j P. M.,
when both Houses separated after hearing brief
addresses from their respective presiding offi
cers. When will they meet again ? Echoan-
gwers “ when,” and that echo is Congress.
a reassembling.
No. sooner had the Legislature adjourned,
ihar, a report was put into circulation that Bul
lock would call it together again in thirty days
under authority of Congress, and the Radicals
assert that it will come together next time with
the negroes in it. They are quite exultant over
the defeat of the ^fifteenth amendment, and in
fViig they are joined most heartily by the Demo
crats who were opposed to it, though I have no
donbt they agree for the first time from differ
ent motives.
Congressional.
Washington, March 19.—House.—A bill was in
troduced regarding sale of agricultural lands sold
for taxes. Lots shall be forty acres, and sales con
fined to the satisfaction of legal claims.
Hie Honse resumed the consideration of Indian
affairs.
The Reconstruction Committee resolved to take
no action on the bill extending tbe time for the re
moval of officers, also tbe report of Paine, of Mis
sissippi, with unimportant modifications.
The Reconstruction Committee disapprove of
Stoneman's proposition extending tbe time for the
removal of officers three days.
Tbe Election Committee is doing nothing.
A bill was introduced to refund tbe tax exacted
for peach, apple and grape brandy under section 59
of tbe act of July, 1868.
The Indian appropriation bill after a long and
bitter debate, was passed.
Honse adjourned to Monday.
Senate.—A bill for continuing tho educational
branch of the Freedmen’s Bureau to 1871 passed.
A bill creating tbe office of associate Judge for ‘
the Eastern District of Texas was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Information from the Secretary of War was de
manded regarding the cost and present value of tlio
New Orleans Marine Hospital
The tenure-of-office bill was discussed to adjourn
ment.
Washington. March 20.—Senate—Mr. McDonald
introduced a bill to aid the constructing of a rail
road from the junction of the Mississippi and Mis
souri rivets, to the Mexican border.
‘A Committee of seven were appointed on political
disabilities, viz: Robertson, chairman: Osborne,
Hamlin, Howe, Ferry, Boreman and Vickers.
Tbe tenure-of-office bill was discussed to ajoum-
ment, without action.
From Cuba.
Havana. March 19.—Tbe insurgents have burned
five of the largest plantations in tbe jurisdiction of
Dnqna la Cliica. It is confidently asserted that tlie
insurgent Generals are inaugurating tbe deferred
plan of burning everything.
Authentic information from tbe insurgents admit
that many plantations have been burned within a
week.
Another steamer has arrived with troops. Gen
erals Buceta and Amable Escalante are aboard.
The insurgents were routed yesterday near Alva
rez, in another battle at Guaracabulla. The official
account says 13G insurgents were killed and one
Spanish soldier wounded.
The number of insurgents in Saguaand Remedios
Districts is Beven thousand.
The insurgents have destroyed tho telegraph and
railroad between Alvarez and Malagua. •’ 1
ble of nourishing the tissues or of entering into
such combinations as will result in the produc
tion of heat; and second,, that the. nutritions
material shall bo in such a form as will admit of
its being digested and assimilated by the organs
whose office it is to prepare the ingesta for the
purposes of tho organism.
There are many substances which are easily
digested but yet do not possess snch a compo
sition as to render them useful to the system
either ns histogenetic or heat-producing materi
als, and, on the other hand, others which, if we
regard them simply from the stand-point, of
their composition would be pronounced as high
ly nutritious, or as excellent calorifatients which
experiment has demonstrated are absolutely
useless as food, from-the fact that they are in
capable of being acted npon by tbe digestial
juices. Under the head of food are included
not only the substances which aro eaten bnt also,
those which are drank. Liquids are as much
entitled to be considered food as are the various
solid substances to which tbe designation is or-
dinarily restricted. ' . •'
All articles of diet, then, should be nutritious,
easily digested, and readily converted by the di
gestive process into healthy chime. From these
circumstances, I shall speak this evening of one
article of diet, (or beverage would be more ap
propriate,) which is not only used in ail civil
ized countries throughout the globe, but most
of the barbarous tribes of the human race, viz s
Coffee. And I shall allude briefly to Tea, in a
few incidental remarks, mainly for the purpose
of substantiating my views in regard to the ef
fect of Coffee npon the system. Before pro
ceeding to the discussion of the subject, a short
history of the Coffee Plant would not be inap
propriate. Coffee, as an article of diet, was
wholly unknown to the Greeks and Romans. Its
nse appears to have originated in Ethiopia; and
in 1554, it is stated to have been first introduced
into Constantinople, from whence it was gradu
ally extended into the Western parts of Europe,
In 1652, it was taken to England by Daniel Ed
wards. Mr. Edwards was a merchant who tra
ded to Turkey, and in one of his voyages lie
brought home with him a Greek servant whose
name wasPosqua. This humble individual taught
the English how to roast it, and the method Of
converting it into a beverage. In Paris, Coffee
■was nearly unknown until tho arrivaj of the
Turkish esbassadore, Solomon Aga, in 1669 r
abont three years after which, tho first coffee
honse is said to have been established in that
city.
The coffee shrub was originally planted in
Jamaica, in the year 1732.
Great attention is paid to its culture in Ara
bia, bnt for the last quarter of tbe present cen+
tnry it has been reared in every quarter of the
§ lobe where the climate is congenial to its prod
uction. Tbe trees are raised from seeds sown
in nurseries, and afterwards planted out in moist
and shady situations on sloping'grounds, or at
the foot of mountains. It requires to be irri
gated in order to produce a good crop. Care is
therefore taken to conduct little rills of water
to the roots of the trees from time to time, espe
cially at particular seasons of tho year. As
soon as the fruit is nearly ripe, the water is
turned off, lest the ground should be rendered
too succulent. ,
When the fruit has attained its maturity,
cloths aro placed under the trees, and upon these
the Coffee is shaken down. They afterwards
spread tho berries on mats and expose them to
the sun to dry. The husk is then broken off by
large, heavy rollers of wood or iron. When it
is «thus clenred of its husk, it js again exposed
to the sun, and lastly wiunowed with a large fan.
A pound of Coffee is generally mere than the
produce of ono tree, but a tree of great vigor
will produce three or four, pounds. The best
article is from Mocha, in the Bed j3ea. The
Coffee next in esteem is grown in Java and the
East Indies, and that pf the most inferior, and
least in price, in the West Indies. : I gin in
formed that it is extensively cultivated; in Sqa{h
America, and of a very superior quality, has :a
savory aroma, and is highly prized by Engligh
gastronomies.* Tho quantity of Coffee.annu
ally supplied by Arabia is supposed to ho- up
wards of 25,000,000 pounds. And it is said, be
fore the commencement Of tho French revolu
tion, the island of St. Domingo alone exported
more than 70,000,000 pounds per annum. And
for the last five years, the quantity exported
from the South American States has been very
great and rapidly increasing yearly.. '
A botanical description of the coffee plant
might seem to have nothing to do with its nse a?
a beverage ; but I shall show from its : “class
and order” that it is tonic in its action upon the
system. . i ' . • a
COFFIA AEABICA _ ; ~
belongs to the class and order Pentandria Mon-
oginia of the sexual system, and to the-natural
order Cinconaciia of Iandley.. It is a small tree,
rising from fifteen to twenty feet in height, and
in favorable situations sometimes even thirty
feet. The branches aro opposite, the; lower
spreading—tho upper somewhat declining, and
gradually diminishing in length as they ascend,
so as to form a pyramidal summit, which Is cov-
ia against this conclusion. _ I cile in intellect.
Coffee, also, contains, from experiments of ] Although China is the most populous empire
Stguin and' other chemists, a small quantity of on the earth, and has endured longer than any
volatile oil, gum resin and extractive matter hay- other that has ever existed; she, notwithstand
ing the characteristic taste of Coffee; lignin i n g t ne ver advanced but little iD learning
saline substances and a peculiar chrystalizable an q science; still adhering to their primitive
principle which has received the name of Caf- an( j heathenish rites and oriental customs ; and
fein, and which has been used extensively as a n p t 0 this day is as idolatrous and superstitious
medicine of late years. _ as she was a century ago. Shall I mention the
There is another important fact in relation to great names who have figured in this mighty
this extensively used beverage. Although it empire? I know of none. I presume, now-
contains a largo quantity of azote in its compo- everi that their Kings, as a general rale, are as
sition, caffein does not putrify even when its intelligent as their subjects. Suffer me to men-
sdution is kept for some time in a warm place, tion one, to show the mental caliber of this peo-
Under such circumstances we aro driven irresis- pi e> Chwang-tson was a soldier and an Em-
tibly to the truth, that Coffee is one of the p Cror f or many years. He was superstitious
healthiest articles of diet in the long catalogue an ^ ignorant. It is said that he never slept in
of vegetable dietetics, that is when properly a bed, but always on the ground; and had a bell
and temperately used. We often abuse a good fastened to his neck—if he turned over in his
thing, but the intemperate use or abuse of any- si ee p the ringing of the bell would awaken him,
thing is no argument that the particular thing w jn C h he regarded as a signal to get up, and if
is destitute of any good qualities when prudent- the ringing happened at the hour of midnight the
ly and temperately employed. We might as booby would rise and dress himself and sit np
well argue that water ought not he drank be- ^e balance of tho night—drinking tea perhaps,
cause a large draught taken into an over-heated q^e contrast is, the difference between Coffee
stomach sometimes produces spasms of that or- an q q* ea drinkers: the former are noted eveiy-
gan. We are commanded to_ “be temperate in w bero for their strength, and everywhere con-
all tilings.” Habitual excess in eating is no less I neo ted with the mighty developments ofthe
detrimental to the constitution than an intern- a „ ej all( l everywhere worship the true God.—
lerate nse of spirituous liquors, and the num- qjje latter (the tea drinkers) still grope in the
ier of victims to the former is not exceeded by are superstitious, ignorant and pusillani-
those of the latter vice. To receive fully the ex- mo us, and pour out their adorations toimag-
ilerating and tonic effects of this pleasant bever- I mary dieties—carved out of wood, in many in
age, it must bo properly prepared. It should stances with a common pocket knife,
bo roasted in a covered vessel over a moderate I Now to close this division of the subject, I
fire and kept in constant motion until it acquires j aa b ^hat is tbe cause of the great dissimilarity
a chesnut brown color. It should not bo roasted between the two peoples ? I willnot assert that
long before it is used, nnd should never be kept the use of coffee on the one hand and tea on
in a ground state for any length of time, as it | other aro the only causes of .the dissimilarity;
loses much of its agreeable flavor and activity, this, dofibtless, would be regarded as utopian.
Coffee should be boiled for somo time and in a B u t j assert that wherever coffee is used, as a
deep and narrow vessel, rather than a broad one, daily beverage, the inhabitants are more robust
to obviate as much, as possible the influence of an ^ moI e intellectual than those who nse tea
tho air and the product. It should never be exclusively. I do not wish to be misunderstood
made in an iron vessel. And as it is important bere, for I believe it is generally conceded that
to keep it hot as long as possible after prepared tbe physical developments, as well as the men-
for use, polished metalio vessels are preferable tal status of a nation, are the result of the com
as they retain heat better from their inferior bined influence of education, religion, climate,
radiating powers. The proper proportion for ao q Q f government. These, no doubt,
forming tbe infusion or decoction is _an ounce bave a powerful influence upon the mind, as
and a half of the ground Coffee to a pintof wa- W ell as the body; but wherever you find an en
ter. Its virtues are never fully obtained with- lightened people, where the arts and sciences
out thorough ebulition, and during which the have attained the greatest perfection, coffee is
vessel containing if mnst be closely covered to (b 8 common bevorage, and nice versa in regard
prevent tho evaporation of the volatile oil to tea.
After it is sufficiently boiled, the heat must be Coffee is a ton ic, and imparts strength. Tea
removed just below the boiling point, and a lit- hg a nervous stimulant and is enervating to the
tie cold water added—ice water preferable, to c(ms titution.
precipitate the grounds. _ In giving the botanical description of Coffee!
The cold water being heavier than the hot Cof- j stated that it belonged to tbe class and order
fee, falls to the bottom of the coffee pot, and I pentandria Monoginia of the sexual system,
carries down tho dregs. a nd to the natural order Ginconaeiw. All arti-
Tbe Arabians apply a cold cloth around tbe c i es c f fij 0 t found in this class and order are
vessel, as soon as removed from th'e fire, for a tonic (as a general rule); but such as aro found
short time, which acts in the same way. ( as Tea, for instance) in the class and order
It should never be settled with- isinglass or I Jfonodiiphia Polyandria oi the sexual system,
tiie white of an egg, as juflatine and albumen and to the natural order Termstromiaciw. belong
precipitate tho bitter principle of vegetable de- to the aromatic stimulants. Their action is
coctions, thereby ridding them to some extent evanescent and stimulating, and, consequently,
of their "tonic virtues. debilitating, especially if intemperately used.
•I have just remarked that it should not be I m y time will not allow a farther elaboration
toasted long before it is used, and never be kept 0 f this branch of the subject, I shall proceed
in a. ground state for any length of time. In v^ith the consideration of Coffee alone,
connection with this fact, I will state that the /, 3 a restorative, a means of refreshment
various brands of Coffee found in the shops in w hen the powers of life are exhausted; of giv-
o ground state, and generally impure and adnl- j n g animation and energy where man has to
teratod, Professor Draper has recently shown straggle with days of sorrow; as a means of
that out of thirteen specimens of Coffee for | correction and compensation when through mis-
salo by New ^ork houses, embracing the whole proportion in nutrition the organism is deranged
range of retail prices, that they were all spuri- j n jts operations; as a means of protection
oiis with two exceptions. against transient organic disturbances—Coffee is
, They were as followssurpassed by no product of nature or of- art. It
u:.No. !' was sold at40 cents per pound, and is particularly adapted to the limiting of the de-
contained- fifty per- cent, of adulterations, con- | stractive metamorphosis of tho tissues. In con
sisting of chicory raid wheat.
N. -2 at 30 cents, thirty per cent, of chicory,
and-wheat. ; > : - r • : j-
. t.-No.- 3 at 20 cents, fifty per, cent, of chicory,
wheat and bean$.
The Last Tennessee monster.
Our sister State of Tennessee is becoming fa
mous for sensations in the line of horrid beasts
and bnried cities. The monster snake captured
last fall is now eciipsed by a wonderful frog re
cently discovered and captured in a cave a few
miles, from Columbia, in Maury county. Mr.
A. P. N. Mathews and his brother, Lem.
ews, vouched for by the Columbia Herald
- utnim c,v “— ■ ^ssrv. The frog
was first discovered by & party of boys^wnosi
curiosity led them into the cave, and whose
fright impelled to a mnch more hasty exit. A
party of gentlemen then essayed to test the re
port of the boys, found the animal, and were
driven back by a ten feet leap it made in their
direction. The rest of the story is given as fol
lows: •
Mr. Porter having some matches, the candles
were soon lighted, and with the light came back
the courage of the little boys. An advance of a
few steps brought us in sight of the monster
again. A plan for its capture was soon deter
mined upon. Mr. Mathews sent to his house for
large goods box, which soon after arrived.
The box was dragged in and tbe top removed.
The box was pushed by Messrs. Dickson and
Due towards the frog ; Mr. Mathews, using the
top as a shield, succeeded in getting behind the
frog, and, by throwing stones at it for some lit
tle time, made it change its position to a place
near the wall. The box was then pushed slowly
up and covered it; the top slipped down, the
box was turned over and secured by a few nails,
and the prize was ours. Right glad did we all
feel at our success, and with high hearts we
commenced the work of dragging the box out of
the cave, which we accomplished after much la
bor ) and we lifted it into a cart and started for
the residence of Mr. Vi. D. Mathews, to have it
weighed, as I had no balances that would draw
enough at my house. A rope was tied around
the box and the frog and box were weighed to
gether. The frog was then turned out into a
chicken coop and the box weighed, and showed
that the frog weighed exactly ninety-three
pounds.
I will be willing to make an affidavit of this
fact before any justice of the peace in Maury
county. Those who were present and saw tho
weiglnng can attest, to this. It is, I dare say,
as rare a curiosity as was ever fonnd in our
country before. Mr. MathewB measured it
while it was in a sitting posture, and its height
was exactly three feet four inches. Its
eyes, as near as we could guess, were two
and one-half inches in diameter. The color of
the breast or belly was a dark yellow, while its
back was a dark green, and apparently mossy.
Around its neck are two distinct red and one
dark stripe. From the centre of the head, or
rather commencing from the top centre of the
nose, there are certainly a thousand small light
stripes sprangling out from a common centra
like rays of light Its feet aro of large propor
tions and are perfectly black.
sequence of this property, a greater amount of
mental labor can be undertaken without fatigue,
after the ingestion of a cup or two of this sus
taining beverage, than otherwise could.be en
dured without physical and mental exhaustion.
No. 4 at 18 ,ceiits, seventy-five per cent, of | Every one in the habit- of drinking Coffee must
chicory, wheat 'a3ad beans. In' the two latter have noticed this effect, and many have doubt-
there was much less of the chicory - than of the less availed themselves <jf the knowledge, by
wheat and beans.
No. 5 at 50 cents, fifty per cent, of chicory.
No. 6 at 4b cents, twenty-five chicory.
No. 7 at 38 cents, thirty-three chicory.
No.- 8 at 40 cents, fifty chicory.,
Nb. 9 at 50 cents, no adulteration.
No. 10 at 40 cents, all chicory.
No, 11 at 45 cents, twenty-five per cent.
No: 12 at 45 cents, no adulteration, but of an
inferior quality.
No. 13 at 50 cents,, no adulteration; was a
good coffee
These were all sold under attractive titles, and
Nos. 9 and 13 were represented as pure Java,
*- They, however, never make it strong enough.
The Coffee prepared by the French ti far preferable
to that of the English'.
ered with a green foliage throughout the year.
Tho leaves aro opposite upon short footstalks,
oblong, ovate, accuminate, entire, wavy, four or
five inches long, smoothe.and shining,'and of a
dark green color on their upper surface, paler
beneath, and accompanied with a pair of small
pointed stipules. The flowers are white, with
an odor not unlike that of the jessamine, and
stand in groups iri the axils of the upper leaves.
The calix is very small; the corolla, salverform,
with a nearly cylindrical tube and a flat border
divided into five lanceolate pointed segments.
The stamens project above the tnbe. The fruit,
which is inferior, is a roundish bony, uinbili-
cate at top ; at first green, then red, and ulti
mately a dark purple colors and about iis large
as a cherry, and contains two seeds surrounded
by a paper-like membrane and enclosed in a
yellowish pulpy matter, etc. - 1 /. ’ qir,
Vie will now speak of Coffee as a beverage,
The Sale of Railroads in Florida.
Tallahassee, March 20.—Tho Fensocola and , . _
Georgia Railroad, and the Tallahassee Railroad were j Every article which is used as. diet is more
sold to-day at public sale. The first was knocked ° rle8S nutritious according to its composition;
80 - v . , , , i hence we are indebted to the profound ro-
dowu at one milhon two hundred and ‘j 6111 ? I searches of the Chemist for the most important
thousand. The last named at one hundred and i ; n f nrmR ti nn jji regard to a large number of our
ninety-five thousand, to F. Dibble and associates, ■ aigtetics, and it is necessary for every article
$69,030 to be paid on taking possession, and bal- Q f food to be first analyzed before we can deter-
anc’as called for by the trustees of the railroad mind whether it will be easy of digestion, and
improvement fund. when digested whether it will impart nourish-
tnking an extra Cup, when they had an amount
of mental labor to perform. It not only buoys
up the mind, but sustains the body. "Who that
has been in the army, has not ha’d occasion to
notice the excellent effects produced on soldiers
who, after long and fatiguing marches, perhaps
during rain and snow, reached camp well-nigh
exhausted, both in body and mipd, and went
into their tents, or abont the fatigue duties of
the camp, sullen and morose; bnt scarcely had
they taken their Coffee, than their whole de
meanor was changed?
Singing, laughing and lively conversation
took the place of their previous moroseness,
The Assasination of General Hind
man.
Memphis, March 17.—A prisoner in the Hele
na, Arkansas jail, yesterday overheard two ne
gro prisoners discussing the assassination of
Gen. Hindman. He imformed the Jailor who
together with the Marshal took one of them out
and after charging him with the crime, he con
fessed being one of the nine negroes who had
formed a conspiracy to bum the town of Hele
na. Arkansas, and to avenge the hanging of a
negro last Sept for rape; that three of the party
had gone to Hindman s house for the purpose
of burning it, he having prosecuted the negro
who was hung, and one of the number seeing
Hindman sitting by a window, leveled a musket
and fired, killing him. The others becoming
frightened, fled and abandoned the plot'to bum
the town. Five of the nine have been arrested
and are now in jail. The authorities are now
searching for the others.
A Marvel of a Man.—Tho London Times
thus speaks of one of the notables of the
reign of Elizabeth—a reign during which ap
peared some of the most remarkable of the in
tellectual giants of England. Says the Times:
“Tho more we meditate over the career of
Sir Walter Raleigh, -tho more we wonder at the
marvellous many-sidedness of the man. In this
respect he far excelled his compeers Shakspeare
and Bacon. A most sweet and tuneful poet, a
profound and philosophical historian, an accom
plished courtier, a skillful navigator and ship
builder, a gallant warrior both by sea and land,
an ardent planter, horticulturist, and botanist,
an earnest student of chemisby, and, lastly, to
omit many other of his distinctions, a bold
preacher of free-trade doctrines in the House of
Commons nearly throe hundred years before
such doctrines were ordinarily accepted—truly
this was a marvel of a man."
which was undoubtedly true. The wheat was and they went to bed happy and refreshed. Mc-
■probably spoiled biscuit and refuse broad,which Leod, in speaking of the British army in the
could be obtained for a trifle. In another sped- Crimea, says: I nave little doubt that if the
From Arkansas.
A terrible shooting affray occurred on board
the Belle Memphis, at Island No. 10, Thursday
afternoon, resulting in the death of three broth
ers named Lane, at the hands of two brothers
Donnell. The parties all resided at Madrid
Bend, and an old feud had existed between them
for years.
Later advice's from Helena state that other
negroeS concerned in the conspiracy resulting
in the assassination of Gem Hindman have
been arrested, induding Charles Porter, who
fired the shot.
The Appeal's Little Rock special of Friday
evening says that, after a stormy discussion in
men, not named above, there were massesXch precantionhad been taken to supply the troops House,£ the r0 ®° ln £on deposing Speaker
- - - - - •• j -which every morning with hot Coffee as they went in Price passed by 29 to 2o, and Mr. French was
presented the appearance of roasted liver, t ^
substance is said by Hassall to be extensively or returned from duty, which was a step strong-
used in London in the adulteration of Coffee. In ly recommended as a propyhlactic atWaleherin,
other specimens were substances with which much of our mortality might have been avoided.
Professor Draper declared himself wholly nnao- .The Turks use this beverage in their armies as
quainted. ' In addition to the artides of adulte- a preservation against camp^ maladies, nnd the
ration already named, Hassall mentions corn, | French prefer its use in their armies fotea or
potatoes, turnips and sawdust; .but in this coun-| ardent spirits. _ Almost any article of ration
try the favorite one seem3 to be chicory, bread I could bo better dispensed with than Coffee, and
or biscuit crumbs, rye, and beans, and these ad-1 men will be content for along time With hard
mostalwaysof a poor quality, unsalable for oth- bread and salt pork, if they . can be supplied
er purposes.. These substances are generally 1 with a suffident quantity of this beverage. For
called innocuous,;bnt the .Professor proved con-1 the want of this great.magnum dei donum, hun-
dusively that in all cases we should not" accept dreds, yea, thousands of onr poor Confederate
such an opinion, since pt&ff Coffee is sometimes soldiers perished and died npon the bloody bat-
used as an antidoita to poisoning by opium, bell- tie field—dejected, Qomfortiess, and yet, (honor
adonna, ancLother narcotics.! If. in such cases to their name) without remorse,
tho supposed antidote should fail, through these It cannot be supposed that any article of diet
adulterations; to produced the desired effect, capable of acting so energeticaliy upon the
such manipulations become criminal, and should I nervous system, should be entirely destitute of
be punished.?’ > tV.f ni won V. ’ :• injurious qualities. Accordingly, if taken in very
• Females and children shonld not drink more j large quantities, it leaves, after its first effects
than one cup at.ameal,' (which is .about eight have passed off, a nervous depression eqniva-
ounees,) and moles not exceeding two, (sixteen lent to the previous excitement, and its habitual
ounces.) ' immoderate use is well known very greatly to
The modus operand! of Coffee is chiefly di-1 injure the tone of the stomach. This result is
rected to the nervous system,-and when drunk I peculiarly apt to take place in individuals of nat-
moderately warm produces a pleasant cordial J urally susceptible nervous temperaments, and
impression on the Btomach, quiokly followed by j in those of sedentary habits. Persons of a full,
a diffusible and agreeable nervous excitement, I plethoric habit, predisposed to determinations
whiohextendsitselftotbebrainandcerebralfunc- I to the brain, should use it temperately. But if
tions, giving-rise to increased vigor for imagi- I the determination is from nervous congestion,
nation and intellectual strength, without any I it is speedily dissipated by a strong, hot cup of
subsequent confusion or depression, such as Coffee. It has been asserted that it is mjurkras
characterises the action of alcoholic and narcotic to persons of a thin and dry habit of body. 1
medicines. From these circumstances I opine am, however, very much disposed to doubt the
that it is more of a diffusible tonic than stimu- i correctness of this assertion.
elected Speaker pro tern. Mr. Price, in his pa
per thin morning, says that the resoluttion is a
stab at Gov. Clavton.
From Washington.
Ex-President Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, Judge
Patterson nnd family, and Robert Johnson, left
Washington for Greenville, Tennessee, on the
18th. Johnson accepted the invitation of the
citizens of Lynchburg to partake of the hospi
talities of their city, and remained in that city
during Friday.
General Sheridan left Washington for New
York Thursday night, and starts for Fort Leav
enworth Monday, and formally assumes com
mand of the Missouri Division in April
President Grant signed the bill strengthening
the public credit, on Thursday. This is the
first bill he has signod.
Another Dastardly Mubdeb.—On Sunday
morning about 1 o’clock, a gentleman named
John Thomas, residing in Elizabeth City coun
ty, near Little Bethel, was awakened by a noise
in his pig-pen. He arose and went out to see
what was the matter, end rihen approaching the
corner of the fence near the pen where his hogs
were put mp,- two- negro men jumped up^,fired
upon him, mid killed him. The negroes mads
their escape, -and at last accounts were at large.
—Norftok journal.