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THE TELEGRAPH
MACON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1869.
A Commotion.
There seems to be somewhat <of a commotion
among a portion of the Democratic press npom
the matter of the called meeting of the Central
Executive Committee of the Democratic party
of Georgia. Both of the Augusta papers pro
nounce the Committee functus officio, and chal-
Ienge their right to meet and question the occa
sion. The Chronicle & Sentinel contends that
their term of office expired last July,—rwhicb is
a mistake, as no term of service was mentioned.
The Constitutiomliat says, ‘Khere are men on
the Committee who have always fought the
prinoiples of Democracy, who took charge of the
Democratic party nnder circumstances such as
dd not now exist,” etc., and hints at purgation.
Chi tho other hand, several of the papers hint
that our old friend, Judge Whitaker—a man
t>om in tho Democratic fold—must be invited
to leave the Committee as a heretio. The Judge
is certainly entitled to trial before banishment.
We have no idea that the Committee intend
f» do anything violent or distractire, and shall
await their action with composuro.
Meanwhile, the party is not inconveniently
large end it is not worthwhile to expel any body
who does not desire to go. j
We should recur to first principles. We un
derstand a Democrat is one who believes in a
strict construction of the Constitution, and,
therefore, necessarily affirms that tho Federal
Government is one of delegated and not origi
nal powers; which latter must be restricted by
the terms of the grant. That the States are the
depositories of sovereignty, and, therefore, that
the whole course of proceeding which produced
the war and which have been had since the war,
are in fatal conflict with the Constitution and
republican liberty; and the government must
be brought back to the Constitution as its guide,
or liberty and civil order will be finally lost—
Wo understand that to bo Democracy. But the
Telegraph has invested nothing whatever in
the stook of mere personal hatreds and animos
ities which some seem disposed to identify with
Democracy, and in fact to consider the sum and
substance of its creed.
The Cotton Caterpillar— Preventive
Treatment.
The Charleston News of the 9th has a long
communication from Dr. John W. R. Pope, of
St Duke’s Parish, to the President of the South
Carolina Agricultural Society, upon the cotton
caterpillar—its ravages upon the coast crops of
South Carolina—its mode of hibernation, etc.
The writer says:
The cocoon of tho caterpillar moth does un
doubtedly burrow in the earth. I saw several
ploughed out of the earth about the 1st April,
I 868; took them up and found them active, and
pronounced them unquestionably the cocoon of
the cotton caterpillar. So did my foreman, a.
smart, observant and experienced man of his
color. Planters around me report the same
thing. This spring tho cocoons were ploughed
up by thousands. This cocoon is as well known
and as distinguishable by certain peculiarities
both of motion and otherwise as the worm or
moth, in which no experienced observer can be
mistaken. It is idle any longer to entertain
doubt on this subject.
He says the birds are no remedy, for the coast
of Carolina swarms with them. The remedy he
suggests is that all the cotton lands and those
contiguous, should be deeply ploughed np, so
soon as the crop is gathered, so as to expose tho
Chrysalides or grabs to the fro3t and cold snaps,
whichi will destroy them. He also recommends
thnt the cotton stalks should be carefnlly col
lected and horned.
TUe Cotton Crop nn<l the Bulls and Minnesota—Letter from Judge Scar* the Norwegians predominate over the Swedes
Bears. *q } ij . i j borough ‘ . ‘ ‘ '• and Danes. There are many Germans and Irish,
Our highly intelligent Texas correspondent Minnesota—St. Paul—Site of the City-Popu- ' some Scotch and a few English. All these for-
estimates the cotton crop of Texas at only one- lotion—Lake Phalan- Water Works—Bridge eigners are industrious, producing people, prin-
Aeross the Mississippi—Railroad—Lakes— cipally engaged in farming and horticulture.
Fishes—Wheat Fields—Immense Crops— Minnesota is attracting more attention from
Col. DalrympUs Farm—Population and Cli- Northern and Eastern capitalists than any other
mat#—Health. * ! > i new State. Her climate in summer is delightful
St. Paul, Minnesota, Sept. 2, I860. ~ not surpassed by any one on earth. Her win-
rn l ^ j ... - i ter, which is long, is cold, but dry and not
Editors,Telegraph : Yonr admirable and ex- R " snp £ osod State ^ harvest
tensively read Daily, has been a welcome visitor this year 20,000,000 bushels of wheat. I have
of mine here in this far off North-west, for no donbt that if our Georgia friends who go
over two months. It looks like an old, intimate North wid East for health and pleasure woffid
, . - . . . , , r* • turn their course Mranesotawards once, they
friend and acquaintance, and has brought mo wonld thereafter change their direction in after
nows from almost all parts of my # beloved na- years. Tto health, tho atmosphere, tho scenery,
tive old commonwealth, Georgia. I regret to the sport of fishing and hunting, and last, tliongn
see that our corn
third the yield anticipated last July. Seo his
letter. The drought and tho caterpillar have
been oven more destructive in Texas than in
the cotton States east of .the Mississippi. The
blight has been universal, and we may say that
throughout tho whole Cotton region it ha3 cut
down the anticipated yield from one-third to
one-half I 1
Tho crop of 1869 will bo harvested in a few
weeks and we think it will disappoint even the
planters, because no cotton is making at this
time. ."What bolls have approximatedmatnrity are
fast being opened by tho hot sun and tho dry
scorching atmosphere. The stalk is dead or de
prived of productive energy,' and pickers will
find their work done even sooner than they an
ticipate. It is an extraordinary condition. We
cannot call to mind one liko it in all onr long
observation of cotton growing.
Bat, meanwhile, tho very facts which indicate
to us the extraordinary meagreness of the crop,
are eagerly seized by the hears in the New York
market to break down quotations, and are used
with considerable effect. They have already
staggered the market, and knocked down prices
one cent; and it is probable they will be able to
do a good deal more than this.
It is not to be wondered at, when we seo cot
ton pouring in with such extraordinary rapidity.
For example, look at the situation in Macon.
Last year, up to the night of the 9th of Septem
ber, we had received of new cotton only 425
bales—but this year, to the same time, we have
received 3009 bales! This is an extraordinary
contrast; but, rightly considered, it only shows
how fast and prematurely the crop is scorching
into maturity, while the same fell cause which
is pushing it forward so rapidly has blasted all
those germs of fruit which wore too immature
to be precipitated into the production of lint. A
large portion of the middle and all the top crop,
which mnst be relied npon to eke ont anything
liko a fair product, are hopelessly cut off.
These facts, understood here, are not known
or properly appreciated in the Northern market,
and they will be slowly accepted at best Wo
should not, therefore, allow ourselves to be sur
prised if quotations should adjust themselves,
for some time, on the basis of a very liberal
crop—say the neighborhood of three million
bales. If they do, planters should, if necessary,
accept advances on tbeir cotton, and hold it till
the facts are known and undeniable.
There are those who believe that cotton next
spring mast command in the neighborhood of
forty cents, and, at all events, it is not a holding
to be timid about We are sorry for this fail
ure. We were in hopes the crop would have
been a round one, but that it mnst be smaller
than last year we have no donbt at all; and
unless planters are disposed to be very liberal
with the speculators, they will not accept any
material abatement of present prices.
Russel and Peteb’s Bbeweby.—Passing by
tills establishment the other day, we were invi
ted in by Mr. Peter, and for the first time fqnnd
ourselves in a manufactory of lager beer. The
appliances and arrangements are much more
elaborate and expensive than we supposed were
needful, and the works are driven by a steam
engine. The coolness of tho brewery, owing to
fts semi-subterranean location—its cleanness and
the grateful odor of the malt, made it a pleasant
retreat from the hot sunshine. We saw the
Teutonic beverage in all its stages, and some of
it throwing off the foam from the bunghole like
a spouting politician. A subterranean vault exca
vated from a rocky hillside, forms the retreat of
the creature in dog-days, where a cool damp at
mosphere is calculated to keep his excitement
within bounds. An experienced German brewer,
Mr. Gruber, presides over the establishment,
and Mr. Peter tells ns it supplies a large scope
of country, including Columbus, Culhbert, Eu-
fanla, Albany, Amoricns, and other towns, with
a beverage which the Germans think as neces
sary as bread. ... ^
The State Road.—The Atlanta Constitution
of the 7th inst. says: “Rumors were current
on the street yestorday that the Central Rail
road Company had proposed to lease the State
Road and pay in monthly, in advance, the sum
of $50,000. We don’t believe it, for there are
now no parties to enter into the lease. We look
at the ram or as rather a step to coerce the Ma-
eonand Western Railroad Company into cer
tain measures."
A Fine Plantation for Sale.—Tho plantation
at Greene Hill, deceased, late of Houston coun
ty, is to be sold at public outcry in Perry, on
file First Tuesday in November next. See the
advertisement. This place contains thirteen
hundred acres, and is said to be one of the best
farms in the great cotton-producing county of
Houston. The Columbus Son says: The place
is one of the most valuable in Georgia. The
lessee made $10,000 on it last season—said to
have been a poor crop year.
These were six births on the same day in a
house in Carroll county, Ga., last week. A
lady had twins, two of her daughters each had
twins. The sex were all boys. Says a Georgia
paper, Commissioner Wiel might with pro
priety be called home—Georgia wants no im
migrants.
Interesting from Texas.
Hot Weather—Caterpillar—Cotton cut off tico-
thirds—The future Delivery men hit—Major
Johnston'8 Brag Acre in Texas—Politics.
Richmond, August 28th, 1869.
Messrs. Editors : For the last two weeks the
weather has been intolerably hot. The wonder
is that the caterpillar, have been able to with
stand the scorching rays of the sun, but they
have, and have multiplied and thrived wonder
fully.
Some good jndges estimate the crop in this
section at not over a third. The half grown
hoUs on stalks that are stripped of their leaves,
are more likely to shrivel under the scorching
rays of the sun, than they are to mature and
open. Estimates are nothing better than wild
guesses at best, when the crop has been seri
ously damaged by disaster.
Gentlemen who havo mado contracts for fu
ture delivery of cotton inside of 30 cents, as
some have, will find themselves engaged in a
losing business, unless they grow the staple on
their own plantations.
If this generation has not got cotton on the
brain, it would be exceedingly difficult to say
what is the pressure on that organ. Maj. L. F.
Johnston’s “brag acre,” near Enfaula, has ta
ken much of the starch and self-complacency
ont of some of the Brazos planters, who believed,
until recently, that they could beat the world in
the production of the sunny staple. The result
of that acre will he watched with more nervons
interest than was ever before bestowed on the
production of a single acre covered with what is
only a common plant. If Maj. Johnston was
not* entirely free from cupidity and above sus-
spicion of humbuggery, he might be suspected
of subsidizing the press in Sontheast Alabama,
from the terms in which his cotton is spoken of,
with the ultimate view of selling the seed at
twenty-five cents a piece or more.
It is at length determined, it would seem from
Washington telegrams, by the administration,
to throw the weight of its influence and patron
age against Jack Hamilton. Washington is a
good ways off, and as few of the Texans have
the honor of a personal acquaintance with Grant
or any member of his cabinet, the voters
will not feel themselves under any obligation
to square their course by the whims of tho bath
ers at Long Branch. All the unfair tests they
may exact of voters before registration, and all
the money they can apply, will not defeat Ham
ilton.
After all the Radical remedies resorted to by
the reconstractionists to secure the Southern
States for that party, it is almost certain, that
under a fair election they could not carry one
of them to-morrow. When they picked np the
negro and converted him into a statesman, they
'’caught a tartar,” and they are finding it out.
If Rev. H. M. Turner can’t fill the Post-office
at Macon, his amiable spouse showed a disposi
tion to let the public understand that she was
connected with one who possessed the confi
dence of the administration, and therefore en
titled to ride in a first class car. Well, I think
Turner, after having enjoyed a full share of the
attention of tho press, may now be allowed to
reposo in qniet and go to seed. His name will
soon be known no more in print. Par Fois.
Thebe is, says the Louisville Courier-Journal,
as much activity in the Brooklyn Navy Yard as
there was in Richard's and Richmond's camps
during the night before the battle of Bosworth.
What does it mean ? The ring of hammers, the
sound of saws, and the dull roar of forges are
heard on all sides.. ,What is about to happen?
Frigates, sloops of war, and iron-clads are pre
paring for active service with extraordinary en
ergy. What is in the wind?
The weather is still exceedingly dry—no rain
—no prospect of any—the atmosphere is filled
' all day with an impalpable dost which begrimes
every object—books, papers, desk—whatever
yon tonch is dusty. Nature needs a drink badly.
Insect Ravages.—It is estimated by the
-American Entomologist, says an exchange, that
' on an average the United States suffer an an
nual loss of $300,000,000 from the depredation
of insect tribes. From what soure9 it derives
its data npon which to base these estimates is
not stated. They, however, may not be so far
eui of the way, when we consider how vast is
the throng of insects which prey upon vegeta-
. tion. Loo oats, grasshoppers, Hessian flies, cut
ootton, and army worms yearly make sad in
roads upon the products of the soil. And
whoever can invent means and-appliances for
checking their ravages will indeed prove
public benefactor.
gouTBBSM Express Compact.—We are indebt
ed daily to this convenient institution for early
papers in advance of the regular time of deliv-
axing the mail, which are often of much servio
Southern Buyebs in New Yobk.—The Now
York Mail, alluding to the extensive prepara
tions of the merchants of that city for the fall
trade, says: “It is a singular and suggestive
fact that the only buyers in our market who, as
a class, have an abundance of ready money,
are those who come from the South—a region
so long associated in our minds with the waste
and desolation of war, and with an nnconstract-
ed condition of business and productive indus
try, that it seems odd to meet men from there who
are actually “flush” with the proceeds of South
ern products. The fact, however, is as unde
niable as it is cheerful. The Southern people
have learned eoonomy by the hardest of experi
ences. They havo been tanght to raise their
own breadstuffs; to manufacture largely the
coarser qualities of clothing; to keep out of
debt, and to ‘live within themselves." Is it
strange that now, after two of the most valnable
cotton crops ever gathered, they should be com
paratively rich and supplied with ready money,
and be found in onr market, not asking, as of
old, for long credit, but seeking the best terms
for‘cash down?”’
the south side and valley of Minnesota river 88
miles to Mankato, and built to that place—there
it is being constructed to Sioux City on the
Northwest bank of the Missouri river in tho
State of Iowa. The St Paul and Pacific run
ning in a Northwest direction, and will, it is
confidently expected, by the last of the year,
connect with navigation with the Red River of
the North 213 miles Northwest of St. Paul. The
Mississippi and Superior road running slightly
Northeast to Duluth on Lake Superior, 150 miles
from here will be finished next year by this
time. A branch of the St. Panl and Pacific run
ning np the East side of the river to Sank Cen-
BY "TEiDEG® A.3PEL
, From Washington.
Washington. September 10.—Sherman assumes
Secretary of War office to-morrow. v >
Revenue to-d»y nearly $1,000,000.- ■■la.tr’ v.ix-
Commissioners of the ports of Great Britain and
tho United States have adjusted claims arising from
the Oregon treaty. The Hudson Bay Company gets
$150,000 agaiuHt a claim of over four millions. The
Puget Sound Company gets $200,000 against a
claim of over one million. These Companies are
required to release to the United States all posses
sory rights belonging to them in Oregon and Wash
ington Territories. By this decision a very long
, — o— — , J controversy which, on several occasions, threatened
and cotton crops have ^ 1by’any por- to^turbaie amicable relations of the two countries
cut short by drought;, rust and caterpillar, tion of tuLj continent is closed. The nrocpAfhnrrfrnnvGr timm fJirmannri a™
These all, perhaps, aro providential. Let ns, ! This city and the State is easy of access,
dependent creatures, submit to tho will of God ' is by railroad just 1386 miles from Macon to St.
with a becoming humility. “Ho doethaU things 1 ? aol > andfour days ran on the cars—good sleep-
we lL» b iug cars from Chattanooga perhaps all tho way.
T , , . - _ ....... .. , Thinknot Messrs. Editors, I have become en-
I have been sojourning in this city three j amoured n t °;; ^gly of Minnesota. I am more
months, except when not ont on excursions. ; attached to old Georgia than any spot on the
green earth, and with Heaven’s blessings shall
be at home in Americas, Georgia, ready to re
sume the practice of tho professsion of the law*
and hope to be remembered by my old friends
and patrons at homo and abroad. I have wea-
Minnesota is an Indian name of the Dacota lan
guage, and signifies ‘ ‘sky tinted water. ” 'Tis a
beautiful name, and beautifully illustrates the
waters of tho many chrystal lakes in the State,
that reflect the “sky tints,” when the sunshines : ried you and yonr readers, provided you publish
npon them. St Paul is the Capital of the aDd tlj ey read, for which I ask your and their
at * *. •*. - , pardon. James J. Scabboeough.
State, and the county site of Ramsay, in which j 1 p a _ It u worth a trip hero to view tho
it is situate. Tho city is located upon the east; splendid young city of Minneapolis—St Antoo-
bank of the Mississippi river, upon a plateau of : ny Falls, Nicolet Islands and the many mann-
land about one hundred feet above the level of factoring establishments-flour; woollen, lum-
. -.- . .. , ... ber, etc., etc., and Minnahaha Falls, Fort Snel-
tho water. Not a small portion of the city is et<J ’ ’ J. J. S.
located upon a magnificent amphitheatre of i ’
hills surrounding the city on three sides—from i Cool—» cry Cool,
the river above to the river below. j 1110 New Commercial Advertiser (Radi-
Upon these majestio hills are many, very many j ca ^)> discussing npon affairs in Virginia, says
id from varion8 points npon! After all the “ muddle” of the last few years
few years,
them one has as fine a prospect of picturesque • the darkening of connsel, the intolerance of a
and landscape scenery as is to be seen anywhero 1 majority in Congress, tho free and easy doe-
in tho Union—especially from Summit Avenue trines and processes of interference with mat-
and Dayton’s Bluff. From the former the eyes j ters not strictly within their line, it is refresh-
command the larger portion of the city—the . ing to find in Attorney General Hoar's opinion
riverabove andbelowFort Swelling, seven miles : in the Virginia case, a sentence liko the follow-
above on the west side of the river—the high | ing: “ When Virginia i3 restored to its proper
towering bluffs of green, gray and yellow—the : relations to the country as a State of tho Union,
valleys of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers—j its officers and Legislature will be such as the
all combine to present to the view one of Na- Constitution of the State provides—deriving
ture’s grandest and most sublimely beautiful! their powers from that instrument; onditwil.
scenes my eyes ever rested upon. St. Paul is j be clearly not in the power of Congress to im-
improving and bnilding np rapidly. It has al- j pose any requirements or additional qualifica-
ruost doubled its population in the last four j tions upon them different from those which,
years, and is destined to be a large city. The I under the Constitution of the United States,
population is now estimated at 24,000 to 25,000. i may bo required in all the States. If, there-
The city has water being brought into it from j fore; any tests were to be imposed upon mem-
Lake Phalan, abont three miles north. The I bers of the Legislature, not provided by the
Lake is a beautiful lake—water pure and cold, i Constitution of Virginia, or any restrictions inl
and Mr. Gilfillan, the gentlemanly Superintend*-; P° 3 ®fl np°n_ the people of the State in their
ent. was kind enough to take me out and show i choice of officers, Sot recognized by it, and not
me the work from the Lake to the city. He j made applicable under the legitimate powers of
says the Lake contains 227 acre3, and its great- j Congress to all the States, the Legislature and
est depth 86 feet. There is and soon will be ! officers would not, in my opinion, be the Legis-
laid in this city, 12i miles of pipe. ! lature and officers of Virginia under its Oon-
Tbe city bridge across the Mississippi here is ! stitntion. I do not see that Congress esn nn-
1730 feet long, from 90 to 100 high at the high- • *”*■*« to furmsh . tbe Stato wltb ? TOltabl « Le P;
est place, and is an inclined plane, and cost $150,- ! islatore to start wire, or to exercise any control
00k r j over its composition which could not bo exer-
r° Ea d r st d p ra f' fr , 0tn , this ! C1 This V is r ceSriSonabl^doctrine, and it
city. Milw .jkie and Sh Paul, t0.> miles long, j ; s not noTe L It is as old ns tho Constitution,
finished ; St. Paul and Sioux Oity, running up ; but it ia a do otrine that has been overslaughed
in the discussions that have grown ont of recon
struction, and there has come in instead the
feeling that a minority may control a majority,
when that majority is obnoxious to Congress,
and special railings are made for each case, in
stead of bringing them all under the operation
of a law as general as that stated by Mr. Hoar.
House, of Nantasett Beach, was swept from its
fonndatation, and the inmates escaped injury,
having just left home to find safe quarters.
Portland, Me.. September 9.—There was a
terrible wind storm to-day, doing immens-o
damage. The fishing schooner Ellen Eliza went
to pieces on Peck’s Island. Elven men were lost.
tre SO miles of which is completed, and there j A f arg6 nnmbor of vessels are ashore in the vil
is being graded a Railroad from here to Wiscon- J
siiL 100 miles South, via Washingo. I A Special train on tho Grand Trunk Railroad
Minnesota has many largelakes, ofpnro, cold, . coUid ‘ tl witH a regular freight train, between
hmpid water, abounding in fishes of all varieties. Gilead and shelboffin, Tuesdav night smashieg
Among them in this vicinity is Lake Mmnetan- ‘ both engines and cars. Otis Dver, engineer of
ka In it fa a pleasure steamer of 50 tons, four ; the £rei | ht train . was bad i injn J red .
or five sail boats and 15 or 20 row-boats. It is °
beautiful Lake and is said to havo a co2st of ! From JIariottii.
200 miles, including islands and points of land 1 •. r -n „ . .. , .
extendinginto it. Its northern shore is not more | rrom ^ ournal of rn d a 7 we collect the fol-
than 30 feet from tho track of the St. Paul and I losing:
Pacific Railroad, and is greatly visited, and has j Homicide at Ringgold.—W. B. Whitmore,
an excellent Hotel. Myself and family have j Revenue Officer, shot and killed a man near
enjoyed two days’ sport npon its beautiful! Ringgold, named Deadman, a whisky distiller,
waters. I who attempted to escape from arrest. Whit-
Whito Bear Lake, 13 miles north on Lake Su- more was arrested. Mob rumors are connected
lerior road is a favorite lake, six or seven miles j with the report, but we have nothing reliable,
ong and two or three wide—has two or three | The Coxcobd Manufacturing Company
good hotels, and a beautiful and romantic sitna- , recently commenced operations with a capital
tion, muchresorted to, and every facility afforded • of <520,000. It is now abont to enlarge it to
to make persons fond of piscatory sport enjoy §100,000. The Factory is turning out good
themselves hugely.* | woolen fabrics and is controlled by men in whose
But I am consuming too much space on lakes, < success is beyond a donbt.
city. etc. Tho greatest scene and richest of all | c
are the immense wheat fields that have recently I Sevebal gentlemen f rom Southern Georgia who
fallen by the powfer of the reapers. I wish, Mrf a «lprospectmg for settlement in our midst areex-
Editor, mv Georgia friends coffid see and enjoy P* ess, “S their appreciation of onr many natural
what I have seen and enjoyed. Thousands' 1 of j ^vantages m the most gratifying manner. For
acres of wheat and oats have I seen at one view ^, saulnee - d . ed re °*
-first when just headed out and in bloom, and ! f. er “ tbe “° st beautlfu ^ desirable of locali-
then when ripe for the reaper. I, by invitation ! baa . bu ‘ a b »l e “«» enterprise among our peo-
of the polite, gentlemanly and intelligent Presi- j P le . “ bull <3mg up schools and extending our
dent of theSti Paul and Sioux Cit| Railroad, ibotelaocommodat,ons *
Mr. E. F. Drake, accompanied himself and a ; Thomas Carlyle Sir ears that We are
Northern excursion party over his road to Man- ! Going to Hell,
kato, its present terminus, 83 miles, and on ar- j From R; z „,,. r !n , he Tl . ;ljuat j
; Tho condition of America was descanted on
* H* <W. to •-». le» remnrk.ble to
14 miles west. A more beautiful productive
country can not well be imagined than the prairie
west and south of the lake. Its beauty and
loveliness mnst be seen to bo realized; and the
fruitful fields of wheat and oats would astonish
ns “down South." What would you think, and
my Georgia friends, too, if I were to say I have
had under my view at onco from 600,000 to -- . ~ .
flattery than force. “As sure as the Lord
reigns," said he. “you are rushing down to
hell with desperate velocity. The scum of the
world lias got possession of yonr country, and
nothing can save you from the devil’s clutches.
Not, perhaps,” cried he, raising his voice to its
shrillest notes, “a hell burning with material
»a w.»ia «»d thor dtadii... ? 1 “K QJXSTS
i» the mto, and Is ton ««.'.<£&
brink of the infernal precipice—and bell be-
Of course I could make no reply to
that I have overlooked on the 19th of August
not less than 600,000 or 800,000 bushels wheat '
“iJudoubUe^ve heard of Colonel Dalrvm- I “iirophetio sound so full of woe,”'but
pie’s great wheat farms in Minnesota. Onthe ' waited ln seren9 sdence for tbe tem P e6t lo P aS3
the 19th of August, I visited His farm. Colonel
O. Dalrymple was not at home, but his nephew,
Shelton, was, who kindly received me, dined
me, and he and his estimable lady extended eve
ry conrtasy and civility to me. After dinner he
had a fine span of horses harnessed and took
me to the Colonel’s great Grant farm of eight
hundred and eighty acres, all in wheat, upon an
undulating prairie. Thisfarm is eighteen miles
south of St Panl in Washington county, just
above the confluence of Lake St. Croix and the
Visits to the House of Columbus at Valla
dolid.—My companion was desirous of entering
tho place, and procuring from the gardenia
flower or leaf to bear away as a souvenie. We
therefore knocked at the * door, and were an
swered by a gentleman of respectable dress and
bearing, who, holding the door half open, de
manded to know onr business. “Is this the
house of Columbus?” we inquired. The reply
was in the affirmative; but the door remained
Mississippi liver and is contiguous to Ms Sher- partially closed, tlie gentleman looking suspi-
man farm of four hundred and eighty acres. I cionsly atus. We said that we would like to
Young Mr. Dalrymple took me upon an eleva-; come in if there was no objection. Tho door
tion in tho midst of the Grant farm, which com- ] W as no t opened for us. It was quite evident
, - » y u ' - • —- WOUViO Rio quite »w I »»»*"
the yellow color, I should suppose e* 4r one-half , Columbus no longer occupies the house,
was under cultivation. nnd j n £s d ead," replied the gentleman*
The view commanded the valley of Lake St. meantime holding the door firmly in his
Croix, valley of the Mississippi river, nnd across ; hand. “Wo are aware of the death of Colum-
tbe farm into many a fine wheat field in Wis- bus,” we said; “but we would like to come in
cousin. Colonel Dalrymple has 2200 acres, in and seo his house, and, if permitted, lo got a
cultivation, 2000 of which is wheat, and will rose or a ] ea f f rom his garden, by which to re
make an nverago of 25 bushels per acre, aggre- ; mem bor our visit" But still the door did not
i gating 50,000 bushels. I saw the reapers, drawn - move, except, perhaps, to narrow the opening,
ay four homes, at work. It is a splendid sight ■ so that only the face of the gentleman could be
Colonel D. is the largest wheat grower in the 1 seen. “ The Senors are quite welcome to come
State. All his wheat fields are prairie. The ; i n ’> h 0 repeated, in affirm tone of voice; “but
like of this wheat form few have seen. It is Columbus is dead, and Ms family no longer oo-
grand to look over, and grand in its rich pro- j CO py the house. As for the garden, like the
ducts. j house, it is mine, nnd Columbus lias absolutely
I have seen many rich, beautiful prairies, all nothing in either.” Having thrown this light
of wMch were fine lands, with heavy wheat, : npon the condition of the estate, the heirs, the
oats, com and potatoe crops, viz: Vermillion, ! administrators, and tho residuary legatees of
Belle Blaine, one below Minneapolis and near ' the deceased Columbus, his polite successor in
Minnehaha Falls, rich and beantiful and all interest closed the door in our faces, locking it
along the Milwaukee and St Panl Railroad, in j xrfth a loud clank, and departed, leavingus star-
addition to those of Minnesota River Valley ing at the outer walls.—Sketches of Travel, in
and west of Munkato, and after seeing them j Spain and the East. ’
all, it is impossible to say which is the most ! —
beautiful, and which produces the most wheat', j The name of tiie “Cretan lady’
The Cincinnati Commercial has a correspon
dent at Washington who has been forecasting
toe next United BtatcR Senate. He toinks it
probable that the trades-nnionists and anti-
prohibitionists will got control of the Massa
chusetts Legislature and elect Colonel Greene,
Democrat, to the Senate in place of Wilson ;
that neither Anthony nor Cragin will be re
elected ; that Sidney Clarke is likely to come
from Kansas in place of Ross; that Logan has
the best chance to succeed Yates; that Judge
Moses, of the State Supreme Court, will succeed
Robertson, of South Carolina; and that Jesse
D. Bright is toe coming man from Kentucky.
A New Yobk paper writes: “Dr. Bellows says
that. Bowers, the sculptor, blows out his candle
when he retires for toe night. This can hardly
be meaht as a “puff” for Powers, although it
does come from a “Bellows.”
A Panama letter states that Frank Ward, son-
in-law of Wm. B. Astor, jumped overboard
from the steamer Sacramento, near San Jose,,
The cause of the deed was
and was drowned. . .
mortification at not being able to pey the trine ®, r ®
big feet be Ma up on toe at&apet. 1 afat of Norwegians, Swedes and Danes,
_ who travels
The population of Minnesota, toe native parts with Yankee Robinson’s cirous is Senyah when
of it, aremostly from eastern and middle States. | spelled backwards, 88 it always is on toe bills,
A good many are from OMo, some from Mi chi-' but when it isn’t it is Haynes. She has never
gan and Illinois, a few from Kentucky, and I been married, but almost as great a misfortune
visited a couple of Marylanders in Scott county , befeH hor at Clyde, New York, toe other day,
near Belle Plains—a Mr. Rogers, son-in-law of when somebody robbed her of $2000 in money
Mr. Abel, editor of toe 4 , Baltimore Sun, and a and twice that amount in diamonds, etc. She
Mr. Giles, brother of Judge Giles of toe United belongs, not to Crete, but to Boston.
States Court for the District of Maryland.— Ne SutobUltbaCbepidam.—This well known
These gentlemen are both cultivated men, and saying, that a shoemaker should not go beyond
farming, and toe latter told me he likod toe his last, originated with Appellee, the cel-
winters here better than too summers. * ebrated Greek painter, who set a picture he
Mr. S. A. Hooper, of Belle Plaine, extended had finished in a public place, and concealed
to me an invitation to visit Mm, wMeh l did. himself behind it in order to hear the criticisms
To Mm I am indebted for toe visits to Messrs, of passers by. A shoemaker observed a defect
Rogers and Giles. Mr. Hooper has four splen- in the shoe, and the painter forthwith corrected
did small farms, and Mmself and excellent lady it. The cobbler came again toe next day and
cannot be excelled in kind hospitality, nor their encouraged by the success of his first remark,
table in good things to eat- began to extend his censure to the leg of -toe
is closed. The proceedings cover three thousand five
hundred pages of printed matter.
FBOJI CUBA.
Semi-official letters, via Key West, Bay Qucsada
( haa sent three hundred mon on areconn'oisance to-
9 wards Los Tunis. The party was attacked, but
succeeded in reaching the main body with a loss of
35 hilled and wounded.
On toe 18th inst., Valmaseda attacked the Cuban
position, first with artillery,'but making little im
pression. Tho infantry charge then followed. The
Cubans reserved their fire for short range and com
pelled the Spaniards to seek shelter behind their ar
tillery. After toreo hours Valmaseda attacked too
position with his entire force, reported by deserters
to be more than four thonsand, whereof one-half
are regulars. The Cuban force was about six thou*
sand, about four thousand well armed. The contest
lasted abont five hours, when Valmesada retreated
to Los Tunis. Caban loss 72 killed, including sev
eral officers, with 107 wounded severely, 150 slight
ly, and 47 missing. Two hundred Spanish dead and
wounded wore left on the field. The Cubans cap
tured 270 prisoners and 400 deserters. The desert
ers report that Valmesada had all bis available force
in tbe engagement, with 32 pieces of artillery, some
heavy, and two regiments of cavalry. The Cubans
bad 13 pieces of small calibre, and no effectively
equipped cavalry.
~ This battle is the first of importance since tho
commencement and causes much rejoicing in toe
Cuban army. A letter from Havana states .that the
Government exercises toe most rigid snrveil&nce
over too telegraph and mails.
Gen. Lesca has been hero some time, in tho in
terest of tho volunteers. Outrages increase fear
fully, and are of a character too revolting to be be
lieved. •
Washington, September 11—The Acting Secreta
ry of the Treasury has deducted from the pay of 26
clerks in tho Second Auditor's office for shirking
duty last month.
The Treasury is closed in honor of Fessenden’s
funeral. Little public business is done.
The Revenue Department refuses to compro
mise cases growing out of tho Mobile schooner
Mary. A proposition to compromise came from
David Gibson, of Cincinnati.
Gen. Sherman’s appointment to the Secretary of
War office reads to end next session of Congress.
General liews.
Keokuk, September 10 The Commercial Con
vention has adjourned. Among the resolutions
adopted, the Convention demands a full share of
diplomatic appointments and asks aid from cities
and towns on the Mississippi and its tributaries, for
the establishment of an emigrant depot at New
Orleans. Also, another resolution asking a subsi
dy for mail steamers from New Orleans to foreign
ports, and another favoring the removal of the Na
tional capital
Boston, September 10.—The storm extended
throughout New England. Many lives and vessels
were lost and every description of vesselse dragged
their anchors and drifted helplessly.
The schooners Ellen and Eliza were wrecked off
Peak’s Island. Eleven' lives were lost. A mud dig
ger in Portland Harbor was sunk bnt the crew was
saved. The fog bell at Portland head-light was
blown over toe bank into toe sea. i.
New Yoiik, Scptember.10.—An engine on toe Erie
Railroad exploded near Port Jarvis, killing four per
sons. • ' ■ : *
Boston. September 10 It is reported that the
paying teller of too Ninth National Bank is a de
faulter in the sum of one hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars.
Urartu*, September 10.—A planter named Burk,
nc-ar Napoleon. Ark., was shot dead to-day, whil
sitting with his family. The assassin is unknown}
Newton, N. J., September 11 Five miners were
killed by the prematurafall of an old building they
were raising at Ogden mine.
Boston, September 11.—Later advices report ad
ditional wrecks—two schooners, ashore on Cape
Small Point. Only one man of the crews was saved.
BiNGon. Me., September 11—The steamer Cam
bridge has arrived in tow. The officers and passen
gers report the night frightful
New Yobk, September 11.—The Rawlins relief
subscription has reached $41,000.
Lexisoton, September U.—Large numbers of
beef cattle from Western Virginia and East Tennes
see are passing Northward in search of pasture,
which the drought has ruined.
Hon. John Bell of Tennessee is dead.
Dispatches say that many liandBome subscriptions
have been made for the Arondale sufferers. Collec
tions for their relief will bo made in many churches
to-morrow.
New Obleans, September 11.—Crop prospect less
favorable. Cane backward. Caterpillar is reported
damaging cotton in several parishes.
John Weare, engineer on the steamer Creole, was
mortally hurt in attempting to leave the Poncliar-
train cars while moving.
The Scranton Horror.
/ Sobanton, Pa., September 9.—Ninety bodies
have been found,eighty-two of which have been,
brought to the surface. A doctor was called
to attend the men who - explored the mine,
but none present volunteered, and Dr. Ri-
Card, of plymouto, came from Plymouth'to
perform toe duty of resuscitating the miners if
more foul air is encountered. The coroner will
take testimony on Saturday afternoon.
Heaps of coal left in the chute have been
lighted and are blazing in a long line, extending
from toe railroad up the MU. Great outbreaks
of grief occur among the women in toe nearest
miners’ houses. The air in toe mine is so bad
that parties can stay but a few moments.
Later explorations of the mine have devel
oped h sadder phase of the tragedy. Many
chambers have been entered and miners found
in them dead,' toe breast of toe mine showing
they had been stricken down by poisonous gas
without a warning wMle they were at work.
Road men, roof men, door men and others were
found dead in different gangways, showing that
the destruction must havo come swift and sud
den. Tho spirit evinced by toe miners to-day
ha3 been bitter in the extreme, and not assuuge’d
by offers of assistance and sympathy flowing
from every side.
Asa Packer has telegraphed that he offers two
thonsand five hundred dollars to the bereaved.
Governor Geary has given five thousand dollars.
The raUroad company make all exertions possir
bio, and the wishes of miners in every respect
ThsHfaenl Boson roes
are consulted, but they remain obdurate. The diffidence; and these too, , na?
more reasonable are ready to listen to reason, proximitv to the iron ores. TVr,„ ■ aa “ ia
but they aro in a minority. Many are refractory
and vicious. Trouble is apprehended and has
been avoided only by consummate fact.
2:20 p. at.—Thomas Carson and George Mor
gan, very experienced miners, with twenty men,
have jnst returned from the mine, and report
they have explored every part of the workings
and are satisfied aU toe bodies have been re
covered. Outside parties say John Davis, of
Plymouth, and James A. Kerr, of Avondale, are
still missing. They must be mistaken. One
hundred and eighteen is toe number taken ont.
Funerals have been going on all day. Thirty-
seven were buried at once in Hyde Park Welsh
Cemetery this evening. Sixty-one corpses in
all have been received in this city. Others
have been buried at points down the valley.
The Hurricane in New England.
Boston, September 9, 8:30 p. it.—A fearful
storm of wind and rain burst upon this city and
vicinity late this afternoon, prostrating tele
graph wires and chimneys, and causing other
damages. The steeple of the Hanover Street
Church was blown down. Tho roof of toe Co
liseum was blown off and scattered, and several
unfinished buildings levelled. No loss of life
reported yet.
The damage done by toe storm last night in
Boston and vicinity will amount to a million
dollars. "■" • • •*
The hurricane extended over the most of east
ern Massachusetts. At Nahant a large dwelling
and stable were blown down, and tho depot on
the steamboat wharf was blown into the sea. At
Hull, every boat at anchor was driven ashore or
sunk. At Atomgham, the streets were blocked
with trees, and barns and chimneys blown down.
Agricultural Hall. Marshfield, was leveled with
toe ground. In Abingdon three church steeples
fell, and a large nail and tack factory in South
Abingdon was unroofed. At Braintree the stee
ple of a church was carried off. At Newbury-
port and towns farther east, the gale was less
violent. The damage to fruit trees, shrubbery
and corn is immense in all directions. The Co
liseum organ is ruined. It has been sold to Chi
cago parties for $5000. The big dram is also
ruined. Nearly every vessel in Boston harbor
dragged anchors, and many collided, sustaining
much damage. At Marblehead several houses
were blown down, and Frank Barret, of Nassau,
New Hampshire, was killed. The Sagamore
A Washington telegram says: “It is a re
markable fact, and one wMch attracts more than
ordinary attention in diplomatic circles, that all
tho available vessels, officers and seamen of onr
navy are now under orders to sail at a moment’s
notice. Tho popular Eolation of this strange
circumstance is that onr government prepared
itself for active demonstration regarding Cnban
affairs, if the result of the pending negotiations
with Spain on that subject should require it"
From the Ln Grange Reporter,]
jnst com P Ie ted toe grand
Editorial Excursion. To Us it has been b6>t
Of much pleasure, information, and nmfu* ^
have been brought in contact vrith a recti3
our State with which we are eomparaH 10 ? c!
Stranger, and with a people little
Of tMs people and what transpired ^ 01 *
saw and heard, we havo written. aIi.T*
geological, mmeralogical, and'material °
and importance of Georgia, we nownmL ^
say a few words. In the first
by saying, this is evidently a transition l» { ^
'of, perhaps, toe upper and.lower Silurian ^
fosaihferous in most of its structure
to be found most of the useful mineral m i> ;
in great profusion, both for agricultn»i “
commercial purposes. Iron maybe resaSLl y
toe most important and abundant Es
and its ribs are literally iron, in iaanvr?*^
Hefe are to be found, in great and inexhan^n
abundance, all the ores belonging t 0
useful and powerful family amongst
als of mother earth—the red, the
gray, and toe fibrous hematites—the .
and the needle ores, with all the sr'ni7l^f b;
chromates, etc., to the end
with water and ample forest wr,r„i „„ °<T*e.
, .. , ampla forest wood on the
for its manufacture.
Next are the immense coal beds and coal s.u
which underlie toe towering mountain^ J-
heads kiss the clouds with neither siv - 055
proximity to toe iron ores,
coal basin has not been
f ^ rne this itamensA
developed to any
extent, bnt the nnmistakeble o&teroto2LP.
to be found on the slopes of ttesenSS!?
in an area of hundreds of miles,
and fertile valleys, and at the base of
tains, are to be found, in great abuudw “ £
whole family of the limestones, from the ^
mra blue to toe hydraulic, oolite and marble '
Here, almost m a stone’s thrown™** r ,
the three essential ingredient, toRmS
tore of iron—the iron ore, the bitnmirm^o .
and the limestone rock. To these may bJ
ed bismuth, roofing-slate, alumnstone
stone, whetstone, plumbago, porcelain, faWT
earth, bmldingstone, led with ail He
bearing rocks of the transition formation
say nothing of toe gold ana oopper vhw
abounds in toe Northeastern part of thian~
extraordinary section of Georgia. ' 7
If there be any tiling else in the shape of mk
eral wealth that a munificent providence cc-
have bestowed on a country we aro a talons
imagine it. But here it lies embedded in tb
earth and scattered over surface, to a gr«* £ -
tent, unproductive at present.
What must be done ? Neither the money ti
the laborer is here to develop these vest tre-tl
nres and sources of wealth. Those who ti-
have toe means and energy to step forward £
this crisis and seize the opportunities and sc-
vantages now offered to such, can’t fail tora-
a golden harvest This scope of cormlryu-!
braces pretty much the oounties of Bartow, Rui
Polk, Chattooga, Gordon, WMtfield, Catooa
Walker and Dade in Georgia, a few of the coc*
ties lying around and North of Chattanoon
Tenn., the counties of Jackson, DeEslb.Chen
kee, Calhoun, Talladega, Shelby, St CUirg.;
Jefferson, in. Alabama. We may, a‘-a faa
day, say something further on this subject ¥■
do not hesitate to predict that in less than a tti
century this remarkable country will bema
toe leading iron market of the world.
Albany Cotton Statement.
Albany, September 9, 1869.
Received at warehouses and depot for toe
week 564 bales
Received previously..'. '. 433 1
Total receipts
Shipments to date
1001
758
Stock on hand
243
[ifetM.
The Scbanton Hobf.ob.—The Herald de
scribes the shaft of Avondale mine which was
the scene of the late horror casualty as follows
The fire began at ten o’clock this morning (the
6th.) All reports agree it must have com
municated from the ventillating furnace to toe
wood-work at the bottom of the shaft,
wMch is 327 feet below the surface. The
flames then rushed with great violence np
the shaft and broke ont in toe engine room
at the top. The engineer barely escaped
with his life. The buildings covering toe
month of toe shaft were 100 feet high and
200 feet long, all of wood and dry tinder. They
were almost instantly enveloped in flames, and
it was impossible to reach toe month' of toe
shaft to help toe men below.
Foreign News. >
Madrid, September 10.—Slight disturbances have
occurred here, owing to toe removal of toe volun
teers from posts occupied since tlie revolution.—
Several havo been woundod.
London, September 10.—Tho Bishops of Bath and
Wells have resigned.
Constantinople, September 10.—The frontier
question between .Turkey and Persia ia settled. The
Viceroy of Egypt submits to the demands of the
Sultan in all points except the budget. The great
powers will use every effort to prevent toe Sultan
from pushing matters to extremes.
London, September 10.—The Morning Tost says
the Pope ia about making a great effort to convert
toe American negroes. Two hundred or them are
studying for the priesthood.
Madrid, September 10.—Tho disturbances here
have been quelled and the city and country is quiet.
The proposition continuing Serrano’s regency
three years, is gaining, ground. -
Pabis. September 10.—Official papers announce
the Emperor’s health as satisfactory. The'Empress
will probably soon resume her eastern journey.
London, September 11.—A correspondent of tho
Standard makes Minister McMahon say of Lopez:
Ho is intelligent, polished and courageous and con
versant with too European manners and diplo
macy.”
Only two or three of too English desire to leave
Paraguay, but they aro too timid to express tho
wish.
A letter from Paris foreshadows an early abdica
tion. The Emperor's relapse is probable.
Many think toe Prince Imperial's majority will be
proclaimed on his next birth-day.
The Paraguayan account of an engagement says
two hundred allies and sixty Paraguayans were
killed. The nature of the ground compelled the
Paraguayans to forego pursuit. Brazilian accounts
Bay the allies are preparing to attack Lopez in force.
Pabis, September 11 The official paper pro
nounces Napoleon as well.
The rumor.of the probable extension of Serrano’s
regency, gains ground. ■ All parties In Spain are fa
vorable to the proportion.
Madbid, September 11.—The Government's re
quest for Prim’s immediate return on I account of
disorders, is withdrawn, upon their easy suppres
sion in the city. The country is now tranquil
majority of the people of this State, I think, figure, when toe angry painter thrust out hia
of foreign birth. The Scandinavians con- head from behind the picture' and told to'eshoe-
xnd maker to keep to his trade.
From Cuba.
Havana, September 10.—Lesca left this city for
Sagua with a battalion of volunteers 400 strong. The S™ country, no uves m a parace nea:
i .. Philadelphia, and contributes less to swell De
Spaniards put toe Insurgents to flight in Sevilla -—, If. * , .
New Yobk Postoffice.—-Work on toe new
postoffice for toe city of New York has advanced
to suoh an extent that the proposed change of
site is no longer talked of, and is not desired by
tho government. The excavation has reached a
depth of twenty-five feet, and the work of laying
the concrete foundation bed and building the
sustaining wall has been begun. The stone is
aU hauled and nearly aU the earth is carted away
at night in order to prevent a blockade of toe
streets. Once a month during the progress of
toe work a photograph of toe scene wiU be sent
to toe supervising architect of toe government
at Washington, who will thus be enabled at a
glance and with tolerable dearness to discern
how mnch has been accomplished daring the
preceding thirty days.
Railroad Travel.—The inorease of travel, as
shown by the crowded, trains, under the half-
fare system, tends to demonstrate that high
charges have operated as a serious embargo on
the people. If railroads can make more money
at half than whole price, can’t hotels do toe
same thing? We think the reason is stronger,
because thousands who are obliged to pay rail
road fare carry their cold provisions with them
on account of the enormous charge of $1.00
for ordinary meals.—Cuthbert Appeal.
A Magnificent Car.
On yesterday we paid a visit to the cir yds I
of toe Western nnd Atlantic Railroad, end vs; |
Mndly shown through them by Mr. A. Htlbe. I
toe superintendent of that department. IT; I
were shown a new pay and excursion cat, t®i:|
entirely at these works, except the ir.n I
which were cast at Rome. It Is bnilt of oil I
finished with black walnut throughout; prifei[
pearl white, with gilt moldings overhead The I
I superintendent’s and sleeping rooms satis I
peted with toe finest Brussels carpets, usd th I
pay-master’s room and ante-room wkhcildti.1
A raised roof, lighted with ground glass vetsi-1
tors, gives light and ventilation to the car. Ta I
arrangement for opening and shutting tiers-1
tilators is a design of Mr. Hnllert's. gotten ”I
especiaUy for this car. The lamps which lip: I
up toe ear are of cut glass, silver monnted. ll
entering the car, is a smaU apartment on as I
side of which is a marble basin for washicgp-l
poses. The next apartment is set apart foti-l
use of the Superintendent, haring two sleeph|
berths. Tho doors have one panel, with p‘
glass, one r fourth of an inch, with the word *
erintendent” engraved on them.
A side walk around the room affords enr:
to toe sleeping rooms, of which there are t
two sleeping berths in each. The arrangem*^
for sleeping is magnificent, and can sleep s
comfortably there as at home. A nice table ^
arranged between each seat in tho sleep;
apartment, removable at pleasure.
The next room is the Paymaster's ap'ari
and is supplied -with a desk, havings
drawers, and a safe underneath. A w
allows the Paymaster to settle with claimants^
the ante-Toom. The door leading into tbe &
room is lighted by plate glass, one-fourth of (
inch thick, with tho word “Paymaster”
graved thereon.
The ante-room contains a closet for linen, t
house and water-eoolor. A desk, on bin
the window, affords an opportunity to claim
to sign receipts and count their money,
rear entrance is five feet wide, with fol
doors two, and a half feet wide. This will i
parties on the car to obtain a good view of i
country and road as they pass over it
The car is built in the* most substantial r
ner, and of toe best materials. It reflects c
on toe road and the builders, and is inti
ly worth one-third more than a car < 11
pattern and dimensions bniit at the 1
money spent in bnilding it, is spent here hi
South 'Why not build all our cars hereby
South ?—Atlanta. Constitution.
A Spaniabd has invented a very carious ap
pliance for securing motive .power. The con
trivance, ns described in toe last Scientific
American, consists of a dike along toe sea-shore
where the waves break with force. • The dike
presents an inclined plane toward toe sea. ’When
a large wave comes in it is carried, up this in
clined plane by its own force, and when at
its greatest height is carried by sluice-ways
through to the interior, where is a reservoir to
receive it. From this reservoir it runs in a
steady stream, supplying a mill, and finding its
way after that back to too sea. The American
says it is used suocesssnlly in Cnba.
A cable dispatch announceid a few days ago
that Charlotte Cushman, who has resided at
Rome for several years past, was at Edinburgh,
Scotland, quite ill Miss Cushman is a native
of Boston, and was only twelve, when, some
thirty years ago, she became a vocalist for the
support of her father’s family. She sang at a
great concert with the celebrated Mrs. Wood,
■who pronounced her the finest contralto she had
ever hoard. The failure of her voice in opera
drove her to the spoken drama, in which she
soon became a favorite, and rapidly rose to an
enviable fame in high comedy and tragedy.
A cotton factoby, with a capital stock of
$300,000, is to be erected in Nashville, Tenn.
It will be located near the McGavock Spring,
including in its grounds the spot where, in 1777,
toe pioneers first pitched their tents, bnilt their
stockades to resist the constant invasions of toe
Indians, cleared their first land, and raised their
first crops. The stockade erected near Ue-
Gavock's Spring was called Freeland Station,
and was used for a long period of years for the
.protection both of emigrants and citizens.
Tex years ago, Jay Cooke, it is said, was a
clerk in a Philadelphia bank; bat toe war
stuffed Ms pockets full of greenbacks, and he
now stands at the head of toe shoddy aristocra
cy of the country. He lives in a palace near
Spaniards put' toe Insurgents to flight
bay. Thirty rebels were killed in the skirmish near
Riamon.
Mobe deaths by drowning from surf bathing
have been reported this year than ever before,
The price pqid for toe Boston Advertiser a _
few days ago .was $225,000. . Si£ years ago the ; contemplating marriage might order Brora *
lono’s internal revenue reoeipts than many a
gallant ex-soldier whose only wealth is a salary
of two thousand a year. They say he is about
to establish a banking house in London, of
whioh Hon. Mr. Ross, Minister of ‘Finance of
the Dominion of Canada, will be toe head.
Some rime in the future it looks m if* fady
. paper sold for $40,000.
insteal of-* trousseau.
A Boat Race Unheralded.
At a regatta at Cherbourg, France, on 1116
nit., one of the boats from toe United
frigate Sabine won the first prize against c
competitors. The American boat
eight, and accordingly took the position M
at toe buoy bearing this number, where if
etiy lay, awaiting toe hour of departure, f ’
while toe French boats were pulling up and
the line, to show off in the presence of the'-
sands of spectators assembled on the ■"
Nearly all toe boats for this race
oars than the Sabine's; most of them i
sixteen and some of them eighteen osts <
American boat, though .quite as large
other, had but twelve, animportant differ? 1
a contest like this, and one which won!- 3
deterred most others from taking part a - .
two o’clock toe first gun was fired.
minute toe second was fired, and the j
were off. Now “came the tug of wan'
of the crews pulled hard for the first iff?-I
dred yards, leavine toe Sabine’s boat
But then Lieutenant Commander Batlett- r
understood Ms men, began steadily
when Ms boat turned the buoy, a 0
was eight boat lengths ahead of aiL T“ e .'
cans now pulled with a will; they
strength and knew just what they ^
tend with. On they went, steadily 8 ,ic ^y
their eleven adversaries, and when they g*
and passed the grand stand, the Bfaf j
was more than ten lengths ahead,
carried a litile pennant at its bow, i
toe American boat passed the staff int®-
upon which the Frenoh flag was
tenant- Bartlett dipped Ms ensign an*
oars. His boat was at once saluted as v
some ten thonsand cheers from the
multitude on shore.
A Mbs. Fabx celebrated her 105th
lately at Cleveland, OMo. She fa* ‘
seventeen children. The last w»s .^j,
she was 65 years old, and she now «
health, attends church regularly) is 6 *’ ’ ^-1
good teeth and improved sight, and
turning black. But she has an intern-
of fifty years standing.
Neab Byron, Michigan, is s 8 P I *?^ S < ,
so impregnated with lime that it ;
about its issuing point, by deposit,
curb, a roek with a hole in the centr •
twig and leaf over wMoh the stream
spring passes is similarly ooated with ^
The Banken Knitting company, ,
New York, held a meeting on W® ,
solved to shut down their mill st 'jou
with, on account of the scarcity of ^
Sandlake Milfa, New York, have already
from the same cause, and it is said tnw<.
not all, the cotton mills is the vicinity
wise suspend.
Why were Adam and Eve the
sugar planting 7 Because they rfuseu j
Cain. tfas?" 3^ . ,
Thebe fa a lady *t Saratoga who W*
much water from the iron SP 1 ? 1 !? tss
received an offer from a shrewd
Ax onthusfaitio traveler at one of (1 ^ <(
seaside retreats down East says: t,,
in an atmosphere so intoxicating . ( »
to ooma under the restrictions o
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