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BRUNSWICK ADVERTISER. BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. TIMELY TOPICS. Bbighah Young has filed his amended answer to the complaint of Ann Eliza Young. He says his relations with that, lady were& t a polygamous nature, and, therefore, she has no claim on him, This Is » ■vn.l confession that all his children are bastards, and his wives by Mormon marriages oonoubines, whioh would seem to be the fact. Reports continue to arrive of the dis astrous^ effects prodnc9d by the recent rains throughout the west, and especial ly in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Iowa. Whole section* of country are flooded, and the damage to grain orops not yet harvested or standing in the shook is immense. Railroad tracks and fences are washed away, and in many instances houses and barns have been destroyed, The committee appointed to oount the tnnds in the treasury on the retire ment of Mr. Spinner are about ready to make their report. They have been engaged for the past week in an investi gation of the $47,000 robbery, and after taking a mass of testimony without inculpating any single individual, ex press the opinion that the money was taken by an employe of the cash-room and, further, that it is possible for suoh robberies to ocour at any time. As Washington died before the dose of the administration of John Adams, there was, of course, no ex-president living when he wsb gone; tnd now, again, the death of Andrew Johnson leaves the country without a living ex president. Within three poesidential terms, five presidents—Pierce, Ba- chanan, Lincoln, Fillmore, and John son have died. Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Fill more, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mrs. Johnson, the wives of presidents, are living. But two ex-vice presidents —Hamlin and Colfax—are living. What remarkable strides we are mak ing in the increase of our domestio ex ports of produoe is shown by a little statement just issued by the Statistical bureau. In the fisoal year whioh ended June 30,1874, the last year of whioh that bureau has made up full returns, the domestio exports amounted in speeie value to over $569,500,000. For the corresponding fiscal year of the previous decade, that ending June 30,1864, the specie value of the exports were but $143,500,000. Here is an increase of more than three-fold in ten years. A commission of the architects of Chicago has directed, after a dose ex amination, that the work on the new custom-house should be resumed, as they find the foundations strong enough and the Buena Vista stone good enough, if carefully selected. Potter, super vising architect, thought the walls should oome down, but the Chicago people want a custom-house, aad are willing to risk the present foundations. If demolished, as proposed, it would oocasion a delay of three years and a loss of $1,000,000. Twenty-six crimes of various mag nitudes, from counterfeiting to wife murder, are the subject of tweniy-six special telegrams in a western paper. There are forgeries, riots, incendiarism, thefts, murders, embezzlements and orimes of darker hue. This savory mess is served up in a column by itself so that no family need miss it, and is garnished with startling and imagina tive headings. With such diet as this dealt out to the community every day the Now York Tribune thinks there need be no wonder if crime "doth make the meat it feeds .on.” The Army and Navy Journal, com menting upon the ravages of the yellow fever at Pensacola, very sensibly sug gests that, as the soldiers stationed at the two forts there are really not needed in time of peace, the place should be abandoned in the sickly season and the troops sent to a healthier locality, thus avoiding the awful saciifice of human life whioh has oharaoterized the summer occupation of the Pensacola station, and doing away with the danger to the whole southern country and possibly to several northern seaports through the transmssion of the disease. Speaking of the proposed direct trade with Brazil, the St. Louis Trade Journal gives a doleful view of the crops. It says: "At the present rate wheat suffi cient to make 10,000 barrels of flour, suitable in all respeots for the Brazil trade, could not be gathered together in this market in three months. This for the very simple reason that nearly all the fall wheat now being received is damp and in other respeots out of con dition.” The Chicago Times, on the other hand, says: Throughout Ohio and Indiana it is now generally con ceded that the first reports greatly ex aggerated the damage done, and that, although both winter and spring wheat are badly injured, there will be at least half a crop.” A TRIBUTE TO VIRGINIA. [That is a magnificent tribute to Virginia with which James Russell Lowell closes bis centennial poem, read at the celebration of the hundredth an niversary of Washington’s talcing command of the continental army at Cambridge, Mass.; ana bis allusion to the restoration of fraternal reeling be tween tbe north and south, will tbrill the hearts of men long after the eloquent outbursts of oratory at Banker HU1 and elsewhere have been forgotten. It is as follows:] Virginia gave us this Imperial man Cast in the mighty mold Of those bigb-statured ages old Which into grander forms onr mortal metal ran; i iisc gave us this unblemished gentleman; What shall we give her liaek but. love and praise As in the dear old tinestranged davs Before the Inevitable wrong began V Mother of states and undimtn shed men, Thou gavest ns a country giving tlm. And we owe alway what we owed thee then; The boon thou wouldst have snatched from ns agen Shines as before with no abatement dim. A great man’s memory is tbe only thing With influence to ontlast the present whim And bind us as when here he knit our golden ring. All of him that was subject to the bouis L1o3 in thy soil and makes it part of ours; Across more recent graves, Where nnnsentful nstnre waves Her pennons o’er the shot-plowed sod, Proclaiming tbo sweet trnce of God, We from this consecrated plain stretch out Onr bands as free from afterthought or doubt As here the united north Poured her embrowned manhood forth In welcome of our savior and (by son. Through the battle we have better learned tby worth. The deep-set courage and nndannted will, Which, like bis own, tbo day’s disaster done, Could, safe in manhood, suffer and be still, Both tbine and ours tbo victory hardly won ; If ever with distempered voice or pen I We have mif deemed tbee, here we take It back - And for the dead of both don oommon black. Be to ub evermore as thou wast then, As we forget thou hast not always bsen. Mother of states and unpolluted men. Virginia, fitly named for England’s manly queen. HIS EARLY LIFE. The Ohineso are going to engage in tbe foolish business of making war on Kashgar. Tbe dispatch states that this movement is on acconnt of "the alleged discovery that the rnlers of that tributary state are preparing to revolt against the Chinese authority. The Chinese conquered Kashgar, in eastern Turkiatan, about the year 1750 from the Tartars. In 1863 the Tartars revolted, and under Mahommes Yakub Beg drove the Chinese out, bag and age. Yakub Beg has been ac knowledged as the ruler of Kashgar by Russia, to whom he pays tribute. The Chinese may collect some tribute there, but Kashgar is quite an independent state and Yabug Beg is a brave and dashing warrior, who will doubtless whip the Celestials again if they under take to ooeroe him. An almost inoredible story of cruel, ties to prisoners in the Texas Peniten tiary is verified by a report to the wax department. A variety of tortures worthy of the fiendish ingenuity of the middle ages has been inflicted upon the unhappy inmates. Those selected espe cially to undergo suoh treatment were I mostly oonviotB who had been employed l by contractors for railroad building, The English having loaned the Turk-1 and by owners of plantations who were iah government several hundred millions of dollars for the purpose of affbeting “ internal improvements,” are now get ting somewhat alarmed when they find the sultan spending the greater part cf the money on personal luxuries. The Bultan in fact has entirely too much fam- ly, his wives numbering eight hnndred and the household expenses alone amounting to $10,000,000. This item ■alone keeps him "sick,” and the sooner England can induce him to settle down with one wife the better it will be for all parties concerned. also lessees of the penitentiary. The crime of the unfortunates was their in ability to endure overwork, hardship, and bad food. The result of the oruel- ties and the general bad management was a large proportion of deaths among the convicts. The oiroumstance that oome United States prisoners were con fined in the Penitentiary has served to bring to light the horrible faots, but there is reason to fear that no change has been made in the system, and the cruelties are continued at the present hour. Biographical Reminiscences of the Late Andrew Johnson. The Greenville Intelligencer of Fri day, of whioh Andrew Johnson, Jr., son of the late President, is the editor, contains a lengthy biographical sketch of Mr. Johnson, written by Mr. Sam W. Small. It contains some interest ing faots connected with the private life of Andrew Johnson, and corrects some in accuracies of previously written biographies, which we copy: HIS FIBST LOVE AFFAIB. In John Savage’s "Life of Andrew Johnson,” the reader is given the belief that Mr. Johnson loved and was dis appointed in his affeotions by their object. Such is not the ease, so far as the conclusion is stated. He did fall in love with a yonng lady of good family and estimable character. She responded in the fullest degree, and both anticipated great felicity in a future life together. The parents of the young lady, however, objected to the marriage upon the grounds of Mr. Johnson’s youth (he was yet in his mkior years) and lack of means. Upon hearing this, Mr. Johnson sought an interview with the young lady, told her of the decision of her parents and of the oourse he himself had resovled upon. With his native high principle he said there was nothing left to them but to part and forget what they had been to each other. The lady felt otherwise, and frankly told him she would go with him wherever he might lead, and that she would not hesitate to trust her life and its keeping into his hands. The strong pride and love of fair dealing of Mr. Johnson could not permit this, and, notwithstanding his love, he denied the proposition and left the place, only returning long years after, when the lady was married and the mother of a family. Thus, it will be understood, that the lady did not prove faithless and cause any wounded feelings to the subject of this sketch. HIS MARRIAGE, After a time Mr. Johnson went to Rutledge, in Grainger county, and re mained there some six months. Before leaving and while absent, Mr. Johnson was paying his addresses to a young lady who possessed a warm heart, strong intellect, fair education and large indi viduality and strength of character. Mr. John Brown, who was then post master, remembers that letters passed between thorn during Mr. Johuson’3 stay in Rutledge,his being written for him by some friend, they must have been. Her name was Miss Eliza MeGardell, and, up on Mr. Johnson’s return, they were mar ried, at Warrensburg, 17 miles -below here. He brought his wife to Green ville and rented a house which stood upon the site of Mr. Brown’s present store, putting his family into the rear portion and converting the front into a tailor shop, to be conducted by him self and Hentle W. Adkinson, his partner. PROGRESS IN LETTERS. Mr. Johnson was a hard student, and every moment spared from his work was given to his search into books. After the day’s work was finished he would sit until late in the night reading and stndying. It has been stated and generally believ ed that his wife taught him how to read. This is not the correct report. He bad learned how to read, but in learning to write, to make calculations and properly use language, she indeed gave him much assistance, and she became to him a person of reference when he could not comprehend some of the huiuei luutine matters in hand at the time. Mrs. Johnson’s education and sympathy with him were great aids to him, and he always referred to his early struggles after learning with evident gratitnde for the part she assumed. HIS FIRST CANVASS. In 1835, Maj. James Britton, father of David Britton, present clerk of cur cir cuit court, announced himself a candi date for the legislature. The counties of Greene and Washington were then . entitled to one representative-a floater —and Britton went to Jonesboro to open the canvass. Mr. Johnson quietly took horse for the point. Britton made bis speeob, with evidentsnccsss. Matthew Stevenson, the then floater, aleo made a speech, announcing himself for re-elec tion. Mr. Johnson then took the stand, and to tho surprise of the crowd, an nounced his candidacy for the position and made a strong speech, full of native- sense and rugged eloquence, in which he completely used up his opponents. The crowd ware carried with him irre sistibly, and when he concluded, the people wont wild with enthusiasm, and shouted lustily for " the speaking tail or.” Britton withdrew from the race, and Mr. Johnson heat Mr. Stevenson with a large majority. A New Era for the South. A new and promising era has dawned upon the States where once KingOotton held undisputed sway. Southern plant ers have experimented in the way of di versity of products, and the experiment has proved a wonderful success. If it had been predicted ten years ago that any of the cotton-raising States would in the year 1875 have a surplus of cereals, the existing facts and prospeots of the times would hardly have borne oat the prophesy. Yet such is the fact. The States of Tennessee, Arkansas, Missis sippi, and Alabama will this year have enough and to spare, and the southern farmers are proud and happy. In addi tion to this unprecedented grain yield, the old staple, though reduced iu acre age, has by a more thorough system of. cultivation rewarded the planters as' never before, and they boast of an inde- E endence that has heretofore been un- nown to that portion of the country. They olaim that with their surplus of breadstuffs they can obtain the means by whioh they will be enabled to hold their cotton, take advantage of the mar ket, and cell for cash instead of follow ing the practice that has almost univer- sallyjobtained of mortgaging their crops early in the season at ruinous figures. How far this state of faots will influ ence the prioes of grain in the West re mains to be seen.—Chicago Tribune. Steel Direct fbom Iron Obb.—M. Ponsard’s apparatus for producing steel direot from the iron ore, as described in La Metallungie, consists principally of an arrangement for transforming tho fuel in a series of large chambers, and of an apparatus in briok oalled tho re- ouperator of heat, whioh receives the flames from the furnace, and restores the caloric in the form of hot air. The compartments of the furnace serve suc cessively for the reduction of the ore, for the reactions whioh are effected, and, finally, for the fusion of the whole charge in such a manner that the separation of tlm component parts is effected by the uiuereuue ui ueututy. These various phases of the operation require very different temperatures, and the production ef these is the special object of the apparatus. On the side of the furnace doors the tem perature is only that of red heat, while beyond the heat is so great that the eye is unable to support the. inten sity of the glow—this extraordinary heat being estimated, in fact, at not less than 3,632 degrees Fahrenheit. The result obtained by means of thin process is considered to demonstrate possibility of producing steel direot from the ore without any of the trans formation necessary under existing sys tems.