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About Cuthbert weekly appeal. (Cuthbert, Ga.) 18??-???? | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1871)
BY J. P. SAWTELL. E. H. PURDY, Manufacturer of Mies, Harness ant Trah, And Whole-ale tt.nl Ketaii Dealer in All kinds of Sadlery Ware, Corner of Whitaker and Brian St*., SAVANNAH, GA. ry Oidi-rs for ftuiiber Belting, Hn*e and Packiug; aim, Stretched Leather Belting, Riled promptly. sepi7-6m k. }. ODILHARTIS. ' JOUn FLANNERY. L. J. GUILM&RTIN i CO., Cotton Factors, AIM) General Commission Merchants, Bay St., Savannah, G&. Agents for Bradley''s Super Phos phate of Lime, Powell’s Mills Yarns and Domestics, etc. Bagging, Rope and Iron Ties, al ways on hand. |3f*.Usual Facilities Extended to Customers. aepH-fim A. J. MILLER & GO., FURNITURE DEALERS, 150 Broughton Street, SARAH*AII, GEORGIA. WE HAVE ON HAND, and are con tinually receiving, every variety of Parlor and Bedroom Sets, Bureau a, Washstands, Bedsteads, Chairs, Rockers, Wardrobes, Meat Safes, Cradles, Lcoking Glasses, Feathers, Featherbeds, Pil lows. etc. Hair. Moss. Shnck and Kxcelcior Matrasses on hand, and made to order. Jobbing and Repairing neatly do:.e, and With despatch. We are fully prepared to till orders. Country ordefs promptly attended to. all letters of inquiry answered promptly. scpl7-6m. MARIETTA MARBLE YARD. J AM PKEPARED TO FUUNISII Marble, Monuments, Tombs, Head and Foot Stones, Vaces, Urns, Vaults, etc., At very reasonable terms, made of Italian, American and Georgia M* An B L E . IRON RAILING Put Up to Order. For information or deaiKns address me at this place, or Dlt. T. S. POWELL, Agent. CuthUert, Ga Address, J. A. BISANER, sepl7 6m Marietta, Ga. GEORGE S. HART & CO., Merchants, And Wholesale Dealers in Fine Butter, Cheese, Lard, etc., 39 Pearl and 28 Bridge Sts., N. Y. , W Butter and Lard, of all grades, put up !nevery variety of package, for Shipment to Warm Climates. sep!7-fim* REEDSTLARKE7 No. 22, Old Slip, New York, DEALKIIB IN PROVISIONS, Onions, Potatoes, Butter, etc. septl7-6m ELY, OBERHOLSTER & CO., Importers and Jobbers in Dry Goods, j N~os. 329 cC 331 Uroddicay, Corner of Worth Street. isepls-6in New York. mm Mill Gearing,Shaftui£&Fulleys I SEND FORACIRCUIAR*J^ . GEORGE PAGE & CO. J\o. 5 W. Schroeder St., Baltimore. Manufacturers of PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Steam Engines and Boilers PATENT IMPROVED. PORTABLE Circular Saw mm Gang, Malay and Sash Saic Mills, (jlrlst Mills, Timber Wheels, Shingle Ma chines, &o. Dealers in Circular Saws, Belt, iagftini Mill supplies generally..and manufac turer's gents for Lelfoi's Celebrated Turbine Water Wheel and every description of Wood Working Machinery. Agricultural Engines a Specialty. t3ff~Se,nd for and fscflpti v Catalogues &. Price List. Jepl7 J v TliE EUREKA mnum job SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF IjlMe: Is for sale at All Points of Importance IK GEORGIA. WE HAVE SOLD IT FIVE SUCCESSIVE YEARS, AND KNOW It is the very Article FOR PLANTERS TO USE. DAVID DICKSON, Esq., Os Oxford, says It is superior to any COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER He Ims ever applied, and RECOMMENDS IT TO EVERYBODY. WE SOLD OVER Two Thousand Tons IN GEORGIA LAST YHAR. IT HAS BEEN TRIED AND ALWAYS PAID THE PLANTER. Send fbr a Pamphlet. An Agent may be found at almost every De : pot, but information can always be had of F. W. SIMS & GO., Savannah, Ga. Agent at Cuthbert; 6a., 11. H. JONES. Agent at fort Gaities, Ga., NI TLIVE ft jau2o-Btfi CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1871. @|jr Cntjjkrt g.jijtal. Terns of Subscription.: One Year $3 00 | Six Months $2 00 invariably in advance. J3F" No attention paid to orders for the pa per uuiess accompanied by the Cash. Hat es of Advertising : One square, (ten lines or less.) $1 00 for the fl'St and 75 cents/or each subsequent inser tion. A liberal deduction made to parties who advertise by the year. Persons sending ad vertieements should mark the number of times they desire them inser ted, or they will be couiinUed until torbidand charged accordingly. Transient advertisement! must be paid for at the time of insertion. Announcing names of candidates for office, $5.00. Cash, in all cases Obituary notices oVer five lines, charged at regular advertising ra'es. Ail commnnicatious intended to promote the private ends or interests of Corporations, So ciety's, or iiid'vidaa's, will be charged as ad vertisements. Job Work, such e- Pamphlets, Ci en!.' v t, Cards, Blanks, Handbills, etc., will be execu ted in good style aud at reasonable rates. Ail letters addressed to the Proprietor will be promptly attended to. Ohurcli Directory. METHODIST CHURCH-R.B. I.esteu, P&Btor. , Preaching at 11, A. M. & 7 1-2, P. M. Sab bath School, 3, P. M BAPTIST CHURCH—F. M. Daniel, Pus tor. Preaching at 11, A. M. &712, P. M. Sab bath school, 9 1-2, A M. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-J. S. Coz Bx, P;tetor. • Preaching at, 11, A. M. & 7 1-2, P. M. Sab bath School. 9 1-2, A. M. People Will Talk. You may get through the world, but ’twill be very slow, If you listen to all that is said as you go } You’ll be worried and fretted, and kept in a stew, For meddlesome tongues will have some thing to do, For people will talk. If quiet aod modest, you'll have it presumed That your humble position is only assumed ; You’re a wolf in sheep's clothing, or else you’re n fool. But dou't get excited, keep perfectly cool, For people Will talk. If generous nnd noble they’ll rent out their spleen, 1 oil'll hear some loud hints that you’re pel fish nnd mean. If upright, honest, and fair as the day, They’ll call you a rogue in a ply, sneaking way, For people will talk. And then if yon show the least boldness of heart, Or a slight inclination to take your own part, They will call you an upstart, conceited and vain, Blit keep straight ahead, don't stop to ex plain, For people w ill talk. If Ibreadbare your drees, or old fashioned your bat, Some oue Will surely take notice ol that, And hint rather strong that you can't pay your way, But don’t get excited, whatever they Fay, For people will talk. If yon dress in the fashion don’t think to es cape. For they criticise then in a different shape ; You're ahead of your means, or your tailor’s unpaid ; But mind your own business, there’s naught to be made, For people will talk. Now. the best Way to do is to do as you please, For your mind. IF you have one, Will then be at ease, Os course you will meet with all sorts of abuse. But don’t think to stop them, it ain’t any use. For people will talk. Female Society. —What is it that makes all. those men who as sooiate habitually with women su perior to others who do not ? What makes that woman who is accus tomed and at ease in the society of men superior to her sex in general ? Solely because they are in the habit of free, graceful, continued conver sations with the other sex. Wo men, in this way lose their frivoli ty* their faculties awaken, their del icacies and peculiarities unfold all theli* beauty and captivation in the spirit of intellectual rivalry. And the men lose their pedantic rude, declamatory, or sullen manner.— The’coin of the understanding and the heart changes continually.— Their asperities are rubbed off, their better materials polished and brightened, and their richness, like the gold, is wrought into finer workmanship by the fingers of wo men than it ever could be by those of men. The iron and steel of their characters are hidden, like the Character and armor of a giant, by studs and knots of good and pre cious stones, when they art not wanted in actual warfare. Polite -UxTiiUTits.' —When you have put yourself a little out of ‘the way to accommodate a friend, in replying to bis expressions of re gret at giving you trouble, it is not necessary to say “0, it is not the slightest tfduble at all—it was per fectly convenient.” It is quite as polite to answer, ‘‘l am most happy to have been able to.render you any assistance, as you ought to he if you felt properly upon such matters. A little fact and discretion, united with that kindly feeling td hll around you, which constitutes the basis of Bound mortality, as well as true politeness, will always enable you to avoid giving offence, without compromising your conscience. Grignon. It was a pleasant day in my life when I was thrown into the compa ny of Grignon. I was on ray way to California, and had taken the overland route in preference to any other. It was on ray journey across the plains that I made his acquaintance. Our party overtook a single wagon. It contained a solitary man. The horses were dead, and the man nearly so. This man was Grignon. I paid the ut most attention to his -wants. Being a medical man, I -gave him all the benefit of my skill and care. As he recovered he naturally entertain ed a strong friendship for me. Ilis wagon had fallen behind the train to whiefy he belonged, and they had been compelled by their own neces sities to desert him. The conjuror, however, was des tined for a far more glorious fate than to die miserably in the deso late American desert. lie was to become an astonisher to the natives, (Indians) a savior to civilized lives, and a lion in California. We resumed our journey. We had started, however, like many others in those days, with insuffi cient preparations. As soon as we found out our mistake, we had to be very economical in our provis ions. Me killed buffaloes whenev er we found them, and always re plenished our water casks at every stream. At length we came to a dry and parched waste, where there was scarcely a drop of water, scarcely a blade of grass, and not a .single living animal of any descrip tion. And now began the troubles of our journey. We had come into the country of the warlike Indians, and they were not slow to acquaint us with the fact. Every day they prowled around us in great num bers, threatening and insulting us. Occasionally they used to snatch up something and dart away on their fleet horses. We did all that wo could to be friendly, and deterniin ed to avoid an open rupture as far as possible, for there were only twelve on our side, and on their side apparently twelve hundred. Every day, however, only made matters worse. In spite of our pre cautions, the Indians grew more and more abusive and insulting.— We became watchful, and tried to bo more forbearing, but our for bearance was taken for cowardice, and the savages began to think that tile} 7 could do anything with us. We held a council of war, and determined to bring matters to a crisis at once. The crisis soon came. One day a big Indian came ri ding along by us. He began talk ing in a contemptuous way, and gesticulating furiously. At last he asked one of our men for his gun. The man refused. The Indian repeated his question, and attemp ted to take the gun from his hand. The man drew back. The In dian sprang yforward, flourished his knife and threatening. At this the man calmly levelled his piece and shot the Indian through the heart. As the wretch fell shrieking from his horse, the plain seemed to be alive with other Indians. From be hind every clump of trees, every hillock, every rock, anil every rising ground, they poured forth in count less numbers. We had never be fore seen so many assembled to gether as now. And now our companion, the con juror, came out conspicuously. He had been once in the French army, he said, and understood all its ad mirable discipline. A few words of warning,.and a short explanation, sufficed to make us form a circle of the wagons, and draw up behind them, with baggage heaped up for breastworks. There we waited for the savages. But they* did not come just then. With loud whoops and screams they gathered upon the plain at a distance from us. The wretched cowards as soon as they saw our slight preparations, were actually afraid to attack. They waited till night. Night came. Our defenses were made. Our wagons were arranged more closely', and the barricade of baggage was made higher, deep, and more effective. In the centre were onr cattle. Behind this little fortification we now awaited our foes. Shortly after dusk the tramp of thousands of hoofs shook the plain. Down upon us thundered the Indi ans. Shouts and yells burst around. On they came, nearer and still nearer. We waited in breathless suspense. At last our volley burst in thun der upon them. Shrieks arose front amidst the gloom We saw not what the ef fect of our shots had been but could only conjecture that it had been deadly'. There was a wild uproar—the confused sound of trampling horses, the noise of men calling to one an other, intermingled with groans and cries of pain. Without giv ing them time to recover from their confusion, we poured in another volley, and yet another, loading as rapidly as*we Could; and firing re volvers where we had them. The effect was terrible Many must have been wounded or killed,' judging ff*om the uproar that arose. For a time there was a confused hubbub of sounds. Houses were tramping, men calling; groans were mingled with cries of rage. Du ring all this time we fired at inter- vals whenever we heard a sound, husbanding onr ammunition, and not willing to waste a shot. At last there arose a wild tramp of horses, the sound moving away from us, and seeming to show that our enemies had retired baffled from the assault. Yet we were afraid of some plot: Grignon made ns keep our watch, and all that night we lay on our arms, expecting every moment to hear the Indian yell which announ ced the assault of the savages. After a long night, which sec m ed interminable, morning dawned. As the light illumined the wide plain, we looked around anxiously for our enemies, but saw none whatever.— IVe took a hasty breakfast, and then deliberated on what we ought to do—whether to take advantage of tliis respite and move on, or wa it a while. Most of us thought we had better hurry on; but Grig non gave it as his opinion that the Indians were yet in the neighbor hood, and were waiting to attack us on the march. He thought that it would be better to wait at least another day. We yielded to his opinion, and waited as best we could. M r e did not have long to wait. , After a few hours, at about ten o clock, ten or a dozen horsemen ap peared over a hillock in the distance, riding slowly toward us. “They wish to have a parley,’ said Grignon. “Some of you step forth and see what they want. I wish to have a little to say, but will wait.” One of our men was selected, and went outside of our enclosure to meet them. Meanwhile, Grignon lifted a trunk out of the wagon which belonged to him, drew it outside, and busied himself coolly i n arranging and turning over‘the things." We all thought this was <lone to assume an air of indifference. So none of us noticed him particnl ai ly. Our representative stood outside waiting for the Indians. Ten of them dismounted, and walked to ward us in a friendly manner, while the rest held the horses. One of them addressed our men in broken English. I he Indians he said, did not want our lives. They wanted powder. It we would give them what we had, they would let us go in safety, and protect us from other tribes till we got beyond the plains. Give them our powder ! A pleas* ant request. It scarcely needed de bate. We refused. Well, then, would we give them our bullets ? They were very much in want of bullets. One of U3 said in a law taice that bullets were the only thing they wotlhl. gel from us, but the Indians did not hear him. Our representative refused very mildly. r i he ludians now stood talking with one another. Grignon advan ced toward them. lie whispered something in alow voice to our rep rcsentalive who immediately with drew. Grignon then stood facing the Indians. “Are you the captain ?” said the spokesman of the Indians, suddenly, as he noticed Grignort. . “No; lam the medicine man; you can’t shoot these men or these horses; I save them.” The Indian translated this to his companions, who burst into roats of laughter. Grignon advanced more closely, lie was looking steadily at the In- f dian, and we noticed that the lat ter appeared to be uncomfortable under his gaze. “See,” said Grignon, “you can’t shoot me. Here,” —and he drew a pistol from his pocket, a revolver— , fire at me.’ The India’n smiled. “You don’t want me to kill you ?” said he, scornfully. “You can’t.” The Indian’s eyes flashed. “Shoot!” cried .Grignon, folding his arms. The Indian hesitated a moment, lie looked at us suspiciously. Then he looked at his companions, and said something in their own lan guage. They all responded vehe mently. The Indian took aim. “ You toll me to shoot,” said he. “Shoot !’’ said Grignon, again. The Indian tired. Grignon smiled, and walking for ward to the Indian, he handed him a bullet. TheTndian looked paralyzed. Grignon showed him how to fire again. The Indian fired the other five shots. Grignon caught each bullet, some times seeming to catch it from his breast, sometimes from bis face, and each time he handed it to the Indi an. [The other Indians were noW in a state of wild excitement. “They may all shoot if they choose,” said-Grignon ; ard saying this he went to his trunk, drew out nine pistols, and coming up to them proceeded to load each one. He took the powder and put it in, tlifcn the wadding and bullet and the In dians saw him do it. He handed a pistol to each on loading it. Sud denly one of these took aim, and fired. Grignon; without seem ing to have noticed him, raised hit; haiid, and seemed to catch a bullet from his forehead. He tossed this toward the Indian, wlio picked it up with an air of stupefaction. Then he stood, and told all the rest to fire. Eight reports sounded in rapid succession. Grignon took off his hat, and walked up to the Indians. To their amazement eight bullets were in his hat. Each man took and look ed at it in wonder; “Do you want to nre again? asked Grignon. They all expressed a wish to do so. “Well, hand me the pistols,” To their amazement the pistols were gone. They looked at one another in wonder. • “You see,” said Grignon, “they fired the pistols at me too; and I swallowed them.” “Swallowed them !” faltered the Indian, and he told this to his as tonished companions. “Yes, do you want them ?” The Indian nodded. Whereupon Grignon opened his mouth, and rolling back his eyes, he inserted his fingers and dreVlr a pistol apparently from his throat.— Another followed. Then he drew forth a third then a fourth, and so on until he had drawn forth the eight pistols from his throat, while the Indians stood looking on in ut ter bewilderment. And no won der, for we ourselves felt no less as tonishment. We could not account for it; we wore as much stupefied as the Indians themselves. After this Grignon calmly drew forth six or eight more pistols, then a number of cartridges and finally a carbine. “I’m the medicine man,” said he, solemnly. The Indians said not a, word. “Do you want to fire again ?’•’ said he, and he offered the pistols to the Indians. They all shrunk back in horror. Grignon tossed the pistols, car tridges and carbine over to us, and smiled benignantly upon the aston ished savages. He then shook his hand. A knife fell out of the palm.— Another followed, another. He shook three more out of his left hand, and drew a score or so out of his ears. “Perhaps yon would like some- to drink ?” said he smilingly, to the Indian who spoke English. The savage looked at him suspi ciously. “What’ll you have ? Rum, bran dy, gin, whiskey, ale, porter, wine or cider ?” The Indian brightened up, and spoke to his follows. They all pre ferred whiskey. Grignon asked the Indian to lend him a loose blanket which ho wore The Indian took it off doubtfully.— Grignon shook it; a bottle rolled out. lie shook it again ;'-a glass fell out. lie shook it a third time; nine more tumblers fell out. Fi nally, he shook it again, a cork screw tumbled down. “Will you take it raw or with water !” asked Grignon; as he pro ceeded to unscrew the cork. The Indian said nothing. “Isn’t it good whisky ?” asked Grignon as he poured out a glass. The Indian smelled it suspicious ly. Then he tasted it. The taste was enotigh. He drank it all olf, smacked his lips, looked around tri umphantly on his companions, alid then held out his glass for more.— At this all the other Indians, en couraged by this experiment, clam ored for some. Grignon poured away from his bottle. Each one drank and wanted more. Grignon was quite willing to pour. He was not forgetful, however, # of the du ties of hospitality. He walked off to the Indians who were holdirig the horses, who had been watching the scene in stupefaction, and offered some to them. The smell of the whisky was enough for them They drank and wanted more.” But Grignon shook his head. “Not now,” he said to the spokesman. “I’ll give you a bottle apiece to carry home with you.” — And going up to the blanket he shook out a dozen bottles of the the same kind as the last. By this time the Indians were in the jolliest mood conceivable. Before I give you any more, said he, “let me make you so that you will not get drunk.” lie w T alked up to the first Indian, and took his hands in each of his, and looked at him steadfastly in the eyes for some time. Then he stroked his brows and left him; this he did to each. The Indians had got over all suspicion, and merely expected that something good was coining. So they allowed him to do as he chose. Grignon then stood off a little dis tance, and in a loud voice ordered them all to look «tt him. Whether they understood it or jiot made no difference. They cer tainly all did look at him v I had seen plenty of experiments before in mesmerism and electro biology', so that the - present scene did not surprise me so much as it did my companions and the Indians. Grignon simply stood at a His-- tance, waving his arms at times; and giving words of command. Every word w'as obeyed. First they all began to dance. Then they all knelt down: Then they all touched hands, dud could not sever themselves from one another’s contact. One Indian sud denly rushed wildly around, with the others all joined to him, trying to free themselves, but utterly un able, yelling and howling like wild beasts: ... At last, a shout from Grignon, the charm was dispelled. They sprang back froril one another, and stood tliotionless, like so Many stat- nes. Suddenly they all began to shiver as though they were suffering from intense cold. ’ They gathered their blankets closely around them, their teeth chattering, and every limb trembling. In an instant they were panting as though suffering from extreme heat, drawing difficult breaths, gasping and flinging off those blan kets which but a moment before they had wrapped so tightly about them. This then passed. They began to bark like flogs.— They went down on all fours,' and evidently imagined that they were of the canine species. Then they tried to imitate the motion and croaking of frogs. Af ter this they weut through perfor mances too numerous to mention. At one time they became rigid, and arranged themselves like the Btakcs of a tent- heads together, feet out ward. Then four of them knelt down and tried to run about with four others on their backs; then they all jumped wildly up in the air, and began to flap their hands. At last*they made a furious onset upon one another with fists nails and teeth, and if they had not left their weapons behind, they certain ly would have done some frightful injury. The two Indians, who held the horses looked on in horror, bewil dered and stupefied, not knowing what to do. They would have fled in their fright, hut dared not leave their comrades behind. Grignon stood calm, with frowning brows, watching the uproar himself the presiding spirit of the scene. My Companions were confounded.— Even some of those, as they after wards told me, thought that Grig non was the devil. At last Grignon gave a loud shout. The Indians fell flat on the ground. They lay there for some time as if dead. Then Grignon waved his arms and they rose to their feet. All looked bewildered and frightened. With terrified glances they regarded first Grignon and then one another. The Indian is superstitious, like all savages ; in fact, like all human beings. These men saw in Grignon a terrible Demon, who could exert over them any power which he chose. He advanced toward them. They recoiled. He walked up nearer. They turned and ran toward their horses. Grignon ran after them. In a frenzy of terror, each mail flung himself upon his horse. Grignon shouted after them. Away they went. They urged their horses at the top of their speed. Grignon followed them but a short distance. Then he turned back, and came into our incloSure. “Gather up those bottles,” said he. “Tackle up the cattle and lot’s be marching.” , Instantly our men arose and obeyed. Grignon took a heavy glass of whiskey, and then lay down in one of the wagons, utterly exhausted. Wc travelled all that day and all the next nfght, unmolested. Grig uon slept long and soundly. After resting for a time; we pushed ori our teams, bo as to get as far be yond the hostile Indians as possible. We saw nothing more of them. “They 7 won’t dare Jo ‘pursue us,” said Grignon, confidently. “They’ll go back and toll such a story as will be the wonder of the savages for many a long year.” Grignon was right. Not only did they not pursue us, but, for all thb remainder of the year, and for all the next, no travellers on that route were molested. “I don’t see,” said I, “how you managed to do those tricks on the open ground, without any table.” Grignon smiled. “Only clumsy performers use ta bles,” eaid he. “I could have done far move wonderful things, but they would have been thrown away on those savages. I’ll reserve my good tricks for San Francisco.” And so he did; for, of ail the wizards, magicians and conjurors that have visited the Golden State, none evel* won such fame, or exci ted such wonder, as my friend Grig non. Economical Generositt. —Per- haps the best instance of economi cal generosity on record is that of the old lady who told the preserver of her life that she would not di minish the reward heaven had in store for him by offering him any thing in this world. There are quite a number of good pious peo ple iu every community who would be likely to infinite the old lady’s example under similar circumstan ces. However, we do not intend to Breach a sermon on the subject., but merely to reproduce a little anec .dote which we find in the Troy Times. A few days since a certain lan-er-beer proprietor of that city, who is noted for his closeness, lost his pocketbook, containing upwards of £6OO. A young man had the good fortune to find it, and discov ering the name df the owner upon some papers in the pocketbook, he returned it to him safe and sound. The gratified Teuton, after counting the money and finding that it was all right, thus addressed the finder: “Bob, you is one honest man. I tells you- what I’ll do—l’ll shake you for the lager.'” YOL. V NO. 11 llow long can a goose stand on one foot? Try it—that’s the way the goose found out. “My dear girl, will you share my lot for life?” “How large is your lot, sir?” The young lady who wrote some verses about her birthdayj which she entitled “May 30th,” was astonished to find that the printer had made Jier say “My 30th.” “llow do you defiine “black as your hat’?” said a schoolmaster - tti one of his pupils. “Darkness that may be felt,” replied the youthful wit. lf you would relish your food} labor for it j if you would enjoy your raiment, pay for it before you wear it; if you would sleep sound ly, take a clean conscience to lied with you. An tudiana oditor saysthalhß now believes in total depravitv, as some wreteh lately stole liU only pair of boots, which will confine him to the house till the opening of the barefoot season. The following verdict of a Jacksoti county, Florida jury, in the case of a negro woman charged with larceny, is worthy of being put upen record: “Wc, the jury find the prisoner not guilty, but believe she stole the collards.” Ala California fair, recently, several bottles of strained honey were put on exhibition, when a chap put a bottle of caster oil with tfitj rest. The opinion of all who tried It was that the bpe that lUid it was' a fraud. —A New Hampshire farmer wanted a farm hand, and was ap plied to by an Irishman who want cd to work. The farmer objected to engaging Pat on the ground that two Irishmen previously in his em ploy had died on his hands. “ Then you object to hiring mo for that,, do ye?” said Pati-y 1 “ Faith, and I can bring you ricom mendations irom many a place I’ve worked that I never played such a trick !” I&3L, General Braxton Bragg has brought suit in the United Stated Circuit Court against parties who live in France, for possession of his old Greenwood plantation, claiming SBO,OOO damages for destruction of projierty, and also for 587 shares* each for 8100, of stock in the Citi zens’ Bank of Louisiana. Good Advisers. —They tell oE the three hundred delegates that assembled in Agricultural Conven tion in Macon that three fourths Os them visited that place for the pur pose of buying corn. If so, they ought to be good advisers. The men who did not raise corn last year know now what a sad mistake they made, and will profit by expe rience.— Coltimbuß Sun. What a Little Bird Told.— Before Paris was compelled to capitulate, her means of communi cation with the outside world by balloons and pigeons had been brought into something like satis fact >ry system. On the Bth 9th iind lOlli of January, balloons success fully left the city, and on the IJtH a pigeon arrived with dispatches which, when printed, filled four col umns of the newspapers, and witji fifteen thousand messages for pri vate individuals ! This extraordina ry compression of mail matter into so small a compass was due, of course, to microscopic photography! but the pigeon certainly deserves the decoration of the Legion of Honor. The Next Cottox Crop.— Speaking of the next cotton Crop, the Hew Orleans Picayune says: “VVe have closely examined dtfr country exchanges for the last three or four weeks to ascertain the intention of the planters with re* gard to the next cotton crop. Prom nearly every section of the South the reports agree in stating that the acreage under cotton will be large ly reduced this season. On the whole we may safely estinriate from twenty five to-forty' per cent, reduc tion ifi acreage. “Planters now fully' recognize the folly of their action last season in entirely' neglecting field crops.—• They have paid pretty' dearly fdf their experience; and the cotton crop of the South will henceforth, no doubt, be kept within the proper limit of 800,000,000 bales.” From Washington.— ‘Top,” the Washington correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel says: The House Judiciary Committee have agreed to report an amend ment to the appointment bill, which allows entire Legislatures, which have been elected for this year; td re-apportion their States for the election of members of Congress under the new census. The Geor gia Legislature then will re-appor tion the State in November next, and members Will be at once elec ted to represent the new districts which must be made. Georgia will propably bo allowed two additional Representatives on account of the increased population made resident by the late census. The count of the negfoes will give more mem bers of Congress to each of the Southern StateP.' The last censud shows that the South has increased more in population within the last decade than any other section of the Union:
