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t VMXIV. T> 7^ SPARTANBURG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST "^"TSST*1: ' 'j
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ri^wSttSi, "
? |8JK).?t the cod of Uiejrrpr. If jlwt .paW ??tll ^
afterthayetir axpirua $3.00. "--?. 2"
Payment will bo von*tdtr?d io iihraftoO it turtde
within three ulonthr. 'V v ' V ??
No mbaorlplirm taken lor 1?m thtbi *'<x month*..
Moony may bo remitted through jrcotiiuuter* at **J
oar risk. -.- '; v.." " ' ;vj
Advertwemenu inserted At the uanal mtw.nnd J
.*? bbnlriMJti'modo oi^ |*mofftWe w>o?8. '
The Spa btan cireubttra Ut?ff*ly over this mid, ?'
adjoining dfcirifct*, and offers an adidiruUc medium ^
to oar frtoudslo ' t-ndi ouftontertf. t'. . ,* *:
Job work of Ail prorop?1y c*eoi?ed. \ /g.
Blank*, Law and Equity, continually on bond or
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CAROLINA SPARTAN. H
At Episode of City Llf?.?Notbiog to Wear 4-1
% mom ntnrai'i wrkki.t. "1
Mia Flora MoFiiinsey, of Madison Square,
Has mode three separate jouruoa to Paris, H?
Aud her father assures me each time the was there
That she aud her friend Mia.Harris
(Not the lady whose nanio is so famous in hit-lory,
But plain Mrs. II.. without romance or iiiynlery) , "V
Spent nix consecutive weeks without stopping,
lu one continuous round otshopping; As
Shopping alone aud shopping together.
At all hours of the day and in all sorts of weather, So
For all manner of things thai a woman can put 4 Ai
Ou the crown of her head or the solo of her foot, "T
Or wrap round Iter shoulders or fit round her waist Th
Or that ouu be sewed on or pinued on or lne?-d, Th
Or tied on with a string or utiched ou with a bow,' "J
In front or behind, above or below; * S->
For bonnets, mantillas, capes, collais, nnd shawls, "1
Dresses for breakfast*, and dinneis, nnd hills,
Dresses to sit in, nnd stand in, n d walk in; Oji
DrcsS'-a to dance in, and fl rt in, nnd tnlk in;
Dresses in which to du nothing at all; hi
Dretk-ea lor winter, spring, summer, and fall; W
All ol tbein different iu color and pattern,
tMlk. nwHrfin and Ince, crape, vtWet, nnd s.itin; Af
Droca;. and broadcloth, nnd other material
Quite as expensive and much more elite real: Th
1M short, for all things that could ever be thought of, A t
Or iniU-ncr, mudest*. or trndesmuu be bought of, A>
Kraut U'li-ihuusitid-fram: rubes to twenty-sous 4,I
frills; At
Iu ?1( quarters of Paris and to every store,
Wliih M.-Plimsi-y iu vji.o < lor tiled, scolded, nod II<
swore, Q>
TJiey fuwtcl the streets nnd ho footed the bills. M<
-J- ' At
The litnt trip theii good*-, shipped ly the steamer ?4
Arntf", " v , 1),
JTiitiicJ, McPliuuey divlarrt, llie bulk of Wr <?rjo.
X.-l t>? nit-oil)*) n q'iuiitit)' kept >>0111 fhe test, Vi
Sufl't/iunt tu !rl 1'i? ' ,rgc!-t Kbi'it chvit, * \V
Wi'.-h'Jid i^ii ?ty> r 00 tbc ship'* mnnifint, Y<
Hut fir wltU'b t'.c !.t<!i?a tiiciQm l?M iiwn'IVwIivJ Pi
^ Such pni't oab'tr interest tb .1 tKyj iuvo*ted J )
ihyir o-vii proper persons in la\ois in#'*
o. nmsliii", vntj uilcri**, worked unj-f-dollte*, *<\i
UV^'i h mtl< ivUnfto, v-trf*, uuJ audi tiflos.u. Rt
l' < v . T"
!t, wvaWbtl ij? ^Vat rfcuc's, like C'iie.Wtih !
bo u ic?, . ' ?>(
' l lju' g.*i i,.by t" fliO a Yip fill 1 .Jo bv I ibe ? Yi
llcr ri i nliUiR.ti buole *U <i?irn<ll'd, (in do bt,
JVJiss' fioiTi but rfi'.i.rli v., uuniii'iiVly ?ut ' I 11
K*r an axruaS Colic auii n bnn>UiU- bruji^ p?
Hat nt i.iclc httiirvii will 11 sbo Uiciii iI inside mil, A:
An.! X 4?? truth c.?:iic tu 1'jjli'., ami I Ho dry ip-nd* be- Hi
if; A1
AVbicli, in aptU'flf e.?J!e?;or nu.l thy rttsWHii (mime |t
fii'iilrr.
n.i tu^Ci'd the port without any onny. Jn
An J ycl. tli-iu^b scarce thru? month* have- jvi?m<s)
t * net- (lie day ']
Tlic uieiviiaiuiitc went on U iUr cut la up liroad
WdJ. ' ).
This name Miss MvFl.inacy, Madison Square, ^
The Utt' iHiie ivn mot, ?ns in uiiir dcapuir, 1 ^\'
.ItccaiMc alto had nothing.whateMt In vroHtl ?'? ju
notinxn to we.irI "Niiw, tin ibi? la it trni: ditty, Tjj
I -In not nas<rl-?this, you know, i* Wwarit us? Q?
Teat site's in A stale uf absolute nudity,
Iikl* PoiVi'M' flln.li Sim. ,?r ilin Mi-t:iil V,.iiii.. I Tl
JJut I dp mean (i? say, I have heard lur dit-lucj I'1
Wjji'n, Ht nxum-nt. she ha I on a tire** Oi
Which cost live hundred dollars, .Hid not a cent
less, A l
And jewelry worth Jeh tim e more, I should gutes l'?
^ That ?hc hnJ not it thing in the >vide world to wear! Ai
] should mention just here that out of Mis Flora's , ,(
Two hundred and filly or sixty adorers, q,
I had just been selected as he who should throw
. nil It
The rest in the shade, hy the gracious bestowal ^(|
On myself, after twenty of thirty rejections.
Of tlwJjfe fossil r- lli.iins which khu called "TlCT lif- ..
feet ions," 'y
And that ratlor decayed, but well-known worlt of , (|
??,. Tl
Widen Mms Flora persisted in styling "her heart." m,
Sowu wcra engaged. Our troitr hal beta plight- .
/ . c<t"
Fr
Not by ntoonbeain, or etntbeam, hy fduut.iin, or ?.
g.ove, w
But inn Irotitparlory most briUiautly lighted, *.
Brpl'ifh I h e ga s-fl x tn tv *, wv whispered our love, j.
Without any rontauee, or raptures, or sighs, U(
Without any tears in Miss Flora's blue eyes,
Or blushes, or transport*, or such s.lly action*. ^ (
It was otift of the q..i< test business transactions,
With u very mnall sprinkling of sentiment, if any, ^
And n very large diamond imported by Titlany.
Ou her virginal lips while I pr.htcd nlti?s, j
She ?ntehd<ned, as a Sort' of parenthesis,
And hy way of putting trio quite nt my ease, j y
"You know I'm to polkn as much as 1 please,
And flirt when Dike?now stop, don't you speak? yy
And you must not come here tnoro ilian twiuo in ..
the week, j f
Or talk to me either at party or ball,
ISut always be ready to cotne vvlieu I call;
So don't prime t? >nu about duty and mud", ^
If we don't break tbi? oil", there Will be time /j (
enough 0(
J*!or that sort of thing; but the bargain r..t??t bo
L ^ Tb.rt, Oo loirg tu I cIhn so, I uin perfectly free, ^
W^L For fills is a sort of engagement, you e a*,
Which is bind no on you but not binding on me." g^
r Well, baring tlius wooed Mies McFliuuty and gain- W<
rJ her, I a
With the silks, crinolines, and iitops that contained (F
l ,,er' . ?
1 had, as I thought, n edniiilgent remainder Ol
At least in th? property, and the beet right, Hi
Toapponr as its useou by day nni by night;
And it being tho week of the Siuckun's grand Ki
ball? A i
Their cards had been out a fortnight or so, Tl
And set all the avenue on the tip t<>e? Ai
I eousidered it only my duly to call Tl;
^ And see if Miss Klont intended to go. Fc
5 1 found her?us ladies are apt to be found Ca
When Ihe thno in'erveniug between tlio first sound At
' Of tlio bell and the visiter's entry ia shorter I'c
Than usual?I found ? I won't say caught her? , III
' Intent on tlio pier #;.?*, undoubtedly meaning Is
The scu if i>erlia|H it didn't uecd cleaning. Hy
She tamed aa I entered?'" Why, Harry, you sin|
W
| I thought that you went to the Flashers to dinner)1
"So I didj'" I replied, ' but the dinner is swallowed, . Hy
An J digested, I trust, for 'tl? How nine aud inure; ;
So, being relieved from that duty, I followed 1 Ui
y Inobnation, which led ate you see, to your door. Hi*
I And now wiH your ladyship so eoudusccud
L As Jnot to Inform io if you iuiend Ai
Yoor hoooty, and graces, and presence to lend Os
fAH vrhleli, wlrcn I own, I hope no one w ill bar- To
row t W
I To |li# Stuckups,' w! >>< p irfy, you kHoW, Win- 1V>
r morrow?"
I * ' '
I
is Qltir flora-looked "tip with u puiful sir, 1
ad quiUi promptly, "Why,' nairry i
- ' mom tier,
Jnklld IJku above all tbbtgs u> go with you thci^ *
it rvally and truly IVe nothing w \tcuf." ' J
L +* . -4. > " '" . ' -J
fothitig to WMtl GojiHtUvaanre:
'ear tta <I(?m y6tf haveon, tina you'll-be by far,' g
mgngcClho miMt'bright nod pnrilcnUiraiar j
I trie Stuvkup* hOfisirr." I stopi>cd, tor her eye,
9t whlistnndiog this delicate onset of flnttory, 1
xjxwti pu. n?e ut odcc a musl.an-rihle buttery. F
corn oild itintuviiieiil. She made no relay, I
it guve a i-light turn to the.Ctid of Iter note, (
lint puru G.<xiffu fitftitu?v).ne much r?s to ?ay, 1
tow nbi urWvital any Mine man should sbpprne 1
urtutaiy would gu to a ball in the clothes, ? I
j mutter how hue, Hut slie wcam/vveVy tiny!*'
i ventured nguin,,uWear your crimson bro- ^
Ax
wCoud luru up of nose;) "That's too dark byra
sh.ule:" v n
four blue idtk;" "*?lidt> too heavy;'* c
four pink;". "That'* loo linul.'} I
Vcottulh ov?r satin;" "I uuii't cndu'Ci white."
four rant-colored, then, the best ot the bat ell." ^
havn't u thread ufpch|t luce to niuHh." y
four browu nioirountiqur;" "Yes, and look like
?Quaker;" ?j
lie pearl-colored;" "I would, but that plugucy y
dress-maker. ' ..
is had it u week." "Then that exquisite Mac,
which you would melt the heart of a Shy lock." ^
ere the m-sc took ugtun the same elevation.) ,
woulJn'l wear thai for the wliole of creation."
V'liy notf It's tny fancy; there's nothing could j
strike i?,
i more com me il fautV "Yes, but dear me, that %
lean
phronia Stuckup lias got one just !>ke it, C
id I won't nppear dressed like b chit of sixteen." I
'lien that splendid purple, that sweet iimzariue; f
at superb point d'aiguitle, that imperial green; J
at xephyr-hkc tarietoo. that tich grenadine?" '1
lot one of till w Inch is fit to be seen, 'J
ill the lady, becoming Xeiled and flushed. A
'hen wear," ] exclaimed, in u tune which quite I
crushed I
(position, "that gorgeous toilette which you
sported I
Paris lust spring at Uie grand presentation,
ben yuu quite turned the head uf the lieud of the C
ftuat'vuj
id by all ibc grnud couri were so very much I
courted,"
its ci??l of the noes was porcntnusly tipped up, 1
rid both the bright eyes rliot foith indignation,
ishe burst upon inc with tha fierce exclamation, &
have worn it three tiniu< nl the least calculation, /
11J that nod the- most of my dresses lire rippcJ 1
U|?l"
re 1 ripped out something, perhaps ratln r rash, t
lite innocent, though; but, to usual) expression
urC striking than classic, it "settled my hush," I
ini proved very soon the last net u( out session. I
hddlvslicks, is it, sitT I wonder the ceiling I
atl'l fall dow n and crush you?-oh, you rneu have
no feeling, J"
>u svllish, unnatural, illiberal creatines,
'litf**! yourselves up ns patterns nud preachers. i
ur silly pfitellee?why what ji invrc guess it is! 1
uy. tvliAt do you know ol u woman's u<w<*ititi, ^
lave told you unJ sltnwn Vou I've nothing to 1
w.ur, ^
id il's I'VtTcitU) | lain you not only don't care, I
It you do not believe tne," (lure the tr sc went
still higher,) J
supjs?so it you iMiied \?mi would eaU me a liar. 1
ir engagement isaii led, sii ?Ty s. on the spot; (
>u ie a Oruiteaijid p J) op'-1st. and?I don't hep-v I
trh-t."
nildic sued'isttd tin- winds, Hottentot,
ckyvckel and eaunibii, Tartar und ihict,
? gentle expletive winch might give re iof;
it til's oidy pioVcil as spail, to the"' order. {
nd the storm I had raised snnr faster ami louder; ,
bk iv and it rained, tliun lured, lightened, und
a... 1 "
tt-i i, eiioti-. verbs, prulli'Uiis, til! taugUige oliite 1
fa 1. .1 f
> expn-ss the abusive. an 1 then its arr-nts
in- brought op all <tl olire by a loTvlit of (cure,
i.d my l.i*i Until di spaaing attempt at tut 6bjvaiion
was lost in the U iii|ii?t uf l>o!w.
ell, 1 f.-ii tor the I ady, mil] lull for my Lai too,
ipiovised oiji lliu crown uf tlit? lallur it initio,
licit expressing the tccling* whch Iny
lito too deep for cords, an WurAfwOrth would
aijrf
nil, without g?>ng through the form of ubnw,
mini iiiym-li in the curry?I I nr-lly knew Low ?
i doer-step ail'i ulcaalk, p.oil lamp-post and
squarg,"
t home ami up plaits, in iny own easy chair;
iked iny Ic*rl into sLppi'i?, iny fire into blaze,
a J said to mysi If, us I lit tuy cigar,
ippospi^ m iiiiui hail lliu wcaltli of llie Czar
' the Kitypuis to boot For the rest of his days,
> thb u hole, du you ilnuk lie would hute much to
Fpiru
li" married a woman who Lad nothi g to wear?
nee tli.it U'ir'it, taking paiua that it should not be
bi uicd
arnad hi society, I've in.stitnti-J
riHUW of inq-iiry, extensile nml thorough,
i this vital subject, tind lind, to rny horror,
int the lair FloraV case is by do means surprising;
it that tin re ex ?>* thuureatc. t disuiss
0 ir female coimmin ty, solely arising
nut this till'applied dentilUttott ot dials;
hums tinuiriitnaic victims arc tiding the nir
itli tin* pitiful wait oF"nothing to wear."
searuhi* in sonic of the "Upper Till" districts
vtml the moat pniiitnl and starti ng statistics,
1 which let tne mention only a few:
one miigtu house, on the Fifth Avenue,
uce y?>uiig ladie* were found, all below twentytwo,
'ho hare been three wliolc weeks without anything
new
the way "I flounced talks, and thus, left iu the
lurch,' ,
re uliable to go ? b ill, concert, or church,
nuotucT tage inanition, near the snnic place,
'ns found a deplorable, henrt-rvltdms ease
cnlne dmSilul'on ol i >i usbi'ls point laee.
a neighboring bloc-U, tin re was louinl, in three
Call*, i
ital want, long continued, of camels' lvnr shawls;
ml u suffering family wlmse ease exhibit*
te most pressing m-ed of real ermine nppiU;
iu dervrving young lady utmost ifliablc 1
> ? rvivc lor tho want of a new hum an snblrj
nother confined to (lie h use when it* windier
tan usual, because her shawl isn't India,
ill a not ho r, wln?e torture* have Inen in<<?i terrific 1
or hinco the Kiel loss o the stenmer l'ueific, 1
which wef* engulfed, not Iriend nor relation, |
or whitae (ate she perhaps might have found con- ,
solution,
1 borne it at least with serene resignation,)
it the choicest assortment of French sleeves and
collars 4
ror sent out from Paris, worth thousands of dollars,
nd all to style most techerche and rare,
te want of which leaves her with nothing to wear,
nd tenders her life so drear und dyspeptic
int slio's quite a recluse and nlmom a skeptic, ?
r site toiiehiiiffly says that this sort of grief \
,nnot find in Ki-ligion the slightest relief,
nd Philosophy lias not a maxim to spare
r the v dims of soch overwhelming despair.
It tho saddest by far of all these rod features '
the cruelty practised upon tho poor creatures l
' husbands and fathers, rent Bluebeards und Ti- >
mons, > |
ho resist the mast touch ng appeals made for dia.
inonds
' their wivesand their daughters,nnd leave them 1
for days <
supplied witli new jewelry, fans, or bouquets, ^
en laugh at {heir miseries whenever they have a ,
chalice,
id deride their demands as useless extrnvjguueo. 1
io ease of a bride was brought to iny view, '
o sad for belief, but alas! 'turns too true, 1
hose husUuid refused, ss savage as Charon,
l?ermit her to take ut^fe than ten trunks to
Sfharou I t
-7? " ! ?
.Wcoaseqarnoo wn? that wlieu she got liters,
Vt lbs mid of thrve wwki alio -had nothing to
wear, . ff, ?' 'Jv
Vnd wliwi she propiacd to finish Ibe u?o.i
Vt Newport, tile monster ret used out Without*
'or ! !? Injatnuus oonduot alleging no reason,
Jiwpt llutt tiro waters were Rood h-r hit nput;
?ik*h treatment u this ?u too shocking "t fours?,
tad proceedings ore now going on lor divorce.
Jut fitly borrow th? feelings by lilting lint cut lain
'"Votfl* thcsO scents of woe? KCouuh, h Is ccrluio,
jus litVc been <ILscl'?ft-?l to stir up thepity
ft every benevolent heart In llto city,*' . . . *
Vud spur up humanity info a canter
To rush mid relieve these sail oases inStnntcr.
rVun't somebody, moved by this tubuhUig deSCrlplion,
"onto forward to-ntvrrow and head u subscription]
.Vuit't sunn; kind philanthropist, seeing that aid is
in needed ?( OljCe by ihestJ indigent ladies,
Take chpfgcof tho maun? or won't Peter Coo j km
the cyruerAlono lay of sortie splendid super
Itrueture, like that which to day liuks his iminu
U the union upending of honor nudfuuie,
knd found a new charily ju?l lor the cure
>f these unhappy women with nothing to wear,
Vliich ir. view of th? uosh which would daily bo
claimed,
"he laying-nut hospital well might be named?
Vun't Stewart or sotneol our dry goods importers
."uke a contract (or clothing our wives and our
daughters?
>r to furnish the cash to supply these distresses,
I ltd tile's pathway strew with shawls, collars, and
? dresses?
tre the Wniit of them makes it much rougher nitd
thornier,
Yon't some one discover a new California?
)! ladies, dear lado-s, the next sunny day
'lease tr undle your hoops just out of Broadway,
rrom its whirl and its bustle, Its fashion and pride,
knd temples of trade which tower on each side,
\> tho alleys and lanes where misfortune ami guilt
"heir cbddrcn have gnthertd, their city have bnilt;
iVherb hunger and vice, like twin beasts of prey,
lave hunn-d their victims to gloom and despair;
I iise the rich dainty dress and tho lino bmidcicd
skirt, .
>iek yoar delionte way through the dampness and
dirt,
.? L ,i._ J?i- i? ?? - ^
..?! ? ??< { me uiirn uina, ciimu me ricKcty
stnir,
!u the gnsrct, where wretches, the young and the
old,
Ialf starved an.l half-nuked, lie crouched horn the
cold.
lee those slu-leton limbs, those frost-hiitcn febt,
VII bleeding mid bruised by the Mom* of the street;
lenr the shnrp cty of chihihood, the deep grouts
that swell
>*1-0111 tin- poor dying creature who writhes on the
floor;
lenr the curses ihiit sound like the echoes of hell,
Vs you sicken nod shudder und llv from the door;
lien home to your wardrobes, nnd say, if you
dare?
Ipo'.ied children of Fashion?you've nothing to
wear!
Vnd oh, it |H'iv ha nee there should be a sphere
Vlu-re nil is nude riel.it winch so puzzles us here,
iVli? re the jlarr and the glitter and tinsel ot tints
''tide And die 111 tl e light of that regioif sublime,
Vhere the a til, disenchanted o! flrrh und of sense,
ustieenv'. hy its 'rapping- an J shows and pretence,
dust In- clollud for the life and ?1.?- nervier above
Villi punty, truth, fn ili, ineiUioss, and love:
)h, daughters ot IL'tnh! fi??*i> h virgins, b ware,
.<*1 ill tiult UJitfir.fa. >'u l-oi a i??<U....? ?< U'uisl
Lola Monlcz on lieautifal Women.
Lola considered Hie Kttglish, Lislt and
'colclt woitii'O to be the handsomest. Speaknjj
of biHUskts slio gave tlie paint to the
veil k iuwii Dttehevt of Sutherland, who
II,lie.I II ll.lli.ul I ! -
.|.ivvu aim o an ll|C p ilir
jfon imioiig <!ia beautiful aristocracy ol
England. Lady Hjess'ngloii was a marveluus
lieaaiy; kings and nobles were at her
eet. In Italy iliev called her La L)i\e?
he goddess. She was voluptuous, with a
reck thai hat on her shouldei* like the
nost charming Greek models. She had a
vouilerfully beautiful hand, and an eye that
siiea il smiled captivated all beholders,
icis whs a far more intellectual style ol
Jeauty tlian that of tho Duchess of Sutherand.
The present Duchess of Wellington
when Lola saw her, Marchioness of Doiirn)
vns an admirably beautiful woman, with
ittlu intellect or animation. She was a fine
nece of sculpture, and as cold as a piece ol
tculplure.
The most famously beautiful family in
England was the great Sheridan family
There woro two sous, both, said l.ola, known
o herself, wlio were considered the hand
Lomesl inun of their day. There were tlnei
laughters?Mrs. Norton, well known on
his nide of the Atlantic tluougli her poetry
tnd misfortune*; Lady Blackwood and La
ly Seym our, the hitter of whom was the
^ueeit of Beauty at the famous Eglinton
uurnament. These three were called tin
.hree Graces of England.
Speaking of French beantics, Lola fir>l
>raised the Marquise du la < ratine, and rtf
erwatds the Empress Eugenia. When
join last saw Eugenia, alio (Eugenia) was
rertainly one of the most vivacious, witty
md sprightly women in Paris. All tin.
h?itraits ill this country greatly exaggerate.!
ter size, for Eugenia was really a small
woman. J5t:r??r?r iu*r marriage vviili the Km
?erur, und when she was the belle i>f Mad
id, she evinced a high admiration foi
Louis (jolUclwtlk, the pianist, who, by (lie
ivav, had carried off, unwillingly, lirtif n
Million hearts from the United Slates. Ku
renin caused him to he received into tin.
nost aristocratic families in Madrid.
Lola then passed on lo sketch the various
hnraclerislics of the beauties of various
ounlries, ami look occasion to hit Lord
Droughuin (although we fancy wo havt
teard (lie conceit before. The Constant!
lopolitan ladies,) with whom corpulency
was beauty, would, she said, have elicited
Vom that polished gallant, the exclamation
'trhal quantity
Lola decried cosmetics. She recommendid
three things?temperance, exercise am]
deanliness, as preservatives of beauty. The
rath, she said, which was universal everywhere
except in Britain and America, wai
ho best wash that could bo desiied, ah
bough indeed it was mentioned that tine
ure of benzoino, precipitated by water, was
tsed by tlio beauties ot Charles ll's reign,
ind really hiought blood to the surface,
ban might be advantageously used in coin
roclion with the bath. A well cultivated
uind was that which gave not only elo
juonce to tho tongue, but lustro to the eyes,
rermiilion to the cheek, and lighted up the
whole person as though the very body
bought. Lola moralised much nnd well,
ind, when in this vein, drew forth the
rcarliest applause.
The hoop question, liko inosl others, has
wo sides to it. ' Tho ladies take the inside
? ? m y ?' " 1
From Porter's Spirit of Urn T'?w?-a.
THE GOODWOOD CONTEST.
.' The great contest for the Goodwood Cup
'is over, and the piizo for which we con.
(ended with France and Etiglnnd has passed
to Monarque, n French horse, and the
American horses Prioress and Pry or luive
been ingloriously beaten. We say iuglori(
ousiy beaten, for we.believe that we hnd
speed enough upon the Goodwood Cup
track, on the SOiii July, to havu borne oU*
ll?e prite, had our horses been biuught to
the |>ost in proper condition. We say this
On tho rtbtiprity of tbo English press itself,
1 and we point to their expressions, which
' are }dtnr>>t tlvoso of sympathy, that through
. the deficiency of tlioso who brought our
horses to the post, wo had no better chance
to win. l>y reference to our special tele- i
graphic report, which will ' ? round in the
19th page, it will be seen, that though our
, Inures looked so fine to the eye that Prioress
elicited an involuntary burst of admiration
when she fi'st appeared, that as soon
as they felt the strain of the contest, they
holhed and lathered, and gave unmialakcahle
evidences of being full of fat. This
grossncss of condition may be attributed to
several causes, but more particularly to the
deficient judgment and want of discriinina
lion on the part of their trainer.
The rcputuliou of Palmer, to whom Mr.
Ten Itrocck so unfortunately intrusted his
stud, is rather that of a "feeder" than a
trainer, and it has been the loading error
of his life, to bring his horses too high in
flesh to the post; indeed, it has been a feature
in his career, that his horses have usttI
ally been beaten in their pielituinary races
of the season, an J have repealed their misfortunes,
in this way, until they had condi
tioned themselves by public running.
As one of the evidences of this, it will be
tecolleclcd by all who witnessed tho celobiaicd
contest between Wagner, Grey Ka
gle, and others, in 1839, that Mr. Palmer
trained Hawk Eve for that taoc, and
brought him to the post f.tt enough to show
i at a lair. He was evidently until to run;
but on his trainer's repeated assurances of
his * lilrtess," ho was start-id, and the result
was, that though a horse of ability and piovious
exploit, he wuk distanced in the first
i heat in 7 minutes 48 second*. So ?n after
this (we believe in 1841) Mr. Palmer, either
thiough want of reliance on hia own
capacity, or growing doubt of bis ex peri,
eiice on the part of owners of horses, disappeared
from the Tutf, and was lost to public
view for soiuo fouiteen or fifteen year*.
This is llio person?this timid, deficient,
and behind the age trainer,?into whose
hand-, the ciedit of our Turf has becu unluckily
intrusted.
Mow could such a tn.tti as this, wedded a->
lie is to an ouj MMetn, and without stif- j
fuieut active grasp of til ii 1 to coiiipU'liOltd i
a new one, be expected to cope suoce-slullv j
with the exigencies of u stimigo climate,!
foreign feed, and a dilfeteiil style of race!
There weie diilk'iillies enough before ii-,
in our diniug experiment. to le.jtiire a ci '
parity and ail expeiienre ol the higher-land ,
most accompli-hed kind; and the dilllcul ;
, ties which i?re-riiled themselves in this case |
at tho outset, woio those which Palmer, of I
nil men. was most unable to meet. The
stimulating climate of England, never too
hot nor cold, is peculiarly adapted to in - |
creasing animal life, while the strung feed 1
of Euglish oats, and the pea, either of which j
p are neatly up to the stieuglh of oiii coin,
must have coaled their insides w ith fat,,
which he had neither the knowledge nor the
^ courage to work olF.
There is something to he said, alv>, in
relation to Mr. Ilroeck in this matter, who,
it will ho recollected, was absent fioin his
horses for neatly fi?e mouths after his arrival
in Kurojre. k hns been bis misfortune,
either through waul of judgment or experience
in racing. lo imagine that ihcie is not
much difference iu the capacity of trainers,
( i and dial a horse's uieiil* ale paramount t>>
i any deficiency on their pail. Hence Ids
! large losses at die coaiiiictU'CiUcnL of his
I Tutf career. Ills subsequent success may
, j he, in a great measure, attributed to die
fuel of his having fallen in with the best
trainer in Auieiicu? Mr. Pryor.
It will ho seen, therefore, that our horses
at (itKitUoud luul hut a pour chanco to
win?the ownei being very HU|rCrliei?lly informed
in relation to the character and c*
pacily of die race-horse, and the trainer being
considered scarcely second rate in this
country. There is hut little wonder, there
J fo?e. that the gluting deficiency of our horI
' ses, in relation to want of condition, should
; have elicited tile sympathy even of then
English opponents. We do not wi-l; to en
large further on these inisfoitnncs or their
causes at present, hut we will justify our
, selves, in die ground that wo have taken,*
j by reference to a laol never before stated in
print, but nevertheless true, th it it ha- been
widely predicted bv trai icts and tliifinon
; throughout the country, who l.nevv Mr.
1'aimer's incapacity and proclivities f->r feed
ing, tliat he would bring our long idle hot
| ses to the post at Goodwood just !at enough
to get badly heat.
Wc pridict, however, that in this case,
\ as in the previous inisfoitunes of Mr. l\il
I liter's career, the detoimilled merits of the
; horses he has in charge will vindicate
| themselres over the d 1114 <>f his dull mind,
and that they will run themselves inlo e?ui|
dilion, in despite of hint and hi* system,
t which will imike thuiu victors in many :i
(j brilliant fiehl. Meantime, road out special
! report, on the 13th pago, ami keep a .sh op
look out for our next week's paper, which
will contain the first English ell'ort of the
great Lecompto!
OUR SPECIAL REPORT.
Cioonwoon, July 30, 18o7.
t Missus Editors: A great dial of strength
; between tho Atnciican, French, and Kiig1
li-h horses, imparted an Additional ntlracI
tion to tho Cup day. IVyor Itrnl l'riores*
! came to England with a vast reputation,
>, while Floiin and Monarquo v.eio not tin
II known to fame. The American* regarded
. the success ol one of their horses with no
ij little confidence; and it must he confessed,
. I that hllhough 1'iyor and t'rioresx ware do
- I J
fcated, they were not <1 is;*meed. PryOrj
lathered considerably on being strip|x?J.
Prioress, also, looked formidable. It was
reserved for France, however. to bear off the
day. Monarque, w ho ran third for the cup 1
last year, winning it on tho present occn- I
sion, after one of the most exciting finishes <
ever witnessed. '1 lie English horses ui ide <
no inglorious exhibition, and performed
sufficiently well to sustain their high repu- i
taliou, us our description will show. The 1
encounter was marked by a casualty, which t
occurred last year for the Goodwood Stakes. <
Gunho.it, while leading, fell at the turn into 1
the straight, and Arsenal, who was in his j
wake, jumped upon him arid at,'hi tiled*? !
Fordham, however, managing to keep In. t
ser' Gemma di Vergy and Kestrel were
not so fortunate, both coming heavily to i
the ground; hut their riders escaped any '
serious injuries. David Hughes was cart led ?
into :e stand, and the Duke ol Richmond, '
wit: is usual kindness and urhanitv, was i
instantly in attendance upon him. llughe- '
was only severely shaken. He was rentov- 1
ed to tho Chichester Infirmary, where he <
received prompt medical assistance.
It is impossible now to tell what might
have been the result of the race, had no ac- '
cidenl happened. Tho general opinion ox
prt-ssed was, thai the American horses, <
which were ridden by ualivejockoys, iu
striped jackets and starred caps, might ha e
figured still more prominently, had they
been intrusted to men as experienced and
accomplished in their profession as English
jockeys. Indeed, in Turf phraseology, Prioress
looked all over tho winner at the di - i
tance. Tho Fieuch people present were
not a little giatilied by the success of Monarque,
and tlm prize which they will cairy
with thein t? Franco is a trophy worthy of
possession. Although tho Cup was tho
leading event in tho day's sport, y?-t there
were other races of peculiar interest decided,
and which g iro rise to some brisk specula .
lion. The results are fully detailed below.
Tho most important ai.d uncertain ele- ,
meat iu an Englishman's enjoyment?lire
weather?-proved propitious, and a finer
due IV,r il.? I,. f .1- i ?
?.-J, .v ?. ?> wivuiUtlVII VI IIIO 9|ivn CUUUI
not have l>?en desired. l);uk clouds occasionally
gathered, b'Jt they brought with
them | I mount breeze*, which delightfully
tempered ibo hunt of ihcbiiri. I'ertinpilliv
attendance of genonl company wtu never
Intger on any former anniversary of tbo
Cup day. The nport was decided as follow
?:
1 Le OuuvUoikI Cup, value $1,500) tbo
rest by Mibscriplion, of $100, with *500 added.
1 he . >.cu.al to tee ivo ?500 out ol
the stake*, and the thiid. fc'JSO; two miles
| and a half; forty subscriber?.
li.Ling at btatling, 5 to 2 against
Gu.am.. ill Ytrgs, 11 to :2 against Anton;
11 to 2 agam-i li'Miber, 9 to 1 agimtst
1 Arsenal, 1-1 to 1 against Fisherman, 15
to 1 against M mar.pie, la to 1 against
1'lot in, 15 to 1 against Meli-sn, 'JO to 1
ugainsi (i iinb.at, 1! to 1 against the
American horses, coupled. After the Starter
had p.naded the liotM-s'in Indian tile
pilsl the Grand Stand, he conducted them !
to the post and otideHVnfcd to draw tlu-in
1 lip in line?a ta>k of home difficulty, ow ing
to tho fraclioti-ues.s of J'rvor, who caused
several breakings away. When the flag
! was dropped, Viscount rushed to tlia fron',
! but upon leaching the grand stand, Kiseber,
who was pulling haul, went tip to him?
Viscount, Monanpio, Gunboat, Full ?i man,
and Me'.isaa, clustetiog, fell up, the A uteri|
can homes bringing up the rear. On turn!
ing out of the straight, however. Prioress
| emerged front tlie nick, and went away
' with a lend of halt*a dozen lengths?Florin,
i Gunboat, M.marque, Fisherman, Viscount,
1 and Arsenal running in a body next.
On rounding the linn toward^ the clump,
lVioross ran wub? hiwI Giii?1m-.ii iv?. I..ft ...
i possession of the load, which ho caMi -d on
into the dip. On i_i.-i?ig in o jight, II sebor
; And Prioress were scon in elu?e company
with (jtmhoat, Inlawed by Melissa, Florin,
, M jii.ii.juc, l';.-liei ni-iii, and Arsenal. Tliev
[ ran iitu-> to the la?t turn, and on doscem!
j iug linj hill, by '.ho half mile post, (inn boa'.
| ?!i|?|k 1 11 {? and foil, and Arsenal juiup>*d
upon him ? Foiflham," fortunately k- pt h's ;
scat, hut Ko>tre! and iictntni dr Vergv bo li
I came to iho guatind. 1 ho I imgnlilble oc* <
currcucu of hut year iiniilodia'.cly rushed j
upon the minds of the spectators, ami the ,
most oainf.il interest was excite 1. Ail ferns j
wore dispelled as lljoj >ekcys wnio&eon t.?j
sciatii'.ilo up apparently Utiinjnied. After
llio accident. His, her was left with a slight !
1 lead, with Mom uqutf at his quartern, and !
IVmioss i?o.\t, with I'ryor well up ? the I
American Iiomos going paiih-ulaily strong j
and well, \t the lia t d stance, Monaiij'iO
, wont up to Kiseticr, and I'li-uess gave wn !
I to l isheiinui. Tne race fo ru that p ?ini
was virtually i minced to a m tteir hot we?*n !
1 tlio f?r.-l I wo ? M iuaKpt- w inning by a lo ad; '
three lengths between the stvolid ami third, j
' Anion, who int't \riiii aib-ippoiii niei'l b\
the acci lent mentioned above, was beaten
; l)huul three lengths by E'uhoini ?n; 1'iiojcss {
was a bad fifth; and lbyof Mini Melissa
wer-? si*ill and seventh tlio others were J
| pulled up.
I
CaUUVINO A \ KHD1CT UY Si It ATAtiKM-? j
The fallowing plan is stated to have been j
pursued by some ofliciaN at the late Wor
i coster sessions, (EngltuUl.) to hasten the tie- !
; cision of a refractory jury, wliu were lovked j
> up to consider their verdict! It was p:?*t :
i supper lime, and the couit officials had no!
I relish to pass the night in wailing upon the
! twelve good men who wero so excessively
1 conscientious. A large dish of beefsteaks,
fried with onions, giving off a bo.lv of aio
m i sulHcicut to li.i the largest hail in Hug 1
; land, was brought into the pa-safe clos i?>
the door of the jurymen'* piison. The bai!
hlf, who wished the ".stan louts" at Jericho,
opened the door, the cover was taken off.
the dish, the aroin i of the steaks and onion* ,
floated in; it itivad d an I pervsded every
mpiaro inch of the 1 flack Hole, and tlio ;
jury's nasals wcie violently affected. Mere
mortal Englishmen could not long stand
out against such a louioatbiance of su( per.'
A second opening of tlu doin and an ad-1
vancemont of the dish enabled tlio jury to
find a verdict
I "BWgi
From tuo Naiioiiul Intelligencer, August 1. A
Privateering. JJJJ
In iny lust number i promise J an effort ?lit
lo show'that war against commerce is lite *oe?
least oppressive, most humane, mid most own
jffcctual in bringing about peace, of any avei
jtliur means to be employed by mmwiuie tliui
Power*. It is a'fact, not to be lost sight of wi'l
n discussing the propriety of piivateeiing, pric
dial from (lie descent of the Spanish Anna- linn
la and the day* of Van Trotup, llie *over i?l ?
signty of the seas has been claimed, and it n? t
may bo satJ successfully, too, by some one to a
great naval l'ower. Unhko tlie relative com
sir? iigth of nations on land, wlio are some arm
limes mi neatly balanced by number* and othr
wealth or geographical advantages, as lobe the
able to hold each oilier in check forage*,no will
Mich counterpoise lias long continued on lite and
rccan, as history well attests. From the ilan
breaking out of the war of the breach U
devolution till the clo?o of that w ar by the big!
battle of Waterloo, the maritime Powers of aget
Continental Kutope were little more than euli
diip builders for lite royal navy of Gieat So i
Britain*, for it is an undeniable fact tbal, leas
while Fiance, Spain, and Holland all built com
better ships, faster sailers, &e., than Kng- pari
lai d, yet comparatively few- men of-war, if thoi
itven fairly launched at sea in a war with trib
Lni'land, returned to their oiiginal owners, any
But it lias been said that the trident of Pec:
Neptune was stricken from llio Lion by the }y ^
Fugle of America, thrown to the battle's
brc?'Zo by the gallant Hull oh the ltP/t of "l-s
An just, 1811J. And so it was, and so it
ever will be uiiJor like circumstance*; but, l',tt
beyond national |iride, shumc and glory, ,nA<
what elVucl have such victories on the con WMJ
liiiuance of war. Certainly not to shorten I ''wU
it, for while the vanquished at tl o b'gin- I \M '
ning of a war will thirst for opportunities i 1'et'
10 retrieve liis losrv*, so will the conqueror ant^
pant for new victories; and thus the war
spirit becomes inflamed and excited lo a ,nal
pitch loo high to bo reached by prudent or S
cuhu reasoning, and war j* thus conti lued alii;
for the sake of war and hope of glory, un moi
til the menus of carrying it on shall fail, or ing
until soino friotidly Power, perhaps a quasi rob,
rival, shall think the belligerents have re lire
duced themselves lo Iier own level, and exp
shall then otTc-r luedinlion; and soon peace hist
is restored, but perhaps without so much us a the
discuss'on of the questions on which the lain
war was commenced, both nations have llag
lost by battle and Ly sea equally in due
ships; the battle aud the sea have proved and
the winding-sheets of thousands cut off in aire
iho prime of life, and fatherless children, pasi
widowed mothers and aged parents, depen
dent, upon sous for support in the down
lull of life, are thus suddenly thrown upon
ill* world*? cold charity, or, what is worse in 1
the United Stales, upon the forlorn hop,} of
a pittance by way of pension yrudinglg me
ted after yearn of humiliating supplication (and
knocking at the doors of Congress. Sucii, f'^1
1 am leluctttul to admit, was about the result Ju,c
of our last war with England, w hen the '
belligerents caiuo out of the war relatively, Sr?
a-* regards national strength, about a> they hen
commenced it; hut the honors and moral ?iM?(
effects were on our side, and a fair balance a,u^
sheet wotild show us largely the gainers in
pound", shillings and. pence; but for this the
latter item we stand indebted lo our privale
armed navy. h)'*
. Ol*
Captain George Cogg-diall. in his udmi- ~ 1
I 73 t^t) t
rftble hrs'.oty of American privateers, says
an aggregate of two thousand sail of lint- "
i*li .shipping were captured by our little j*"''
t:avy, with the aid of privateers and leitors .
of nturyue, exclusive of captures made ou the ,n"
great Noil hern Lakes. Of these two thou- cvU
> N? 11
khiuI c.iiiliires ininii ihn hurli /AirO. 1,
I -| ? .? ? ?%W.
hiindn.i <iml thirty vvoio taken by private 8 IC
armed n /isels. \1 r. Uog^hali furtlitr ?la'4? lK'r
lli.tl '1 have found it aillloult to m>curiniu (
tin* c.vut utinilHir of our own ve?(ilr taken l!jH
and iii->:i?iycd by llie English, bill, fr.nu ihe
best mint matron I ear. obtain, 1 .should
judge they would not amount Jo inoie than ,
jieehundrid mir7," leaving Us h clear gain l10
of'j\r'tu)i hundrtJ Unliih ships, which, as
being taken lioni the enemy and appropri
Sited to our own wauls, cottid fail but Utile
short jn initio ??l the vo?t of tho war to u.h. i
To the actual v al jo of ships taken from itio "'r'.
ennny it i> but just to add at least 3d j>e? 41
eeatuui lor j?rvl<ction afforded to our own i
Coiuiueice and C".est l:lido bv ihe fuU em cX'i
pl.v tnCul our pri vatic re g ?vo tho British eM
navy, rcinembeiing, too, that lhe.-c piiinle '
aimed ?only 230 ot tl.eiu? cnfcl thu
tiuvcinuiei.i nothing, ?ave only the pa.clin
en: on vv hull their coiuutiSs O i-t were >u
jit i.lci. in the ea it a re of the Ouoiaiere !NL'r
lv the (' iisiiiatiuii tfurj woyv forty-six
K igoshmelt killed and sixty -iiino wounded
in a -single bailie, tin: tlfal .of which was A,t
!> excite tho war -j?iriwhilst the c.ipune
. li:;. n hundred ITili>h- intochrfnttmHi, 1,1
wvirih probably nbrti a bundled million id lN
doliais, stiiking terror In the Jiniislt tiov I*'1
erlin uiil, her capitalist*, and her Subjects ol ' "n
evctV x* ass, was rimbllc-t.* accomplished | * ^
wirfj I.*r liss loss of iito and human sutler- ' c<:*
ingt'.,4. I
>L 7* I ) 1 1
1 ih^Hiofr deny tb.it the capture of the ."1.
(Ju< i"i^fc*l>y tho Coi/sitiuiioh and our iu- i
val k ili geneial in lire war of ldl'2- j s,lc
*13-*14L^t<J a very important influence on j
tho wa#t^iuii( of Lhighiud. 11 could not be j .%
..iv. LttL**. I.-..I >1 r I IU1
- ? -"-MP"' ' ' 1 " > * tMWHQ IIIVJ 11 I I III UI *
iiiv incilfffiiy ?>u ilie mih, so' long claimed foe 8P*
t!ie the Crown; it huuitdod lite
Br i lot? v^rt" boastings nod taught her u 1
now ff?; itrt\nl luetics; to wit; that to 1 ^
meet a too oil llio ocean whs not nl- 1 ,
ways < t- vicloiy to the British '
ai Hi , MR'tttdSlS^fcrf'iali > 111e reverse; l?cil I 1
if > in - hi to'it iv iliaY, in a war between the
I Inte l SWtl?r> an 1 liie.it Biiuiiu, llio havoc
wliieli foe hundred?ami wo could semi f(
>iit a tfio-muid?well appointed private
a rule.1 ve-s.U Wollld commit Oil English "1
coinmeiee. doNpilo her thousnwi men of
k tr, wi iil.l have more influence in piovent- j Xl'
ing hostilities ami restoring peace than ma- j ,0*
ny pitched battles and bloody victories
gained, <>n laud and sea, by regular armies ( P;J1
and navies, and at llio cost *?f ?<? much I
treasure and bight Jul srforitice of human !
life and entailed misery oil j
"J&fawjr a bfebo left iitihefl. m h c
Atli fe'H'f a '1 law nvxtiriiie " 'y
* IB?? *
- I, in . .rnsamsmmmmmm
I nation# wealth i*ertiua?Ssd by itt ^
ulation; but who cea Mti'f- IU0*?}M ^
le on hunfaft lifel it is abosqygck* n
eompnr^l with goMaadaileef. flL *
er lakelii life shulTpay U|* ftrftH ofU%
life, and uo amount of treasure ten* ^iffA
i the sentence of\lie law r~ ?rr*t ~ykvfl " >$PQ
> showing that die value of hampn lift
1 ci:i^Mfcl,la,i^1,tV? indeed aUofoJf
e. . ilia truth of this propoatUOR* ?HT
lly be called-in question by ?oy-moral* '
>f the present ago. U therefore.foltautp- ~
ha first duty of Government#, not only ' em
void war by all} honorable menoa AC
man J. but, whenever forced to lake yp wMP
s in 6elf defence, to use. her arms' un^' ? , ?
r lesourcee of annoyjlhce'sb.AS to ra0iw ~\S * ' I
severest blow she can upon the. en#my .
i tho least possible loss of hurnab lift ? - ^
annoyance to peaceful and rural iabnbts.
^k_3L
ut war against private property on ps
i seas is said to be u rule of the dark; . %
i, and ooglit not to be tolerated in these *
ghtened days of Christian philanthropy
s the inonslor, war, in all its phases, but
t of all when directed against oceanicunerce,
since the sacrifice oNife is conitlively
small, and the loss of property,
jyli often large, is so owned, and disuted
as to be seldom overwhelming to
one. Most strips and their cargo#, ?#
ally in time of war, are oVned conjointi>
wealthy merchants, who protect tbefr
ie?t? hy insuring in joint stock coropa>
comp ?sed of rich bankers, lords, no,
arid others of large estates throughout
realm, who, to be sure, are occasionally
le to taste ol the horrors of war in lha
' of increased taxation and short divide.
occasioned by Captures on the sea;
thus it. is that war on commerce is carinto
the jxKkets of those who make
maintain wars, and in that way privaing
is matt potent in restoring and *
ntaining the peace of the world,
lomeihiug has been said about the tnory
of privateering. All wars are against
ality, and the day was when privaieerwas
looked upon as a mere - license to
, and but little removed from piracy,
i same may be said of some great naval
editions in olden times. But a faithful
ory of American privalecrtmen, both of
Revolution and the late war with EngJ,
will show that privateering under the
of the United Stales lias ever been' conted
with as much humanity, gallantry ^ ^
moral propriety, as by the most cluv us
naval commanders of the present or
t time. VT, AP. C. J?
Sugar and Molasses.
luical llexearrhta on the Sorgho Sucr*,
>j Chas. T. Jackson, M. Dn of Bo*ton,
\fassachuttllt. v-- ^ .. . . -f
i j
)n the 29th of October, 1850,1 received ?
u ibe Patent Office n bottle of expressed
e of the sorghum sacchnratum, procurfroro
plants rosed jpon the Qovernment
unds in Washington. This juice, after
i?g strained through fine linen, bad u
eific gravity of t,0C2; and, after boiling,
1 the separa'ion of an nH umiuous scum,
55. Three nud a half fluid ounces of
strained juice ,evaporated at 212 deg.
u .til it became a dense straw yellow
up, loo thick to run, when cold, gave
I grains of saccharine ma'.ter. That pori
of llie juice which had l>een freed from
uiuinotis matter, and filtered Uirough
>ur. gave, on evaporation of a fluid ounce,
grams of thick yellow syrup; which, bedissolved
in absolute alcohol, left 9 per
t. of mucilaginous substances containing
rch. Thi alcohol took ut? 69 grains of
L-haiiue matter. *fhis is e pial to 44.36
cent, on the juice.
Xber portions of the juice were operated
?n by lime water and bone black, and
?red and evaporated to syrup. A small
|>orlion of cfystidized trngnr was obtain*
Ir tu the bottom of the ve?sel in which
syrup rtQod f<?r some days. A pnrl of
juice, Jiluted with uhiiu water, with
addition of ii liule yeaM, fermented and
uiucei) **fit, which, on being separated
a distillation, was found to be an
eVably llavored alcohol, having, as M.
ui-iin has Mated, u slight nuulu taste,
oil ju Iges declared that it would in nit e
ullect brandy spirit.. According to the
n.'rit|ituts of Viiiuoriti, the amount of abate
alcohol obtained from the juice is a
ctton overfl per ccut.
Jo the 3d of November, 1 alto received
in the Patent Office two parcels of the
ghum plant, in Jifferent Mages of ripe- '
>i?. That with quite ii:ki seeds was by
liid sweetest, while the greed one, which
* just in tlower, contained but veiy little
chaiine matter. One thousand grains,
.en Troii) the middle of the tij>e stalk,
en pitied, gave 070 guiitisof pith, from
icii the juice Was separated The lattei,
being evaporated to a thick syiup, gave
grams df saccllaiiue matter, or B jusr
It. on the weight <?f ihe stalk. Another
nple gave, from 2 12 ounces of th*>pith,
7 gi aius of thick syrup, or 12 percent,
lis we have from 180 to (rounds of
ch irino mutter, in the f<>nn of a dense
up, toa ton (2,000 pounds) of the stalks,
means of a screw pre.-* 1 separated tl^e
ce from somo of the canes, which bad o
>cific gravity of 1.0937.
Heing desirous <>f ascertaining the mctribe
value of the sorghum raised in Ma*.
hu-elt?, 1 obtained from Capt. R. A
ainwright, of tbo U. S. Arwn.nl, in ibis
da, five plant* which bad l?e?ri oullivaI
on the nrsunal ground*. Sixteen eoni
of one of the** plant*, nearly ripe, gave
I 4 ounce* of clear pith, which Iexhatut
of it* saccharine matter by means of boilj,
dbulM ? v.?r and pressure. TUir
uid, on evaporation, g**o "42 grain* of
ok aytup, too don*e to |?our from the
>-el alien coll. The yield ol saccharine
liter in tin* case wa* 10.6 per cent.
Another and riper aatcple, from thesam6
reel, \ icldod from 1,000 grains of the
Ik 640 grain* of pith, and 1 <0 grata* of
ek ?>y?up, or 14.0 per cent, of uncchaiine
it tor. Ou nxpie&Mcn, the plant yielded
:'ear, sweet jaicc, hating a specdic gr**i?
of 1.0073.