Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, March 03, 1860, Image 2
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ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Editor.
TERMS?$i.XO jior annum, in advance. IT payment
bo delayed until nficr the v.vnirntion of (he
yei\r, S'-J. For six mvnllii, " } cents in advance.
CfiV" AdytM'ti^einentM inserted at the usual rati**.
PICKENS C. 1!., S. C.:
Saturday Morning, March 3,1860.
Favors. * i
Hon. J. I>. Asiimdhi:, our ill ton live Kepres'entutivc
in Cougrcss, has our thanks for'congros.slouul
11 nd other favors.
Retuiu Day,
With its anxieties unci terror-, is passing. Tlie
number of cases for this di.-striet will be between
two hnd threo hundred, .\ndcrsun ami Abbcvillo
have returned about two humlre'd eases ea -!i. beiug
ratlier smaller returns than'usual for tin -o
districts.
i lio sessions of MiO I'ourt, tor tlio Western (ircnit,
commences at Abbevillo on Monday next. Monday
tlio l!'tli brings it to this place. Judge
^utt.nKit/ ii is understood, \\ ill preside.
Original ArticlesTho
articles of our correspondents, appearing '
in tliis number, is referred to with very derided
pleasure. "1?," who is in Europe completing .
bis education, writes most interestingly. llis j
letter can bo found on the first page, to which
wo desiro to direct attention. A native of Pick- i
ens, his line descriptions of what he has kocu and
heard nro handsomely eye-glassed for home readers.
Let us hear from you as often as possible,
"B"?your po-"light litter"-ature is always
verv acceptable.
TiiO "Culturoof Cotton," an article on thein*
side pages, by,an experienced planter. Ii isconfidontly
commended to cotton planters. One
whose cxporionoc is so favorable with cotton,
must be proportionubly so with the production
of graiu crops?the results of which wc would
bo pleased to bo the medium of communicating
to tlio public.
" lloimivot," our sprightly X<>\v York correspondent,
continues to iiitore^ the eader with
his current news and relished gossip.
Special
Attention is directed to tlio correction of the '
advertisement of Mr. Max?his sale will take !
place at Walhalla, on Tuesday next, the Oth
instant. Messrs. J. 15. K. Si.oan* Co, or Pen- !
dlcton, have removed to their new store* where .
they continue to sell bargains, in thoir lino.? .
The Administrators of Cuahi.es Hint oiler ^
valuable property for sale.
Bilh
For litigation in, or the sale of properly by the
Courtof Equity, whore the parties reside; without
the limits of the State, should be filed with
the Commissioner by the 23d March next.
The Railroad Discussion.
The speaking lias boon continued at sovor:i! ,
points since our last. Mr. Shahte at tho Trap. i
Mr. Keith at Pumpkintown, and Mr. ?-r. John j
ut Wolf Creek, wore listened to attentively.? |
Facts, figures and arguments were urged, wo >
learn, with force and spirit. The people are
taking a more comprehensive ami liboral view
of the subject, much to their interest and to the j
honor of the district and State. The good work
goes bravely on !
Tho Committee, owing to return week here,
have been unable to get speakers to attend at all
tho points previously indiented- Next week,
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uw|<v IO HIViUim? lllilb VI1.>U|I| MJI li
jiiout will not ho suffered, and that speeches will j
lie made according to th? tax collector's published
appointments. 1 our citizens turn
out und listen ?
From Washington.
Congress is not altogether idle, but is doing
little or nothing. Lieut. Gov. Ford, of Ohio,
has been elcctcd printer to the house. Skivard
has introduced a bill for the admission of Kansas
into the Union?upon this he is to speak,
and will probably ulmllc out the course of the
republican party in the next Presidential contost.
Douuj.as Stock is rising in public favor,
he having secured the support of a largo number
of the delegates to Uie Charlcatonconvention.
News Summary.
The steamer Hungarian, laying between T<iv- 1
crpool and Canada, was wrecked off the coast j
of the latter country, on the -1st nit. She is j
supposod to bo a total loss. The crew and pus- |
fccngcrs, numbering four hundred, were lost j
An arrival at Xow York from California j
brings $1,400,000 in gold The wheat crops
throughout the whole country has been greatly
damagod by the severe freezes during the win- 1
ter John l'oole, Ksrj., has been nominated i
by tho oppositionists fur Governor of North
Carolina Tho European news is not very
important. Cotton is stationary. Kuropo is
quiet. The Moorish war continues?on tho
2d ult, Teulan wns stormed and carried by tho
Spanish, afior n lieree a'id sanguinary struggle.
The lof;3 on both sides was immense. All the
tents, artillery, camels and enmp equipages wore i
taken (Jen. William Walker is again "on
tho wing," having left Montgomery, ontlie2lst,
for Charleston and New York A " Constitutional
Union Party " has been established
atWasl j.igton to "save the country." It is
composed of Old line Whigs and Know Nothings j
Fighting continues in Moxico bo'woon ;
tho liberal p.irty and their opponents. Many
liavo been killed and more wounded. There is
little prospect of pcucc for this distracted coun
.
A Forcer at. Ljirtrfi.
Moasrs. Uufiiv, IIa/.en and Fi.wnf.uv, do- ;
tectivo policemen of Cincinnati, Ohio, have sent (
out a description of James .V. Dubois, charged J
with forgery. lie is described as about twenty '
years of age, fivo foe* six inches high, rod hair,
ridlilisli r-ftimilnvinli Hiiinntli fni^rv n liMln
led, prominent nose, anil weighs about one hun- 1
drcd and thirty pounds. A young woman
eloped with him, whom lie is supposed to havi:
married. From Ditboii likeness a tine l'?H?o- j
greph has heen made, a cony of which is posted \
o.i tho circular wo received ! ltascals had better
stflor clear of Cincinnati!
SviCIpK I" bo if Fkak of i'ovRirrv?-Mr. K. )
1?. AViloy, of North Heading, Massachusetts,
j*nd an qxtqnrivo boot and shoo manufacturer, i
.iAin?i!U/wi o 11 i< i! 11 nn It'ri/ln u VSivlit I >tr '
ing himself. Ilia propci ty ?'?? estimated at
between $40,000 mid $60,000, but a morbid
fear of poverty is supposed to have driven him
to the act.
Yohktgn Trade?The iinportatiunH at New '
York from foreign porta within a fow day*, higlude
thuuurgoo* of,four steamers, tho Arago, 1
Kangaroo, Arabia and Borfusaia. Tho value
of last, wtddk's entries was upward of hS* millions
of dpHarx?riuoro than douhlo thoio of oi-.
Two thirds,
*1?,
??. ^tinfr-r.Tr 7vt
The Hail roads
Si'aBtasuI'Rg.?Whilxt our friends in SpaHnn'
v. ^ inr discussing tlio. ways mid mean* neveufti'y
wcure tiio KxlLii*ioii of tho drvrnvillu and
Jr'ivuch Broad linilroad. wo liftvo been looking at
the uiaj), with reference to I lie ftiture of obi' niilto;id
system in tlio South. It strikes uhthat Spartanburg
occupied an enviable i>lnee from her gcogiu|i1iiunl
po&itio'ii. Situated nt tho foot of the
mountain*, ?be lias a climate remarkably healthy
in summer, ami mil<! and pleasant <? winter.?.
Her institution* of learning are lisin^ finjt and
her mineral and manufacturing resources avo heing
vapidly developed.
11;li t:iiimivir Ik tAii iliveellv #! ? I :? t :
, - - o vv. .J v?. I 11V .Til lilliv
from Atlanta to Richmond; anil at no distant d.iv
may have another railroad.runnitlg t'voui Oreenvillo,
through Hpnrlanburg and Yorkvlllc, to Charlotte.
It is almost a direct line, ami I nut he lore now
been spoken i>f bv those familiar Willi raili-oftd mutters
us an enterprise that one day will be aevotn!
plishcd. We hope it may. ami that at no distant
j day.- AshultU (.V. 6'.) X'lr*.
Tim above extinct con lams a fair statement
of the benefits that are to inure to Spartanburg
from the completion of tbo French lJrowt nml
S| artatibnr;: railroad. T!i? question then is,
what will be '.he Condition ot (Iwonvillc ? The
Frcnoh Ural road u ill rUti by Flat Rock and
Ashcville, and on that road will go tho travel
that has made t! tocm illo so pleasant during tbo
summer, ami so profitable to hotel, store ami
shop-keepers. Will not tho trade, too, from
Ashevillc ami regbm contiguous (hid an outlet
elsewhere than at Greenville? This will ho
the inevitable result of tho completion of tho
French ttroad road. Do not our friends on tho
eastern side of Pickens District nee in this, likewise,
that the usual good market enjoyed by
them at Greenville is not likely, under tho cirrumstanees
mentioned, to continue. Moreover,
the trade and travel enjoyed by them in their
own District must be very materially curtailed
in t!>e same way. Their interest would then
incline them t-- Pendleton ami other points on
the Blue liidgo road to trade. Their interest is
now indissolubly linked with this enterprise,
and we invoke their aid in its behalf.
e do not make this point against Greenville
in an unkind spirit, but it is the tendency of
things at the present. It is sufficient, of itself,
to induce Greenville to fall into the ranks of
tho Blue Ridgo men?it is worse than suicide
for her to favor the French Broad ami Spartanburg
road. One of tho two roads will be built
?io wuu. ii ono snail our luxes l.?o given'!
Death of Col. Irby.
Col. James 11. Iuuy, of Laurens district, died
suddenly of paralysis, 011 the 2-lth nit. lie was
a( the time of his death, the Plate Senator froui
tliat district. and had occupied other high and rosponsible
positions in Ihc .State and his district.
The Texas Titnsunk?We have recoivcd the
iirst liuinbcr of thin journal, published at Gilmer,
Texas, by J. 11. Tuou lit.i., Hsfj., at $2 a
yoar. It is a noat and interesting paper, and
lias our best wishes for its success.
The Kxtin'ction or Vesuvius?Sumo of the
German journals announce seriously that a comjinny
ol Knglish capitalists have made an application
to the King of Naples for the extinction
ol Vesuvius. The principal seat of the liro of
that volcano is situated several thousand feet
below the level of the sea. 15y cutting a canal
which would carry the water into the crater, the
tire would be completely extinguished, and the
operation, which would only cost 2,000,000f.,
would restore to cultivation land of ten times
that value. But, after all, might not the turnin;;
of ho much water into so much lire, produce
an explosion that would lie likely to settle the
Italian question in double time?
!>? :.?.i)?Tho Winnsboro J/iigufcr says that
t!e:i. ) 'hi A. All? t-in, ?i respected citizen of
Faiified <.li.-li.cr. died on t!;r> 1 Itli til*.
Tub Prtrsn?r.\cv?The ! iej endciii Union
Club, of New York has j i ! '.i-hed an address
nominating lion. John M. IJotts, of Virginia,
for President, and Thus. 0??l-\rin, of Ohio, for
Vice President. The a h!re>s is signed by
Kx-tJo\. Clarke, John Scssiims, and C. Thoijipson,{Committee.
Statu Capitols?The Capitol of the State of
Tennessee, at Nashville, not yet finished, has
cost so far *#2<).o00. The Capitol of Ohio, at
Columbus, unfinished. is estimated to cost when
completed $ 1,552.207. The Capitol of South
Carolina when finished will cost ?>2,500,000.
f>F.xrcitA!. Strike?A general strike of operatives
in several of the leading shoe manufacturing
towns of the State of Massachusetts is
also arranged for the 22d inst., unless the boss
manufacturers previously agree to the new
scale of prices.
Tiie Work ok Proscription?Among the appointments
connected With the organization of
the House, says the Wilmington Journal there
arc none residing South of the Potomac. This
is a pretty fair indication of what the State of
affairs would be, if a Republican President wore
... rn v. .
Ark you Satisfied?How few arc content!
tin; poor envy tin; rich ; tlie rieli often envy the
poor; the fat people envy I lie lean; and the
lean (he (at. '"ho hrnnetto wishes sho was a
blonde; the blonde desires the raven tresses of
the brunette; and so goes the world.
Hkctai.i.v Mukdeiieij?The Oeala (Flu) Companion
states that Dr. W. J. lvitt was brutally
murdered near that place roceutly, by his own
negroes.
Mf.xico?The population of Mexico is about
seven million, in liutouc million ol which docs
white blood predominate.
Ari? von tiie Pore?'L'hoEnglish papers state
that the Emperor of Austria has sent the sum
of .CO,000 to the Pope. Christiana, ex-Queen
of Spain, has also opened her pureostring9.-?The
King of Bavaria promises to furnish two
thousaud well armed volunteers.
The Rumn<; Passion, &o?Tho Xcw York
correspondent of the Chicago Prc.i.s and Tribune,
speaking of the rocent death of Burton, the comedian,
says that one of the editors of tho New
York lh ruld states that Mr. Burton revised the
proof of tho obituary of himself, which subsequently
appeared in tho Herald.
Pistoj. Practice?Many members of Congress,
we understand, arc in tho habit of carry
in<; revolvers, now liiucn bettor it would bo
if they all followed tlio recent good example, set
by Mr. Ilnskiti, and dropped tiieni.
Fatai, Accident?John Ilaswcll, pays the
Spartanburg Kxpress, while riding in a buggy
with another portion in tho neighborhood of
Cashville, one night last week, was thown out
by tho, buggy running over some obstruction in
the way, anil hid ncek was broken by tho fall.
Railroads in tiik South?Virginia, up to
the |>roscnt time, has laid 1,700 miles of road;
Georgia, 1,240; Tennessee, 1.062; Maryland,
8;'.;}; Sontli Carolina, 807 ; Nortli Carolina,
770; Arkansas, 38, but she ha? sovon hundred
projected ; Louisiana, between two and three
nundrud, and all of them arc paying roads.
A Youthfui.F.94u?A Boston (Macs) paper
pays: A male child wan born a few weeks ago,
in Standisfieid, (Mass.) healthy and wnll termed.
with a well defined pair of soft silky wIubkoi'8,
stretching from eat- to car. The child is
now tivo weeks old, bright and lively with a
growing beard. A hurd story to believe!
A Nbmt IIeaoino?'The Liverpool Mercury
lias plftccd in it* columns, in addition tu tho
custom;-ry noticon of birtliH, mun i ages and
deaths, ft now'bonding, nnder which nro chronjclod
tho divorces thuture doily granted hy tho
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i'> n'Ti^i V, 'nr^FiYV tfi'iiT-*AlT?i .in' i > f i'i ?
Peniiinffs and Clippinge.
Ac.? ok ti^k Leuiblaturk?tHjo iwts of tbe
ln*t Legislature, with tlio proeoedinas of Unit
bydy, litivo 1jOO.ii recoivod by the Clurac, unduro
noyy ready for distribution.
Itinrkant Sai.ksman?Tho Southern Guardian
bus been reonested by tbo Deputy Treusnrer
of thoUoncr Division to Himounco tlmt ho lias
| scut oU' wit Mho Acts nnd Resolutions of tlio
last session, tlio necessary blunk rccounnoudu*
lions anil bonds for itinerant salesmen, us well
U3 8e vera I copies of the Act of IS,>9 in roforonco
to their duty. All of theeo will be found
with the Clerks of tbo Court.
The i.ahcest Cirv-r'l'lio largest citv ln tho
i.i ,.< i..1.1 . r.
, ii >> im ip c?iiu vw i?v mat ui muuuw, in ^ii|;au? u j
is bdlpVcd to contain 11 population of 3,000,000.
Mr tton I.ovivo Doom?Inn petition recent:
ly presented to the Ohio Legislature, praying
ior relief against tho ravages of dogs among !
sheen, it is asserted that not less than $150,000
worth of sheep is annually destroyed by these
Tvoiso than useless bintes,
A llOMTION AT A PtSCOCNT IN Xf.W MKXI;
co?The ii?\v Legislature of New Mexico have '
expelled their Speaker on discovering that lie j
was an Abolitionist, llo introduced a bill to J
abolish slavery in the Territory, whereupon he
was unanimously requested to resign, which ho
I did.
i fin: sivmksn Twins?The Siamese twins are
stilljiving in Surry comity, Xorth C\ . "im,?
j At a bite revival the wife of Cluing wi.s bnpti1
zed. Chang and Kng seemed to be much coneorned
for themselves, nnd requested ai. intorest
in tho prayers of the minister.
Ol.n?The Ijditor of the Panola (M!*s) Shir
! has in his ofliee the' rattles of a snake killed in
I)rew county, Arkansas last stiinmer; thev aro
about ten inches in length tmd number fortytwo.
" Peak" IIcrcinu?A lady in Montreal lately
recovered &'2,000 of Major tlreckford, for hng]
gingher rather roughly. She ought to set a
j high value on the money?she got it by u tight
i squeeze.
Fim.?The Penitentiary of Alabama is said
to bo full to overflowing.
j lloRRim.K Deatu?A yoiuig man named
: Lovelanil met with a horrible death on Thtirs|
day morning last, Covington, Ohio, in conse.qneheo
of drinking n cup of vitriol, which he
I mistook for water. He lingered after tl>o un|
fortunate affair for a couple of hours, suffering
; the most intense pain.
Fire and Loss of I.iit.?A largo fire occur- I
I red in iii,uton on the 19 th ult, with a loss of
1 about $jl),UOO. Two men were burned to death.
Rkad?To succeed, you must keep moving;
j to grow rich you mustkoop saving.
For Docoi.as?lion. Albert llust, a member
j of Congress from Arkansas, 1ms written a letter
I in which ho says, if the Presidential nominee
at Charb'ston is taken from the North, lie inlin:
itely prefers Douglas to any man that oau be
j presented.
11 't-s?The. Charleston papers say, that the
i rice mills of C. M. Fnruian and (Jo., with ad*
, joining buildings, were destroyed by lire on the
| 2tith ult. Jjo3s, !j>UU,000.
1 Oi.ii Ml'i.r?a South Carolina paper notices
Ihe death of a mule, whose age was known to
be 02 years at the time of bis death.
A Case?A sweet little Michigan girl, of
nbout thirty-live summers, has sued an old fellow
for S5,(J00 damages, for courtiug her ten
whole vears. and thon inarrvimr somi'lj'odv oiso
The case is on trial at Detroit.
Augusta, <jii, Feb. 21?The Alabama Logis1
a to re has passed a bill exempting goods imported
by Southern i? u*ts and sold in Alabama,
from taxation. The same Legislature has pass
ed a hill to call a convention to reform the State
Constitution.
I>KATtioi- ax Oi.ii Pkintbr?Mr. Daniel FanJ
shaw, 0110 of the oldest printer* in the United
i States, and one of the wealthiest of tlio eraf',
I died at his resilience, in Yorkvillc, on Monday.
| Fiiozks' to Dkatii?Mrs. Ingalls, wife of
Win. In-'alls, of Vernon, N't, was fro/.cn t>
death on Wednesday of last week, while returning
home on foot from a visit in Hinsdale, X II.
DfiSTtlovEr)?-Tlio principal part of the town
of JMnvilhv Iv.\'< was destroyed by lire on the
I ??d ill! 1 'i.MIII (Hill
Tear*'?To weepis often a blessing; thcgloom
of tho akics dissolves in rain, and that of the
I licnvt in tears.
Tin: (Vkn Famine.?It is presumablethat
tlio present scarcity, and consequent high
prices of corn, has sot the producers of the
article t!> thinking as to its cause, and awaken*
cd tho fanners to a knowledge of tho importance
of planting a largo provision crop the
present year. At all events, it is to be hoped !
that they have considered this matter ; the
irroat demand for corn and wheat, for bread. I
its scarcity, and consequently tlie high price
of it. is now soiling readily at one dollar
and a quarter per bushel, and goes quickly
at that. If the coining crop be light, thcro
is no telling to what price it may run up, or
whether it can be got at all ov not, next spring.
These facts should admonish planters to attend
to it, that in planting their crop this year,
a sufficiently largo provision crop bo planted.
Tt is ccrtainly bad economy to raise cotton entirely
on poor land, with tho expectation of
buying corn and meat; and when corn is at j
niu jii i;r>un t |iuuv3, it acuius HClUUIiy HUI01UIcal
to one's own interest, 'l'lio farmer who
never Ijnys corn or meat is generally thrifty,
his household is the abode of abundance and
peace, and the corn famine?such as now prevails?never
troubles him, but on the contrary
(ills his purso. An exchange says that
'' ono of the most thrifty planters we ever
knew, has often assured us that when the j
price of corn was very high, ho always planted
a lar ro crop of corn, and always realized
more profit from it than his neighbors did
from their extra crop of cotton.
I Laurcnaoillc Herald.
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Ciiaht.eston Convention.?A meeting
for sending delegates to the Columbia Democratic
Convention will be held at the Court
Mouse, in Marlborough District, on the first
Monday in.JMtirch next. Thus the ball moves
on. We have little doubt now, that ncarlr
ovcry district in the Suite will be represented
in the Columbia Convention, of the 10th of
April. *
Nkorov's Crops,?Our attention tfas di
I roctcd to a load oi live Dags of cotton in Hruad
Ht., this morning, ami wc woro informed that
it was tho crop of the " house gang " (for the
information of our friends up toward# tho
North Polo, wo toll thorn that t|jQ house gang
minifies the cook anil negro children about
flic house too young for regular work) belonging
to Mr#. O'Connor, of Mount, Viiihinm
Ki?geflcld .District, S. 0. Tho cotton was of
extra rtunlity and brought 12Jo. producing
nearly S2f>0 for tlio cook-woman and her little
'* drap shet?," ft very comfortable Aum to
spend in luxuries, and more money than thouKands
of poor men and womcp irt New England
see ip one ?nm in tho whole courao of
their livca.?AugUtta Dhvatch.
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Cotton Culture.
Mr. Editor: You requested mo ?on?o tiino
ago to givo you my inodo of nmklugtuid jiroparing
Cotton for liiiirkot. I now comply, but reluctantly,
us I Imvo hod only ft few yonra expo
neneo in its ouiturc, find consequently, with a
subject that requires so much skill an cotton
culturo, many of my notions may bo in error.
I will givo you what 1 concotvo to be tli6 most
important pointj for its succcssful culture in
this latitude t
The aspect of tbo land In of prinio importance
in Blurting iiud maturing the plant where tlio
season is so short. Tlio aspect bus so much to '
j do with tbo cotton plant, here, that I think no I 1
I one should attempt it? cultuio unless liis lands j '
| have a favorable aspect. The aspect is favora- | 1
! bio accordingly as it faces tbo South or S. K. !
Lands of a northern exposure should never bo j '
I nhuitcd in cotton?thev nro i/?od for corn and I
! wheat. Tho texture u'i' tlic s?l litis a great cf- i j
I foot upon tho plant. Thai soil in which saml '
predominates, with a porous subsoil, is tho host (
suiten *o it. This kind of soil being readily ^
ponotratod by sun and air; and tho Bordussub- |
| soil porinits tho speedy forinontation of tho j
surplus water that .settles frotu tho surfaco. I
I havo boon thus particular in mentioning .
| tho aspects and textures of soils, because llioro |
| arc a variety of both in l'iekcnf, and on almost i
every plantation; and, as the culture of tho
plant is limited, that aspect and texturo host
adapted to it* culture, should be selected. Tho l
above items being determined upon, tho two
next of importance, aro to elevate and stimulate I
the plant. The former is eHeeled by high bed- '
ding, the latter by manuring. ,
The preparation of land for cotton should bo 1
made early, say in Jaunary ox* February. 15y 1
an early preparation u lirixx compact bed is obtained,
and tiio very important itoin of tho early
application of man tiro u obtained. Tlic early
deposit of all manures tor all crops is important.
\Ylioii applied early they uro rendered soluble
by the winter ruin*, and xninglo with tho soil
and assist the plant from tho beginning. 1 h.'ivc
known manure applied in April that did not
have rain enough upon it during the growing
season of tho crop to render it soluble, and a
failure was the result.
Having the land prepared as abovo stated,
the next operation is the planting. This is
usually performed in short order, and there is
no part of its culture more important. Great
care and nicety should bo used in planting this
crop. In opening the bed a very narrow, short
plow should bo u*cd, attached to a very light. I
stock, as tho weight ol' a heavy one causes it to 1
run too deep. About two bushels seed to tho 1
aero I find sufficient on thoroughly prepared *
land. 1 use, in covering, a light iron-toothed 1
rako. Thin is a blow mode compared with the '
u?ual way with plow and board. The principal 1
advantage of tho rako is tho preservation of the
height of tho ridge. 1 never could see any
sense in making a high ridge and then throw it 1
all down, which is sure to be the case when it <
is covered with a plow ami board. Throughout
the entire cultivation tho ridjio should he kept
up aa originally made, a.-* nearly iia possible. 1
believe that by a highly clcVatod rid^c, a degree
in latitude may bo attained. Tho crop should
bo all planted by tho loth of April. My rule i
is to commence on tho ">th of .April, regardless
of tho eold. After thet-eed arc llius covered, a ?
light onodiorse roller is run over the beds? (
rolling two rows at once. This breaks d >\vn '
the inequalities of the ridgo, pulverizes the c
earth direetlv around the nlinit. moventsncnrui- 1
ration, nocelerntcs gcrniintv'ipn, ouusca theplant i
to conic lip uint grow oil* with mor<\vigor, facilitates
tlio Jirst working, nnd oxcludos somewhat (
tlio cold. When 1 got this much dono, I conaider
tlio crop half made.
Ah soon us tlio cotton in ?ufTiciently up for a 1
stand. the first operation is to scrapo down. Right f!
here 1 tliink an egregious error is generally com- i
milled by using the plow vicc tlic hoe. My mode j
is to scrapc down ligntfi/ about a foot on oao'l) Hide .
of the cotton; at tlio name time bringing the cot- !
ton to a very narrow, straight line. Thin mode 1 1
consider far preferable to the chop through mode. I
My scraping down tlio cotton is left thin, and by i
being brought to a straight line the plowing can (
be made moro effectual than when left ilia zig-zag j
line, as is the case when chopped through. Ah soon
as it is.scraped, the hoes go directly back to spa- '
cing and thinning. The distance between the !
stalks is regulated according to the fertility of the I
laud ; tho richer tlio land the farther apart, and on .
poor land vice ireran, but liover closer than twelve ^
inches, and never more than one stalk in a place,
except where one is missing, nnd \ doubt if two arc '
better here than one. Tlio cotton plant requires 1
ample room tor its full expnuHion iu every direction
-?not only is the quantity greater, but the quality
is better when it has plenty of sun and air; tho
picking is also greater as the bolls are larger.-?
The thinning should bo done if possible by the
time the plant assumes tho third leaf, as about this
time the plant begins to shape its course. If it is
crowded now it will adapt its organism to narrow
limits ; if it has ant]tie room it will begin to tiller,
and the stalk will acquire size and stamina, which
it can never attain if crowded. Getting tho crop
thinned and set in time is the rub in managing tho
crop. The next working is done with the sweep?
running lightly twice in a row, throwing gently a
small quantity of earth' among tho cotton and covering
the small crass. This isaverv critical tunc
tare in its culturoas regards keeping down t lie grans.
The best plowmen and (lie slowest mules should be
put to i'lis work. If llio crop can be gotten over
with the sweeps now before the grass boglws to
Ip.ko bold, the crops will bo of very little trouble.
The sweeps aro at all times very superficially used
?barely deep enough to eradiento th<5 fcrnss and 1
render pulverent the surface. Not only should tho <
sweeps he superficially used, but on light soils Cftro i
should he taken that the hoes touch lightly. Tho
balance of the cult tiro consists in keeping the surfucc
clean and pulverciit l>y moans of tho hoc nnd
swoop. ( do not top cotton. As to tho propriety !
of thin I am not able to Hay ; ono tiling about it, is, I
that it is unnatural. 1 think it beat to lot nature j
alone. If topping does no good, it does harm. as
it is certainly a wound to tho plant. The working
of tho crop is continued till it begins to open..
l$y tho ftbovo modes I liavo been making vory
satisfactory crops; rarely making under an average
of 7D0 lbrt. per acre. Last yoar, which was (
not at all favorable for either corn or col ton, I made
on what I snpjioKC to bo eighty acres land, 52 bales
I ?average weight, 410 lbs. Two thirds of tho
land is very old?originally good; balance, third
years Intnl. I merely state theso facts to show tho
result of my modo of culture.
As this article is getting too long I will defer
giving you tho mode of preparing cotton for markit
till the crop begins to open.
J. W. CRAWFORD.
COM) SrBJNO, Feb. 10, 18GO.
Correspondence of t'ue Keowee Courier.
ivew 1 ohk, i?ob. 1H, 1KUU. |
Mr, Editor: The republican party arc hard
at w>rk for tlio l'rosldontiul election, and to
I strengthen their position nro roaorting to nil
! kinds of dodges. The latest is, to impose abolition
stump speechos on the pooplo under tlio
guiso of Lyceum lectures. In our last wo mentioned
Wondall Phillips' lecture on Lousunt
L'Overtnre, tlio leader of tho St. Domingo insurroction,
who was hold up as an oxnmplo to
Southorn mIuvoh. That was followed by Joshua
i U (lidding.*, who adyortised to dolivora lecture
i on tho " Duties of Human Governmont," but
| which provod to bo ft upvoch of the most incen|
diary charact'or?advocating rebellion, tho do
xtnietion of thn constitution, and the nulliticdtion
of the fugitive Slavo Law, and adviqing
the siftvos to rise en nmxic ftnd murder thoir
mnsterH. A few ovenings nftcr, Cassiue M. Clay,
from Kontucky, delivorcd ?n nddroM of tho snmo
naturo. l/nliko tho Abolition propagandists that
proceded him, ho liniln from n slave State ; nnd.
in consequonco of which, ho is nioro violent And
denunciatory. JIo is fifty years of nge. with
a shrill, .singing vojcor pnd ipMinuating address.
The returns ninrto by the different officer# in
(hi? city \diich'frftn?mit mduey to Ireland, ^how
. ' ' -V-'*4.' 1 . "
% . * ,
thut th?9 aggregate sum transnjitted hi 185l>(
muouut to oho 'million throe hundred mid fifty
thnmuind dollars, which wft? forwarded by tho
fcifdi nervnnt* of tins eity to their rolntivos nnd
Mends to nstdtit them to embark for tho United
Stated. Thirt goncrodity on the part of white
servants apeak hobly 111 their behalf.
Kntiney, the celebrated gift-book nmn, lifts
bnau arrested on tho ohnrgo of pwindlinir two
' i- A I. - A I ,l t
uemiansio 1110 mug in .7w/, jjvc 11111* IJB a
warning to y??ur renders \vli<? K?> ^onerously
patroni/.o 111 o Jforlhorn fiift-book house*, or lliey
nmy too Into tint! thdtthoy hftvc Ucon egrejjiously
swindled. To nvovt) this, it i* but re-juisita
to state tliut dotectivo Dowo lms rocoiveri.n number
of letters from,parties in the country, complaining
that they have uiado remittances for '
books. <to.. iuul have nover received nny replies. 1
The 'J'ribune, t ha organ of the llhick Hopuldi- I
cans, is <piitc H!?d oti commercial mutters, nn<l in- j
jighimtly remnrks that it i^ utterly hopelc.su to ,
milieipate nny improvement in the condition of tlio
vast highways of commerce ns long as the (,'ottou- ]
ueraoy hftld possession of the l'ederal (Joveihiuiiyit. !
Unfortunately for the odkov ami hiss parly, the j
L-ottonocrney will hold their evouiul as ljinr as the 1
sonsoi'vativo pnrty ilesiVc.
Tli3 lnciul'ers of the New York Legislature are
musing themselves. On the 17lii they lnul quiio
HU exciting fiujo, ns Messrs. Milliken and White
had-ftfroc pro raUi light in tiie Assembly chamber,
in consoqueneo of a member exposing the corrupIkm
th.it exists, ami the Speaker endorsing the
insertion, by stating tliftt.>'i 100,000 hail been written
for to Wall street by a member of the I.egislaluro,
for tlio express purpose of d-'fcnli'jlg tlie I'ro
Uata bill. Judge from this what line government >
we will have if (his party can make iVilliam 11. |
Scwjird President.
A few broken down politicians arc ftttetnj'ting to I
form a third party before the election, in orii.v to ]
sell out when tlie proper time approaches. !! i.'. (
liowovor, useless, us the vital question of the day
must bo decided between tho l>etuocrats and Kepubltcnns.
Quito a largo and enthusiastic public meeting
was held 011 Friday evening ut tho Assembly
Itooms, to ox press sympathy with tho struggling
Italians^ Ueecher, Bellows, Mitchel, Thomson,
mil others, addressed tho mooting. At tho conclusion
of tho speeches a note was read from tho
ladies, expressing tho warm and heartfelt sympalllirw
of fl?o vvmnmi t\*' \niAi.i<i.i *1...;.. K?...? I..... .
ind sisters ol' Italy.
Stepheu Whitney, au old and respeelublo merchant,
died Tbursdny, lit tiie advanced ago of
?igl?ty. lie leaves to his threo children (one Son
ind two daughters,) the imiueiisa sum of fifteen
nillions.
Jennings, llarmim's brother-in-law, who venlorcil
himself notorious by giving two hundred
ind fifty dollars for tho first ticket that was sold
o Jenny Li mi's tir.st concert in New York, bas
failed. Following upon thin, conies, tho reported
issignnient of JSiuger, proprietor of the Sewing
Machine. Many were surprisad at this, as ho was
inpposed to be imjuena.sly wenlthy. Hut it would
akc a princely revenue to support a man of his
a.sle, who rides in a carriage that cost y700l>,and
lrawn by six very valuable horses.
Honner, of tho occupies an entire page
>f the Herald with bis advertisement.
The American Geographic il Society lias passed
resolutions advising a new expedition 'o the Arctic
Sea. Honnivkt.
From the Montgomery Mail;
Corn?Bad Prospects AheadThere
was never a time in our knowledge
ivhon the future was more trloomy in regard to
t sulTioiency of breadstuff*. Already, from
IVxns to North Carolina, corn is ranging from
51.25 to $2.00 per bushel. Tho wheat erop
)f Tennessee, theCarolinas, Georgia and Alajauui,
is absolutely destroyed j and the chance
"or oats is f-!im.
What will be the m ult of this condition of
hings? Why, mid-summer corn will beat
tn average of 82,00 per bushel, and in many
>arts there will bo actual suffering from a
scarcity of bread. At 2.00 per bushel oven,
i prosperous workman cannot feed and clothe
i family of children. But what next? The
^resent scarcity will turn the whole country
n on tho new corn crop in September, beoro
it hardens, and whatever it may be, it
.vi 11 be diminished one <[uarter by this early
1 extraction. liut that is not tho worst yet;
for the cotton mania is so prevalent that a |
iiiun wruj> 01 corn win ue piantou this year;
ind a"short orop, early attacked, without iild
from wheat or oats, speedily be so diminished
is to make prices intolerable. Then add to
ibis die fact that the over planting of cotton
^wo shall make 4,000,000 bales thin season, '
weather prove favorable,) will reduco the price
if the staple down to about 8 cents. Put
:otton at 8 ccnts and corn at ?2.00 together? (
tnd what do they mean but the hardest, the
most doleful times to all who labor for subsis- ,
tence!' 15ut is it a true picture. Let any
farmer ask himself if the facts aro nut true,
ind if the results we anticipate arc not inevitable
(
The scarcity of corn and other plain will of
course be accompanied by a scarcity and high
nrinp nf nnvlf Trulu *
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leplorable, but our far mora rind planters will
not allow thomsclvcs to bo divortcd from the
making of cotton, though it id now falling,
under tho influence of over supply. Next
j'enr it will be far worse?no price for cotton,
md corn scarce and high. We predict now,
that if our planters fai' to plant largely of
corn this year, there v .1 be more pecuniary
imibarrassment-by .January 1861, than this
country has known since 1*37. There is only |
one course of 3'ifety, and that lies in small
cotton fields and big cornfields! Will not
some of onr intelligent planters who can see
I 1 1. il i .! - 't - ?
wiiuugii tin; uuxb (six mourns, cnueavor 10 enlighten
their neighbors as to this cotton insanity?
It is of vast importance to tho country,
that it should be dona forthwith. The
month of March will determine whether or
not next year shall bo one of prosperity, or
one of universal agricultural depression and
disaster.
It. is useless to think of tho present or tho
past priccB of cotton being sustoHrud. i*y
April noxt, good middlings will probably be
down to 9 cents. The increased breadth of
land, for the next crop will injure20 percent,
inereasoof production, with an ordinarily favorable
season. How can prices rango abovo
8(?i 10 ccnts with nearly a five million.crop '!
In conclusion let lis say to tho planters,
there is no question now of so pressing utV importance
as tho corn quostion. Those who
shull have to purchaso for their1 nrigroos and
stock, next year, will have to bo very stout,
or they will go undor. There is barely time
yet to adopt a wise policy, in distributing the
crops of the season. Wo dovoully trust that
the planters of Montgomery county, at lo^st,
will protect themselves and this community
C il... 1! A- 1 ' '
11u 111 iuv uiHiihiom which arc aneau.
WAsnrffrtTOM, Feb, 24, 1*60.?As you
have, do*doubt, heforo this roccived a full ncfcount
of the proceedings on the inauguration
of tho Washington stutue, J shall therefore
not onlar^o upon it. It wn? ccrtainly a great
demonstration among tho military, the Seventh
Regiment, from Nctf York, amounting
to 650 incn, \?us tho observed of all observer#,
rfouth Carolina liatl a very important pnrt in
tho prograuimc-^-thc artist, Mr. Mills, hails
from this 8tato, and ^Senator Hammond, as
(Chairman of the ScnatoUoinmittco, Mr. Jj. 31.
Kcitt, Chairman of tho Iloaso Committee,
had tho general direction of uftaivn undr their
ohargcrj and thoir united efforts guyo outirc
uatiefaction,
' ' J. / '' J"
& 0
>f
The Value arid Uaefuineis of R\il roads.
Mr. Miller, in his lute report of the CVflthd
Railroad survey, exemplifies the value and
usefulness of rail roads cs follows :
" In 1K55 7, T wad engaged on the Georgia
State Uoad, just then commenced,. T thcro
became acquainted with the people along that
road?their habits and their means, Devond
their actual wants for food, they raised no*
* - - * 11 mi. . . , ) 1 i
wuiiir ui an. i lie inv!ii mujK-u luvuuu, mm
shot at a mark. Tho women seemed to do
but Httle, whilst tlicir children, poorly 06rod
for, sauntered about from place to place, an if
their highest thoughts were .bout on cntehing
rnbitft, Opossums or some such small game.?
What was the use of working, when it would
cost them two dollars per bushel to got their
wheat to market, and then got only one?
" In 18f>7, 1 went baek again, and what
a change! Tho rivers were the sayle?tho
KouilOsaw Mountain had not clnuigul?rtlio
" Crooked Spoon " still rolled njong?tho
men and women that once I knew were thoro
?the toys had grown to men and the girls to
women ; but their mien was changed. Tho
old incu stood erect, as vritli oonsfciotirt prido
they looked upon the waving fields of grain.
Tli.e matrons busied themselves. about their
daries and their lopuis; whilst the sturdy
boys wrro grappling with the plough.
"What had bro>\*ht thi* change about.?
Listen for a while, and soon you will hear the.
iron horse come storming along? lie stopsat
a station for fuel and water?a man gets oft* ^
the train, lie is a Charleston man, or perhaps
the agCut of the .Montgomery Jlill.s.?
The cars^oon, and he pocs to the house. Ho
met's the farmer?they have iy;i c. 1 Lie*
businet,.' is to buy gndn. Xlrnoge, ftut fritc,
that the dejiaml fur wheat should be so great
as to induce tho merchant to buy at the farmer's
door, lie oilers one dollar and a half per
bushel, cash, for the entire crop, and furnish
the sacks to put it in. That won't do. Savannah
was hero yesterday, and Columbus*
tho day before, and they otiered more, llero
is the key (u this change. This solves the
mystery. The great Stnto Ufoiid?the iron
horse?tho dolltir ??'! a half per bushel, cash,
tells tho tale. This is literally truo, as any
one can ascertain, by inquiring of the inau
that knOWs."
The OiiAHi/rston Convkntiox.?On the
cvenjng of the 2'Id, a public meeting of tho
citizens of Charleston, in favor of participation
in the Charleston Convention, was hold
in Hibernian Hull. The lion. James Simons
was Called to the Chair, and sixtyfive Vice
Presidents appointed. The list is filled by
name? from the most rcspcctable and influential
citizens of Charleston. CSen. Simons, <
upon taking the Clu.i', delivered some pertinent
prefatory roimirks. Samuel V. Tupper
submitted to the meeting a preamble and resolutions.
whirli worn 'I'lin iiwinliiuf
whs also addressed by Col. T. V. Simons ami
II. C. Kin^c, lOsrj. T'ac following dv.leg-ite.-j
were appointed :
Col. .J. .J. Pope, Col. T. Y. Simons, Col. IT.
Buist, Col. F. Lannoau, David Itinnay, M.
1'. O'Connor, (!. X. Boynolds, jr., Samuel 1).
Stony, A. A. Ajlemoug, Col. .J. J. IVttigrew,
M. A. l'ringle, T. (i. Baker, Samuel Lord,
jr., \V. S. Ilastie, C. fi. Burckmye'r, A. MeKensie,
John S. Itiggs, W. S. Elliott, F.
Mclehors, W. Y. Lietch, Edw. Magrath,
Samuel Y. Tuppcr.
\V e sec that public meetings have been
called in Lexington and (leorgotown Districts,
for the purpose of sending delegates.
Moi-ijnfit..?Howard ilnyno Caldwell, tho
nont, editor, lawyer an<! scholar, breathed his
mot 111 voiiiiiiuiii i immiiiy ui last wccx. no
loaves a wife iiikI cliilil!
. Tiik Fortification Him,?The bill reported
in the lfouso of Representatives on
Mondsiy appropriates the mini of six hundred
und five thousand dollars ($005,000) in aid
af fortifier, tiona and works of dofonqo, including
$10,000 for Fort Carrol, in the harbor
of Raltiniore ; 850,000 for Fort Delaware ;
55,000 for Fort Monroe; Sf>,500 for an artesian
well and bridge nt'sario fort ; $75,000
for Fort Calhoun, in Hampton lloads ; ?10,D00
for Fort Macon ; 88,000 for Fourt Moultrie;870,000
for Fort Taylor, at Key W'(\st;
575,000 for Fort Jefferson, Florida ; 810, 000
for Fort M'Kce, Fcnsficolii; 850,000 for Fort
1'oint, Hun L'TnticiftOO; and 5,000 for Furfc
Alontraz, San Francisco Hs?y.
W?lUfllll I % KMMItaWMHPaMVtMMMH
Answor
To Enigma in tlio Courier of February, 18C0:
lifown. Borrow, Bait, Into, East, .John,
Steel, Horn, Nile. Tho whole is John Brown,
the nlyiHtioniat, J. B. S.
j ? 1 \mmtm9m0mmmmmm
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Mahiuko, 011 the 'J'ltli inst. )>y J. N. ArimM,
Esq., Mr. J. J. llrutfin to Misa C. A. Maix.iii.v,
all of PickciiH.
On tlio 12th in8t. by E. I*. Vcrnef, TCsq<f Mr.
Jamba Cahhom# to Mias Sosan Mahon, all of l'ickoiis.
.
? HI! I? IK Will I ! IIIBI ! Illllll 11 1 I U II
L?1 of Ooiiaitfilecs
At AtuUraon Drjwt, iccck ciudwj J-'rli, 2">, I SCO
Knelnnil & B, IJenPon & J, B & C, J M I?iokons.
S <1. E W B. S Brown jr. J W Cnl>l>, J E
& W M Bclotto, S E M, J T Sloan. A II Ifcm.leu
J B Sloan. I \Y Taylor. K J Etirlo, J 0 1' & Co,
M & M, S S Cherry| (J II Cltorrv, (! C LnnppV*
ton, W II I> OniHianl, .1 M Purtlow. Wal holla
Banner. 11 V & Co, A Cornish, A t' Lowta, IT
AY Kr.'Jiman, J B Hilton, A M II. 'huwl, 11 Adgcr,
E B Sloan, J W Chirk, .1 S Lortnn & Go.
11 Jlnhntgo, 0 lirowii, II 1) Calhoun, K U llon?ori
?t Sod. A K Edwards, II It It 11 C?>, it >f
Smith, T (< Ilorboit, It A Thompson, F W Iviipntrick,
J N llnrknos*, II Illiott. L A Onlxtrno,
'/ W Orcon & Co, -I Hnstio, J F Wilson, Thoa.
Hnrpor, A I) Ouilliufd, W Van WvoV, .11 F
Sloan, L> A Koaflcr, Jones & .S, ! 'I? Demit
llrown, 11 T S, A A Morse, / N Whitnor, S .1
Sloninn, II \V Piopor, E F<urlo, .1 Viviabt. J I*
ltcod, I, T Toinploton, T M:\gill, Sloan Sc Smith,
I. Sluphcua.
O. II. P. FA NT, Agent.
om'iMftY,, " ^
Dif.h, in l'ivkons District, on the 2Cfl? ult.,
CiiAiti.ks Hi st, ftgcil 80 yoftrsS month* nnri thirteen
Uny?. 'l'Uo riccoa idl hftd hocn iv member of
the Huj>tist church tor the lost thirty yonra, n?4
lived n most upright uixl honorable HO. Ago,
vcnornhle always, i* lovely when KU)>i?oiteil by a
ftonsiHtciit christian oxpciienco. lie ItavM mnn?
. ^
vpliitivon ninl fvionds fo mourn tho'r Ioph. *
FOR TllW I.fcOISMTUlflj.
SisJpTlie ninov iiil-mU of S.\MCTW< T*. MAXWKl.L
roHpoctfully nnnounro film n cuud^MQ for
tlio Leglsluturo at llio nc*t c)o?ti<>i?. JASV
Mia(c of MoutU <
IS OUlWOn *
WIIKKEVS, H. Hunt, Wnr.
Hunt liuve applied Jo me fov 4flH^BflKSHmiulstrntion
upon nil nnd Hlngulttt-iho W
nii?-tv- ir.? -li. ?- 1 ""
?rv vliru>? nnui, IftIC <>! t ll<i
nforcxaid and district of l'iokona v Tho kit Wed
aqd creditor* of ??id duooanftd are, tlterfefofg, cited
to npppw before mo, at i'ickctro.C. II. on Monday
tbo 10th Murch, to alieiw' cnunp. if any 1th ?y <Snn,
why Hrtid letter* not H grunted. tKVea'
undor haud afid *5a1, fl?1s 2fltli JMnrtAvyj- 1 WOO;
f 'A ; ' >Y. li. UOI^OtfLe^wtf. *
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