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To thine oten ul/ he truet and it mutt follow, Ililli r il'a at (he night the day, thou can'at not then le Jalte to any man.' m I'.lu'JP! JJJ.JL?-L-L.1!* ?BY ROBERT YOUNG & CO. WALHALLA, S. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1869. VOL. IV.---N0. 17 [Prom (ho Bounor of tho South.] 'tho Pr os tr ato South to the Kadi cai North. BT l'A Ul, ll. IIATMR. 'Mid the tumult, the hurry, the malneaa Or Uie atriles that convulse you to u*jr-, 'Mid the eohoos of franlicnl s latineas ' that the ?LOU ia atill high o'er the CIIUT-, Ars ye deaf to the tempest which euadera The last ties that hind un to faith, Aro d.enf to tho roll of the thunders forerunning thc blackness of deatht 'Tis truo that thoy bear but a distant Faint menace from lands of despair ; ^Who're tho Splri? once proudly resistant, Math sighed it last gasp on tho air; But a Kate multe? j low in that warning, And tho South-winds aro laden with doom-; Aye! crush the wild omen with Boorning! /ye! danoo on thc verge of your tomb! t Ye have swathed us with cloud-ptslls of sorrows, Your broath was the breath of Simoons-, Ye have stolen all light from our morrows. And withered our freshest heart blooms-, ' But the Hates your blind fury haili planted, ' Thc dragon's teeth sown in your ire, A? from heat of Hell's furrows enchanted, 1 Qrow warm, and burst upward iu fire I .Armed warrior-dcinona of ravago, . Unqmdled by a spell or nu art, fierce, monstrous, untnnmbly savage, And thirsting for blood from th? hoart: Tova heurta that are ruddy and t-wollen, Not oura, so drained und so cold V7ith.no foo.) but thoBO memories olden. Of a tale tlmt long sdiioo hath been told. t.Da yo think to escape, O ! my mnslors.-? ! D> yo say, 'tis a areain of lick thought-,T A night-miiro of phantasms' disasters To remain all unfonrcd nt d unwrought f ?O ! fools, and O ! blinded ! e seo not How swill ly rufe's cohorts 'inito, O 1 fools, and () ! blind ! ye yan flee not That wrath in its might ! Not a drop ol' (he life-blood of heroes Dy your hireling Vandals luid low, Sut shall pois.m the sleep of the Neroea Who oi u-ed ibo red t?rrenle to fl >w-; Not a p?ng of our wivco and om* daughters, Or aluin, or all maddened willi doles, dint shall pierce (bro' hot vision? of slaughters, To the depths of your agonized souls ! Soon, soon ye shall compass thc anguish War's visago bent near yon. must bring, The vu. u ' fears (lint s Df.U'der and languish, The keen pain-- (hat harrow and sting; By your thresholds blanched, sorrowful faces, On your maris tho gaunt tigurcs of care, Beep waitings in desolate places, Winged wild o'er thc pall and tho bier; With ike terrible woo Unit comes only When Hope has been strangle l in goro, Whoo distraught, and despairing and lonely, . .. You stand on a blood-deluged shore-, Willi the last friend of Liberty perished, . With the last chance of ransom undone, And the fair faco of Freedom, uncherislicd, Lying ms ogled and stark in the sun: With the knowledge thia fearful undoing Your hand ami yours only liai h wrought, Till the blackness of darkness and ruin >- Shall fall like n madness on thought; And you faint, and sink down in dumb languor, Appalled, and accursed by your Fast-, For the flames of God's infinite auger Have searched you. und scathe I you al last ! I A Q CU O ULT U' RA ?L , - 1 _- . [From the Southern Cultivator.] The Cultivation of Com-Letter from Kr. David Dickson. 'SPARTA, GA, January C, 1800. Editors Southern Cultivator : There ia a -great demand for me to rewrite my plan of cultivating corn, preparation of land, otc, by ?ow subscribers, and by persons who aro not suba cr i bc rs to your pnper. In the first placo, I rofer them to my sys tem of improvement, rest and rotation, given ia tho '-Southern Cultivator" last year. Many inquire, when is tho proper time to break up lund. I write for this latituoo, and every person must make duo allowance, as his farm may bo North or South of this lino. Tho plowing munt bc commenced thc first day of January, to get it douo in time, qr as soon as you aro dono ?owing wheat. If 1 had my choice, and could get all the work done in one day, I Would not have tho plowing done moro than ton days before plantihg,-.'for tho follow ing roail?oa, dnrivnd fpniM ?ot??al oxnorioneo : If it is a dry, cold freering winter und spring, tfoo fall .rdowing is tho best ; in some springs of this kind, as those of 1889 end 1854, I left belt? through tho middle cf a field, which were not plowed until a few days before plant ing, end I could distinguish the belts all through the year-the corn in them hoing from eighteen to twenty-two inches lower than the rest. For the crop and improvement of the land, in about ono winter out of seven, fall plowing is thc bopt. In .the oases whore the belts wero loft, when tho winter was warm ?nd the ruins abundant, thc Into plowing Would beat the early plowing twenty fivo per -gout iii tho orop j bes des, according to my expovloncc, there is lesa lusa from washing. Land must bo well broken before planting, ?0coinmonoo itt time to do lt-the l iter it is douo the bettor for tho land, taking seven yeats together, but not so good for teams. Have good turning plows,' and according to your ability, ode one or two horsos, and ??b soil \ ride over tho field, and lay off tho land gd th?t tho horses will go round on a level, ?n.4 etl? dift .jrtt.l.ffrii down hill-* team will break np tho *??j niuo inches deep in this Way, as easily as they could sovou inches, on * leroi piooo, of Und. Continue to take, tho1 lends iu tho samo way untjl tti? (fold?e)fln Wk jbhcwi ono -loam following another the soil, have ODO toara between eaoh turning plow, running in tho bottom of tho furrow. When you finish, tho field is roady for plant ?rig, if the propor time lins ni ri veil. In deci ding this point, you must bo governed by tho weather-it varies from tho tooth of March to tho first of April According to wy expe rience, a min only gains hard work and more of it, by very early planting. ? Now for tho planting. Lay off furrows with a long shovel plow, on a lovel, seven fcot apart. Gomraonee at thc opposite end, with a longer shovel, and open out tho same fur row. Tho reason for this is, you got up to trees and slumps, and mako a better finish at tho ends. This furrow should stand open seven or eight inches deop. Whether you use compost, cotton seed or guanos, let eaoh hand huvo his throe foot measure, and deposit tho manure in the bottom of the furrow, just throe fee* apart. Thon drop tho oom within three or four inohes of tho manure, ono or more grains, as is your custom-dropping on tho near side of tho manure, as tho dropper goes ; then, with a very light harrow, cover the corn one or one and a half inches deep. Tho burrow should go tho samo way tho dropper goes, to keep from pulling tho ma nure on the grain. If you cover deep, you looso all tho advan tages of low planting, (but uot the deep break ing) und for this rouson : corn, in good weath er, will come up from u depth of one to six ?nobes, but will strike out roots about ono inch from thc surfaoc of tho ground, urtd all bolow that will perish. This is one reason why I nm opposed to dirting corn ns soon ns it comes up-it brings tho root of the stalk to tho top of the ground. My plan is to finish tho first working from tho 20th of April to tho 10th of May. Some times I [vivo not finished before tho 25th of M ?y. With tito land well turned, very littlo grass and weeds will oomo up, except in thc bottom of the furrow, and this is easily man aged. For tho first plowing, have a heavy twenty two inch sweep, with thc right wing so set, that its bnek end will not bc more than one inoh above thc ground. This is to run neat tho corn, and should fill tho furrow within ono or ono and a half inches of tho general surfaoc. Break out thc middles with th( same sized sweep, with tho b ick of both wine? turned up ; if the plowing is well dono, foin [ furrows will finim out-four bands oomple ting fourtcon acres overy day, by going six teen miles n day. Second plowing-have tho wing of tho si ding sweep turned a little moro thnn half up run close to tho oom, leaving nothing for tin hoe; for if tho plowing is well dono, there i; no usc of a boo. Break out thc middles wit) three furrows, to make u good place to plan peas. From the first of Juno to the 20th i a good timo to plant peas. Proceed in th i manner. After tho second plowing, run i shovel furrow in tho middle of a corn row drop ono bushel of peas to overy eight acre -say six or eight peas to a hill. You cai plant sixteen acres per day, and will uso tw bushels to oaoh plow-cover with a harrow. Third and last plowing-pair your hands one to side tho aorn, and ono to side thc pea; tho hand that sides the corn will need u twer ty two ?nob swocp, right hand wing well u| and it should run closo to tho corn-not ?< ing moro than a hnlf inoh deep } the left win should be nearly flat. Tho hand that sid( tho peas, will need a heavy twenty-six ino sweep, with the right wing sot at inodim height, and should run it near tho pons, au fill thc poa furrow entirely up; tho left win should ho up, to push tho dirt noar tho ooh This is the last plowing, and if well done, tli ground will bo as smooth and level ns a floo with not a spear of grass to tho 200 acres, o< a weed to be seen in the field. Ia old time I required ovary hand to doun tho orop as 1 wont-what the plow left, to bo removed wil tho foot and bund. From thirteen to sixtec miles, according to tho condition of tho oro; was a day's work. Suoh pino land as mino, (some of it ve poor,) should average 20 to 25 bushels p aore; and wet or dry, if the work is right dono, thoro is no suoh thing asa failure, my many visitors, from, all parts of tho cou try, will testify* Messrs. KdJtnrs, I havo boon too longtl in dosortbiog tho preparation of land and ot tivatiop of crop, to give my reasons for a oho! of m*nurds. I uso, aftor a long exponent Peruvian Guano, Dissolved Bones, L ind Pl tor and Salt, and havo thom mixed at hon 1 wish tho Southern Cultivator was in < cry man's hands. It would pay good di denda. Very respectfully, , " ?AVID-DI0K8ON. ?0gT Tho remarkable proposition > mt to out up tho ta*? foWly thrown on* b> Ve ribs, iel! li tot paying stynes, and Use \ proooodt for tho benefit of the sufferers hy eyoptfoTi. The New Order of Things-Close Cultiva tion. Tho following extract copied from tho "Rufal Gentleman," an ablo Agricultural Mugazino published iu Baltimore, are com. mended to thc attention of agriculturalists, as containing good sound senso, which, if prac, ticed at this timo, must redound to tho advan tage of the Southern planter and farmer : We aro glad to observe that the mistaken idea of "pride of aerea" ia being gradually dispelled throughout tho Middle and South ern States, and that tho cultivators of tho soil arc beginning to realize from experience that small farms, with good tillage and a libera] usc of manure, aro tho sure t moans of suc cess. And this result may bo attributed to thc changed labor system of theso sections, and the spirit of their agricultural press. Now, if wc expect our laud to yiold abun dantly, wo must feed it well-feed it, loo, before it gets hungry, and rest it ere it becomes weary, as au eminent English agriculturist Otico said. There is also a groat deal in tho manner iu which wo apply fertilizers. Br. Voelckor, ohemist to the Royal Agricultural Society, bas established tho fact that all ma nures aro better applied upon the surface, to be washed in by tho rains, than turned under; by tho ploucrh. You.should also study tho nature of your soil, so as to know what manures to uso. Now Peruvian guano has ammonia in excess, while the Orubilla possesses valuable phosphates and alkaline salts-h cuco of grout vuluo when combined. A standard Super-Phosphate is tho giant manure, being bone-phosphate concentrated with sulphuric acid, producing tho soluble phosphoric aoid-tho chemical constituent" of which absorbs ammonia from the atmos phere, "Rhodos" is, wo beliovo, recognized as a "standardsupor-phosphate," and, being mau ufuoturcd upon a largo scale, can bo sold to tho fannel' at a much lower price than ho can produce it for himself. A funner should select standard ingredi ents and combine for himself-it being well known that, ammonia nnd phosphates are the leading properties to bo obtained in sufficient quantities for agricultural usc-tho other in gredients of plant food beiug furnished by the soil and atmosphere So much fur manures. Another idea be fore closing. Wo contend that tho dignity ; of agriculture should bc recognized by tho YOUNO M RN of tho country, who should udopt it as a profession. Avoid tho crowded cities and towns, to ongago in tho uncertainties of j commercial lifo. Remember, that if agrioul ! turo is allowed to languish, that being thc true basis of thc nation's wealth, dire confu sion in every other pursuit must inevitably follow. Attend well to tho fountain from which flows all our prosperity, and wo will hoar less complaint about hard times, and noth* iog to do. Finally, wc urge upon young /armers the importance und value of credit-which is equal to capita!. Let "a fanner's noto" bo a by* word with Banks and money lenders, but rep resenting substantial security [From tho Cuthbert Appeal.] Labor Contracts. Our farmers cannot bo too circumspect and explicit in their labor engagements for thc cur rent year. Justice and liberality should char acterize every transaction! The faot is patent to observation that tho supply of agricultural labor is slowly but sure ly diminishing with each sucoessi\o year. Ono oauso of this is, that it is non-romunera* tivo to the freedmen. Truo thoir own idle ness is chiefly at fault in tho promises, but one sided and unfairly executed contracts have much aleo tb do with the disgust which thc negro begins to evincd for field work. Nc apothegam is moro apposite or palpable than tho fact that you mako it to his interest to la bor diligently, if you would secure tho co operation of tho African and assuro your ow? success. To satisfy and rotain tho productivo labert of thcoountry, therefore, should be the grand aim of every enlightened natriot. No uniform system or rato of compensation oan be devised sui table to all cases in tho ox ccution of contracts. Tho riohnoss of tho soil, the numbor enc quality of tho team and fanning implements tho question of board and food, tho physios ability of tho operativo, all must exert theil influence upon each agreement. It may ,bt doubted, however, whethor the payment o standing wages is-not injurious and uosatis factory to all conoorned. Ninety nine hundredths of the 'negroes ar< uttoi ly destitute of capital or me mp, and of ne cesaity must anttoiputo thoir hire for the sup ply of ouvrent wants? When to this is addct the' wastefulness and improvidence so uni vcr sui among thom, it is not surprising that in i vast muHitudo of instances, long before th expiration of the year, th? wages agreed upvji aro all ex ponded. Tho party contracting for a stipulated ?um is always posted as to tho stato of his finances, and honoe tho tempta tion to abscond beforo the completion of his time, if he bos exceeded his wages, or is up to them, is Tory great. To say that tho planter should not furnish thom with money or supplies upon acoount, is simply to strip him of all help. Tho laborer cannot exist without thia assistance. I? this instance tho proprietor bargains to allow thc freedmen one-half of thc corn, nett proceeds of cotton (no seed), corn, peas, rice, fodder and potutocs, which ahull bc hurvested, and to furnish and feed tho stock used in their cultivation, and turn over for joint uso thc implements and wagons now upon tho prem ises, upon tho following provisions and condi tions, to wit : 1st. No part of tho crop shall bo divided until thc oloso of tho year. 2d. Tho laborers shall feed and maintain themselves, pay doctor's bills, etc. od. They shall bear half of tho oxpensos of tho plantation, such ns thc repairs of wag ons, plow? and other implements, und half tho cost of suoh additions to tho sumo as may bp required, tho latter to revert solely to tho proprietor at tho end of tho year. S* 4th. They shall incur no debt or obligation based upon tho crop, without tho cousent of tho proprietor. In tho case, howevor, of contract for a share of the orop, the pleasant uncertainty of the result, and the stimulant to personal exer tion which this plan holds forth, will usually keep tho laborers quiet and contented to tho close of tho year. Instances aro raro whore the recipients of standing wages ever receive anything at tho termination of their engagements, while the joint crop system tho past year will, at least, afford broad to thousands of freedmen iu this region for anotherseason. Tho corn shared out by tho writer touche laborer? on ins own farm, if lu^h^id^AjUluM supply them w,,Uth|[j^kfaftm| ' " 1 Itut rerc.noWg, our subject, wnffl |i| ? um Wm ' ? | J - best form and ffH | can only give otrrWWHPWftB 5th. They shallTurM^ fco? fot? j * plow horse, and pay forl^M?? tb . ' X commercial manures useddH '?;< ;\\ Otb. Thoy shall feed J||||||| , g stock, oach in rotation onV and bo responsible for theTOrH of tho same, bearing ono halt?orWH curred from neglect and oruel trentT m 7th. They shall make and kcoplW all thc fencing of tho plantation. 8th. Thoy shall not absent themselves from duty without permission, must pay for lost time, und yield implicit obedionce and res pect to tho propriotor or his agent. 9th, and finally, They must perform all manner of farm labor required, suob as split ting of rails, cutting of wood, ditching and deaning now ground, faithfully and diligent ly until the 25th cf December, and tho pro prietor reserves tho right at all times to cal such additional labor as may bo required du ring harvest, or any stage of the crop, said Ia bor to be paid for by tho contracting par tics. The abovo is a brief retume ot what we re gard a liberal contraot for farm labor. Th? latter clause is all ossontia), as putting a ched most effectually to idlcsicss and criminal neg ligenoo. Tho argument is simpte If they who ob ligate themselves to cultivate thc orop dili gently fail if?'do so, tho proprietor must tak measures to remedy tho neglect by outside ac sistnnoe. In other words,' if they can afton by idling to lose their ?maro of a good crof ho cannot and shoufd! not consent to do so. Thc limits of this m diclo will not penni any further elaboration of this important ?ut j oct. We may turn to it again. As abov stated, the peouliar surroundings of cac planter must of course determino the precis na turo and terms of his mW contracts. W simply submit Our own agreement that som< thing practical may be prosecuted. Cvixi von COLD Fu?r?.-^We aro assure by ene who hat* given the experiment a fal trial, that cold feet, and especially those sc porlativcly frigid feet that are kept chille by perspiration, may bo relio ved by a simp) oxpedient. This U to wear cotton rooka nen to tho skin and woolen smoking* outside < them. In the inBtanoo of our informant, tb result waa sueoessfui in keeping his feet wan and dry.- The singular consequence also ei sued, that ai night ho would find) the ootto nooks (next his skin) quito dry, while tl outside woolen stockings' would be porfevtl damp. A HORTON paper states that a mao in th: locality is riding a hog through tho streets, i a preparatory practico ttf maasglqg a veto ped?. Bules for Cow Management. Cows should run dry six weeks beforo calv ing-if milked closely toward calving tho calves will bo poorer. A Cow newly come in should not drink cold water in cold weather, but moderately warm slop. Calves intended for rinsing should be taken from tho cow within a few days, and they will be less liable to bi ck when old. Feed them first with new milk, taking caro that oil changes are gradual, by adding only a portion first; add gradually a little meal. Calves well fed and taken caro of with a quart or two of meal daily in winter will bc |t two years they would have ion treatment. HcifSfl?PIBP'troiited tuav come in at two years old*audwill bo better tuan neglected an mais, awfrrefip&T Si ti cut shurp restlessnet Old cowR Tho dairy m should rn i s ?j y^? \ '/J s ? tflPfWry year to 8U? ply tho vacflwwjP^Pfi^^tiord is thirty cowa, should raise two calves, and so forth. Heifers dried up too carly after calving, will always run dry about tho same timo in after years-therefore, be careful to milk closely the first year, until about six weeks before calving. Spring cows should como in while they are yot fed on hay, and before they arc turned to grass, which will bo more likely to prevent caged bag and milk fover.AnunaZ Register. $pPkerosone---IU Mauagomout. SoarcelyadujMjasscs but we road accounts ?^ ttsHB?l ! H?^S *"l0m kerosene lamps oxpjH ffing to death Womon and ohf||&i(.>?f^ of the influin would probably put accidents. As the oil lighly inflammable pe, and as the ott When the oil ls will often inflame is suro to follow, A bombshell if tho lamp half Way Always rou never Jct?ced in rc* Ts usually ono third Hy sewing one wick to this unburnt end, and inserting tho same, i. e., the small piece, into the lamp tube, you 1 can burn much moro of it; but be suro to ! tako it out before the part that joins the wick enters tho tube. Now turn the wicks on tho other edge and burn down to tho joined edges. Thus a saving on both wicks is secured. To be sure the saving is small, but the old adage is very true : "A penny saved io a penny earned." Half a teaspoonful of salt added to the oil of a lamp which holds a pint will take away the disagreeable odor sometimes apparent, and is said to prevent tho- formation of that dangerous gar*. It is s si m plc remedy, easily applied. It is also asserted that tho salt makes tho oil last longer, but we havo only hearsay evidonoe concerning it. Kerosono is tho best antidoto fot a severo burn or scald. Immerso ibo injured part io oold water for a moruont ; ?f? with a soft oloth, taking oaro not to' rtfb at all. Then bathe iu kerosene, and1 tho toVribfo' p?n soon ocasos. COTTON KSIM? A?XTN.-Tho New York "Commercial Advertiser" is of tho opinion that cotton bids fair to mount his throne ?gain. Assuming that tho orop will realize to the South botweon $200,0000,000 and 8300,000,. 000, it says that this sum will not havo to- bo exponoed for doctor's bills, i nour red by sick and infirm nogroos ; or to maintain a large and floating population of slaves io comparativo idleness until tho planting season again begins. Hugo store bills will not havo to bo met as io other days, whoo phntors supported largo bodies of slaves. Tho whole amount oan bo appropriated to roouporation and regeneration of the rogion desolated hy tho trott hool of' war, and in a very fow years af tho'farthest the South will bo on her foot again. Cotton iq thus onoe moro to booorae king, a king with fro? subjects, rioh and powerful and independent of all foreign dynasties. The Southern pcoplo Oatt trow, that slave labor hap disappeared almost indefinitely, increase their cotton resouraos. And to this ond ihoy should do all ia their powor to attract North, efn capitalists thither who, bringing with thom Yunkoo energy, enterprise and roaouroos, will provo of invaluable aid and assistanoo in developing aud pushing forward Southern ftt*J*rit>. PHYSICAL HEALTH.-Reader, do you wish to preservo your health ? If you do you must of course observe tho laws of health, if you will bo faithful in this respect, then lot mo recommend to you to never contract thc hab it of chewing substances not intonded for food. By doing this you exercise a tyranny upon s part of machinery of your physical organism that will affoct injuriously tho whole body. Wo mean by this part nf tho machinery the glands of tho mouth. What is thc use of the mouth ? It should be used, says common seuso and all physiologists, for three purposes, eating, drinking, and speaking. These three functions, whioh arc necessary to health and the practical duties of life, mako a sufficient draft on thc glands of the mouth without any other necessary tax being lia ised upon thom. Now, it ought to bc known, seriously considered, that to retain ?ny Jtance in thc mouth, chewing it or not, cx ?08 thc glands unnecessarily and injurious* Weakening them, and disqualifying them rondcring to the other parts of the ma Jguincry that amount of vit d energy which is ^requisite to keep it in healthful harmonious action. Reader, you should remember that tho usiug of any liquid-coffee, milk, or water - while masticating food, will prevent digestion from receiving that assistance from thu glands that by nature they are designed to furnish ; therefore, thc liquid substances should not be taken into thc mouth until thc .substance to be masticated is swallowed. Observe these suggestions, that you may enjoy vigorous physical health, be useful to yourself and humanity, and an honor to your Creator and Redeemer.-AT. Y. Christian Advocate. BONE MELLON.-Tho pain created by this malady, the frequency of its appearance, and its disregard of persons, will render a reoipo for it acceptable to all. From an exchange, we.copy tho following said to eminute from high authority : "As soon as the pulsation whioh indicates the disease is felt, put di rectly over the spot a fly blister, about the size of your thumb nail, and let it remain for six hours, at the expiration of whioh, directly under the surface of tho blister may be seen tho felon, which oun be instantly tw ken out with the point of . needle or a ka* cc*/' BLANKETINO HORSES.-Tho "Canada Far mer" myP? i The blanket should not be used up o rt a horse at all in winter, unless it is used faithfully. Tho trouble arises iu this way : When a team has been driven a few miles to market, or the same distance for pleasure, blankets ot robes are put on, but when drawing logs to the saw mill, or doing other heavy work, they are made to haul large loads a mile or two, and return at a brisk trot, and stand uncovered till another load is put on. In thfs Way the horses are suddenly cool ed off, and the succeeding day finds them sick : and unable to labor for some timo, if not ruin ed entirely. Blanketing at ono tiu.o and omitting it at another is worse than affording no protection at a P. fitaf It is estimated that thc product of the precious metals in this country during tho past year amounted to 96^,530,000 ; divided as follows : California, 820.000,000 ; Neva da, $10,000,000; Montana, 12,000,000; Id aho,80,00,000 ; Oregon, 5,000,000; Colora do, 84,000,000 ; Washington Territory, 81,. 000,000; Arizona, 8250,000; and New Mexico, 8250,000. The "Dwrott Post" says that the small pox is now very pr?valent and rory vir ulent in the western ci tics. A hundred deaths a day have been reported in Cincinnati ; it is declared to bc an epidemic in St. Louis ; it is scourging Chicago; thong!* nothing is said about it inf tho newspapers ; and in M il wau kio tho publio schools and tho rink have been olosod in consequence.' -r SOT" One effeot of the President's d?clara tion of full amnesty will be to olear tho docket of tho criminal oourt in Knoxville, Tennes see, of about a thousand cases of treason. In dictments* ave pending against nearly overy rebol who* sot foot in E tst Tenncssoo, from J off. Davis down to oolonelsof rog'uuouts who ohanocd to pass through there. A woman divorced in Chicago Task week, loft tho oourt room with the privilego of choosing between five names, to all of which she had' an equal right -Warren, Oroendykc, French, Connors, and Grant. Tho last was her maiden u uno, tho rest wore tho n AMI os of four husbands, the last of whom has jost been log dly disposed of. The lady is not satisfied with any of tb? five name?, however and pro* pose* now to tote' tho natue of Sample, by S> fifth mnrrlago. I ^ A fivo ihousnnd dollar monument Is to.bo erected over Som Houston's) nwt anmolos? tfmr*, ni Hunttrvllls, Tex**