The Orangeburg news. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, April 17, 1869, Image 2
THE ORANGEBURG NEWS.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17,1869.
TJTAD. C. AXPEEWS, Editor.
MALCOLM I. BROM'KIXO, Atsociatt Editor.
Sugar Growing in Florida.
Ab several of our farmers have matlc ar
rangements to plant a email crnp uf Sugar
Gano this year, vre give tho following in re
lation to tho'cultivation of the cane in Florida.
Several of our farmers last year wore very
successful in thoir experiments, ^and thoir
small ''patches" astonished the "natives " We
believo the cultivation of the "Ribbon Cane"
in our County could bo made, very profitable.
Mr. Brickie, if wo arc uot mistaken, told us that
from one fourth of an acre planted in "Itibbon
Cane" he barrelled one hundred gallons of
Byrup, of a very fine quality, the lattor wo can
vouch, as we were tho rccipicntsof a few gallons.
Mr. Brickie could readily have sold his winde
crop for one dollar und fifteen cents per gallon.
Cane can be raised ou pine land, heavily cow
penned, with proflt in Orangcburg County.
"Thebcst lands adapted to sugar in Fast Flori
da arc tho high undulating hammocks of tho in
terior, found in large bodies in "Marion county.
They are high uiid self-drained, and are con
sidered inexhaustable because of their lime,
marl and pho-phatc formations, and will pro
duce, on first quality hammocks 2,00(1 pounds
of suffar to the ncrr annually, for six years
consecutively, from one proper planting and
cutting off from the ground tor the mill. It
is estimated to be worth ?18 per acre to clear
off the land and fence ready for the plow. 1?
would, perhaps, be a good idea to plant the
first year in rice, which would, with great cer
tainty, produce from forty to fifty bushels of
rough rice per acre, even upon these elevated
lands, so positively certain are our continuous
tropical rains in this latitude during the latter
summer mouths. Cane is an expensive crop
to plant, therefore it is of primary importance
to preserve its continuity of growth for a
number of years. To accomplish this impor
tant end, two rules are to be observed, viz:
? IMant very deep and cut very low when send
ing to the mill. The process of planting is as
follows :
If on new ground lay ofi* the rows six feet
apart with a steel-edge coulter, made sharp so
as to cut off all medium-sized roots; then fol
low with aetrong half shovel bull-tongue plow,
throwing the soil froo? the centre furrow or
inavk. Hoes and axes may follow so as to en
sure a bed for the canes, six to eight inches
below tho general., level of the field. Into
these deep trenches lay two canes side by side
and cut them yito sections of ten or twelve
inches, sswihcy Tie, with some sharp' instru
ment ; then cover with two light furrows,
about as deep and no deeper than coru'"is cov
ered. This done, the cultivation is as follows:
Work out the middles as soon as convenient,
as deep as possible, ridging up into the ccuter
mid away from the cane row, so as to keep it
below the general level of the soil. The so
coud plowing is reversed; throw iho soil to
ward the cane row. but net upon it. It must
be borne iu n hid that to preserve the rat toon
stand, the cane row should be kept low, as long
as possible. A third plowing and hoeing will
be quite sufficient amount of culture the first
year planting. Then comes the cutting iu
November for the mill. This is a very im
portant operation, requiring care, so as to pie
serve the rattoou stand. It should be cut very
low to the ground itself, and horizontally,
with u sharp instrument; better to cut a little
underground than above it, and be sure to cut
with a sharp instrument, so as not to fray the
stubble which would catch and retain moisture
from dews and rain, and thus produce fermen
tation in the roots, a condition absolutely fatal
to the stand.
The enncs of full growth arc from eight to
twelve feet high, and heavy with juice. The
cultivation for the second and subsequent
years of this same stand is similar. The first
plowing should be from the cane so an to pre
serve its depressed condition on the ground as
long US' possible. These instructions will
answer for old as well as new ground, with a
difference only in plows, all adapted to tho
different state of things iu old and iu new
ground. The cultivation in old and new
ground in the second and subsequent years
should begin as early as possible. Draw off,
or rake off, from every alternate or third row
tho dchrit of the cane, tops, blados, &c., and
when so cleared off", plow very thoroughly,
upou the cane, and then rake bach, nil the
tops, &c., upou the space plowed, thus mulch
ing it completely in its own waste, and obviat
ing the necessity for any further cultivation of
that row for the season, and at the same time
returning a large portion of the plant to the
soil which grew it. Cano planted, cultivated
and cut as nbovc on these rich upland ham
mocks, will make, on an avcrago, for six years,
from one good stand 2,000 pounds of sugar
and fcoight gullons of molasses per acre, and
leave the land in good hourt for a second term
of six years growth of cuuo.
But wo do not work up all tho cano into su
gar, but rosorvc a portion for plantings each
successive year, or nj often as now stands nre
desired'so as to iucrcaso the acres in cuno,
The seed, or cane, rosei ved for planting, as
you will sco, is expensive. Tho cano of one
acre will plant six acres.
'?There nre thousands of acres iu Morion
couuty which will produce these rosults, if
aieu ?8 nbovc stated. From to 1,5C0
pounds of sugar cauc can be made lo the aero
upon our mixed piue land by manuring ; but
the stand of cane will net lust but three years.
The sugar is clear profit, as the tnolssseft- pays
for the labor."
I--r
The Hon. T. J. Robertson, in tho Set&tc of
the United States, April (Ith, 18G0, ankod,
rind by unanimous consent obtained, reave to
bring in the following bill, to provide for the
removal of political disabilities; which was
read twice, referred tu the Select Committee
<m Disabilities, and ordered tobe printed.
lie it rnrtcfei/ hy the Senate and House of
Rrprescnta tires of the 'Vit it eil Staffs of A me rice
in Congress assembled. That any persons labor
ing under political disabilities as provided in
the fourteenth amendment to tho Constitution
of the United States, or from inability to take
the oath of July second eighteen hundred and
sixty-two, is hereby released from the same on
complying with the following conditions, that
is to say, provided such person shall make the
following declaration under oath before tin?
clerk of any court of record established at the
place of domicil of such party: '*I,-.of
-, do declare that I recognize the suprema
cy of tho Constitution of the United States,
and all laws made in pursuance thereof: that
T will support und maintain the Union of the
States against all enemies, domestic and for
eign ; that I will not yield support to ?ny pre
tended government, authority hostile thereto;
that 1 will d-mtcan myself as a good citizen,
supporting good order, tolerance of political
opinions, und freedom of the elective fran
chise." Provided, That a copy of said de
claration, officially certified by the clerk
of the court before whom it is made,
shall first he filed for record in the office of the
Secretary of State of the United States: And
provided furtlicr, That no person shall be on
titled to the benefit of the provisions of this
law who was educated t.t the military or naval
academics of the United States, or who was
twenty-one years of age or upwards on the
first day of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty- otic.
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How To Plant Com.
Kditars Ma eon Telegraph :?As it is corn
planting time, it occurs to me that it might
not he amiss to remind ? ur planting friends of
Mr. Dicksun's method of planting corn. The
readers of the Southern Cultivator are familiar
with his suggestions on this subject; but as
very many of your readers possibly d > n< t
take this valuable journal, and would be glad
to know tho plan pursued by this "prince of
farmers,1' as tho result of his experience and
scientific researches in farming for more than
twenty years. T will take the liberty of furnish
ing the desired information.
Certainly, if our planters could but take a
peep at Mr. Dickson's corn cribs, still well
filled' with corn which he made three years
ago. and sec the abundance and even waste of
that vain; hie product which seems to grow
around him as if hy magic, thoy would be
anxious to learn tho secret of such success.
For the benefit of those not posted, aud who
feel an Interest in this all important subject,
I w ill furnish Mr. Dickson's method of pro
cedure, in his owu words, for breaking the
laud and planting the cropj
"Have good turning ploughs, and according"
to your ability use one or two horses, und sub
soil. Ride over the field and lay the land so
that the horses will go round iu level, and the
dirt will fall down hill. A team will break
up the soil nine inches deep iu this way as
easily us they could seven inches on a level
piece of land. Continue to tuke the lands in
the sumo way until tho field is finished, one
team following another?all the time going
round the circle, and if you subsoil have one
team between each turning plough running
to the bottom of the furrow. When you finish
the field is ready for planting, if the proper
timo has a.rived. In deciding this point you
must be governed by the weather. It varies
from the 10th of March to the 1st of April.
According to my experience a man only gains
hard WOtk, aud more of it by very early plant
ing.
?'Now for the planting: Lay off furrows
with a long shovel plough on a level, seven
feet apart. Commence at the opposite end
with a longer shovel and open out the same
furrow, The reason for this is, you get up to
trees and stumps und make a better finish at
the cuds. This furrow should stand open
seven or eight inches deep. W bet her you
use compost, cotton seed or guanos, let cub
hand have his three feet measure and deposit
the manure just three feet apart. Then drop
the corn within three or four inches of tho
manure, one or more grains, as is your custom
?dropping on tho near side of the manure,
as tho dropper goos; and then with a very
light furrow cover tho corn one or one and a
half inches deep The harroV." should go the
same way as the dropper goes to keep from
pulling the manure on the grain.
"If you cover deep you lose all the ad
vantages of low ploughing (but not of thu
deep breaking) aud fur this reason : Corn in
good weather, will come up from a depth of
one to six inches, but will strike out roots
about one inch from the surface of tho ground,
aud all below that will perish. That is one
reason why I am opposed to dirting corn as
wood as it comes up?it brings the toot of the
stalk to the top of the ground. '
This, Mr. Fd.itor, is Mr. Dickson's method
of preparing the land aud planting the crop.
Tho plan is subject to tho upprovu) or disap
proval of your many readers. Wo must make
our own corn, aud some phnngo from the
usual popular system of planting is necessary,
iu view of our dull labor aud ijicreascd liability
to drought. Wo must gucrd against the
effects ot hot dry summers, ami the deep
ploughing nnd deep planting, as advised by
mt. Dicksou, promise tbjj oipw>prUti|reraeiiy.,l
\
Havana, April lO.-^R^ls currently re
ported hero to-day thrt n column of troops
sent by General Leuen from "Puerto Principe,
to the port of Scuta, CorT?, nn the south coastl
of the island, for supplies, has been defeated
by General Quesada, with immense losses and
the convoy captured.'
Two prisoners executed by the garrotc to
day were Francisco Leon, wh'n had been In the*
United States nnd declared his intention to be
roinc nn American eitir.cn, nnd August in Ma
dias, n Cuban. The concourse was immense,
and the force on duty Was drawn from the
Volunteer infantry.
Leou was very manly in his bearing, and
made a speech to the multitude, closing with
the cry of FiYti Ja imtrpnJfitcta. Responsive
cries were heard iu the ciowd, upon which,
the volunteers fired upon it. killing eight per
sons and wounding several.
A few shots were fired by the crowd in re
turn, wliith wounded several of the voluntcuis
Passers by were compelled by the volunteers
to cry "Viva Kspana." The crowd soon dis
persed and qniCt was restored.
The United States steamer Nipste is at Ccin
fuegos.
Havana, April 9.?The Spanish man of
war Fernando Cntoliea to-day overhauled the
American brig Lizzie Major, fen miles frorti
Calbaireu. and took from her two of her pas
sengers. Roth of the persons taken were pro
vided with paa.?ports, and had embarked lit
Havana.
Intelligence l?aS been received here that the
Spanish troops in the vicinity of Xuevita.v aro
suffering from sickness.
On tho arrival nf the steamer Kaglc, from
New York, five Cubans who had taken passage
to Havana, were arrested and carried to tlie
Morro Castle.
MEETTNO OF Ct lUN sympatiiizkr8.
Philadelphia. Pa!, April 10.?A large
meeting of citizens was held this evening iu
pursuance tti a call tb Americans who sympa
thize with and wish to co-op*.rate with secret
Cuban associations in this city. Much enthu
siasm w is manifested. A resolution was
adopted asking the United States government
to roc'uruizc the Cubans as boUigereuts before
the British government d*?es so.
Delegation ok (Yuan Laimks at thk
Capitol?Mrs. Kmi'ia C. HeVillavcrdc and
Miss Manuela Vzq'iierdo. of the Cuban Ladies'
Relief Association, were at the Capitol on
Tuesday, in company With General Ranks,
who showed them around the House and
Senato and introduced them to a good many
distinguished member* of Congress*, Later* h*
tho day they called on General Sherman and
General Uawliugs, Seerotary of War, iu com
pany with Mr. Leopold Vzquierdo. At two
o'elne' hey visited Mrs Grant, who was hold
ing . first reception at the White House.
The Cuban holies were conspicuous iu the
brilliant throng that filled the Blue and Bed
rooms. Miss Vzquierdo was dressed iu cnir
colored silk trimmed with white lace, and
Wore conspicuously on her breast suspended
by a piece of ribbon, a miuaturc mod 1 f the
Cuban flag, consisting of led. while and blue
bars, with a red triangle field, in the CCUtl'C d
which was a white star. Miss Vx|uieido
made friends very fast among the ladies
assembled in the Fast room. Sim is a young
und beautiful Cuban, with a wonderful wealth
of j?t black trosses, ' all her own," and eyes of
very brilliant lu-tre. Mrs. Villaverde was
dressed in blue silk, and woro the national
colors of Cuba, as already described.
Mrs. Grant was very cordial to her Cuban
visitors. Sho requested Major \V. W. Leland
to take thetu around the mansion ami con
servatory and show them everything of interest
in the place, which mission the Major very
gallantly performed. On returning. Mrs.
Villavcrdo intimated to Mrs. Grant that sho
desired to see the President in reference to
her father. Mr. Cassanova. now imprisoned by
the Spanish authorities iu Cuba. Mrs. Grant
very kindly went up stairs and desired Gen
eral Dent to conduct the Cuban ladies to the
library, and then inform President Grant that
an interview with him was requested iu
reference to the case of Mr. Cnssanuva. The
President made his appearance promptly, and
entered freely into conversation With the Isdios.
He assured Mrs. Vill.ivordo that he had given
his personal attention to her father's ease, and
no later than that moriti' g he had an inter
view with the Secretary of State iu relation
to it. Mrs. Villaverde was so overcome by
tho degree of interest manifested by the
President that she burst into tears, which
sensibly effected his Kxcclleney, who agaiu
assured her that tho Unitod States govern
ment would do all in its power to protect its
citizens everywhere. The interview then
terminated ? Wash. Cur. X. Y. JJcrald.
Indications of an Approaching War.
The International, of London, under date of
the 2'hl ultimo, mentions that correspondence
from Berlin, from authentic sources, leaves no
doubt respecting the military precautions now
being taken by Prussia". A mobilisation ol
tho Landwehr is imminent, nnd it is added
that news received from Paris .ully authorises
these steps. In fact the prevailing conviction
in official circles in Berlin is that France is
preparing for an caily war; large purchases of
horses uro roported, nnd it is even hinted thnt
the gener?! elections will consequently not take
place unt.il duly 1. 1869,
_u.n Tg mass x ._i_l
Facts About the Cuba* Revolution.
The present reovcincut for the Jiberution of
Cuba from Spanish tyranny, says the N. Y.
Sun, begin on the 10th of October last, when
duo hundred und twebty-sevcu iucn nt Yara,
ntnlor Gon. Carlo* Manuel de Ccspedcs, de
clared for the independence of the island. Iu
less than six months it has spread until it now
embraces an area of 20,000 out of the 30.000
square miles included iu the whole island.
Within these limits t here uro one hundred aud
furty-Hoven cities. toWus and villages, of which
moro thall one-half are iu the bauds of the
revolutionists.
Out of the 150.000 men uble to hoar arms
on the whole island, 45,000 arc iu the ranks of
tho patriots, 30,000 of them arc being sta
tioned iu the K?stern, und 15.000 iu the Cen
tral Department. The total population of the
District in rebellion is 5 fS,.S3$, of which there
ure in the Kastern Department 120,308 whites,
80,374 negroes free before the revolution, and
51.778 slaves just emancipated by the patriot
leaders. Iu the Central Department the num
bers are 172.507 whites, 32,441 negroes form
erly free, und 00.207 slaves newly freed. The
patriots have thus, it will be seen, given liber
ty to more than 120.000 slaves, and. when
they succeed iu redeeming the whole island,
will do the same fur 1SO.O0O more.
The estimated wealth of the roal estate iu
the territory held by the patriots w ss, iu 1HG2.
8550.000,000. and its industry und commerce
were reckoned as representing a capital of
S77-I.0UO.0CO. The annual productions were :
Sugar, 802.000,000; tobacco, ?15,000,000;
other produce, 852.000.000.
It will thus be seen that the insurrection is
by no means the trifling matter the Spaniards,
represent it to be.
A Ijaby Killed by ur.u Luv bp.? A Fa
tal Duel.?The steamer Richmond, which
passed up from New Orleans yesterday, learn
ed at Cm lid Gulf the particulars of one of
those tragedies of passion that appear more
like romance than reality. In the country some
distance from Grand Gulf reside two responsi
ble families, those, of Cushing aud Andrews.
Miss Andrews was a lovely girl of seventeen,
well accomplished, an I of u usually fascina
ting manners. Mr. Cushing's s m. a youth of
twenty, had been attached t > her from their
earlj childhood, aud as he grew older his af
fection became an ardent, absorbing passion.
A short tiitio ago he made a forma] idler of hi*
baud, when to his intense disappoint and mor
tification his oiler was firmly though courto
onspy refused. lie broodud over his ill-re
warded passion, and became a prey to jealousy,
ami ut length left the neighborhood, vowing
madly that he would come buk ?ml take his
revenge. On Sunday last he returned, and.
riding up to Mr. Andrews' house, he begged
to see Miss Andrews tit the d nr. with mt
alighting. She came out, when he su I lenly
produced a piatol, fired, shooting her through
the"body. nuJ d.? lull mi her lace and died
without a struggle. The infatuated murderer
rode frantically away, but Miss Andrews' broth
er, breathing fury towards the murderer of hi>
sister, sprung on a horse aud followed. lie
came up with Cushiilg as the latter was cross
ing a creek, and fired at him. Gushing
jumped from his horse and took shelter in the
bush. Andrews, not to be :?t a disadvantage,
did the same. A parley onsued, and the two
young men ngrrt'd to fight according to the
code?to leave the cover, fire, advance and
: fire, aud again adv .:: - \ firin : until one of them
should fall \t the first fire Cushing received
a mortal wuUud in the left sh mld-r. but the
men continued to near each other and tire uii'.'1
their revolvers wore empty. When assistance
arrived. Cushing lay dead with four bullets in
his body. Andrews hud received three slu ts
iu his breast. He was able to tell how the
fight had takotl place, when be also expired.
?McMithii At'tiftDHhe, April S.
Habeas Court's?We ham from the
Columbia /Viom'r that John W. Matcher,
charged with the homicide of Den Mosely,
alia* Hauskctt, ( eolored ?. in Kdgcfield County,
in March last, was brought before Associate
Justice Willard, on Monday, on a Writ of
Huben? Corpus. After hearing the affidavits
on cither side and arguments of counsel, the
Judge refused bail, and ordered him tobe
remanded to F.dgofleld County, to await his
trial in June next.
A Sah Spectacle.?There arrived in our
city yesterday a Mr. W. A Smith who having
suffered nearly all his life from rheumatism,
was forced .-.bout a year ago to have both his
legs amputated. Hoiss living skeleton, und
has to be wheeled about on a barrow. He
hulls from Western Georgia, und is now on
his way to the Virginia Springs for tho benefit
of his health. Not being able to procure lodg
ings at any of the hotels or boat ding bouses,
he was compelled to take lodgings iu the
Guard House. He departs for Virginia iu a
day or two.? Charleston Courier.
A Fl.YINO MACHINE.?The velocipede has
a rival, an officer in the army iu Kg) pi having
lately invented a flying machine hy which o
strong man can soar, like an eagle, to the
clouds. It consists of two immense wings
made of isingla s, moved by two r< pen secured
to the heels. The man w ishing to Hy starts to
run on level ground und after running u few
yards finds himself carried into the air, and
has only to keep up the running motion in
definitely to bo an accomplished fly ist. It is
said to he a perfect success. The inventor
fell and was nearly killed the first attempt,
but it was not a good day lor flying.
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A half interest in the Abbeville Banner is
udvertised ior *a!-i.
Columbia is going to have au opera house,
the Express Company having undertaken the
enterprise. Iho Phoenix says: uTho edifice
will be cioeted on tha lot oAiied by the com
pany, at the southeast corner o?" Richardson
and Taylor streets, and opposite the new hotel.
It will have a frontage of 90 feet, nfter the
Corinthian order of architecture, with n depth
of ?10 feet, and will be three stories in height,
surmounted by the fashionable Mansard roof.
The lower floor will be divided into threo eom
purtm lits running through (lie whole extent
of the bttilding?.me of which will bo occupied
as the Express Office, nnother by the Tele
graph Company, and the third, we learn, is
already engaged by one of our lending dry
goods merchants. Tho whole of the upper
portion ot the building will be devoted to the
purposes of an opera house, constructed us uu
amphitheatre, with an alternate or shifting
floor, so as to be easily converted to the Uses
of a ball-r^om or assciub y-ltouse for conven
tions or public meetings of any description.
The stage will be thirty-five by forty-six (eel
in area and will be furnished With scenery
and machinery of n permanent character
There will be a punillette. four private boxe-?
on either side of the stage, a dress circle, mnl
an upper tier. All the scuts wi.l be of the
latest style and elegantly cushioned, and the
floors are to be finely car put cd, except that of
the upper tier, which will be provided with
coco matting only. Iu therearoftheflre.su
circle and extending all around it. will be a
curridnr twenty-two feet wide and flanked on
both sides by refreshment and cigar saloons.
The main entrance to the opera house will be
oil Uiehardson-slrcet, to the left of the build -
nig, iiml, in addition to the ticket office, pro
vision will be made for a cloak roo?i and soda
and newspaper stands. There will also be
two outlets oil Taylor street, and in the rear
of the build ng, a large elevator, to facilitate
the delivery of the machinery and other staue
appurtenances, in the event of fire. In brief,
the general appointments of the house will be
thoroughly m< dern and luxurious, and the
building, both in its exterior display and iu
tcrior urrangement, will reflect credit up m
our city."
Abana and Pharpar Rivers, of Itamascus,
mentioned in the Scriptures, have recently
been thoroughly exploded by Ma^gregor, the
famous canoe traveler. Muggregor, after going
from Cairn to Suez, ami exploring the Delta el'
the Nile, had his canoe carried by laud to Bey
! rout, thence over Mount Rah.num. and finally
; launched iu the river Abana, on which he
paddled to the plains of Damascus. Tbe'rivers
Ah ma and l'harpar, in consequence of the
wild beasts, deep jungles and Savage Arabs,
have heretofore been laid down inaccurately 1
on the map by travel-rs. Maggregor gives all
I interesting account of a "ginnt stone town."
with stone doors, rafters ami window sdtutle.*.?,
covered with Iireck inscriptions, dating before 1
the Christian era.
Savinus Institution.?\Vu learn that
the South Carolin i Root and T'U>t Company
are making preparations for ree.-;\i:ii< sums ol
money of the denomination ol %?i and upwards
Oil deposit, allowing interest :it fixed rate,
i An institution of this kind is much needed in
? uir community, and will answer the purposes
Sur which the Savings Institution was founded.
At no distant day they will go into operation
in this new Hue of business.?Charleston
Coiirtef.
Chicago bad 105 fires last year, causing
a loss of 3500,000.
. I al.lla's head .-till criMUlCUt* Spanish pos
tage stamps.
Texas enjoys cheap pork, at the rate of five
rents a pound.
A largo immigration to America from Swe
den is announced.
Large quantities of green peas arc- being
shipped North from Florida.
Russia has ordered 700,000 needle guns, to
bo delivered as soon as possible
In West Virginia,50,000 :ier?.iof land have
i just beou sohl fir 'J."> cents nil acre.
They arc building a largo QottOi) soud nil
factory at Mobile.
Only titty-two miles of track remain tu be
laid to complete the Pacific Ra'lroads.
Tho Mayor of Portland is a remarkable
man. lie a ked to have his sultry reduced.
The 200 lb gold nugget found in Victoria.
Australia, ia to be sent to Fnglaud.
A buy in Philips. Maine, has Imcu fined
nine cents for profanity by a justice.
The Bosttili Post says they grow it ^ lUUell
ton in Tennessee that tho wh.d.? StatO is ner
vous.
(Jov. Hoffman thinks New York has so
many criminal.-, that an a*her State Prison is
needed there
The New York livening Post thinks An*
drew Johnson insane; and says his recent
speeches show it.
Horatio Seymour has recovered from tho
injuries sustained from tho recent railroad
accident near Chicago. ,
A large, clipper ship, of 1000 tons, called
tho l*0rcat Admiral," in honor of Farrngut,
has been built ut Boston
The Chicago people continue their prepa
tioua for a grand frolic to celebrate tho open
ing sf the Pacific I ailway.
An Indian town, as an economical way of
avoiding building sidewalks, buys cavalry
boots for people who have to walk about.
Tho New York Sun brings financial and
commercial matters under the head of ,,l>c
ceut Sporting News."
London has a "General Mourning Ware
house," that keeps corps of milliners and
dressmakers constantly on hand to soud out
ai a luOiUCut S notice.
A colored fiddler at Coxsackie, New York,
is scvoj! feet two'Inches h'gh.
A wwspiiper devoted to the interests of
Irehina is to l?e^ published tit Kichuioiid, V?.
Four thousand sheep ^ro boiled down daily
hy an Austrian tallow establishment.
The gold handkerchief rings and chains of
the olden times are coming into fashion again
The fashionable church or Chicago ha*
rented its pews for the ensuing year for
000.
Iu Paris it has boc?llffl the fashion to en
grave the dying words of the doad on their
tombstones. ''/'II
Iowa has so extended her wheat' acr**g*M
that she will raitu 20,000,000 bushels mure
this year than last, j
A woman at Dubuquo, lows, has been er?
rested for attempting to starve to death her sis
months old babe. ' ?? " '
The Wife of Marshal Valiant, who died ?
few weeks ago had a heavy beurd, and during
ber life shaved daily.
The Provincial Catholic Council uf tho
Archiopiscopul Diocese will bo convened nt
iSaltimore, April 2.~). and it? session will lnat a>
week.
A New York Judge has decided that an
orchestra must contain at least twenty-two per
sons.
New York has a "gymnicaclidinm," where?
learnefs on the velocipede gyrate paiufuHe*
Ina single day, recently, 178? b tiers, be
sides newspapers, were delivered by ? Cleve
land. Ohio, lettur carrier.
A human linger and toe wcro discovered in
a Louisville lager beer cask, which given rise
to ho rid suspicions.
The Now York Express thinks that in ob
taining office in the I'nitcd States, "beer and
whiskey have d.-cided influence."
A common sight iu Italy is to see a nurse
maid l ading along u little hoy baby, two or
three years old, who has a cigar iu his month.
After a long period of Wet weather, when -
the Chinese have prayed Vainly for relief, they
put the gods out iu the rain, to seo how th*y
like it.
A magnificent silver crown boa been pur
chased by subscriptiou in Kngluud, and de
posited on the tomb of the Kmperor Maximil
ian.
Two Indians recently fought a duel in Mon
tana Territ ory. On.' was armed with a rifle,
tho other with a revolver. 1 loth were killed)
at the first fire.
"i he President, it is reportc 1 by sonic of the
New York pipers, has directed the recall of
Minister Reverdy Johns mi Irom the Court cdr
St. James. Secretary Fish ban already av-uft
the official notice to Mr. Johnsou, at London.
The I lost oil .-kiting rink, having been turn
ed into a mammoth velocipede rink, wwa open
ed Monday evening to the public for the first
time. Over 3.000 [?eraon* were pre?cnt, and
a lively time w :s naturally the result when tho
fifty machines were on the floor at once, las
addition to gentlemen et per? a, six l.tdicd dis
played the:*' skill in rinl'ng.
An low i merchant has prtxzled the young
holy graduate of u seminary there hy ofctisig;
each a calico dress, on condition that it shall
he worn on commencement day. . .
Horace Greelcy says that the darkest day
in any man's earthly career is that wherein
he fancies that (here is some easier way of
gaining a dollar than by squarely earning U.
A London advertisement, iu rather bad
taste, announces that l,Ned Wright, thw
c w verted burglar, will preach at W arid* worth
Assembly [harm, and break open tho doors of
hell with a gosp ' ;:nniy."
'I he Boston Post soys: Bout well will
n *cd s ?nie hair restorer b-jforo long. Fifty
ft-male clerks hive just been discharged from
tSo Treasury.
A concert troupe is to leave New York oity
shortly for Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington, to give cutcrtainmcntsyfor the relief of
the sick and wounded of tho Cuban army.
Prim made, in lSt"?7, a bet with the Duke
I oi Hamilton that Queen Isabella would no
longer bo on tho Spanish throne iu the year
1SU0. 'I he Duke of Hamilton paid the bee
on the Ut of January. In making it be had
counted on tho friendship of his august rela
tive, tho Km press Kugonio, fur the daughter
['ordinan I the Seventh.
Industrious people of Hichmondjoarn a good
livinghy gathering bullets, shells, Ac, tfouj
tho battle-fields around that city, and selling
thc:n for old metal,
A jury ol six white and six colored men.
recently tried a negro at St. Paul's, Minnesota,.
The white men were unanimous for acquittal]
the negroes for conviction.
Southern Exiles.?Prasidont Grant is
reported to have recently said, in a eouvcrsation
tom bing the South, that the Consols in llrasi\
and Honduras had Iron instructed to pro, ido
for the return to the United States of those suf%
foring Southern exiles who are anxious but
Unabla to come homo.
The New York Sun loams that Commodore
Yaiideihilt recently had a narrow escape front?
death. Going to a closet he seised a bottle
aud drank a port ion of its contents, without
examining it. The liquid burned his mouth
and he spat it out. It turned out to be a
deadly bedbug poison. The commodore's
fuoc was severely burned, but beyond this no
injury was received.
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