The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, March 13, 1879, Image 1

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BY E. 1< MURRAY & CO. ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1879. . I r/ei OF SUBSCRIPTION.-O?* DOLLA? ?nd FlITT CKST1 per annum, In advance. Two DOLLARS st end of roar. BavKsrr-FiVa- ? EST? for ilx momba. Subscriptions aro not talton for a lea? pei tod iban ?ix months. RATHS OP AnVKRTISI.V(}.-<)u9 Dollar pe' n'j-,:a-eol ?ni loeb forth? tint Insertion, and Fifty ."??nts per i<|oaro foraubse?|uent Inscrtionslcs?than ll,reu moolita. Na advertisements eouutu lass Iban a ronara. , , , I ir,er .i contract! will bo luadcwith tboie wlibliiR tc ?ul?-riise fur Ihgee, six or Iwrlve months. Ad verildiiK hy contract uiiiat be ceunncd to the tni ijo liati buslnemof the tirm or Individual contrae ?il> inxry Sol Ices exceeding five Hues. Tribute? of Respect, nod uti personal communications ol ni liter? ul individual Interval, will l?e ..harnol for at advertising rates. Announcements of marriages And ileaths, nad notlceiofa religious character, aro t.pxetfullv solicited, and will bu Inserted >;ialis OIJH FLORIDA COlMESrONDENCK. From Anderson to Florida Through tho Country-riuttMures anti Anuoyanceo In cident to tito Trlii. A (.AFI A, FLA., February, 1879. Editor Anderson intelligencer: My last letter left me at Mr. O'Quiun's, in Columbia County, and on the morning of 7th of March, bright and curly, ?ve push on in direction of l?ew nansvillo, which pince we expect to pas* during the day. Upon this day's travel wc eros* thc Hanta Fee Uiver upon a nat ural bridge, about eight or ten miles be fore reaching Newnausyille, which would have given us astonishment and wonder for tho whereabouts of the river along whose side we ride for nome distance when suddenly it disappears and wc see it no more, but we had been apprised of this phenomenon nt Mr. O'Quinns', who informed us that thia somewhat remark able disappearance continues for several miles, reappearing as suddenly ns it had vanished. Somewhere in this neighborhood then; ia said to be a remarkable cave, the en trance to which, Mr. O'Quinn says, in near the road we pass. The entrance is only lnrge enough for a man to crawl into, but, once in, tho cave expands, and one eau easily stand erect, tho walls be ing much higher than a man'? head, and furnishing other entrances to difieren! apartments. Though it has been fre . tjucutly entered, Mr. O'Quinn says it lins never been fully explored. We ?lid not visit it, having no guido ami not know ing its exact locality, though we saw a hole that wc supposed to be its entrance. The little town of Ncwnntisville pre sents no remarkable features except for Idullness, as indeed do all the little vil lages through which wc pass. Archer Station, in Aluchua, comes next en route, and except for being made famous for its election frauds und as the place where Dennis figured in tho ginilt fraud of tho nineteenth century-the roistering of Hayes aa President overa people who did not call him-would never have been heard of by your read ers. Even hero, though, wc refrain for I some of its people's sake, for there be one ?2 who comes out and gives us a friendly ^ erecting, intuitively feeling, ss he said, ? that we were Carolinians and from old jg Anderson. This was Mr. Holland, fur I merly of Anderson, who had many in 9 rpiiriea to mako of ber and her people, I cordially nud pressingly inviting us to M gu hy his fathers' and "spend a day or '? two," assuring ua of thc pleasure the j family would have in welcoming us and jj hearing from their old home. It is nome af miles ofl" of our direct route, however, and anxious to reach our destination, we express our regrets and push on for the goal. Thia night we all pass in tho fl wagons, ns the country is becoming more ?T' thinly settled, and, except some negro Bj cabins, when night overtakes us there I are no houses for miles ahead. Fatigut ? is a good harbinger of sleep, nnd we aro 9 soon lost in "sweet forgetfulness," and 9 awake tu the morning measurably re D freshed. To-night, (Saturday) March r Dib, we stop with Mr. Tom Ilarco, in H Marion County. With this pleasant H family we remaiu over Sabbath un il ? Monday morning, when, bright with an ; ticipatinns of a homo nearly reached, we Bj move forward, "avoiding Spooners'" by ?? advice of a valued friend left be!, nd, ? and stop Monday night, March 11th, /?i with Mr. Creen Thomas, on the Charle '.; Apopka Lake, in Hernando County, vj Mr. Thomas is a poor man, with meagre 9accommodations, but, learning that we 9 are acquaintances and friends of Mr. nnd ,]Mrs. Samuel Crayton, of your town, gives ins a kind and cordial welcome to what y Mic has. and we are gratified at bei ii!' able Bin contribute somewhat to the pleasure J and enjoyment of the old lady, his wife, S whom wo lind bewailing her sad fate of :i? being without coffee, and ''living away Boil'out of the world, where, if a body has In little money, they ain't got no where |to go to spend it." Mr. Editor, it almost finado me feel like crying Hallelujah to ?y?think of being where one had no usc for )Hmoney. Charlo Apopka Luke is about |lwenty-five miles long and from one to ;.|fi\e miles wide, and Mr. Thomas says '^abounds in fish of various kinds. The ^buvs and I would have gone out on it for V]a moonlight ride und fish, but the first -;|/v:ry rain we experienced since we left Sn home (Anderson) came up just as wo preached Mr. Thomas', ami continued un ?nbated all night. The next morning tho lorain is still falling lightly, but the clouds ? "arc lowering, and gives warning of ?heavier rain during thc day; however, 'J wo have counted on reaching Mr. C. Q. ? Nevin's to-day, and will try it, aa our . wagons arc well covered and dry, and we " ^ have un ??f?enos nf contienne!!.to CrOSS. ? i Reaching Mr. Nevin's, we find his good l\ lady looking for us,- ha vi ng been apprised ?3 of our coming bj* our friends Mr. and ; Mrs. Sam. Clayton, of Anderson. (Mrs. ICrayton is Mr. Nevin's daughter by a former wife.) He is in the cedar swamp getting ont cedar fur a Northern com Ipany, but the welcornn given us by Mrs. N. is wann and cordial, though wo aro u Kt rangera io her, and right highly do we I appreciate it, feeling grateful to our s friends behind, though believing it to be Iinnato in the Indy. Wo will stop herc two or three ?lays, which will give rest to ru? mules' bruised and sore shoulders, w hich render them almost past traveling. (And here I would advice any one trav eling a long distance to usu hark or shuck collars for their horses, as they OTO much lesa apt to bruise ami gull thu nui mars shoulder.) Experting when I left Carolina to find Florida entirely a Hat and level country', I was surprised to find Hernando County undulating and hilly. On one of thea? hills, in n very pr. tty cottage, lives Mr. C. Q. Nevin, once ot Anderson, and who moved from South Carolina in ISM to Florida. Mr. N. hu? never reg rel ted bis move. Coming herc with limited means, lie ha? now a competency, and contends I that iiny mun who hus tho will eau come | to Florida and, without working half of hi? time, make a good living. (I am sat- ! isfied that one can make a living bert*, but I think Mr. N. a lillie enthusiastic.) | Hernando is one of thu host farming: counties in thc State, ami the Anutkillnga Hammock, which is very near to Mr. N., and extends as far down as Rrooksvillo and for .nany miles above, comprising Bcveral thousand acres, contains as fin?, land as I ever saw, and, from ito growth and the appearance of thc cni!, capable of producing anything and in abundance. .Some of this land still belongs to the State. Some of it has been appropriated for school purposes, and is known as "school lands," and much of it has been entered and taken up by private indi viduals. Kn paniant I mentioned that Mr. Nev ill waa in the cedar swamp when I reached his house. This has been, and is still, (though cedar is getting st "arco now) a very profitable business in Flor ida, it being worth from fifty to sixty-five cents ??cr foot. Mr. N. tells inc he lind cleared as high as eighteen hundred dol lars in gold in three months, this over and above proper deductions for hire, board, &c, of his hands. Most of the cedar lands, however, have been entered by Northern cedar companies and pri vate individuals, who wero fortunate enough to come first and seo wherein lay thc quickest source of profit. One of the attractive features to us about Mr. N's. place was the bearing orange trees, on some of which still bung thc beautiful golden fruit, a basket full of which being gathered were placed be fore us and heartily enjoyed. In addi tion to thc twenty-five or thirty bearing trees, he has a promising young grove coming on ; to us this was novel and beautiful, but eclipsed hy tho grove of Mr. Anderson Mays, who lives about one mile from N. Mr. Mays is also a South Carolinian, having removed to Florida some twenty-five years ago. Having oc casion to visit his store for some articles we wore needing, and, learning wc had never seen a bearing grove, be had us conducted to bis house for his son-in-law to show us his grove. This consisted ol about one hundred and twenty-five bear ing trees, and a younger grove of nix 01 seven hundred. The bearing trees were all in full bloom. Several grape fruit trees were interspersed in the grove, hanging with fine beautiful fruit, and thc whole air was scented with delicious perfume. No wonder the mocking bird thc delightful warbler of the South, sing with a sweeter, clearer note in this hi: favorite tree, when surrounded by sc much that is lovely and inspiring. Mr Mays sold last season one hundred thou saud oranges from his trees at one cen and a quarter each, making a net incomi of twelva hundred and fifty dollars which, amount will soou bo quadrupled Hut there is HO much to write of herc tba ll is impossible for mc to take a noto o all. Mr. Nevitt has come in from tin swamps, and proposes to-day a ride on to "Spring Hill," the residence of Hon Howell Lykcs, Senator from Hernnndi County. This is a kinsman of our frieni Mr. W. J. Ligon, of Anderson, who men tinned him to me and asked me to inquir for him, so I have coreen ted to go. \V find a very pretty place, but no Mt Lykcs, as he is away from home. So cn only say for informa? ?on of our friend thal he lives about eight miles fror Hrooksville ; was then Seuator, and hu been re-elected from Hernando. H married a Miss McKay, of Tampa, and i a r.ian of some prominence in his Count] His father, Mr. Fred. Lykcs, is dead. Monda) oruing, March 18th, wc sa farewell tu these kind friends in Hei nando, and move oil' in direction c Tampa and our new home, which w safely reach on the evening of thc 2<>t of March, 1878-just five weeks from tli day wc left Anderson C. H. In my next letter, Mr. Editor, I wi endeavor to fulfill my promise made I several of yon: . aders, to give them sou description Ot this County and Stat having defcircd it this long that I inigl bc enabled to do so fairly and itnpn tinily. G. H. 9. Too HOT rou HIM.-During tho Coi federate war ono Jim was attached Rosser's cavalry, in Stewart's commun Jim was noted for bia strong antipatl to shot and shell, and a peculiar way 1 had of avoiding too close communie tion with thc same; but at last all li plans failed to keep bim out of this" row and he, with his conpanions, was ?eta ed lo support a battery that composed portion of tho rear guard. Tho enen kept pressing so close, in fact, as to e danger tho retreating forces, and t troops covering the retreat had orders keen tim niiomv in ph?etr fnr n ??.".. period at all hazards. Jim grew despt ate under the galling fire. He pine himself in every position that his gei ous could invent but the "hiss" tho bullet haunted him still. At last despair, he called to thc command! clncer, "Lieutenant, let's fall bnck "I cannot.do it, Jim I" shouted the offic "Well, I'll bo drafted if wc don't f. cleaned if wc stay herc 1" "My orde Jim, are to hold this place and supp? that battery of guns'' pointing to t artillery clo>.e by. "If wo fall back, t enemy will rush in and capturo t guns." .lust al that instant a well i rected bullet impressed Jim with I fact that a change of base was necessa Jim found another apparently proteel spot, and ns soon as he had recovei his mind, ho sang out, "Oh, Lieu ten i what do you think thom cannon cost "I don't know, Jim; I suppose ono tin sand dollars." "Well," said Jim, "li ntartn collection and pay for the dari guns, and let the Yankees have 'cm I1 OI.KKOYMB;. AND PUBLIC SPEAKS -There is nc doubt tbat clergymen i orators, while speaking, would der great benefit from perfuming their ha kerchiefs with Dr. Trice's Floral Rici ns its fragrance excites the mind to vip otis action and in gratefully rtfrcsbi For frenh. flowery odor, no oilier colo or toilet water equals it. - There are pending in the courts I Memphis 120 divorce sait*. CALIIOUNISM. A Bptendld Article fruin Prof. J. L. >1. Curry, l.t.. 1>" of Uleluuuud. From (he Religious Herald. Thc editorial colloquy betwixt the l? Haioitt Herald and the Examiner and Chronicle, in reference to the Uie of Cal houn on Government, ns a text-hook in the University of Ueorgia, lins lcd to a discussion on "Calhouuism," and the latter paper, with praiseworthy fairness, has opened its columna to both sides. "Calhouniam," ns a defined theory of government, is not as precise and specific as is desired for a question for logical or historical debate. It is easy to pul up a mau of straw and knock bim doviii ; and hence, in the attempted o erthrow of "Calhouniam," there have been many positions which no on? controverts, ami others which no one defends. Mr. Cal houn was pre-eminently tho defender of the Federal theory of our government as contradistinguished from Centralism or Consolidation, and if that be what is meant by "Calhounism," there are many who arc not willing to let judgment go by default. Thc matter is of the gravest import, stretching bcyoud local or party interests. Some things will probably he conceded by the Examiner and its allies. I'rior to the formation of the present government, thc States then existing were sovereign and independent communities. Tue Colonies were separate, had no common legislature, no common judiciary, no common army. They had no direct po litical connection with one another, iiy the Declaration of Independence they threw otf allegiance to Great Britain, and each became, as afterwards by treaty of peace recognized, a free and independent State. The Articles of Confederation, which preceded our present government, declare that each State retains "its sov ereignty, freedom and independence." The Convention of 1787, which made tho Constitution, waa composed of delegates appointed by the States, and thc Consti tution was Bubmitted to each State for its separate ratification. In point of fact, each State adopted, ratified and con firmed the Constitution, thus binding its own citizens. No ono h"j, ever hinted that the action of one State had any bindiup suthority cn any citizens other than ivs ov ll, or controlled, in any meas ure, except morally, thc decision of the other States. N J power, or pretence of power, existed, or was claimed, to compel the States originally to enter the govern ment. The General Government was the work of Ibo people of the several States, acting in their separate, sovereign char acter, as distinct political communities. So far from the Constitution proceeding, or deriving vitality or existence, from the people of the United States ns n unit, no such political body ever existed, or ever can perform u single political act, without u radical change of our whole system. As the result of thu ratification of the Constitution by the States, each acting for itself, thc Union, or the present Gen eral Government, came into existence. This Government was not thc primary social or political relation of those who made it. It is thc creature of the States which antedated it and gave it being. The States, as parties, "each agreeing with each and all the rest," constituted or ordained a government, and entrusted that government with limited powers for specified objects. Thc Government thus created has no original powers, none by virtue of the fact that it is a government. Its powers are all derivative, and the Constitution contains the measure and limit of ila delegated powers. So much [lower was delegated as was thought to be leuefieial and necessary for tho public and common good to he exercised by a common government. The powers not delegated are, from great caution, in ex press terms, reserved-reserved not only as against the General Government as a whole, but against each department of that government and against the co States, the h:gh contracting parties to this "solemn league and covenant." 8< jealous were our fathers of their liberties, the granted powers were carefully enu merated, and the exercise of any power I outside tho grants or limitations is a usurpation and a nullity. Mr. Calhoun said, and none will gainsay, "The boun dary between the reserved and the dele ?atcd powers marks the limits of thc Jnion. Thc States aro united to thc ex tern of the latter, ami separated beyond that limit." "A Stale is, at all times, so long as its proper position is maintained, both in and out of tho Union ;-in, for all : constitutional^purposes,-and out, for all others;-in, lo tho extent of the delega ted powers, and oui, to that of the. re served." (See opinion of Waite, C. J. in Cruikshank's Case, 92 U. S. Reporta.) To preserve tho equilibrium betwixt the reserved and delegated powers, to main tain tho distribution as at first agreed on, is thc most perplexing problem of our political system. When a bill is introduced into either 1 baise o*f Congress, the question which confronts nt the threshold is: Is it con stitutional V is it within the constitutional competency of the Federal legislature? is it covered by the granted or necessarily implied powers? If these questions aro answered in thc negative, then no argu menta of expediency or necessity can legitimately be adduced in favor of the measure. Said the Supreme Court in 1870, in thc caso of ibo Collector vs. Day: "Thc Government of the United States can claim no powers which are not granted to it by the Constitution, and tho powers actually granted must be such as aro expressly given, or given by necessary implication. Thus far there is little difference of opinion among constitutional lawyers or well-educated sbitesmcn. The question which has divided statesmen and writers on constitutional low, is a-s to the extent of tho delegated powers, ns to thc judge in thc last resort, and ?us to political her meneutics, or tho principles of interpre tation and construction. In the case of tho exercise of doubtful or clearly tin granted powers, who is to decide finally? Neither Mr. Calhoun nor nny States Rights mau ever denied the supremacy of tho Federal Government, within its constitutional sphere, and the duty ol the citizen, in such a case, to render {iropcr respect and obedience. They lelci that the State, to which primary allegiance was due, in ratifying tue Con stitution, had so pledged the obedience of it? citizens. To charge Mr. C. with a contrary opinion is the result of ignor ance or prejudice. The question recurs, What is the constitutional sphere of thc General Government, and who is thc ultimate arbiter? Where limitotions are imposed, who is to preserve the limita tions? That the States, in making and ratify ing the Constitution, surrendered the excrciso of largo sovereign powers, or imposed restrictions on the exercise ol those powers, no ono has ever denied. Rut dui thc State, in parting will? thc exercise of certain sovereign powers, sur render'Its sovereign'-? Can sovereignty be in abeyance? I 't divisible? That thc Slates retained . o large mass of re siduary powers, they did the aupereroga Itory work yf affirming in the Constitu tion. That these powctsl aro greater and moro important in number and extent and value than those granted to thc Gov ! erniucnt nt Washington, soems hardly open to debate. Valuable as is the Union, tlie State governments are infin itely more valuable. States Rights men, long in advance of Mr. Calhoun, held that in a controversy, as to thc cession of powers in the (Jolt' stitution, the States, ?he creators of Ute (.iovcrnmcnt, were (he final judge as agaitc-t tho creature, the Government, or tiny of its departments. They contended that the State, as related lo itself, so far ; tts its own citizens were concerned, was the judge of its own obligations, and being the authority which imposed the obligations, mu.it determine their extent, , . and that this declaration was obligatory ??n the citizens. Each State hud thc right to interpret tho Constitution finally for itself and its citizens, unless the right h.ol been waived. If waived, ii. ought io be easy to point out and cite thc clause in the Constitution containing the waiver, i If it bc conceded that tlie uudclcgatcd [ powers are in thc hands of the States, or < the people thereof, then to deny thc right of deciding on infractions or usurpations of these powers, and thc proper remedy to bc applied for correction, would reduce , the States to mere dependencies. The "Federalists," or Consolidationista, I have held thc opposite theory. They as sert that thc Government is a nation, that the States delegated to Congress or the Judiciary the final and exclusive right to ' determine on extent of delegated and reserved powers, and that there is no rightful remedy but rebellion or revolu tion-tho right being contingent on suc cess-against tho unconstitutional acts of : the General (iovcrnmcnt. It is grossest injustice to charge Mr. Calhoun or his adh?rents with hostility, tit any time, to a constitutional Union. 1 hey claimed that checks, capable of ( being enforced, were necessary to the protection of rights and security of lib ' erty, and that thc general recognition of the principle of State interposition would ; insure such moderation and justice in government as to supersede the necessity j of a resort to such an extreme alterna j tivc. Rights, committed to the discro I lion or sense of justice of an interested ; majority, aro practically no rights. j 1'owC'i can only be restrained by ?tower. To make the General Government the exclusive judge, to allow a majority, un controlled by any check hut their selfish will, lo alter by force of construction the Constitution, is to consolidate ?ind cen tralize, the Government and render the Constitution a rope of sand. They held that State interposition, instead of being anarchical and revolutionary, would, by thc nature of tho right, be resorted to only in extremest cases and thus bc con servative and preservative. To strip the States of all remedies except petition and remonstrance, would reduce them to mere j counties, and make the unre&lritiued will i of a majority in Congress, or the decision of a department of thc Government, tho supreme law. "it is idle, worse than idle," said tho great Carolinian, and the words should bo written in Idlers of gold in Senate Chamber and Hall of thc Rep r?sentatives, "to attempt to distinguish, practically, between a Government ol unlimited powers, and one professedly ol limited, but with au unlimited right tc determino the extent of its powers." How far has this question, ns to thc character of our Government, or system of governments, been determined by thc war and its result- ? Obviously, the ap peal is to the Constitution ; and that re mains what il was before tho war, ititi. tho amendments since added. Do thesi amendment-! change the character rjf tin Federal Government and settle thl vexata mtwstio of confederated States, o a consolidated Union ? Let it be bonn in mind that precedents do not maki constitutions, and that "a constitutiot violated is not a constitution abolished.' The amendments have this extent am no more. They abolish slavery; the; confer citizenship on the negro race I they define citizenship; they declare am recognize a citizenship of thc Unite* Slates and a citizens!.ip nf a State dis linet from each other and dependen upon different charnetf'?sties or circum stances in the person , they declare th validity of the pub.m debt, and the in validity of all debts incurred "in aid i Ibo rebellion ;" and they prohibit an denial or abridgment of suilrage on ac count ol race, color or previous -jonduio of servitude. Any lawyer may be said challenged tospecify any material chang in the Constitution beyond the points ii dicnted. There is not a word in these amen? mcnts decisive of the question at issn All thc Southern Stales, I believe, c: cept Kentucky,. have inserted in the State Constitutions a surrender of t! right of secession. TI) " oilier States hui been careful not thus to abridge thc sovereignly. Il is, despite the ah.-cm of constitutional inhibition, cheerful conceded that, as a result of tho war, i one now claims secession us a Slate rem dy for a violated compact. The ullin ratio regum has given a quietus holli "Virginia abstraction." Let mc, hot ever, press the inquiry, whether, exec in the points just indicated, theConstil lion and our form of Government do n remain in statu ?to ante bellumf II any vital priucip. . of the Federal systei State interposition excepted, been uhr gated? Ls it not slid true that "tl States are as nccessnty to thc Union the Union to Hie States;" that the whe charge of internal regulations is left the States; that to thc States and t people thereof all powers not delegat arc reserved ; that few of thc provista of thc Constitution can be curried ii eireel without the. existence and ci>-opi lion of tho States ; and that to gun against liie unequal action of laws, protect tho rights und interests of mini Hies, and to give virtue, prosperity a perpetuity to our Republic, the divisi nf power? tho grants and prohibit!! ' and reservations, should be mostscru] ' IUSIV maintained. vt Is a travesty on State Rights to nm them consist solely or mainly of secessii A strict construction of thc Constitute confinement of the Government to clearly-defined and legitimate, duties, sponsibility of Federal officers, nrot Hon of private property against ar bi tn and discriminating legislation, econo and retrenchment, were of thc essence the old States-Rights party. As to the use of Mr. Calhoun's wi on Government ns a text-book in co ges, that is a matter of professional tl or exp?die ney. Fe' " diera use bo which command ..i . satire appro' Mr. Calhoun's volume on Govern m was written and published prior lo war. It consists of a Disquisition Government and a Treatise on the C stitution of the United Stales. '. former is a profound and most masU essay, unsurpassed by any work of 1 character in ancient or modern times, is tho condensed result of tho study ; thinking of the mest acute and log intellect of ten centuries. The lat while, advocating the right of State-i or interposition, treat* that only as incident of our federativo *ystcm. ' ; exposition of thu instrument, in ol respect-, has thc characteristics of Calhoun's most marvellous mind-lu ity, condensation, logic, clear anal; broad generalization. The student . thc acieuco ol government or of An ? can [ii?uic-, whoso prejudice prevent thorough study of thia work, foolishly ; shuts himself oil' from communion with ; ii mind winch of itself would immortalize ' any country. SAVANNAH UIVER. i.cltor from tho Secretary of SA'tir, Train*- | ililli 111 j ; ?? HVport loon nu 1'.lamination 1 of tho Savannah li ver A'-, .ve Augusto. I WAH DEPAKTMKNT, WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 15, 1879. The Secretary of War has the honor to submit to the House of Repr?senta' lives n letter of the Chief of Engineers of | the 14th inst., submitting a copy of re port of Lieutenant Col. Q. A. Gillmorc, I Corps of Engineers, upon un examination j of the Savannah Uiver above Augusta, i tia., made in compliance with section li j of tho river and harbor act of June I8lh, ! 1878. GEOIUIE W. McCiiAitY, Secretary of War. j The Speaker of the House of Represen- ? ta ti ves. U. S. ENGINEERS OFFICE, SAVANNAH, CA., Feb. 8, 1879. GENEKAH-I have the honor to report that thu "examination of Savnaunah Uiver above Augusta, Ga.," provided for hy the act of Congress, approved June 18th, 1S7^, and assigne?, to me by the in structions of the Chief of Engineers, dated Julv 8th, 1878, has been com pleted. The examination was made with a vi;;w to ascertaining the present *condi lion of the river from Augusta to the head of polo-boat navigation, ti distance liv ri vcr of about lol miles, the practica bility of improving it for craft proper to those localities, the approximate cost of iuch improvements, and the expediency nf making them, in regard to the impor tance, present and prospective, of the commercial interests involved. The head of the Savannah Uiver proper is the junction of the Tugilloo and Seneca Rivers, 107J miles above Augusta. These rivers combined form the Savannah. From the point of junc tion to the bead of polc-boai navigation near Tallulah Falls, 154 miles above Augusta, the Tllgaloo forms the naviga ble branch of thu Savannah Uiver. Thc examination was intrusted lo Mr. J. P. Carson, assistant engineer. Thc field work was commenced on No vember 9th, 1878, and completed Decem ber 17th. Mr. Carson secured thc ser vices of an experienced pilot, with a crew of four nu n, und us<*d one of the pole boats employed in the trade of the river, and well adapted to pass thc rapids. The examination was made during an exceptionally low stage of tile river, favorable for observing thc rocks and other obstructions lo thu fui ?cst possible extent. The obstacles to navigation on the route explored were found to be nume rous, extensive and not iinfrcqucnlly quite d":gerous. They consist chiefly of rocky ledges running across the chan nels, isolated bowiders of various sizes, and ?hoals of gravel. The aggregate length of shoals is nearly 3?) miles out of a length of river of 15-1 miles. The river is subject to considerable freshets. The average r'?': on such occa sions is about 1G feet, but it has reached much greater height*. At Petersburg, in 1S?2, the river rose 44 feet above the common stage within -IS hours, and 'IS feet within 80' hours in 187."?. In thc lat ter year thu streets of Augusta were 4 feet under water, although they are .'lo feet above thu river at ordinary stage. These great differences of water level show the practical impossibility of im proving the river by locks, dams and side-cuts for canals. Thc height of a number of points on the river above I lie citv of Augusta, which is 1-18 feet above thu sea, was as certained by baromerlic observations. An aneroid was employed for this pur pose, using the corresponding records of the signal office at Augusta to compute differences of altitude. The observations were corrected .r,:r instrumental error, reduced to ?12 degrees Fabr., and com puted by Col. U. S. Williamson's tables. The head of polo-boat navigation was thus determined to be about 374 lo t above Augusta. At Andcrsunville, S. C., 1?7A miles above Augusta, the river was 270 feet above the water level of tho hitler pince. The greatest locr' fall of any of the reaches of thc river was ob served at Hatton Shoal, 110 miles above Augusta, amounting lo 39 feet in IA miles. At Gregg's Shoal, 8'r) miles above Augusta, it was 29 feet in one mile, and at Cherokee Shoal, 9 feet, in hall a mile. To what degree of accuracy these slopes were ascertained with tho means available for the purpose, it is impossible to say. ll is believed that they cannot bc safely relied upon in preparing n pro ject of improvement, and thal a careful instrumental survey of some parts of the linc will be necci arv. The country on both sides of the river from Augusta to Knox's Bridge, a dis tance of 124 miles, is devoted to the pro duction of tobacco, grain, and indigo, as well as lo vine and silk culture. Thu country adjoining both banka of the upper 30 miles above Knox's ''ridge is generally used for raising corn. It is well timbered. Gold mining is carried on to some extent, and there are also, in places, extensive beda of good iron ore, with abundance of fuel and limestone. The area of the colton land, estimated to depend lo somo extent on tlie river lor tue transportation of ?Ls products and needed supplie-;, is about 1,900 square miles, with ti population ot 82,000, ac cording to ibu census of 1870. 'flic total annual production of cotton in these dis tricts is estimated nt 70,000 bales. In 1876 and 1.S77, tho freight of Au gusta up stream averaged from 2,000 to .. mo ..... .,cr annum ; from thu head of navigation down to Augusta about 12,000 bales of cotton. The average annual re ceipts of cotton from all sources at Au gusta is suited to be 180,000 hales. The. amount of cotton shipped on the route examined forms, ?o?e?ore, only a rather small proportion of the whole. There can be little doubt that an im provement of the river would aid the further development of its trade. There is an abundance of water, which, if prop erly regulated, would deprive navigation of most of its present inconveniences, dangers and delays, allow thc introduc tion, upon thu lower portion of the route nt least, of vessels propelled by steam, and thu? greatly cheapen the cost of transportation. Two estimates are submitted by Mr. Carson, as follows : The estimate is for opening a channel for pole-boat navigation, 3 feet deep and 30 feet wide, from Augusta to Andcrson ville, at thc mouth of thc Tugaloo, 1?7J miles, nnd from Andersonville up thc Tilga loo Uiver 43A miles to Brown's, a toUil distance by river from Augusta of 1003 miles. Thc estimated cost of thc improve ment for the entire distance is.$173,010 A<1?1 10 |>er cent, for contingent ex penses. 17,3*11 Total.$190,1177 The second estimate i* for a steam boat channel, 2 fuel deep ami '.?J feet whle, Augusta to Trotter's Shoal; a distance of nt miles.$ so.mo 1 Polo-boat navigation aa before from Tr ifler's Shoal un tlie Savannah tn < ? uost's Eliott I on Tugaloo, ?oj niili-'. 125,977 Steamboat navigation nu tho Tilla loo front Uucst'a Simal to Urown'M, ??'ll miles. 43,280 $259,173 Add lo per i ont. for contingent ex penses. 24,017 Total.fJs?i.OtH) These estimates can be regarded at lu st a- only rough approximations to thc probable cost of tho work. Tho error will doubtless he fourni in having put them too 1 >w rather than too high, as thev are based upon the supposition that rock can he excavated from thc bcd of thc utrea..i for -*'2..r)0 per cubic ."ard, sand and gravel for 2-r? cents per cubic yard, and that the riprap dams can bc built tor $1.23 to $1.00 per cubic yard-pri?es derived from the present exceptionally low cost ol'all grades of labor, lu addi tion to this there arc considerable errors in quantities, which always accompany estimates based upon rapid and partial examinations of this kind. Before a project for tho improvement of the Upper Savannah Uiver can bc in telligently prepared, more detailed in formation must be collected from trust worthy sources, private and corporate, interested directly or indirectly in raising and transporting the productions of that portion ol the country naturally tributary to tlie contemplated route; and a careful instrumental survey of a larine part of thc stream, more especially above Trot ter's Shoal, will bc required. Below Trotter's Shoal, the slope of thc stream is comparatively gentle, and a ?nit 'ble and appropriate method of im provement more simple and apparent. Any appropriation which may bc made shutild, in my judgment, be expended upon this portion of the river, until a thorough examination from Trotter's Shoal t.? Audersonville, and perhaps as tar as Brown's on the Tuga loo, can hi made. Thc ledges of rock in particular have to bo removed, und ought to bc sur veyed with considerable minuteness ol detail. lt will also be necessary lo ascertain tlie slope of tho stream witli precision at numerous places. The following estimates arc submit ted : Cost ?if improvement f ir polo-boat channel :s feet hy KM feet, ironi Au gusta to Trotter's Shoal, 0-1 miles.. $15,000 Cost of steamboat channel .'I feet by '.Ki feel over the saino route...$124,000 Mr. Carson's detailed roport, which seems to need sonic, revision, will bo for warded hereafter. The cost of tho ex animation has been ?G70. Very respectfully, your obedient ecr vant, lj?. A. GlI.l.MOIti:, Lieut. Col. Hug;noora, Brev. Maj. Gun. Brig. (?cn. A. A. IlUMl'liKli- <, Chief of Engineers, U. S. A. Thc report was referred Feb. lStb, 1875), to ?he Committee on Commerce, lind ordc'cd to bc printed. (jordon and Darlow al Gettysburg. You may not be aware that it was Gen eral Gordon's command which struck thc flank of tho Eleventh Corps on the afternoon of the first day nt Cottys burg and after a short but desperate con flict broke its line and swept it from the field. lu that fight General Barlow, of New York, commander ol' the First Di vision, fell dangerously ami it was thought mortally wounded. Ho was shot directly through the body. Two of his men attempted to bear him through that shower of lead from the field, but ono was instantly killed, and General Barlow magnanimously said to the other, "You can do mo no good ; save yourself if you can." Gordon's Brigade of Georgians in this wild charge swept over him, and ho was found by General. Gordon himself, lying with upturned face in the July sun, nearly paralyzed and apparently dying. General Gordon dismounted from his horse, gave bim a drink of water from his canteen, 'ind inquired of Barlow his name and wishes. General Barlow said : "I shall probably live but a short time. Please take from my breast pocket the packet of my wife's letters and read ono ot them to mc;" winch was done. He then ricked that thc others be torn up, ns ho did not wish them to fall into other hands. This General Gordon did, and then asked: "Can I do anything else for you, General?" "Yes," replied General Bar low, earnestly ; "my wife is behind our army : can you send a message through the lines?" "Certainly I will," said Gordon, and he did. Then directing General Barlow to be borne*to tho shade of a tree at the rear, be rode on with his 'command. Thc wife received tho mess age and came harmlessly through both lilies of battle and fourni her husband, who eventually recovered. Since General Gordon's election to thc U. S. Sonata both he and General Rsx I low were invited to a dinner party in Washington and occupied opposite scats at tho table. After introductions Gener al Gurdon said, "General Bnrlow, are you related lo the officer of your name who was killed at Gettysburg?" "I nm the man," said Barlow; "are you related to tlie Cordon who is supposed to have killed me?" "I nm thc niau," said General (Jordon. The hearty greeting which fol lowed the touching story as related to the interested guests by General Barlow and tho thrilling effect upon the Compa ny can belier.bo imagined than describ ed.- Washington Corrcsjtondvnce Boston Transcript, February 17. One of thc old Masters. Yesterday we looked upon a picture a scene from thc baud of one of the old est and most accomplished of "the old masters. ?....o '...?J works wi Raphael and Angelo, his works all have a point of resemblance, or "mannerism," in tech nical language. They are figure pieces kings, philosophers, poets, peasants, pau pers-ov^ry phase of human life has oc cupied the genius of his pencil. Palaces and hovels alike have formed tho back ground for his wonderful portrayals. "The dying mother," leaving ns a lega cy to her loved ones her new born babe, is one of his most pathetic "piece*." Tho name of this artist is Disease. Scarcely a home in nil thia land Hint has not one of his pictures hanging in some of its rooms, invisible to tho stranger, perhaps, but to its inmates as distinct as I if painted but yesterday. He has a : dreaded assistant to whom bc often con j fides thc "finishing" of his picturea I Death. If you would prevent Disease 1 from ?.lacing one of his fatal "shadow '? pictures" in your home, you must take ! the requisite precautions to prevent his j entrance. At tho first signs of his op ; preach,-general debility, sleeplessness '; br habitual drowsiness, loss of appetite. impaired appetite, constipation, unusual ! pallor, cough, night sweats, headache, or j nausea,-measures for relief should bo ! promptly taken. Tho system should bo j cleansed and strengthened by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant ? Purgative Pellets, which aro acknowl edged to be tho best al tomi i ve, or blood I cleansing, and cathartic remedies over ! before the public. Besides, they regu I late the whole system and impart lo it a I healthful, vigorous tone. THE j LAST HOURS OF CONGRESS. Incidents nf thu Clune nf the Session. WASHINGTON, March i. HOUSE.-Hewitt reported that tho con ference committee on the army hill had not been able to ngree. After long dis cussion a vote was taken on tho motion that tho Houso insists on itu disagree ments, and it wns agreed to. Thc Steward impeachment case, nt 3 a. m., was again taken up. After brief discussion, in which some stormy pass ages occurred, tho House reconsidered the voto ordering tho previous question, and this got rid of tho subject. At a quarter past 7 tho House took a recess until 'J. Notwithstanding tho partisan feeling which prevaded both sides of the House in tlie various matters that carno up du ring the night session, thero was a re markable absence of personal animosity on the part of members towards their po litical opponents. Conger, of Michigan. was thc most activo and irritating ol antagonists, against whoso attacks tin Dem?crata were nt all times called upon to defend themselves. Hut ho and Spriu ger, of Illinois, whom ho seemed special' ly intent on annoying, were, whenevei they met in the aisles, or when the) acted a? tellers together, in as amienbh and pleasant n mood as if no stinging sarcasms ever passed between them. Ii was the samo with Atkins and Foster with Southard and Garfield, and with al other mutually hostile elements. Ot ono occasion that Springer tried to get ii some remarks out of order, lintier, o Massachusetts, planted himself squarel; in front of him and discharged a voile; of "I objects," each louder and mor emphatic than tho one before, and h kept at it until he carried his point, and rta lie walked over to his desk again, h pave as a reason for his demonstratio! that ho was not going to listen to abus ufa friend of bis. There was less of tu muk and uproar than at almost an; other last night of a Congress, and ther ivas not the least sign of that hilarious liens which has s< metimes characterize! ?nich night sessions. Thc attendance o thu members all through the twenty-tw hours of the silling was quite largo, an when a vote indicated the absence of rpiorum it was generally becauso mern hers refrained from voting. Some of th oldest members, notably Butler, of Mast nchuaetts, and Patterson and Townscm nf New York, were among those wh ahowed tho least sigm of fatigue, an after a brief recess of an hour and threi rjuarters, they wero among the earliest i attendance. Tho Speaker waa seldoi out of the chair, and ho steered ti House through thc sudden storm nu through Hie rooks and quicksands of pa liumcntary navigation with great slcll tact, moderation and impartiality. Tho house resumed tho considcratic of the bill known as tho McGowan heall bill, and it was passed. It pro val for a commission of health to sit i Washington, to establish rules and reg' lotions in regard to tho public health, obtain and communicate information c the subject of epidemic diseases, /md report to the next Congress. The pension arrears appropriation b was passed. At 11:10 a. m. Atkins reported th Ibo conference committee on tho legisl tivo bill were not able to agree, and mc cd that the House adhere to its amen men ls, (which is a parliamentary fina ty,) and tho motion was agreed to. On motion of Garfield, a resolution thanks to Speaker Randall for 1 prompt, efficient nnd impartial dischai of tho nrduous duties of his ollico v unanimously adopted. Congress has just adjourned, aftei very exciting scene aud after the delivc of strong political speeches on both sid Tho Speaker made a parting add rc which was most enthusiastically i plnuded. Ile ppoke as follows : REPRESENTATIVES : In a moment t Congress will expire. Its acta, whet! for weal or woe, aro indelibly inscrit upon tho pages of history. In this h party bas been arrayed against party c interest against interest in fierce and I ter struggle, but it is due to truth to i that on every sido there has been honest ambition to win popularity seeking each in his own way and cording to his best judgment thc gen? welfare. Whether or not tho desi cud of public good has been succcssfi attained it is for time to prove; but t such has been tho uiniiof holli sides c not justly be disputed* Genuine cone between all the Slates and tho citia thereof is thc comer stone of our nnti al prosperity. Whatpromoteaorclovi one at thu expenso ot the other inure the ultimate injury of ali. Altho each Representative hos championed wishes of II?B immediate constitue with earnestness and enerby, yet dui the whole period of tho existence of lion io there has not been a single brc of legislativo decorum; that uoblo peet oom of generous rivulry in a c mon good cauao hos softened all asper! I feel that mere words aro inad?quat thank fully thia House for its r?solu of approval of tho-manncr in whic have discharged the duties of Spei always responsible and onerous ande most delicate and difficnlt. I have i my best. Ivong service hero has ta me thu . hate or vengeance has never r.? any causo to enduring honor, w ou the contrary, justice and mutual rc havo often given tho weaker sido an victory. With two great parties divl the pcoplo, each holding au impo share in the government, with a < accountability ou the part of public vants and vigilant eyes watching with reviving business and restored fidence, may wo not look hopeful tbs ?&friV dawn ofu new era Ol men prosperity, n greater happiness foi country ? Such is my fervent pr To ench and every representativo h tender my heartfelt acknowledg for tho kindly forbearance cxteudi mc as the presiding officer of thia B and 1 desiro to say that I shall ever i fully cherish tho honor of which I been the recipient. With thoexpn of the wish that you all may returu ly and in health to your homes, it remains for mo to declare that, in a< aneu with the constitution of tho ll .States, this House stands adjourned out day. SENATE.-After on all night sc tho Senate, al 8 o'clock, took a recesi 10. Tho Senato reassembled nt 10 e and was called to order by Sec Gorham, who read a note from thc President notifying tho 8enaio tl would not occupy tho choir again < tho present session in order th President pro tem. might bo electct Anthony, of Rhode Island, subi 0 resolution declaring Thoma: Ferry, of Michigan, elected Presid? tem. of tho Senato. Mr. BayaH moved an amendtni substituting tho name of Allen G. mon, of Ohio, for that of Ferry, 1 was rojoctcd by a voto of yeas 2fi j 28. Furry was then declared elect was escorted to tho chair by Thi I A number of privato bills wen j passed. 1 Tb?> Senato bill waa passed gi vi: LEGAL ADVERTISING.-We mn compelled to require cash payments for ?drcrlUInt; ordered ky Executors, ACiainUtraton ?od other fidurU-U? and herewith append tb? rate? for tb? ordlu. notice?, which will onlr bo inserted whan t * money cornea with tho oraer: Citation*, two Insertions, .... ?3.W Batate NolieeJ, three Intertlont, - - 2.0? Final Settlement*, flvn Insertion? - . 8.09 TO COIillPJPONDF.NTd.--In order to racetr? attention, commun {cations must ba accompanied by the truo name and addretta of tb? writer. Re jected manuscripts will not be returned, unies* the necessary ?tamp?arofurnished to rcray thopontage thereon. *lr W? aro not respur ilble for the vlowa and opinions of our correspondents. Alt communications nhcmld be Addressed ^'Ed itors Intelligencer," and sh checks, draft/i, nion?y orde rs, sc., should bo made payable to thc oidor o? E. B. MUURAY & CO., Anderson, 8. C. convent of the government to the ngrco mcnt cnte.-cd into hy the States of Mary land and Virginia respecting tho bound ary lino between said States. Th? Senate bi?l was passed for the salo cf lauds in Florida not needed for navel purpo ses. The Senate passed eighteen or twenty private bills, and between ll and 12 0 clock held au executive session for half an hour. When the doora were reopen ed, Windom submitted a resolution con tinuing tho appropriations for tho army and for legislative, judicial executive ex penses of tho government for six months from July 1st so ns to avoid tl. .-. extra ses sion of Congress. Saulsbury, of Dela ware, objected to ita present considera tion, nm! it went over. At 12 o'clock, President pro tan. Ferry said : "The time Gxed for tho final ad 1 joli rinnen t of Congress having arrived, tho Chair declares the 45th Congress ad journed without day." There wero no manifestations of ap plause upon announcement of final ad journment. Tue cloSing boura of tho session were characterized with even more confusion and disorder than usual. Tho Scnato chamber was unusual ly crowded, both upon tho floor and in tue galleries, and sometimes with eight or ten Senators addressing the Chair at the samo time, it was with great difficulty timi anything could bc understood. The Senate just before adjournment confirmed the nomination ot Dennis Fagan lo bo Collector of Internal Reve nuo for tho District of Florida, and Paul Strobnch to bo postmaster nt Mont gomery. The following are among the nomina tions which expired at noon to-day for want of finnl action : George Holmes to bo collector of customs at Beaufort, S. C. ; James Pollock, naval ofliccr at Philadel phia; David H. Strother, consul general nt tho City of Mexico ; David H. Bailey, consul general at Shanghai ; James Riley Weaver, consul general at Vienna ; Henry Dithmnr, consul nt Breslau ; John M. Wilson, conni I nt Panama; George Scoggn, consul at Hamburg; E. P. TU? ner. United States Judge; A. B. Banning, United States Marshal, and Alexander White, United States attorney for the Northern District of Texas; Sherman Conant, United States Marshal for the Northern District of Florida ; Snmuel Leo to bo postmaster at Sumter, S. C. CORBIN'S LAST GRAB. 810.O00 For Not Being United Htaton Sen ator. In tho Senate on Saturday tho com mittee reported un amendment to pay D. T, Corbin, lats contestant for ? eca? in tho United States Senate from the Stato of South Carolina, his expenses of smut contest. $10,000. Mr. Hill, (Dem.) of Georgia, opposed thc umondmcnt, and said lt had never been considered by tho cnmmitteo on privileges and elections. That commit tee had adopted a rulo to pay tho actual expenses of a contest, but thia proposed to give Mr. Corbin $10,000-equal to two years' salary as a Senator. Ho de nied that tho expenses of Mr. Corbin wero $10,000. Mr. Blaiuo, (Rep.) of Maine, said tho matter carno before tho cnmmitteo o.- ap propriations upon a memorial of Mr. Corbin, in which ho Htated bis expenses were between $11,000 and $12,000. Tho Senate had kept him hero dangling by tho eyelids. It his claim bo not acted upon now, Mr. Corbin would bo remitted to that long list of hopeless claimants. Mr. Garland, (Dcm.l of Arkansas, said the House had jtiferteu in tho biil appro priations to pay contestants for scaU in th ut body, and in no case was moro than $4,000 allowed to any one, while iu sonio cases a few hundred dollars were allowed, and ?mino of tho contestants came all tho way from California. Mr. Hereford, (Dom.) of West Vir giuia, said Mr. Butler was sworn in on tho 30th of November, 1877. What bus iness had Mr. Corbie about hero after that time? Mr. Corbin claimed $4,000 personal expenses. How could his per sonal expenses be BO grout? He paid his board, but ho would nave had to pay it had he .been in South Carolina or any whero else. There were twenty-five con tested cases in tho House, and tho amount allowed to tho whole of thom was but little ovet $10,000. Ho favored tho payment of the necessary and reasonable expenses of tho contest of Mr. Corbin, but did not approve of this donation. Mr. Hill moved to amend so as to givo him $5,000 instead of $10,000. Mr. Saulsbury, (Dem.) of Delaware, ?aid thc Senate knew nothing about tho expenses of Mr. Corbin. Hts memorial should have b?>eu referred to the com mittee on privileges and elections instead of the committee on appropriations. It was a discourtesy to tho fermer commit tee to refer it to that on appropriations. Mr. Wadleigh, (Rep.) of New Hamp shire, (chairman of the committee on privileges and elections,) Raid ho did not object to tho reference. For tho sako of speedy justice to tho claimant he pre ferred that it should go to tho committee on appropriations. Mr. Beck, (Dem.) of Kentucky, thought ho "vas entitled to tho $10,000. If ho was a man fit to be elected to tho Senate his timo was worth that much. Ile had been hore two years, a member of the dominaut party, with every reason to believe that he would be seated. The amendment of Mr. Hill to reduco tho amount to $5.000 was rejected-yeas 2G, uay? 81, os follows : Yeas-?Iessrs. Bailey, Bayard, Beck, Cock.eii, Davis of West Va., Dennis, Eaton, Eustic, Garland, Gordon, Grover, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Jones of Kansas, Kernnn, McCreery, McPherson. Maxey. jviernmon, Morgan, Saulsbury, Voorhces, Wallaco, Whyte and Withers-26. Nays-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Blaine, Booth, Burnside. Cameron of Wisconsin, Chaifee, Chandler, Conkling, Coi.over, Dawes, Dorsey, Ferry, Hamlin, Hoar, Jones of Nevada, Kellogg, Kirk wood. McMillan, Mathew . Mitchell, Morrill, Oglesby, Paddock,' Pattonvf Rollins, Sargent, Saunders, Spencor, Teller and Wimbra-31. Mr. Hill moved to lay the amendment of tho committeo on tho tablo. Rejected -yeas 28, nnvs 31. Mr. Sargent, (Rep.) of California, said in his own mind ho had no doubt tho Senate was wrong in seating Mr. Butler and keeping out Mr. Corbin, and it carno with very uad grace from the Senators on tho Democratic side to object to giv ing Mr. Corbin his money. Mr. Mcrrimon, (Dcm.) of North Caro lina, urged that this was in direct viola tion of tho precedent Bot in tho Segar case. Mr. Windom, (Rep.) of Mini, ?sota, sp pealed to tho Senators to vote, and said if lengthy debato w?ro to bo indulged in it wouldbe impossible to complete tho business of tho session. Tho amendment of tho committeo giv ing Mr. Corbin $10,000 was agreed to yeas 28, nays 25. - A Georgia darkey, when ho was told that a dollar was only worth eighty ? cents, remarked, "This is wusserin cot J ton. Muss have boen a bustia crap of ? rooney mada last year."