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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-09-04
The Chinese Sugar Cane.

The Chinese Sugar Cane has come to be
the ordinary name for the ".Sorgho Sucre,"
a most valuable plant Of the sugar cane or
der, and therefore allied to the maize or In
dian corn, but more nearly to the broom
corn. Its cultivation has commenced
amongst us, aud there is now in Washing.
ton more than an acre of il growing luxu.
rlantly and promising yield Of considera.
eiy upwards OF hundred bushels of seed,
besides many tons Of stems and foliage. rich
with saccharine fluid and solid food mate.
rial for horses, neat cattle, and swine. Not
only here, but in various and widely distant
parts Of the Union, has trial been made or
it, and with uniformly gratifying results.
We have read letter from farmer in
Illinois who has tested its character, and
reports Of 1t in the most favorable manner.
Out Of gallon Of the liquid sap in the stem,
which he expressed by the primitive contri-
vance Of rolling pin, he obtained by boil
ing quart of molasses, with very little i'm
purity and of approya! taste. The usual
proportions of sugar to SEP lie between ff-
teen aud twenty per cent, the chrystalliza-
ble sugar increasing with the decrease Of
the latitude. Besides this proportion o.
sugar there is an amount Of perhaps five to
eight per cont. Of unchrystallizable sap, from
which very agreeable beverage can be
made, aud alcohol distilled more cheaply
than by any other method This sap,
strange to say, il set with the oxide Of tin,
will dye silk Of beautiful pink.
AS food-plant for stock of all kinds it
seems to overtop all that we now possess,
furnishing in fair soils twenty five tons per
acre Of excellent fodder, every bit Of which
is greedily eaten by animals. The seeds,
100, by which the plant ;s propagated-in
this unlike and superior to the sugar cane
of Louisiana, which is raised by cuttings
are fit for human food; at all events, when
ground and made up into cakes, after the
manner Of linseed cakes, they supply a
good material for fattening stock. The
brush or top. from which these seeds are ia
ken, is not without its service, Cor the plant {
| is species Of broom corn, and therefore its
top, when deprived Of seed, answers well
| wherewith to manufacture brooms. When
the sap, top, seeds and leaves are taken,
leaving only the crushed stem, it still has
an economic value: paper can be manufac-
tured from it,
| This valuable addition to our vegetable
P'ouoStoHs 10 oiiSiua'iy u HatiNe OF SnIua,
but has been sedulously cultivated for sew.
eral years in Southeastern Cafiraria, whence
II passed into France and Algeria, in which
last country 1t comes to great perfection. 1t
would be hard to calculate its value. 1t
constitutes every farm on which it is grown
its own sugar camp, orchard, winery, and
granary, as well rs stock-farm and dairy:
indeed, the "Sorgho" may bs deemed sort
of vegetable sheep, every part and constitu.
ent Of which is valuable.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-09-04

TnE Esd OF 1uE WoRLp.-We sec
that gentleman named Saveil. whois a fol.
lower Of Miller mot Joseph but the 'Peophet)
has Just issued an epste 90 The hopeful
few who are awaiting with exemplary pa.
tience for the end Of all things, informing
them that the affairs Of this world are all
to be settled at period no further distant
than the thirteenth day Of October next.
Politicians who are calculating on receiv.
ing an Office in ca e their candidates arc
elected will please take notice.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-09-04

The act Of Congress TO regulate the dip
lomatic and consular service OF the United
States, gives the ministers 10 England and
France Sl7, 500 per annum each; those to
Russia, Spain, Austria, Prussia, Brazil. Mex
leo aud China, each $4,000. Ministers
resident are 20 receive IS per cent, Charge
dAfIairs so per cent, and Secretaries Of Le
CATION l5 per cent. OF these amounts. Con-
suls hereafter are not 10 trade directly or
indirectly; nor are they 10 assume displo-
matte functions when q diplomatic officer
of the United States is in the country. The
two best Consulates, Liverpool and London
are hereafter to be salaried at 81 500. The
Cousuls at Havana, Havre, and lilo de
Janeiro are TO get $4,000 eaclE Paris
S5,O0O Canton, Shanghai and Honolulu
$4,000 each; Vera Cruz So, 500, and some
down as low as $500.
! The negotiations abou, the Central Amer
| lean question arc carried on in London with
all possible expedition, and every demon
straiou of good faith on both sides. There
is evidently strong disposition on the part
| of the British government to treat with MIR.
Dallas, (who seems to be in high favor wi th
all classes, aud enjoys the special confidence
Of Lords Clarendon and Palmerston,) aud
with nobody else, So that no British minis
ter will be sent to Washington till after tho
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

a Mas STARVING HIMSELF To DfAIR 81
TIE DIRECTION OF SPIRITS .-The Dayton
Ohio, Gazette details very remarkable in.
stance Of mnnomania, which has Just been
terminal ed in that city, in the case Of Rev,
Joshua Epson, a Unisersslist clergyman
| who died at IL O'Clock last Sunday night
He has lived in an almost skeleton condi.
ton sbstsining from nourishmeHt for ff-
teen, twenty, and oven thirty dsTs in sue.
cession. He has maintained and believed
thar he did this under the direction of the
Spirits who prohised by this course of
discipline TO develop him into more extra
ordinary medium than has hitherto been
known. He lived under the impression
that hundreds of disembodied spirits were
constantly talking with him, directing him,
encouraging, rebuking him. prescribing
WHIST he should eat, Whist he should say,
foregel.ing every day the least change in
his physical condition, and furnishing him
severely when he refused 10 act in accord
ance with their directions. The Gazette
says
Profsssedly By their Information he point
cd oUt with singular accuracy many Of the
symptoms that would manifest themselves
in bis own case, sometimes for weeks be-
fore they actually occurred. With limbs
hardly larger thsn infants, unable to rise
from his bed, and frequently suffering ex-
quisite fortunes, Jet supported az he said ty
the spirits" he exhibited the most extra
dinary hope, cheerfulness and enthnsi-
ssm. The Spirits" constsc tly signifed to
him that he should recover TO fulfil his mis-
zion; to afford wonderful specimen OF a
spiritually developed man; and to proclaim
TIE truth to world sunk in doubt and die
ballet. In this the spirits were mistaken,
but there is not the slightest reason to doubt
Mr. UPaon's sincerity. Though the victim
vhat seems 10 US Z dslosion, be was, " e
hare reason 10 believe, an homes, and a
coed man.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

Hos. A. W. BABEiTT.-The Counsi
Bluff BssIe states that Hon. A. W. Bah
hit,, Secretary of Uub, left Florence, N
T., on the 2eth ult., for Salt Lake City
The Colonel is certainly one Of the spirits
Of the age, 9 man Of indcmitable energy and
perseverance, and as fearless Of danger a.
would be the guie; and safety Of for
res -
.The present is the fifteenth trip he has
made across the plains, and number Of
them nearly OF quite alone. He carried the
firsi mail, in lsSs, aeross the then painless
plains, eDc0unterina dsnger from the muir
aercus savage, and accidents BY streams,
storms, fannie etc, upon this long and
lonely route. To-day, in an open wagon,
with one blanket and robe, with score and
q half pounds of crackers and dried venison,
be treads the uncertain grounds ofthe willy
red man for q trip of eleven hundred miles,
which be anticipates making inside Of 25
days"
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

LIsxarra rus,rtvEs. Martin.
who was FIRST robbed, and then expelled
from Missouri, arrived In this city yesterday
morning. worn down and nearly destitute
He IS nearly 60 yesrs of age, and the rum
ans have despoiled him OF his property, alta
time Of life which makes the wrong bear
upon him with peculiar hardship, Col. Do
nphsn himself robbed him OF his best horse
and also Of his spy. glass.
His son, Leander Martin, an intelligent
young man little over 81 years OF age, Il
under arrest and may have been murdered
ere this.
Mr.. Martin. is on his way to Lake county
where he formerly lived with his wife and q
portion OF his family He deserves the
substantial sympathy Of tho lovers of tree
dom.
His and his sons only crimes are simply
being. Free State men. West Point is
about half mile from tho Kansas line, 81
miles south of West Port..-.Chic. JoarnGl
lih.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16
Attend the Election.

Upon the Importance Of attending the
Presiden,ial election on the 4th Of Novenl.
Der, the Oskaloosa Herald Offers the follow.
ing pertinent remarks -
81, is all important that every friend
Freedom be q; the Presidential elec,ioR.-
No matter Of trihing Importance should
keep any man from The polls. Every voter
has q duty to perfoTm, and the country wall
hold him responsible for the non-exercise OF
il, q. vs. eli q. for iis wrongful exercise. Ey-
cry eleetor should go shape bis business as
to be q, the polls. Ordinary excuses in
this case are not admissible. Those who
have visits 10 make 10 other States, or who
expect to be absent this fall, should by all
means so arrange their matters as TO be at
home again in time TO vote, BY the exer-
else Of a little fore,hought, nearly every
man in the State can manage to be a. the
election, for the purpose Of exercising a
privilege of incaiculsble worth"
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

BHIpsIsG THE OEIo.--Anoiher siupen'
deus mercantile undertaking is about being
insngorated al Cincinnati. The people o
that enterprising region are moving 10 ear
mes, towards erecting bridge across tn,
Ohio to connect Cincinnati to Covington
Proposals are invited for lsying the sbut
ments, and the construction OF an immense
suspension bridge is to be immediately pro.
ceeded with. The stock has ali been paid
in. The bridge will not, 80 j, is said, inter.
fere 10 the less, with river navigation, az
the arches are TO be fully sixty feet above
high water mark, thus allowing the tslles'
chimneys Of boats to pass beneath il With
GU, the slightest trouble.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

In looking over half dozen Know Moth
ing papers received at this Office, we find
them filed with denunciaiious and false
hoods against Fremont. bui never word
against Buchanan or his principles. Know
Nefhiugisn aBs Slavery have the same end
in yiev in regard 10 free foreign labor
Fillmore is to be abandoned for Buchanan
q, the South, and only used 81 the North to
detseh strength from Fremont, BY drawing
of ut- Nebrsska men who may have be-
come connected with Know Nottingham
The pio, will be SO far developed before
ele cticn as to cause il 10 be failure
Those who are honestly and cons cieniious-
ly opposed to the KanRss ouuages, cannot
long be duped in this way They will see
Their way clear before November sud vote
for Fremont, the only representative Of the
grea, American National pin ciple, freedom,
now in the feld.-Chic. Trl5.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

This able exponent Of Wing principles,
which ~ long has been regarded n the
most conservative journal in the country,
in IN ahis and lengthy article defines lie
posisisn in the presen, strange times upon
which we have fallen" II uni,es with no
pasty, favors no party, but from i's tone We
should jsdee that we're il not controlled by
Sos,hern ineue nces, /, V ould side with the
Republican party, Il says -
.Fcr ourselves, sdheriRg as We still do
10 the principles we haze 50 long and con-
sistently advocated, and desiring rather a
reorganization Of the Wing party than iss
Absorption in any one of the existing politi.
csl bodies OF the country, we have hitherto
been constrained patiently to hide our time
in the hope that the progress of eTen,,
would impress some new direction upon th'
currents CT popular feeling, and one il
which we would consistently follow. Mean
while we are far from being indiferen
spectators of public events; nor hare we re
manned silent whenever we thought that the
expression OF cur Judgments. nninPoftsn'
- they are, were demanded b. eonsders'
tions Of duty to the country, to our resoefs
or to ourselves. That our voice may nave
sometimes remained UNDECIDED, or even
passed unheard. may not perhaps be 90
much our fault % the fault OF the troubled
political atmosphere in which We have sPo
KEN
In the same article the Intelliosacer mott
Gee the following allusion 10 Mr.. Fillmore
The last sentence should be pondersd b!
every Wing who thinks that in voting 70
Nillard Fillmore, the Know Nothing. he i
voting for Willard Fillmore, who 90 faithful
IL controlled the affairs OF our government,
..For Mr.. Fillmore, personally. we hay'
oil possible respect, and re have too oftel
spoken in sincere praise and sdmiration o
the manner in which be has already hlle'
he Presidential chair, % well - Of his higl
competency for that exalted station, to b
now suspe c,ed Of any disposition TO detrae
auRht from his weli-earned fame. But "
cannot forget that Mr.. Fillmore was Wa
when be before conducted the Government
with such signal ability; that he was sur
rounded BY Wing advisers and was guide
in his Admins tratisn by Wing principles
Now, when he has become the candidates
he himself announces, of "another party,
and has disclaimed the name and sssocia
tions be bot 90 recently maintained, displa
cling them BY those Of = so-cailed "Ameri
can Order. Se cannot % clearly see thai
with eur unchanged opinions in favor 9
Wing principles and Wing men, we AZ
warranted in expecting at HE hands th
same course under the maxims he nor e.
pcuses as under those which formerly req
ulsisd his administration and crowned
with such brilliant success"
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16
B "A N X / N G
Tallman, Powers & Mclean,
BANKERS AND DEALERS IN ExcHAN0k,


nFFlCk, Brady Street, between Second AMI thtfu
~ Streets. Exchange all tho principal clues OF
The upted States, Great Britain, Ireland AMI Nohs
tine ntsl kurope bought aud sold
Notes and Drafts collected aud proceeds femittea
10 any part the United Sates al current rates OF
Exchange.
Collections of notes drafts accounts, lcgaeies and
inherltanees made lii all pars OF The United stascs,
Canadas aud EUROPE.
Stocks and Bopds bought and said commission
and Dividends collected.
Land Warrants bought, Sold and located
Exchange On cities ln-thc United States,
Carpenter 4 Nermige, New York CiS;
Albany CITY Eank, Albany, Y;
Bn6alo City Bank, Banalo, Ny;
Bank OF G ammsTce, Boston, Mass
Tradesmen's Bank, Philadelphia, Pa
Merchants q Manufacturers Bank FIttsoarg, iai
Mckim q Co, Baltimore, NJ ID,
Gilmore n RrotheTien, Cincinnati, paia;
iseas Is Simohss, 81 Loaia, Mo,
GiN4eus' Rat X, New Orleans, La:
Rk swan, Brother II Johnston, Chicago, III
\ ~
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

FEARFUL RIDE DowF SPUE or TIL
ALLEeEAsT horsTAIyz.--O the morning
OF the I'd inst, ct half past two o'clock 8
party, twenty one in number, left theYShite
Sulphur Springs for the terminus Of the
Central Railroad. All went Ion pleasantly
until about twelve OF one o'2icck in the
day, and shortly after commencing the des-
cent OF Morris mountain, when II became
slsrningly apparent to the passengers in
the advance coseh thst the hOrses were run
ming away; and To increase their terror, the
driver was rolling 10 the dast. The horses,
thus lett uI checked, went dashing on in
their mad career, the coach Keeling from side
10 side under It's heavy top load, first upon
the two wheels nearest the precipice and
Then inclining on the opposite direction, un-
I'll a. isst il was thrown violently over.
mangling and crushing the limbs Of the ter
ri6ed passengers, killing one horse sad
breaking leg Of smother, To add to the
confusion OF the scene, the horses which
were not disabled continued 20 drag the
wreck over the ground, while the occupant.
were indiscrininstely piled up aud unable
to help mselYes.-RichmoHd Wing
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

The Detroit (Mich.) ADJ. saws that the
Monroe Commercial, one OF the oldest Dem
ecratic papers in the State, this week hanls
Down the niger driver Gag, with the names
Of the Cincinnati candidates, and runs up
Fremont and Dayton. This il demon
strative change /; il springs from the politi-
cal condition Of The coanty, which, at this
moment, although one OF the most RADICAL
" Democratic counties in the State, con
,lins majority Of voters opposed to the ex-
tension Of slavery.
A special dispatch 90 the n Y. Tri5aaf,
dated ithaca, Sept, 10th, says :--"The
| news from Maine yesterday stifened up the
back hone in Ithaca, so that ,hirty-iou'
members presented an application 20 the
Fillmore Hindeo Council fcs permission /,
Withdraw from the Council. One OF then
was Trustee Of the village. |, is under
stood that they win vote for Fremont Tn
| Hindoos are in trouble
The Ohio State Journal Gays that on,
day last week the German Democrats il
one Of the counties in indisna, met TO rails
hickory pole. After il was raised Mr.
Rapp, German Republican from C1ncIn
natl, happened accidentally 10 BE there
He msde Fremont speech 10 his country
, men, and such was the eject OF 1t that hi
Germans cut down their hickory pole, an
pu, Up an ssh pole, and resolved uusni
! u,oasly to support the Republican esnii
date.
t On Fridsy and Saturday evenings tn
: s,h and 9th insts, there were tAsrty .he
/, Fremont meetings in Allegheny county
Pa, Six or seven poles were rsised, one
Pi,tsburg as7 feet long.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

a FREE PRS. cannot erist an Slars
State.-A Committee has been constituted
IA New Orleans, 20 see that nothing favor.
lng freedom lie either printed or read. Among
other things these jealous Buchanan cen.
sors discovered something in the Catholic
service book tha, was not exactly orthodox
IN favor Of slavery, and they forthwith gay.
the Bishop notice that the book, would no,
be permitted to be used unless the eyeep.
ticnable pages were expurgated, This Ca
thoic prayer book contained the Bull ofthe
Pope against the institution or Slavery
IChie. Journal.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16
SIGN OF THE
BIG TIE A KETT & e !!


W holSsSais ss1aCt Etotsai1
,ENHF subser beers have large assortment OF the la
tsst and most approved patterns Of PntioT aud
Cock stoves .lne ct "a. partners having been en-
Cared foT REuUb'F OF years 10 the mannfaeture of
Stoves we are confident that our stock which
are nov repaired 10 oAe Fba' never been 2quaied IN
this city.
Our stock Of House furnishing tiools embraces
every article Imaginable III The Housekseper's list
Of wants
Pure silver Plated, GsttaRs, FisBi shed, French
Timed, Iapsned, Eaamelled aud Polished iron
aRi Bright Tin Ware, Fine Table CutlsTFi
from The beat manufactures, Fine Tea
IrAys ofthe newest styles and pat
terms; Hand aud Tas BELLS, Bait
ing tppa ratus. Toilet Ware,
Lard, OIL & Fluid Lamps,
chamber Pals, Lanterns ia crest VARIETY Hollow
Ware Of best cssI IRON Brass Kettles, Waffle
Irons, Upright range Griaironss Door aud
fabie Mats, Floor, Dust, Carpet, Steve
aud Shoe Brushes, Wire Ware Ia
great variety; Clothes Lines,
Eed Cords, Pals ana TGts, Nashboards, Cheppink
Knlfes and Trays, Feather Du sters, Gator
Frames Of iife rent Ends aud siyies,
Sad Irons sud Tailor irons
Together with many other articles too numerous 10
mention, all Of which the public are most respect
fully Invited 10 call and examine the goods sud
prices Good. delivered free of expense in any part
81 the city. SMITH N REMINGTON,
Dessainl'a Block, Second at -four oors east Of Per
~, sepl3 dtf
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16
Clinton County,

According TO the recent census this coun
,y contains a population of la,5o7. Mum
Der OF families, 2,44s voters, 1880, o
whom a,o27 are native and as nsturaHzed
The soliowing is the population Of each .
ito towns Irons, 2,o57; Camsnche, 7s4
De Wit, Sos; Clinton, 5o4; Toronto, n
Welton. IS; Elvirs, 10.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

AccIDExT.--A runaway took place on
Saturday noon, when the sons of Gea.
Booth and j. R. Goodrich, Esq, narrowly
escaped being killed. The horse was at
tsched to carriage and became frightened
from the carelessness OF negleciing TO fss-
ten the breeehing straps, which brought the
carriage close upon his heels. He ran most
furiously down Main street, and came in
contac, with lamp post on the corner OF
Main aud 4,h sts., which threw the young
men out Of the earriage, very much brulsing
them. Il was miracle that their lives
were saved.-Dabasus RsPGt
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

We have the name Of a responsible
z Dtlemsn for the following statement Of
'aels :-.-Ex President NJ. Van Buren, ssser.
tel within few weeks at the 81. Law.
renee Hotel in Ogdensburg, N. Y, that
Fremont would carry the vote Of New York
in November After leaving the hotel
whore Dr.. Wan Buren, made this declare.
ton, ten gentlemen, some Of whom heard
Mr. Van Buren, make this assertion, stran.
ger 10 each other. took an informal ballo,
for President, with the following result
Buchanan 0; Fillmore o; Fremont 10"
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

SIscuiAK CIKcuMsTAscE.--In the off,
csal returns Of the State. Calhoun county
stands blank, no returns received. The
lows Reporter thus accounts for II: "Ths
citizens Of Calhonn county coming togetb-
sr 10 vote last August for the first lime
we're interrupted before they got al it by q
drove of elk, after which every man, de
sertiag the polls. gave chase and never
came back 70 exercise the elective fran
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

| QuEEY.-in case the Presidential! election
goes TO the House, and the delegation from
any particular State is equally divided what
coarse will be pursued in voting
II. l., l., s.
AEswEE.-The vote Of that State would
! count one against q choics bat none for ana
candidate II vas so wilh The votes Of two
States-Fermont and MARYLAND, we be-
lieye--in the struggle between Jeffefsoa
and Burr in 1901. But for this Jefferson
would have been chosen al once, As the
House now stands, the votes OF Iowa, Ten
nessee and perhaps Texas would be equally
| divided in case pending election eeEg car
ried thlther. Illinois is to be decided b.
elections next November 70 fli yacenCies.--
Buchanan would receive the votes Of Ala.
bama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Geor-
gis, Louisiana Missouri, Mississippi, North
Carolina, and Firgnia--ll States; Fremont
those of Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Mas
sachusetis, Michigan, New Hampshire New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont and WiseonsiH--l2 States; Fill
more those of Delaware, Renlucky and Nd
ryland-3 States; and as 10 New Jersey we
eaess her delegation would 60 for Fremont,
II by 30 doing they might hope 70 defeat
Buchanan; but we prefer not 10 speak for
them.
IL is very clear that, if the election were
TO 90 into the House, no choice would for
long time be effected bot eventually one
OF the rro-slsvery candidates would be eho-
sen. But 1t is not gong INTO the House ,ss
the Electoral Votes cesnot equally be diyi.
ded between Fremont and Buchsnsn, and
neither Fillmore nor Gerrit Smith can get
the first one.--f. y. Tribune
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-16

Mr.. Clement Webster ssid il lis speech
ct Railroad Hall, Commencement evening,
that the Republicans have to situp ali night
TO hate the South. II their Numbers 10 these
parts was fsirly represented by that uem-
endous procession on Commencement Day,
we could hate each Democrat an hour q
piece, and then get 10 bed beiores O'Clock.
Providence Transcript.