Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-22
r.~r. Trouble. In Tennessee.

,.,ded rising Of the negroes in Fayetfe
county:
IN Tuesday morning q negro girl OF
H. G. w. Vandel's, who is engineer at
Mr.. Glen's steam mill, three miles
s.low this, informed her mistress that she
Id been told by one of the negro men at
~, he mill the night before, that the negroes
III iuteuded rising on the day Of the cleo
10, !: and that their plan was to take ad.
s.n,aee Of The absence Of the white men
IN that day, and while they were all from
houps 1t the polls voting, to kill all the
women and children, get all the money
and arms, and waylay the men on their
r.,urn home from The election, and murder
hem: then make for the railroad cars.
,,ke them aud go to Memphis, where they
would find arms and Standardization
M the river, to carry them off TO the Free
States, If they did not succeed in taking
this country.
Mr.. V. communicated all this to her
husband, who said nothing until night,
yhep he and bis wife waylaid the cabins,
and overheard a similar conversation
.mopes, the negroes themselves. He,
next day, had them all, some 80 in num-
her. arrested and tried, when proof suffi-
Gent was adduced for the magistrate to
commit % Of them to Jail at Somerville,
which was accordingly done.
The excitement was very great for
several days, but ii has now pretty much
.ubsided. We have put out a vigilant
n.trol, and all is now becoming tranquil.
Fact. were brought to light sufficient to
satisfy all present, not only Of the guilty
intentions Of some six or eight Of the ne
eroes arrested, but il was made clear. to
tho minds Of thinking men present, that
the thing was not confined to this particu-
lar eiehborhood, but that they expected
10 act in concert with various others in
the surrounding counties ami States. l
simply write you this statement to correct
tho naay false and unjust reports that
have been circulated such as, that six
or eight negroes had been hung by the
mob At Lafayette depot. No such thing.
We are law abiding citizens about here,
and as such, do not like such reports 10
get out.
Since writing the above, l have just
head that the patrol company across the
river, near Macon, have arrested white
man, who says his name is Williams. He
was found, as | understand, in one of the
negro cabins after 10 o'clock at night,
aad a. hs had no one who was known, 10
vouch for him, he was also committed to
Jail ..e'-.
CorrER.-Ns Cost and Culfure.-It is
believed By many that coffee can be cult.
rated in some of our Southern States as
successfully as in Brazil, Java and Jamai.
ca. II so, it is high time that some Of ouI
planters were entering upon its culture. Is
itcosts bur country no less than $l5, $780,.
900 annually for tho beans Of this plant
The coffee tree lives to a great age
provided The land is kept well drained
TIE tree begins 10 bear when three year.
Old, and is At lis full bearing when sever
years old. The tree 10 allowed to grow
IN height from six to seven feet; the tot
branches are pruned off when the tree j
I've years old, SO that by the time iii
seven il resembles 4 spread umbrella
Each bnnch droops downwards, and thus
kves the pickers good chance to picl
Tie berry. The coffee tree in Brazil bear.
two crops each year, the large crop i,
1e spring and the small one in the fall
he fsst crop il picked when the berry il
I'd resembling = cherry. The secon'
~ y IN general small, and allowed I.
!smain . the tree until fully ripe and dry
!Gs crop, cured in the husk, is far supe
NJ quality. and is called "pearl coffee;
q blnssom is beautiful, small and tender
\ seaaias o. the tree from three to fou
Gays Il the weather is warm, with show
en- during those few days, the crop i
sure 4 cool 1t night, il often fails. Whe'
no eesfy i taken home from the field,
10ssit6 = The mill.house. The mil
eosssses of Three small rollers. The berr,
'sp@sessbopPer, and . constant stream
o. water hlls on the roller during the TIM
'ae m'll Is Ct work. By this process tn
o'as.de bull is taken off and the berry i
ssPsF1fed IRON It, aad the coffee fslls int,
sv'ck TANK, where it is washed periectl,
- A. put on place covered with til
uek taised in the centre that the wate
ay dni.. Il 10 then taken to the curin,
-. where ! is turned four times a da,
10y sAe hull is crisp and dry. Then b,
NJ \ through large 6nners, the insid,