The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-10-09


share OF the spoils enabled him to rebuild
his house, but this time close to that of his
father. and enclosed with high stockade.
The Decotahs, however, never returned |
4 and in course of time were driven to tho
far West. Frank Bates. is member Of
the State Senate, Judge of the County.
Court, and Major. General Of Militia. Time
has dealt lenienuy with him and his wife
pnt neither forgets her captivity. Their
son. never passes the scene of his, fathers
Hight Ion that memorable night. without
feeling q. renewed sense of his filialf oblioa.
t'ons, and "a deeper love for jhis boyhooIs
SISaULARsS SUICIDE OF a gYouse Man IN
] i sSsHIcAao---A few days sgo. esg.,tha CHI
4 t-csgo. Fines Of the 2tss IT,, yosine aes-
man named Leyndecker committed suicide a
Dy swallowing an ounce Of laudanum. He
was about nineteen or twenty years of age,
and, 1t IS said, received a liberal education
N Germany. He was, however, an infdel.
ors"free thinker" believing neither in fu.
ture reward nor punishment, and scarcely in
future state of any kind. He lived sole.
| ~ for the present, and when he found him.
self beset on all sides by creditors, and had
\ not the means of payment, he considered of
the shortest way to get rid of them. One
day ne inquired of fellow clerk what moi.
4 son would quickest kill man. The clerk
answered, Take an ounce Of prussic acid"
Leyndecker Immediately took ont a memo.
randum book and pencil and wrote il down.
lt appears that he afterwards conclu.
ded to alter the dose. After swallowing
the laudanum, Leyndecker wrote the fol.
lowing letter to one of his fellow clerks in
the Recorders office. To be convinced Of
ms ,eraziness li it is only necessary to read
this most singular production of his brain.
OTTO !'ELrzER, ESQ. You only, of all
my friends, deserve to receive the last greet
lngs OF a dying-of man who prefers to
take a dose of laudanum to be dishonored.
Greet friendly my creditors, and tell them
that will probably obtain reserved seat
IN heaven without their receipts. die in
excellent disposition, regretting that YOU
are not present, as you might then receive
lessons. Greet all my acquaintance. Tell
Bill that he, to some extent, is accomplice
to my death, because his remark, "Why do
you live, if you have no money?" was stri.
KING and made deep impression upon my
heart. Greet him heartily, because he is a
good feiiow-an example of young man
who IS reasonable enough 10 enjoy life
rs much as possible. /, too, have tried the
same; but as il will not do longer I, stop.
4 Only one thing embitters my last hour
NAV ma, eannots die as swee.ly as BordIsyrou.
Iefmit me to- confess, Otto, that you liave
/ oeen. tue dearest Of ss,y hcq uaintances and
- y. :, g
OF friend, nioyingto eternity, will crafty
you. Throw my remains into any pit, but
with the face upward. Farewell, Otto.
Death approaches. ! feel already his ice
cold hand upon my throat, and his damp
breath iiows over my pale forehead. To
ole by laudanum Is very sweet. Tell this
10 all persons who are tired of life, that to
die Is sweet. Consolate as much as posi-.
ble the ladies in my house die with
ciearest consciousness, and in rose colored
humor My death may form q famous
final chapter to any novel (roman) of Alex
ander Dumas. Good byel Two brcaths
more, and then my soul rides with six
horses TO the skies. PnIL1p.
" CHINESE SUGAR CANE.-Below we give
4 an ex,rac! of a private letter from Capt. II.
.. Davis. We hope he will excuse the lib.
erly we have taken, and accept as, our apollo.
gy therefor the plea of tho public goods
Having read Gov. Hammond's article
on making syrup from the Sorgho Sucre,
or Chinese Sugar Cane, / determined to
experiment with it myself Not having
sufficient quantity Of the cane to warran,
my having even temporary mill made,
expressed the juice, by making couple of
negroes roll round piece of iron over the
cane ut having been cut into as many
pieces as there were jointsf and placed on n
s!aniing piece ofplank. think got abou,
two.thirds or three. .fourtGs of the Juice from
The cane in this way. The yield being
about two quarts from every twelve canes
then put one pinch lime to two quarts
OF cold juice and boiled it. Two quarts i
boiled for one hour and half, and two
quarts for one hour; and got about one sew
enth of syrup, such rs the samples send
you. The process of boiling is quite easy,
and i can sec no reason why every planter
may not make his own sugar and syrup for
his negroes. Il
Gov. Hammond ss.s.a that 25o0o canes
may be grown to the acre, and that mill
and kettle will not cost more lhan Ss5.
And from the turn out Of juice to the
cane, aud the proportion Of syrup TO the
Juice-both hy Gov. HIS. experiment and
mine-,(taking for granted that $4,000
canes can be grown to the acre) an acre
will make from Is TO $50 gallons.
send you two samples: of one the juice |
was boiled one hour and hall, and of the
other one hour; two quarts at a time, in
one gallon sauce pan, (enameIed)
DR.. ---, having good many canes,
has kindly given them to me, and will
continue experimenting to day. hope from
the quantity Of cane lie has given me that |
will get some twenty or thirty quarts OF the
juice. Ii succeed again TO day, shall
plant ten acres of the cane next year"
JVinnsboro Register. ~
We learn from the New York papers