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From the New Orleans Bee.
FROM TEXAS,


FROM TEXAS.
By the steamship Atlantic Capt Sheppard, arrived yes
erday have received Texas papers to the 2st instant
They furnish us with the following items:
Captain Wells was stabbed in Huntsville on the Sd
instant by one Green who was committed for trial.
The present high price of cotton and the prospect of its
being still higher have enhanced the value of field
hands in all parts of Texas have heard from The True
Issue says q sale lately made in La Grange when
good field hand sold for $l,72o and another for
$ls60.
gentleman from Houston informs that good many
wagons are arriving in that city daily, loaded with
cotton For the last two three weeks wagons have been
very scarce that city owing to bad roads but the roads
now getting passable.
ARRIVAL or TRoors--Two hundred and sixty-6ve sol
diers were landed at Indanola last Tuesday by the
Mexico from the ship Commodore, being outside the
bar They from Boston, under charge of Capt King
their way San Antonio, to be distributed among the
posts of Western Texas
The Central Texan Of Grimes county says the planters
there for time have been busy engaged in blowing
10 planting. This Is doubtless the in
nearly all the counties Of the State. N.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEB. A, 1867.

UME Israel e. JAsEs, No. lea South Tenth street, Phade
pha general travelling agent assisted BY WIZ. H. WELD
JeHs COLLINS JAMES DEEKIxo, j. HAhMTT, JAMES, THos
d. NIoE, r. w. MORRISON, 4. w. WILEY, VIZ. L. WATERMAN,
ALE1 H. CARSON d. X hrsrIE BEN swAIS AsaAS, and
p. DAVIS. .a y
0U-hE HKSRr NJ LEWIS Of montgomery Alabama,
erai travelling agent for Tennessee
sisted by G. LEWIS, JANIS o. LKwIs and sAhvEL d. LEWIS
% Mr. c. w. JAMES, No. Harrison street, Ohio IL
general collecting for the Western Texas
assisted by H. J. THoAAs WILLIAM II. THOMAS NJ JAs,
Dr. A. L. CHILDs, GRoRsx MoKRIs, and Re
ceipts Of either will be good.
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ANDREW JACKSON AND FRANKLIN PIERCE

General Jackson was, II possible says the Journal Of
Commerce betterabused than President Pierce has
been Truth and justice will yet do for the latter what
they have done for the former His demers win skulk
away as Gen. Jaokson's do now and very likely will
claim to have been his friends In our opinoa President
Perces administration has been as honest and patriotic
and about advantageous to the public interests Gen
Jacksons was What thing, foreign domestic, has
he undertaken that he has not accomplished and what one
measure Of public policy has he accomplished that the
tOn a whole, would wish 10 reversed Echo an
swers "What one ?"
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THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THE SUGAR In.
TEREST.


THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THE SUGAR IN
TEREST.
At meeting of the Southern Agricultural Society of
Louisiana the following paper read by Judge p A.
Rost the president Of the society," and ordered to be
printed
NEW ORLEANS Jan 25, 1857.
After dilgent inquiry in the different localities of the
sugar region it affords the undersigned great pleasure to
have it in his power to inform the society that the future
prospects OF the sugar interest have undergone
pected and highly favorable change.
For several past the sugar has been subject
q variety of diseases which had induced the general belief
that it fast deerioratng and the crop before the last
had been in places seriously damaged by the borer
insect often found in the West Indies but until lately
unknown in Louisiana The severe and long-connued
cold of the last winter while it nearly destroyed the crop
hand appears to have destroyed also that mschevous
insect and the other of disease whatever they
With and uninportan exceptions the seed
being planted in the best possible condition and an
unusually large quantity of seed has been put up the
breadth land planted will exceed that of any previous
year, and, with anything like fair season. moro than
average crop will surely be made.
would seem that climate had no agency in producing
the disease happily got rid of and that they the
class which all cultivated plants believed be sub
and analogous those of the orangeree here some
years since and of the grape vine in Europe at the present
time. $500
With the seed cane once more sound and the liberal aid
afforded by the general in procuring va
reties Of the plant from abroad the sugar crop may for
indefinite period of time be considered as any
other that could be grown in its place. the years 1885 and
1856 being the only two out Of sixty In which it has been
materially injured by cold and it will continue to increase
has done heretofore in these parts Of Louisiana Flor
ida and Texas where the cotton crop has become some
what precarous long the incidental protection
ceives through the laws is sufficient Involvement
for the change Of cultivation. 49,. -
- A.
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INDIANA.

We learn from unQuestionable authority that the
composed of the democratic members Of the egs
ature of Indiana which unanimously nominated Hon Jesse
d. Bright and Dr. G. N Fitch for the United States Sen
ate also passed resolutions recommending Gov Joseph
Wright and Hon. John Petit for rsclass appointments
under Mr. Buchanan's administration.
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The Nebraska City News of the 18th has the following
notice of of the freedom shekers of last year. The his
tory of Lanes associates would be interesting one
"ABecosDED Bancroft who accompanied the notori.
Lane into Kansas during the recent roubloas times
distracted Territory his few days since
entered the land agency of Pardse Maxon worthy citizens
place. and eoniousy purloned lot Of shares the
of Farvew, n IT, forged the signatures of the presl
secretary Of the company and then absconded with
bis ill gotten property leaving friend Barnum, Of the City
Hotel, in lurch for q few weeks board" h
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NEW YORK UNITED STATES SENATOR.

The legislature of New York met yesterday in joint con-
vention and proceeded to the election of United States
SENATOR in the place Of Hon Mr. Fish, whose term of office
expires the 4h of March next On the first ballot Hon.
Preston King was elected.
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The President elect of the United States after soourn
of few days left this city yesterday morning for his resi-
dence at Wheatland.
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The democratic members of the New York Legislature In
caucus on Monday evening last nominated Hon. Daniel H.
Sickles for United States Senate #
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NJ DOnn from, the same committee ranortsd With
amsnamsnts senate bill 10 incorporate tbe Wasbngton
C.~ p. S,;,I Ca.anany. which Ias cor,u,,aa
my RNNFTT nS from the
,anor,ed I'M 10 AN insurance in he
Cfv ~ Wsshington which WAS read three tine and
nassaS -
Mr.. HARRIS, of Maryland, from the committee,
reported Senate s 70 proyos lor he OF the
haIoor OF Georgetown whien maS oonni.esa
also, IRON tne sas . p or .he
purchase OF sue ana the erecuon OF building or the
use Oh HOOK ana Ladder company No. washington
Mr.. WOODWoRTH, Of Illinois, from the same commit
zee mace an ADVERSE repo. On 'he omora Oh he "ofA
men on tne oaptoi eAlenson
Also rom ns sae SENATE Oil - In
crease tse SALARIES " .e ~ WIG anu criminal
courts OF ne Ds'iio' VI oouA au ior oher PURPOSES
anu asAeu .hat " oe put uPoh i'S Psesasv.
TIE Prev,oSs question having peen called and sustained
Mr, # ioN ol onloi nS'su " y ahe Dill on lne
90 hays 6an
M. UoouS =, Virginia, ron INC same committees, re
porteu oelae p t " an ACT 70 Organize an
or ,o INSANE VI us ay anu navy anu " o
1alp " oo ,a IN ns u aPpro'eu ''0
reoo on anu asAea US cosueiauon as tus nne.
ing oiii was ae'oiuhBJ '"ne up ieau 'iru une anu
passed;
mr. IAhh va o. MAryna rom lhe same commune
REPORTED o 40 lne9rpolale IoiInon instulioh -,
ihe instruction o., ne uea lne uuo ana the piiho anu
asked mat the Dill DC eonsaetea AT TINS ume
lug pn, was aocoru'uBv "hen up ieaa 'niru un'e'
ana pa SS pro>, .s,,.....,.,. ,,
1o =, ~ s., .ion 'ae same eon.
zee ,spor'eo senate oil, WIN au
the metropolitan Mechahcs institute LOT 'ne promouon u
manuiac'ures commerce, ana inecnac ar's wnich WAS
| reao. In
Inc anehament PROVIDES lna. tue PROVISIONS Oh 'n0 p
snaii continue IN force LOT twenty years. 80, ,.u
on mouon OF MT hShnoi'NE, Oh Illinois, 'he oil
was 'heh comin''ea
| COMMITTEES or THE WHOLE.
| On motion Of AR DOpp Of New York the House then
want ;nto rommit,aa ~ tb wboIa on tbs stats Of ihe
m;on M S~nnnrss ~ Gsoroa in tbe cba;rI and mo-
1900 ~ oa;dn Sanata Iii fnr rea,aI;n ,ha tarus NJ
.S rnt nnrt 81 ne n;;t Of reumbia and for other
| rv ess'' ''ui' y 'i' " oN' ~ ~ N'A'
NJ GpRENwnoD of Arkansas movea IN amand tho
h; hv sa az much Of The third section of the act o
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The public reception at the Executive Mansion will be
omitted this week.
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THE pREsIDENT ELECT.

The following letter received by the Twelfth Ward
Democratic Association of Philadelphia from the President
elect In reply to invitation to attend their ball. TO be
given in this city ON the third of March:
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NArIosAL HorEL.

,... Washington, january y, 1907.
GENTLEMEN Your invitation to attend the ball of the
Twelfth Ward Democratic Association of Philadelphia"
given this city the evening of the Sd of March nsx
has been received, and cheerfully acceptt
With my thanks for their courtesy to the members of the
association, am, very respectfully, yours,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
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PETITIONS, ETC.

BY Mr. BROOM The memorial of sundry citizens of the
United States residing in Philadelphia in the State OF Penn
yvana asking for the repeal and abrogaon of the several
of Congress establishing uniform system Of natuazs
tom which referred to the Committee the Judiciary
By Mr.. RUFFIN: Petition Of H. T. Hancock, b. NJ Sell
by r II. p Allen and ITO other citizens Of the county Of
Beaufort State of North Carolina praying Congress
make appropriation for the establishment OF marine
hospital at arlington, North Carolina referred to Com
mittee Commerce. '-a
BY Mr.. TYSON A memorial from the Philadelphia Board
Trade praying Congress survey of the Ohio and Up
per Mississippi rivers with view to their Improvement
upon plan may be found to be most feasible and ec
tual: referred to the Committee on Commerce. 2
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To CHAs. W. CAaaiaAs, Esq, and Others.
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for Similar provisions now exist to unclaimed goods
and is found necessary to extend them TO the several
cases above enumerated.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01
Negro I!uuaIify.


Ihefe Is desEI.Ied to be considcfaUIg
reaction against the men who led in the
opposition to the new Constitutions Now
it is adopted, those men who were told
if they voted for it and it was carried
the State would be oyerrun by negroes
who would vote at the polls upon terms
of equality with white men, will learn
that they have been imposed upon and
cheated. A thousand falsehoods were
told, and thousands of men lied out OF
their votes. Had they succeeded in the
despicable scheme, and defeated the con
stitution, they would have been unscath-
ed, because the victims would never have
risked tLcir all upon the venture and lost.
In spite of their indefntigable labors il
has been adopted, and their gross dishon-
esty must become known OF all men,
They will have their reward.-Buniny-
ton Hdwkeye.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01
Gold Found near Wapacca, Wis.

A gentleman from Wapacca, Wis, has
shown us piece of gold-bearing quartz,
recently picked up near that place, which
has recently been tested by Dr.. J. V. u,
Blancy, of this city, and by him pronoun-
ced to be the genuine aurilerous quartz.
This gentleman has spent some time in
examining the surface and rocks in the
vicinity of Wapacca, and finds this quartz
distributed over large tract of country
north of that village. a short time pre-
vious TO the discovery of the specimen
examined by DR.. Blancy, gentleman
who had spent some time in California,
one day endeavored to explain TO some
neighbors the California method of sep
arating gold dust from sand By way Of
illustration he went into his garden and
washed painful of earth, when, 10 his
amazement, he discovered several parti-
cles of gold. They were so few and
small, however, that he did not make the
matter public--intending first to make
other investigations.
1 DR.. J, E. Thaycr, of Wapacca, has re-
ceiyed several specimens of gold found
in that neighborhood, within the past two
or three years. brought to him for exam
ination. He intends publishing a pamph
let in this city, shortly, containing the
results of his Investigations.
We are informed also that the Indians
of the Menominee Tribe have brought
several nuggets in Wansau (Big Bull
Falls. They report large quantity
somewhere north of that place, but re-
fuse to indicate the exact locality.
We beseech our readers not to !" throw
down the shovel and the hoe" and rush
off for Wapacca county, until they have
further and more definite Information
Chicogo Tribune.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01
Mistrllane0us.
Curiosities Of Electricity.

The peculiarities of that terrible but
mysterious agent, Lightning, are made
the subject of an interesting paper in q
recent number Of the British Quarterly
Review. Two clouds are not necessary
for the production Of lightning, which is
frequently discharged from a solitary
clump of vapor, when a connection can
be established with the Earth A French
.Academ ician, named Marcolle, describes
a case where mere cloudlet about foo,
and half in diameter killed poor wo-
man by dropping a thunderbolt upon her
head. 1t has been shown by Faraday
that the electric fluid contained in sin
gle flash might perhaps be supplied by
the decomposition of one grain of water
alone. NJ. Arago has divided the light
ming into three sorts. The first includes
those where the discharge appears like
luminous lines, bent into angles and zig.
zaSs, and varying in complexion from
white to blue or red. This kind is known
as forked lightning, because it occasion.
ally divides into two branches. Charpen
tier relates case where a flash severed
into three forks, each of which strucl
points several hundred feet apart. Still
more numerous furcations have been re
,po4ted, for it is said that during a tenn
pest. at Landerneau and St. Pol de Leon
,twenty-four churches were struck, al
though only three distinct claps were
heard. This was eight churches apiece
for the three explosions.
The second class Of Gghning differs
from the first in the range of surface ovel
which the flash is diffused, aud is desig
mated as sheet lightning. SeMetiaes j
simply gilds the edges Of the clout
whence it leaps but at others it flood,
with a lurid radiance, or else suffuses it
surface with bushes of q rosy Or violc
hue.
The third class Of lightnings are re
,markable for their eccentricities, ane
have been made the subject .9f consider
able attention among meteor1lpgists, man.
of whom have denied their right to b
treated as legitimate lightnings, they diff
fer SO widely from the ordinary sort o
flashes. They exhibit themselves as ball'
or giobnlar Jumps of fre--pot momenta
ry apparitions. but meleors which tax
their own time, and travel at a remarka
,plc rate. Il is this incelerity which give
them their doubtful character. as an elec
trical bolt is supposed to be one Of III
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01
Failures.

MILWAUKEE. Sept. 2l.-The Farmers
Bank of Hudson, Wis, has closed lis
doors, and DR.. Otis Hoyt, the President
and principal stockholder, has made an
assignment for the benefit of his credi-
tors. Circulation, S27, 500; securities
deposited with State Comptroller, S33-
600.
PnILAeELruIA, September 22.- Messrs
Robert Patterson d. Co., extensive deal
ers in sugar, have failed. Their liabili
ties are yely large. The failure will have
bad effect in New Orleans.
James Carter d. Co., of Galena, whose
suspension we announced last week, are
to resume business immediately.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

Daniel Fanshaw, widely known prin-
ter of New York city, has recently pre-
sented to the Typographical Society of
that city, two volumes of Pitts English
Atlas, printed in London in l688-174
years ago-with statement TO the effect
that the original cost price of the same
and interest added to the present time
would amount TO more than Muty mil
lions Of dollars.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

Ninety slaves were emancipated by the
will of Mrs. Ii. Coalter, relict of Judge
John Coalter, of Stafford county, Nir-
ginia, who died last week. The bequcst
is to take effect OH the LIST January next,
and the testator, besides providing in
some degree for all of them, left drec-
tons iorthe executors 10 provide for their
removal to Liberia or any one of the
Free States they might select.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

Insuhiciency of salary is said to be the
reason of Judge Curtis resignation, The
salary is $4,000. He left law business
worth twice that amount when he accept
ed the Office.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

OpD FELLOWS AFFAIRs.-At the ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows,
held in Boston on the 2lst, Geo. w. Race
of Louisiana, was installed Grand Sire /;
i. e. Sentor, of New Hampshire, Depu-
~ Grand Sire j. l.. Ridley, of Mary
land, Grand Secretary andJ. Van Lent,
of Maryland, Treasurer
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01
Pigeon Shooting.

"A week or two SINCE the woods We're
perfectly alive with pigeons-as, in
deed, they arc every fall and SPRING
Among the many who seized their double
barreled guns and rushed TO the slaugh-
ter, was my friend Sam XXX, from
Bucks county, an eager sportsman-so
eager on this occasion, indeed, that after
driving at 2.40 speed some FIVE or six
miles out of town, and seeing his horse
properly put away, he discovered, with
dismay, that he had left his shot-bag at
home Here was dilemma for you
And to make the incident intolerable, the
morning was simply perfect, and the birds
settling and rising in clouds. What was
to be done That was a question upon
which Sam exhausted his ingenuity with
out arriving at any satisfactory conclu-
sion. Having gyrated two or three times
around the eighty-acre lot, to the music
of some profane exclamations, he became
calm enough to make up his mind for the
return trip pigeonless. Just at that mo-
ment he saw another sportsman drive up
to the fence near by, and soon recogniz-
ed Captain R. All, how lucky -
thought Sam g / can beg, buy, or bor-
row some shot of him. But-but-whal
if he has short supply, and declines to
divide in view of the multitude of birds ?
All ! | have an idea -
Good-morning, Captain R. a
beautiful morning, this, for shooting and
the pigeons are rs thick as blackberries.
"Cot'n morgen, Herr K-k," re-
sponded the new conner, who is one of the
most gentlemanly, but not one of the
sharpcst, of kraut and sausage consum-
ers: "me think we have blenty shooter
dis day.
"Yes, plenty sport, Captain. But l
say, Cap, do you see yon coffee-nut tree
at the edge of the timber? its big leaves,
still hanging, look like pigeons. Now
that tree will attract all the birds to alight
on it. S'pose we build a blind there, and
shoot together to-day? We can take in
thousand or two, L guess -
every coot, Herr K-k," respond
cd the G1arHlYaa, Ya 80
sportsmen behind it ready for business.
On came the long line of birds, cir
cling around the feeding ground for
moment, and then settling upon the cof-
fee-nut tree in tens, fifties, hundreds.
"All ready, now, Captain ?" whispered
Sam
Yah p exclaimed the excited Cap
tain.
Fire together, then p Bang bang
went both guns, and dozen birds were
fluttering on the ground beneath the tree,
besides two or three that sailed off wound
ed, and were lost.
" Pretty well done p exclaimed Sam.
"But let them lie, Captain we will gath
er up the spoils when we set tired Of kill
ing"
And so they shot all day long, Sam
taking especial pains to fire Simultaneous
ly with the captain and when, on one
or two occasions, he accidentally fired
alone, the gun hung fire, or something
got in his eyes just as he pulled the uig-
GER" and resulted in a clear miss In
the evening they divided one hundred and
forty three birds between them, and drove
home in high glce over their good sport
and heavy game bags To this hour the
Captain has not learned the fact that Sam
did not fire a single charge Of shot IN all
that day!
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

LAND OFFICE RoBBERY.-On the night
of the 18th inst, the Register office at
Farribault, Minnesota Territory, was en-
tered, and land warrants amounting to
thirty thousand four hundred acres were
stolen. A reward Of $500 is offered for
the thief.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

a clergyman was rebuked by a brother
of the cloth, a few days ago, for smoking.
The culprit replied that he used the weed
in moderation. "What do you call
moderation ?" inquired the other. ''Why,
sir" said the offender, zone segar at a
time"
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

The Philadelphia papers speak in most
hopeful terms of the prospects of Hon.
David Wilmot, the Republican candidate
for Governor.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

The suspension bridge over the Des
Jardines canal at Hamilton, c. W., was
blown down recently, during a severe
thunder storm.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

Sugars are rapidly on the decline
They have already fallen full four cents
per pound, and the losses are beginning
to tell upon dealers, as evidenced by the
failure OF several houses engaged in that
trade. The New York Aaaependem esti-
mated, few weeks since, that the stock
on hand in that market alone, was $4,000
tons, besides 100000 gallons of mo-
lasses, and that the loss ut that time was
fully three and half millions of dollars.
This amount has already doubled, if not
uebled. The Boston 1rareler estimates
the loss on Sugars throughout America
and Europe at $50,000,o0o. As this
all goes into the pockets Of the people,
We care but little how much the loss foot:
! up.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

Elderberry leaves laid upon the shelves
of a safe or cupboard, will drive away
ants aud reaches.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

The Iowa City Daily Crescent, one OF
the ablest Democratic papers in the State,
has been suspended for want of patron
age.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-10-01

In the above table Kentucky is twice
numbered. Deducting her population,
the total for the Slave States is reduced
t. 5,G83,C37. Texas, Florida, Wiscon-
sin, Iowa and California are not yet at
tached to any circuits-the white popu-
lation of either Iowa or Wisconsin being
at the present time greater than the 9th
circuit,
From these figures it will be seen that
the Free States would have, under fair
pportionment, at least six of the nine
Judges.