The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-10-15

Malachi Moore, I" I" 40 90
James Knight, g 40 90
The bill Of Danforth, Wright Co., Of,
New York, Of 81, 276, IS, for plate engraving,
scrip paper, &C., Was referred to the COM
mittes On claims.
4 Council adjourned to OCT. 90, 1857, at s
O'Clock, An. B. S.MERRIAM, Clerk.
sorghum.--A Practical Test.
From the Cncinnsti Gazette.
ON our farm in Warren county We planted
an acre of sugar Aans the last week in May.
/ 1t grew finely, tall and plump. We did not
bother ourselves at all abont the ssmanufac
turing process, z but left that TO take care of
itself. Men who seek "Agricultural'' noto-
riety, and who are not smart generally, are
the only sort Of s'folk" who ever do bother
all the world about useless experiments. Ex-
1 Gov. Hammond could not 90 TO work like n
sensible fellow, and make the molasses but,
for the sake Of experiment" must set to
and make half dozen bad articles of the
stuff, and all for fame. Why didn't he wait
until the stalks were fully ripe, well Drowned
in appe arance at the top; full Of glorious.
we'll matured juice, and then, without any
parade, he might have made genuine molas.
SEES, pure golden in color, and sweet as nectar
in taste. stisa GHE
~ WE l0t tu0 bt0Ake uccUtut Ktpo9 bCCu " Gil
mntured and tmpwn ripe, for the better ma :
tursd 0nd ripensd the stalks all the better
even frost " two thrown, IN will mike the
4 juice the sweetef and the more Of it. We
then cut them; cut the tops and stripped
the blades o&---ws then ground them in a
common cider mill, placing tho grinding sp-
psratus 10 wear teeesheF ~ possible. Run
/ ming through couple 81 times, took out al
the juice-a full pint to the stalk on an ayer-
age. We then strained the juice cleverly,
placed it in kettles, and conmsnceA tho boil
,jng opes ntioH We put into each thirty
gallons, on beginning 70 boil, tablespoon
full of ofEcinai lime water, Cline and water
mixed will dc, . siding the same occasionally,
and skimming % the green scum whenever
il arose.. About four tablespoonful Of lime
water to the thirty gnilons 10 sufficient,
though it is better too much than not enough.
Going on in this way FOR eight or ten hours,
we had pure, beautiful, and finely tasted
molasses. s4as4s ,sexsie tt.A
|, is no more difficult TO make syrup from
the sugar, cane than to make 1t from the
maple tree--the one being just rs simple AS
the other. Two or three strainings, proper
attention to skimming, csH boiling, tho pro-
per addition Of lime water TO neurralize the
acid, and We have just as good molasses,
better, than what VIC now pay ono dollar Q
gallon for. u. w.
MORALITY OF SLAvgHoLDISG R.LIGIoS.-A
correspondent of the Northern Independent
writes as follows:
While residing in one OF our Southern cit
les, l boarded with reverend gentleman Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, who
appeared candid, grave and conscientious,
and whose wearing apparel, by the way,
drab-colored, broad brimmed beaver, straight
collar, shad-bellied coat, and snowy-wh bite
cravat, gave most unmistakable evidence OF
his clerical caste. But he was q slavehold-
er, and had been so for years, and was not
ashamed Of it, shame on him Sometimes
he would have family prayers, and some
times not, as it might happen. Sometimes,
instead thereof, he would scold and scorn at
his slaves; either one Of which suppose
was equally acceptable or precious to the
all-wise Hearcr of prayer. His slaves con.
sisted of the following group mother Of
about fifty, and some eight children, from a
young man Of twenty to a child Of three
years old. The woman was q mulatto, and
her children Of mongrel sort, from the
woody headed African to the fair quadroon
beauty.
'Are these your slaves p said to my cler-
ical host, soon after coming to board with
him.
sYes,' he replied.
i are all these her children 20
yes
sThen che has husband p | remarked.
sNo.'
Y 'Bat she once had one2' continued l.
Yes said he: and added, "A few years
ago sold him.
'What, having children and no husband p
Aes; no trouble about that
But how is this?' said 1; the eldest one
is a regular black, and the little GIRL point
ing to one almost white, SIS white2'
ooh, said he, shat one she had by her
black man, but this white girl she had by q
white man when let her out at the hotel.
what, white man insult your woman
thus, at a hotel p said l, and continued, tdid
you not feel like prosecuting the wretch who
SO abused her p
no. was the answer of the reverend slave
holder and he added with meaning smile,
that white one viii fetch . heap more mo-
ney than the Others
GTProf. Agassiz has declined the Offer
of the chair Of Paieontology, the science Of
extinct animals and plants, in the Museum
Of Natural History At Paris. This offer wal
uusoiiclttu Anu uncOnuibioOal, ana tlo letter
from the Minister Of Public Institutions
rendering It in the name Of ~ Emperor, was
written in the most complimentary manner
The following is an extract from the reply
of Prof. Agassiz, translated in the Boston
Courier:
'sThs whole world considers the Jardi,
des Plantes as the most important establish
ment in existence for the natural Sciences
have, therefore, felt the liveliest JOY il
reading your letter, and in receiving BY YOU
offer, the proof so precious for me, that
+ am not forgotten In Europe. Unfortunately
. your proposition finds me unable to accept il
for could not sever abruptly the ties which
for number Of years have been accus
toned to consider a. binding me for the re-
mainder Of my days to the United States. .
And, cannot supp ose that the INSTRUCT OF
which was entrusted to NJ. d'Orbigny couit
be Uninterrupted for sufficient length Of time