The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-09-08

two mast. nsrts Of Iowa, and particularly La
venport. have been overrun with an lrresponsl-
BE shinplaster currency, composed OF corpora
ton scrip notes Of the bank of Florence, DC.
Cook & Sargent bankers, were held response
bic Tor the issue of the latter bank, which is
Nebraska concern. Burrows d Prettyman had
been in the habit Of issuing checks, which also
passed for currency. This paper, it IS pre-.
sumed, formed the principal circulation, and
the people became exceedingly dissatisfied with
it. This feeling began to show itself last Wednes-
dav. On Thursday it increased, and crowd
of two hundred men assembled on Second
street near The hank. It rapidly increased to
about 500 persons. A meeting was organised
of which Judge Grant was appointed president
He insisted that order should be preserved, or
he would not presideoat the meeting. After
many speeches, a committee reported sundry
resolutions-,-to the effect that good currency
must be substituted for Florence money; that
the loss sustained by this money falls most
heavily on the laboring CLASSES; that Cook d
Sargant be required forthwith, to redeem in
good money the small accounts of Florence
money now in the hands of labaring men; and
that they shall fix to redeem it altogether. Judge
Grant and others were appointed to wait on
Cook q Sargent with these resolutions. They
agreed to put funds in the hands \of Judge
Grant, to pay the laborers, but declined to
name day when the Florence paper should
be redeemed; they did not recognize the right
of any person to make such demand. Bur-
rows d Prettyman replied
eve carnot redeem our checks at present:
but we will give good notes of farmers indebted
~ No all vt,
we have in payment, at as low. rates as can be
had in town; and that as soon as we get enough
wheat to grind one day, we will grind it upand
let the laborers have it in payment of the
checks. We will return every dollar of our
checks as soon as possible between now and
next spring. Wei must collect the debts due US
before we can pay what we owe. We shall,
of course, issue no more checks, and we will
pay our checks if we pay no other debts
A committee was then appointed to wait upon
Cook & Sargent, and demand of them written
pledge thai they would pay out no more Flor
ence money. The meeting adjourned, judge
Grant having given notice that he would be at
his office between certain hours to redeem the
Florence money under Cook & Sargent's pro-
position.
Next day there was great excitement, and
the city artillery was called out to suppress any
rioting.
On Friday, great number of laborers, men
and womeh called on judge Grant with sums
Of Florence money, varying from 80 to $3.50
dollars, for redemption. Some he paid in full
and others in part. The whole amount ex
changed during the day was 5000 and he was
to sit next day for like purpose. In this way
they will probably get rid of the Florence
trash. [st. Louis Republican.
RESOURCES OF SOUTH CARoL1NA-A cores
pondent of the Pendleton Messenger writes:
What is that we cannot raise that is neces-
sary to subsistence south of SO 80. We can
grow as good corn, as good wheat, barley, oats,
tobacco, rice, sugar, hemp, indigo, potatoes
and every variety of vegetable, and last, though
not least, that great lever of the world-cotton
whose name is king. Salt we are deficient
in, but we don't obtain that article from the
north; and as for coffee, we will filibuster about
until we will have that article annexed. The
culture of the grape is beginning to arrest the
attention Of many. We were told by Dr.. Togno
Of Abbeviile, who is now engaged successfully
in making wine, that this country is well adap-
ted to it, All that is necessary is to under
stand it properly. Some predict that it is the
province Of the grape to civilise the world
to supercede the use of mountain dew In
France, we are told, it is rare thing to see
drunkenness, yet they all drink wine, more or
less. Alive want, then, to be great agri-
cultural people, is to reduce our farming more
to a science. TO cultivate less land, and cult
vate it better manure more and clear less. 1t
is said That the article of guano will make a
great revolution in affairs. Fifty per cent.
yield is what they estimate it at in the lower
and middle DISTRICTS where they are using guam
titles of it. AS regards the mineral resources
of the south, every day is making greater de-
velopments. As for our manufacturing depart
ments, we are sadly lukewarm.
We must shake off that ethargy which has
so long bound US hand and foot It is true
we have some few in existence, but none, COM
paratively speaking, with what we ought to
have. lr many portions of the south we have
as fine water power as there is in any use of.
Then let lis stud our streams with them, and
no longer!protect ourselves from the inclemency
of the weather with Yankee garments-no
longer hop the waltz, dance the polka, or cut
the pigeon wing with the northern slipper Or fine
piuneita-!-Ho longer sweep our uOols WIN lnelr
brooms, or drink water out of their pals, and a
thousand other things that we ought to feel
ashamed of In other words, let's whip them
with their own weapons-beat at them at their
own game. Let us disenthral ourselves as
much as possible from them, and we will then
bring them to terms: or if not, when the day
arrives for separation, we can, without incon-
venence,. fall back upon our own resources.
SoRoFuLA.--The Cincinnati Commercial pub
fishes the following communication from Mich
olas Longworth, the great wine manufacturer
of that city:
All the papers l had, giving the cure for
scrofula, have been distributed to persons send
ing for tile remedy. | have never heard of a
case where it did not effect speedy cure. and
it can in no case do an injury. In several in
stances, where it has been applied to old sores,
it has also speedily effected perfect cures. Put
one ounce Of aquafortis in a bowl, or saucer;
drop in it two copper cents-it will effervesce
leave The cents in; when the effervescence
ceases, add two ounces Of strong vinegar. The
fluid will be dark green color. It should and
will smart. It too severe, put in little rain
water A Dply it to the sore :,orninu and