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The colored Tennessean., 1866-03-24
TRANsMoGRIFIED.

At social gatherings look around
me on every side for the loved and
familiar faces of my school days-my
young female friends. Some alas
have "shuffled off this mortal coil, -
others have been appropriated by
wiving monsters of the male sex ;
they are no longer the life of the
evening party, gay, festive, cheerful
and familiar, but "at home where
they ought to be by the by-stiff and
formal as if their thoughts and actions
were not their own but their male
proprietors. AT last, dear girls, you
are laid up on the matrimonial shelf
ITO suckle fools and chronicle small beer. -
What remains, although we are wise
on the subject, will have to do like
wise, or Danish ourselves to @ u
"Some bright little isle of our own
In a blue summer ocean far off and alone
Fl. C. E. r. L. LYCEUM
Is in some respects a very good in
stitution. When its big guns discharge
into "thin air. their oyercharged
contents, pregnant with eombustible
material to set the world on fire, we
are all dumb-founded, but when its
little guns consume much precious
time by discussing in incomprehensi-
The colored Tennessean., 1866-03-24

o Stephen H, Branch, who was con
victed of libel some years ago and
sent to the penitentiary, has been par
doned out by Governor Fenton no.
The colored Tennessean., 1866-03-24

The internal revenue collections in Il
st. Louis last year amounted to
sc, 049, ,000-an increase Of S3, 900, 900
over 1864.
The colored Tennessean., 1866-03-24

1t is estimated that thirty tons of n
white paper are used daily in the man
ufacture of paper collars.
The colored Tennessean., 1866-03-24

Houses in Huntsville are lightel
with gas from natural oil wells.
The colored Tennessean., 1866-03-24
CINCINNATI CORRESPONDENCE.

CINCINNATI, February 26, 1866
Mr. EDITOR do not intend to
write you the geographical situation
Of Cincinnati as the Commercials cor
respondents in the rural districts have
been doing lately. If any Of your
readers are skeptical about the exist
ence of this incorporated village, or
doubtful of it's whereabouts, they can
look in their Aliases and find out, ''
VALENTINES. ".ie'"-
The valentine mania is upon us
with all its attendant horrors. Mar
riageable ladies, Of an uncertain age,
receive portentous looking missives,
which their Imagination invest with
all that is dear and tender to human
nature of the female persuasion-an
offer of marriage perhaps, or some
thing equally as pleasant The end
Of the billet dour is neatly clipped and
its contents drawn forth. 10! what
does the ancient maiden behold? A
vile caricature called a valentine. She
gesticulates wildly, screams loudly,
vows vengeance on the unknown
sender, and falls to the floor in an un-
conscious state There / will leave
her. f f+@Ht 81
The colored Tennessean., 1866-03-24
the one thing needful.

1t is for the purpose Of calling the
attention Of the teachers of colored
schools to this +" Truth as it is" IN
Phonetic Science that the writer is in
Nashville, and I respectfully ask free
exchange Of ideas on the subject, with
all teachers both white and colored.
Letters Of enquiry, enclosing stamp
for return postage, will be promptly
answered. Address Mrs. E. " Burns,
Phonetic Teacher, Nashville, Tenn.
The colored Tennessean., 1866-03-24

letters must be addressed to ScOTT,
~ DING & Co., Publishers Of The Colored
Tennessean, Nashville, Tenn, Box ll5O.
The colored Tennessean., 1866-03-24

The following clipping was handed
to us by a kind friend Of our race,
with request to publish it, which we
submit to our readers for considera-
tion.-ED.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
ANOTHER Gypsy SwINDIE.

The Norfolk Old DomiRion gives an ac-
count of a swindle perpetrated by a Gypsy
fortune teller, on a woman in that city. The
woman made the following statement before
the Mayor:
Ahout month since she went TO for
time teller named Mrs. Simmons, residing on
Cumberland street, 10 have her fortune told.
Mr.. Simmons. Of course, told her all about
il butcxacted Si0and her best suit of clothes
A. a condition 10 disclose some remarkable
information. The $40 was paid down, and
the clothes were sent 10 the fortune teller 10y
c6lored man. 4 short time afterwards she
again visited Mrs. Simmons to learn how the
planets worked in her favor, and was INFORM
ed that they stood good, but it required SloV
more, aud then She (the fortune teller
would tell her where she could ind SlU,-
! 600. which was buried on her own lot. ~
strange and remarkable was the influence
| which the gypsy had over her, she at once
complied with the request, handed over the
/ Sl56 and was told 20 come back in few
| days, which she did, but it was only TO tno
the house vacant and the gypsy fortune
| teller gone.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09

in 1860. Thus we have for the production
of the present crop but little over one-hali
the labor employed in 1860.
Improperly estimating the extent of the
growing crop. we should also bear in mind
the iufirm character of the labor now en-
ploved as compared 20 that of 1860. The
experiment of free negro labor is yet to be
worked out We believe that they are so
far doing much better than the most hopeful
had anticipated. No onewith whom we have
communicated, however, rates them as iull
and efficient laborcrs as under the old syS-
tenn Something must be allowed for tins
deficiency In the character of oar present
labor. This. rs a matter of course, Is mere
matter of conjecture. Some say they are
only half rs efficient rs fOrmerly-sOme
think they do about two-thirdS the labor
they accomplished before the war, and some
nut il at a little higher still. But estlmat-
ing each hand employed, as good as in 1860,
and we cannot under the most favorable
seasons expect more than half crop, or
100000 bales.
There cannot be more than one-half the
land planted, which was cultivated in 1850.
For want of effective stock, and the com
PEELED Use Of inferior implements, the pre-
| paration for the crop has been very lmper'
| feet. The scarcity and consequent high
price Of seed has compelled our planters tC
put too little seed in the oarth-thelr p ant
! ing will be the cause of had stands. Ih'
condition Of the plough animals is 7ery poor
ON account ofthc great scarcity of corn, re
sulting from the failure Of the negroes /
work and house the last crop.
Taking all these things into consideration
we do not believe that a crop of more than
eighteen hundred thousand bales can be pos
| sihlv raised this year. If there should be Al
early frost or any very great extremes OF We
or dry weather, i. will fall short of tina
amount. Indeed, there are So many accl
dents likely 10 effect the growth of the plant
that it would be extremely hazardous {
make an estimate Of the crop, save upon th
grounds which we have taken.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
DOCTOR WHITTIER.

A REGULARLY BRED PHYSICIAN, AS
N his Diploma which hangs in his Office will
show, has made Chronic Diseases the study Of has
tUe, and has Unisn-wIde reputation, having
been Longer IOcdfed IN ~. Louis than any Other
Chronic Disease Physician.
Much of his practice has been of a private ma
ture. SVphitis. G0R0rrhed, GieGt, Irictue all
Urinary Diseases. .SDphiItic orHercuridi affections
Of the Throat, Skin Bones; Orchitis, Hernia or
Rupture; also, the effects of SOLITARY Habit,
ruinous to Body and Mind, producing Jlotckes.
debility, iHpOteHcy dizziness, diHHess Of sight
fusion Of ideas eUti JoreboeiHg oUersion 10 society
loss # memory, IreGkHess. de-: not al these in any
case, but all occurring frequently in various
cases.
BD- Accommodations ample. charges moderate
cures guaranteed. Consultations by letter Orat
office, free. NJ sst cases can be property treated
,githOUt iHterUieg, and medicines, secure from
observation, sent by mail or express. No him
drancQ to business in most cases.
Address Box 1892 st. Louis, Mo.
Heurs-S A. ". TO SP. NJ. Office permanently
located at No. 60 St. Charles street, between Sixth
and Seventh, one square south of Lindell Hotel,
a retired spot in the ceIstre of the city.
COHsUhdtiOH rooms. and rooms for the dccOBmO-
ddtiOH Of such patients require personal deHtOR.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09

As the Agents of the above Company in the city
of Nashville, we are now prepared TO receive
applications for insurance Of Live Stock, &c.
NEWSON. MOORE d CO..
40 West Side Public Square
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09

DAVID BAKER AND JoHN DuNcAN' 'ne
two notorious bushwhackers concerned Il,
numbering Mr.. Montgomery, near oNey' yI
Water. not long since have been captured
Duncan was found dead on the highNa!
pierced with several bullets. Baker "a'
found at Coke Creek, near the Carolina me
ID is said that Just before Baker dIGd h'
made some importan; disclosures. lie I'M I'M
plica,es Others who have been robblng ailo
numbering in some Of the lower counties
In meeting their fate-death, they met Jus
tice; but after all, they should have oeei i
made 10 suffer for their many crimes aeoSfu
ing 10 the laws Of our land.-knou1ae Aies
Senger.
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Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
EAR IEkSE

FOR LEASE.
OnO FEET OF GROUND. BEAUTIFUL
,COb ly and eligibly located in the heart
and centre Of Edgefeld, lying on the Gallailn
Pike Tulip, Russell. Woodland and Fatherland
streets. being the well known property Of Dr.
Chcstham. which we offer for LEASE for ten
years. RENEWABLE, in quantities TO suit pur-
chaScTS. =,
Persons desiring bargains would do well TO call.
Apply 20 -
NELSON 4 MURFREE,
ANDERSON, JOHNSON x SMITH.
aprlO-lm
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
VOLUME XXXTH.
TIE COTTON CROP OF 1866.

| From the Augusta Chronicle
The first great and leading question 10 be
solved is the amount Of labor applied to the
production Of the present crop. In 1860
there were something over four millions of
negro slaves in the Southern States. Ac-
cOrding to the census tables about one half
that number were between the ages of ten
and sixty years. This would give two mil
lions able to do work OF the four millions
Of slaves in the Southern States in 1860, two
millions and forty thousand z, ,O40,0O0) were
in the States Of Virginia, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri and Mary
land, and consequently were not 10 any con-
siderable extent employed in the production
Of cotton. Ii is true, a few thousand bales
were raised in some Of these States, but the
labor of those States was principally applied
to the production of provisions, tobacco,
grain, hemp, turpentine and stock. This
would leave in the cotton growing States
about two millions Of slaves, one half of
whom were working hands From this num-
Der we must deduct those employed as do
mestics, and in the trades; also, some deduc-
ton should be made for those engaged in
the cities and towns as laborers, draymen,
stevedores, porters, &c.
We do not believe that more than eight or
nine hundred thousand hands were employed
in the production Of cotton previous TO the
war. These must be added the number of
white laborers who were engaged in its cul-
tvation. There were, in 1860, about three
millions Of white people in the seven cotton
States. OF these, one-half, or one million
five hundred thousand, were between the
ages Of ten and sixty years. About one-half
Of these we're males. This would give the
cotton States seven hundred and fifty thou
sand male white persons between the ages of
ten and sixty years. OF these, about one
third, or two hundred and fifty thousand,
were owners Of lands and slaves, who did
not labor in the fields. OF the remaining
five hundred thousand, it is supposed that
two-fitths were employed in the mechanic
arts, trades and professions. This would
leave three hundred thousand field laborers
TO these add the number Of slaves employed
in agriculture, and we have the following
total field laborers:
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
s5OO,OOO
HOME OFFICE
G1LL1TIN, TENN.

MYTH RESPONSIBLE AGENCIES IN
w every County in Tennessee, and very shortly
throughout every Southern State. TINS Company
insurCs against THEFT or DAMAGE to stock
,rhiIn stnlcn IL not rccoNered within
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
Annual Rates or Horses and
Rates OH Cattle,

intermediate values at prompt rates.
c. NJ PARKER, President.
J. NJ ROBB. Vice President.
J. II. C0NELIN, Secretary.
J. W. HEAD. General Agent.
JAMES GLOVER, General Travelling Agent fol
Tennessee.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
@ A II ID.

On account of bad health l this day sold out my
entire interest in the firm of FRENCH & CO., to
the above House, and cordially recommend to my
old friends my successors in business, who may
be confidently relied on as gentlemen of the
highest business qualifications; and to those who
may favor them with their business they can
feel assured that it will be performed with probity.
honor, and energy.
For the many favOrs and large patronage have
received during the long number of years have
been engaged in business. l warmly thank my
friends earnestly soliciting the continuance Of the
same for my successors and friends, Reid. Chad
bOurn & Co.
Very Respectfully,
eb27-tf
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
A CARD.

We respectfully introduce to our old friends
our successors in business. HUGH MCCREA Co,
who continue the Commission business at our
stand No % South Market Street.
Our own office is No. . College Street, where
we hope all parties who are indebted to MS will at
once call and pay their accounts now due, and all
parties who have any claims against US will pre-
sent them for payment. as we wish to close NJ
our business at an early day.
janl3-tf A. HAMlLION 20.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
DAYS

The Loss will be paid in Cash. A standing reward
of one fourth of the value of every animal m
sured by this Company is offered for the recovery
thereof One Hunred Dollars for the arrest and
conviction of the Thief -.
Persons having Animals not insured by TINS
Cn,Ntonv can bv rcmitting FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
Giving tulI description of Animals, and amount OF
reward, have One Thousand lland-bills struck
and furnished TO all our Detective Force IN the
tata
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
r E A l. E S T. A T. E
AND
CLAI AZ T. NT
FOR
MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE

I WILL ATTEND PROMPTLY TO THE
L purchase of Real Estate which may be entrusted
to my care. My long and thorough familiarity
with the lands Of this and adjoining counties, and
my general acquaintance with the wants and in
terests of our people, give me peculiar advan-
tages for this business. Parties desiring to pur-
chase would do well to consult me.
Also, will give prompt attention to the cOllee-
ton of all doubtful claims Such as are not doubt
full anybody can collect.
W GALLOWAY,
ap26-3m Columbia Maury county.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09

200 900
We are satisfied that this is rather over
than under the number actually employed
as agricultural labOrers previous to the war.
Let us now examine for a moment the
present supply Of labor, both black and
white, and see how it compares with that of
1860. Unfortunately, we have no reliable
data to aid US in the investigation; we have,
however, few facts, from which we may be
able to approximate fair estimate of our
present labor supply. In the first place, we
know from the official reports that two hun
dred and fifty thousand black men have been
enlisted in the army of the United States as
soldiers, teamsters, pioneers, &c. OF this
number it will be safe to calculate not more
than fifty thousand will hoe cotton this year.
Then there is quite a large number who
have llocked to the cities and towns to avoid
field labor. We estimate these at one hun
drcd thousand. There is also a consdera
bic number of women and girls from IL 10
lG, who were field hands, but now are lying
up on the plantations in idleness, their hus-
bands and fathers supporting them. \
great many field women have also sought
and obtained employment rs house women,
cooks. chambermaids, washer-wOmcn, dc.
Der formerly employed in the cotton fields.
Thus We have:
Enlisted soldiers 900
Engaged in cities and towns, s,................lOOOOO
Women and girls not working,.........-....lU1.GDO
Women and girls doing house wOrk, 900
Total, 900
Making total of four hundred and twen-
tv-iive thousand hands withdrawn from the
IF "a hl
added the number who have died during the
war. These have been estimated as high as
oac-touyh Of the entire black population. With
out stopping to inquire whether this Is fair
estimate of the entire mortality of the black
race we think that we may safely estimate
the mortality among those between fifteen
and sixty to be at least one hundred thou
sand Then we have the following figures:
Slaves in the cotton States employed in 5000.
1860 as field laborors NOOOO
| From which deduct enlisted sol
dicrS
Engaged in cities and towns.."....... I5,OW
Women aud girls not worlIug......-lOO,O@
| Women and girls doing house
Died since the OOO-500OO0
Which Icoycs.............................lO 800 OO0
As the entire available black labor now en-.
! gagged in raising cotton. To this we must
! add the amount of white labor thus en-
! plovcd. We have seen that about three
| hundred thousand whites were engaged as
| farm laborers before the war. At least one
fourth of them were killed or manned
during the conflict This would leave two
hundred and twenty. five thousand not at
work in the production Of cotton. Then We
have as the entire available plantation la
Dor in the seven States of Georgia, Alaba'
mu, Mississippi, Louisianas Arkansas, Tex
as, Florida and South Carolina
| Ul,cl,s ,................ 400 OOl
| Bpl nyf
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09
LOTS ON EAGLE CREEK
WILL BE LEASED ON APPLICATION.

This is a rare chance for bona file operators to
obtain leases on terms that will be amply remu-
nerative.
Terms made known OF application.
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-09

nar3-d2n
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-04-05
A resolution adopted Yesterday az re-

A resolution adopted yesterday as re-
ported by q committee of conference to re-
ceive no new business after to. day was by
an oversight in the form of an Assembly
resolution The vote adopting it was re-
the resolution changed to q
JOINT resolution, amended so as to provide
for no new business after the 22d, and
adopted s
The bill regulating the charges of rail-
roads for freight aud passengers was order
ed to third reading by the following en-
phatic vote, which is a test vote: al
AYEr-Abraus Al en-, armstrong, Ashley
Babc"ck, Baldwin, Bartieu, Bates. BoddeD,
Bugh, Cameron, Carpenter, Carr, Carroll,
CnHrieton, Clark, COi.' an, cobb, Davis, Der
niger Dl'tmar d e, Douglass, Eaton, Erskiue.
Flint, G,odseI, Harrington, Hopkin-, Jrn1t,
Kenenly. King, M i'll. MIner Morse, NJ sner,
Newell, Paine Pea,e, Peflt Pnllip+, Plum
e., Pope, Potter, Pound, j. o. Ray mond, Rot
bIn.. Hogan, Ruresvilie, Sandrrson sawyer,
Schneider, Scrlbner. Seely, simmons, Skeels,
Slaughter, Smiley, Smith, Sp"n-.ey, tr"IIa
Thomas, A j. Tuner. lien iu C., Na.ne .
Wa>hou,n, Wizard, Aa'~ W f " ~ /,
No Ter and Mr.. >peakaf Is on ~
NAYS Is nw., Burdtck, Batter, t'ur'ir, f!a-
ley, -Deaney, D,user, Entuugh, G,fforn, lila :
ely, Lynd, Martin NcGCah, Or IN, Osb u,
Proctor, =, q. Raymond amt Stephen on u
1t is understood that this bill was origin
ally drawn by Gen. G. G. Washburne, but
sincs considerably modefied. 1t provides
that the railroads Of this state shall not re-
ceive more than three cents per nil, for
carrying passengers. Adopting as the san.
dard the classification of the schedule Of the
Northwestern road in 1895 the bill provides
that the maximum charge for LIST class
freight shall not exceed 20 cents per cEt.
for the first thirty miles. and 8-l0ths Of one
cent for each succeeding mile; I'd ella IS
freight. + cents per cwt for the first thirty
miles, and 710ti,s of one cent for each sue
ceeding six miles ; Sd class freight, 2 cent?
per cwt for the first thirty mics, ans
i6i0tls Of one cent for each s,'.ceeiln !
six miles; 4th class freight 10 c,.nts pc
cwt for the first thirty miles, and II cen
for each succeeding six miles. The bill
further provides against favoritism by thu
railroad companies III receiving, carrying
and delivering freight
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-04-05

An PrObnte--KenOsha County Court.
In the matter of the Guardianship of the minor
heirs of Albert B. Smith, deceased
nv READING and filing the petition of Rox-
-, ana w Smith, Guardian of Bertha Smith and
willard A Smith, minor heirs of said Albert b.
smith, deceased, representing among other things
tat they her said wards are seized of certain real
esIaee IN TINS county, being the homestead of said
Do De- smith deceased, consisting Of blocks No
20 anu 20 IN the southeast quarter of section thirty
S3O( Town TWO ~ north, Orange No twenty thre
go east And it is expedient that the same should
be sold; and praying for license to sell the same
and 1t appearing to the Court from said petition
tnat " would De beneficial to said minors to sell said
Real Estate. 1t is ordered and directed that the
next ofin ofsaid wards and all persons Interested in
said estate appear before the Judge of this Cour on
Friday, the 27th day OF April next, at two oclock
p M, at his Office in the City Kenosha then and
there to show. cause (if any there shall be1 WHY a
license should not be granted for the sale Of of said
Real Estate according to the prayer of said petition
And it is farther ordered that notice thereof be
given to all persons interested, by publishing copy
OF this order for four successive weeks prior to
said day of examination, in the Kenosha Telegraph,
| q weeklu Newspaper Published at Kenosha.
! AVIS tE'a'ssEbg ANTHONY VAN WICK,
Dated Kenosha, March 20, 1866 County Judge.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-04-05
SINGERS SEWING MACHINE.

Mrs, A. BARTLETT Agent for the Singer Sewing
Machine. having had TWO years experience in its
feels c"nhd-Dt n recommending 1t to the public
one OF the best Machines in Residence, Kenoshs
street, doors south of the Park. ~ p gag I'd
From the Utica Daily Observer, Sept. 18th.
FIRST PREMIUM By refer, nee to the list which
we publeh elsewhere, it will b. that the Singer
sewing Machines both family and nanufacturiug)
carry en- the Arst premiums from the State Fa;'
which closes to day. 1t is worthy of remark tina.
these machines rarely at fairs and tue
singer 20. have not entered into the general srran
bic for premiums wiicn has characterized the past
Few years ut agent in sh,s city fit, however,
TO come out on this occasion j. force and nOtwith
standing the competition sharp-'he Wheeler 4
Wilson, Grover Baker &c. &c. Joining in the con
test-it was ain 10 be seen, when the practical
were applied that the plumes" must be handed over
TO the SINCE: machines. fza5 - 6azaD