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, 1866-03-02

ot.t., th,.,-.. n,5 .,;,1 !. ..---y-|,-
1;ra,T betwecn nrovcrs 70 So snn eon,d ~.
the,r Wool IN n tbe h.st eondt,,an md ~ ~ ~ -
s@,,t 1s thav have m trouble ~ ss,,;.I 49,
xrc,t =. !. fs,r nr,ca auhs- a. hon,. 49,
1900 49,, - :. F, a. & s' :, a. uome OF u .ae
banus OF manole men, but IN the North
west the ambition with good many seems
giveu number of leeces. and hsva II r.os c,r
sroste3 ,oo1 AVID havst .-a.a ~ pass ~.
"n'Aso "eu1 ~ n"'1s. asetase say seven
POUNDS 70 tne neece-efther BY driving their
sheep through mud.puddlc-or If deceutly
washed, To Let the sheep run f1oru three to
o. 0anoa.1,nr % ~ d,-tv 49, go. aaa ~ some cases
eones VI .4ss ano oeao ao,un"ashed WOOL
ID The centre OF tue aaecss. Three times within
six months ne have sold wool and had n
thrown back on our hands on account or he
,ne str{fad ) and m .sona ~ ~ ..,u ~ :, ~,
.,a,,,,,s 49, 80. - ~ s,ot 40. Oh oaiy 4,uo
p. poauas ~ aau " ray etsA Damage on thus
account anotnee objectionable practice Is
in using dazk-co1ored heavy twine In tying
wool, and putting On three times AZ mu,h %
ouphtto be nsra, Tbe nr,ct;ca ~ ss,,,...s.
~ aee1. LIE PtaesAee ol selAng dff1y
WOOL nes been 80 general as to drive nearly
every factory agent ont Of the market. The
result is that manufacturers wal. TIL the wool
Is either bought nm nv snecula.o,s or, n,,;l Il
acsnmu,ates ~, ~ b.Is. Ia y. I.su A.
aeea.nuia'es On tne aanos OF commission or
"mlddlcmen," where they can inspect large
amounts and select snch as suits thew
~ r. thor ~ a;.l.- 1.ar1..N -
.,,,, - 10y Ivy utS' unoe59aole WOOL,
.ney a VII VIII take II ct ruinously Low price :;
s'1 ano untA gtoWers generally pay more attcn-
taon ~ ~ 70 masaing tner wo0i and putting It up
n gooa condition, they VIII have to submit to
% LOW pl1ees-shiP = tneir 1 r. WOOL East On thets own
aeeount. OF pal Il ~ Inc 9ands q some West
en- EN- commission !I1 M man and have lin do the best
y ne can WIN II, nnd then curse him tor selling
IL .! y fulnonsly low prices" we know there
alc S nomo.so.e a. tS e1ceptlons 10 this rale-men
~ mno Eee r,s insm wooi np N eooa conaltlon, and
W. as nappy 70 hnoM tney generally get
gooo p1isgo Hasi iur .,, IL. Every Wool-dealer ln
!nc Meet WI aelee villa me that
spalg uu1ng Mss Ausust, sep1emoef ana October
theie "as m9 tfo9nle N sel1ng well washed,
goo1 conultlone9 WOOL u Chicago and Nil
Mauhfe az 1om 90 to y een1s PEI !6., While
y was Almost Impossible 70 get nd OF wool Of
me same gfaae-oat haH washed and badly
oanoled, al 50 10 y cents, and II Wool'gTowers
ever succeed IN having good market at
nome, they must more generally contribute
ihelr share ioward 1t by putting their wool
II coca conoiuo1. .....-.....
One Mota aoont middle men or "ool-groW-
, 1866-03-02
FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS,

| Il Letter from nm 0rchafdfat at Cob.
den-Tbe Fruit Prospect In that Vfcln-
| ity-EffrcI Of tho Late Severe Weather
-Laac Growth I'm Autumn and Its
EeAet OIL fruit Trees Q4
Correspondents ot the Chicago Tfsbunc.1
CoBDEH, ILL.,, Feb, a6.
In my remarks abont peaches, written at
the time Of the last freeze, I judged Of the
damage, mostly from. the Indications Of the
mercury 1t stood at three degrees below, at
the coolest period fully exposed to the north
suffered from that degree Of cold
VIC have had no sufficient cold this winter to
injure well hpened and unexpanded buds.
But I find was wrong in the opinion. The
peach buds suffered again severely during the
freeze; and We explain 1t here on the ground
wood Last falt-the energies Of the tree being
given to late growth Of limb instead Of
ripsning the fruit buds. Hence, the very light
freezes We had early in winter killed the tend
crest Of these buds, and our last aud only
severe weather largely injured the balance. :,
There 1s considerable difference In the va
r'eties in this respect. Hale's early has suffer-
ed least of all, and Crawford's early most, be-
Ing in fact nearly all Killed. I know the ey-
tent Of the damage, when It ia serious, is
generally oEerstated, and hope yet that we
may have q fair light crop Of peaches. think,
from very carethl observation, In my own or
chnId, that ntne-tenths OF the buds are destroy
ed But then the trees were much too full and
needed severe thinning, II VIC can go
through with what buds there are now left,
md protect them against curcalio, we shall
have small crop Of 1arEe peaches- perhaps
nearly as good rs larg. crop OF pnaH peaches.
Pears, ! am glad to say, are all right, as
usual. And II Is with G good deal Of sntisfac-
ton that look forwnrd to a crop of fruit
not subject to the same contingencies as a
peach crop. 4 good many men hercahouts, I
hear, are wishing their peach orchards were
apple and pear,
I expect, however, to hear of morr blight
the next eeason than for many years: for the
saue reason our peaches are HlIed: late growth
in autumn All wood grown after September
Is unhealthy. I notice all the branches,
whether OF pear or nipple, which grew late, are
unsouna and will die, probably. All this en-
forces anew the necessity Of so training pear
trees as to stop their growth IN summer. All
my observation tends to confirm Dr., Hnll's
views Of pear culture.
Our winter continues. obstlnate1r bad for
business-tfeezipg up, thawing out, rainy
repeated with all the variations. The roads
have been almost impossible for weeks. No
hauling can be done, certainly no blowing.
This morning IL, is frozen, but very pleasant.
AL last week It w1s thawinE ont our big
freeze. So IL goes But we shall be as
early as any one else, I presume.
, 1866-03-02

accuses the negroes OF being responsible for
The degradation Of the poor whites who as
listed to enslave them, and charges them
with hitting the poor whites, but makes that
thargc a reason for combining with slave-
bclding rebels against their liberties. The
colorcd people have fulfilled Chr.s&'s COM
1nand, "1f thine enemy hunger, feed him"
Eut while doing SO. they find that, like IN
adder. he bites the hand outstretched to feed
hin. For such case no divine direction is
given. unless It be, 1.-THE serpent truise thy
heel, but thou shalt crush his head.''
, 1866-03-02
C.lkyFNET.MAKTNG.

1hure members OF The Cabinet. we are Informed
On good Authority, ~alo contemplated resl.nine
thelr portfolios. hare concluded, after consulting
M1tl iriende. to await the action OF the President
They prefer to eive him The opportunity Of remov-
trg them, should be think proper, yathvr than OF
actentIe their reeiGnatone. II !: not 1npeo bable
that he rl accept the alternative IN the catc Of ono
Of these rentlsmcu. In the eour.c Of stw dsyr.
such is the expectation Mt Washington an1oax per
eont well 1ntorned.-!Hfr Tort 1rtbuas.
We have no doubt the drift Of the above
article Is true, and we are glad the Cabinet
officers have concluded to devolEe the burden
and odium Of their removal on tho President
himself We do not doubt his great capacity
as tailor, at least In the turning his coat.
fhe proposes now 10 70 into cabiuet-snakinE,
let there be no vcneeriog or disguise. Let 1t
be fully understood that a loyal, anti-slaTery,
Republican, progressive Cabinet is " in bis
way" and Inst he wants places for few Val.
landighams and Sharkeys l.: his imperial
council.
, 1866-03-02

was "ujudlcious and severe. TO say the
least" The defendant, on bis examlnsr
t,on, showed conclusively that nc ,xes:
inorant Of any knowledge OF msdicM
science. and had assumed the title OF "Dr.
and fictitious name, to svindle the public:
Justice Austin, before whom the case was
tried, rendered Judgment for ~ damases and
C :sts- MI that the law allows. This Is as II
should be, except that the damages should
have been much lager. It's great pity that
there Is not some law by which such quac6s
as this "oculise" could be made liable In
some way to criminal prosecution, for the eye
Is too delicate an organ to trifle with, or to be
treated br hrnolrra
, 1866-03-02

north Nv, the conductor. The soldler stated
Tat that = be q lad ID bsen paia oa and disch.rged At
Cairo sw days before, and wss knocked
down By some cut throa ts, and robbed Of al
the money be had except some small change,
which paid hi. way as far as ChamPatgn'
where he Was so cruelty treated BY this hu-
shonld hayc4eccu shown what virtue there
l. in + sir Of heavy boots.. The soldier made
bis troubles known to the good citizens Of
Champaign, who raised money enough to send
Rim home TO his frleud5.-Ssate Journci.
, 1866-03-02
TIE PRRs1pENT AND, c0gGREsx.

The President oi the Cnitrd States proves
10 be man Of violent passion. He presents
In his own speeches and department, these
conbusttble elements which belong to the
Southern and not 10 the Northern character.
II this Southern passion eannot be kept in
proper bounds by the responsibilities Of the
highest Office In the land, how can they be
expected to subsfdc tn less responsible stations
and amo1se the great mass Of the Southern
peop1es Among all the bewlldcrlng events OF
the lnst fiyc years, none Is more SO than the
the spectacle Of an American President cx-
posing unwlttingly, in his own person, those
very scars Of Southern passion which admon-
ish Congress to exercise 50 much caution In
dealing with the rebel States.
Mr.. johnson, thonyh born and bred in the
South, and STAKEHOLDER himself, subse-
qaenuy rclinQuisbed these procliyities Of
his earlier life and was eventually
lfted into the Vice Presidency in reward
for bis loyalty, u plant Of such meagre
growth in the rebel States that those who
possessed it, received the most magnificent
tokens OF gratitude at The hands Of the
American people Though merely negative
virtue, there were as few who cxemplidcd II
By refta1ning from joining the rebel cause,
that Mr. johnson as one Of these few, and
moreover q MN who t,ad i1Isnlsved freat
cnurv In tho Senate and elsewhere in stand.
ins by The Union during the war can,c renllv
to be looked upon as IN exrept,onal Tt,nn.s-
sccan, entitled to exceptional bouors In thu
North. But whatever pood Mfr :Johnson has
done in the past, he is undoine at present.
Added to these original prociiriti.s is, no
doubt, rongh kindness toward his more i'm.
mediate fellow-citizens in his own and The
other Southern states,-comnendable, no
doubt. in The abstract, but like all passions,
uncllastened l'y judgment. most pcsnicious IN
the concrete His Imagination seems, more
over, 10 he haunted by desire to emulate
the stron. determination of bis illus
tl1ous predecessor from Tennessee, Andrew
Jackson. This desire is again mere creature
Of fpnss1on. II It were the offspring Of reason.
Mr.. johnson would certainly bear in mind
that the American people can pat up with
strong -hendedness In President 50 long as it
may serve 10 promote right, they will not
toferate il for one moment IL made subserTi-
cnt TO wrong. So opposed are the instincts of
the people to the domince1ing element in
tho personal character Of public men, that
Uepry Clay and Daniel Webster could never
4EdCu 1OAL EDAl nl lHElf ambition. Ii HUCb Ii
The reluctance of the 1eople to copt1do their
destfnies to men of great cenju. and of
etronsly.markcd individuality and selfwi1l,
how much greater must be- this oh;cc.,on in
the instance Of one whose on,v rcscmh,n,cc
with such towering minds cons;,,s in a dis
play of upgoyetpnble passion.
Yet such a one il Andrew johnson. Z South-
cru man with Southern passions, called upou
by the Intervention of m assassin 10 preside
ovsr the dcstinlcs of tho Colted States At tl,ls
critical juucture Of Affairs. which morc
thau ever leforc, rcauires he exercise Of wi,.
do1n and reason, and The absence OF all mas.
sions.
, 1866-03-02

Early in Jannary poor German named Mi
chael Kranz brought suit against one - Dr.
Wi1deyn alias Homer Noe, charging him with
malpractice. The first part Of Last August,
piled to this :. Doctor,' who processes to 10
m oculist that can "alvays cure" for relief.
This " Doctor" said that he consd cure him
In five weeks, and commenced treatment.
The terms were so5, in consideration Of which
a cure was warranted. no matter how long
treatment was required, and II not
Instead oi improving, tse PGsor Ppfssr old q. maa's
been patient OF the "Doctor'' for about
three months, nitrate Of silver or caustic VAS
applied. which almost entirely destroyed the
sight Of both eyes. He LEFT the .tDoctor's''
caro- the latter part OF December. As 1t was
not denied TINT Kranz Ind been unler the
treatment of Noe. and as the effect could be
plainly seen, the case rested on the facts
whether Or not there had been malpractice.
Several physicians were called, among whom
were the oculists Drs. Noyes and Hol1y-
wood, both Of whom testified that tie system
Of trestment which "Dr. Wildey'' pursued
, 1866-03-02

~ The eject Of two centuries of slavery
on the "poor whites'' Of the South has been
terrible. When the war began, thcy nuna-
bcred four millions, being Just about Us nu-
merous as the slavcs-fhowfng that to make
q clattel of a black man required that white
nun should he ruined. Shut out from ths
rich lauds, aud from nearly a1l mechanical
pursuits, and impressed With the plantation
idea that all manual labor dcErades free peo-
rle, their condition Is most psttabtc and de-
plo1abse. aud fully realizes Edmund Krke's
description, t&nt these fonr mIllions OF white
American citizens we're
'hesdtng together In spa.sc communities, md
slcan1nr eo1ES eu'%s-tencc IRON bunting, fishing
ard oaefl'nc. In the mountain Districts of ylfginla
ttorgis. A1ahama. Nissits.ppl, and In the sand
hills OF Sonh Carolina, The barren. oi Trnnc.ser
and throughout the rcst Of the south or hoyYrIn1
around the borders Of larre plantations, quarteftpe
Themselves upon the chtE1tsy.' stealing The deer
from l!cr forests. and The hams rum ;hs!t suokr
housee:" and thai they we're " below the Ala.ra In
,netals md cdyiirabon+ndolcDs, thii'je.1 thies.
ing, lying" ..-... .
But lest this may be objected 10 as overdrawn,
,et It's quote Gov. Hammond, Of South Caro-
ina, the author Of the famous mudsilE suser
It the worlingmcn Of the North, who thus
poke of the poor whites in 1855: They OBJ.
sin a prrcarious subsistence by occasional
obs, by hunting, BY fishing, BY plunderins
from tieIds OF folds, and too often by what l
, 1866-03-02

A BAnhARoCs LAnokSy.-A eolorcd barnef
na,ned George v. kiapr, who had occupied room
IN the Ulrieh House, harln8 removed 10 o'her
Quartezs, took fancy 10 chafr which had been
loaned him by Mr.. Ruben Hagene9sh. The propne-
ter Of the house and carfied IT with him. he wo..
arrested on tue charge OF larceny and brought hs-
tors thr Pot,ce Court yesterday forenoon for e=an'-
nation a. he hsd psil {t0 on tho article. wolch
Was 10 become lis property upon disbu.sine the
full value Of H. - tae charge of larceny cuu1l not
BE- sustaircd, and be was ordered either to return
the etais to III. HaQenhlsh Or pay tho full amouat
due UPON IL. de chose the tatier mode or AuktIinr
the difficulty, md wens on Ids way lejo!c,a3.
, 1866-03-02
The Wool Trnde-Prcpurlng Wool for
Market

Editors Chicago Tribune
At meeting Of the Woo1-Growers'f fAssoci-
ntion held at Bloomington on the 2lst ult., I
was pleased 10 notice that among other SUBJ
jects, that Of the pest mode Of handling wool
and preparing It for market was freely dis
cussed, and also a resolution that reads as
follows:
Rfsolped, That It In vitality necessary that some
changes Re made In the manner Of marketing our
.ocls 20 u to give the grower eome voice IN d1ng
the price md not Leave the matter IN the hands Or
middle men-manhgcss oF wool hou.es WHOSE only
Interest In The matter Is 10 get their connsz ziors
and who have sold our wool al runously low psicss
Withsnt assuming to dictate to the wool
growers OF the Northwest in what condl-
tion they shall put up their wool, or to
what market they had better send It. but hav~
Ing had many years. experience as an agent OF
manufacturers in buying wool from the grow-
ess, few suggestions may not be out Of place.
For twenty years far back As my expert
cnee gocs-it was the custom of manntacsu-
rers to send their agents to the Wool-g rowing
districts and pick up wool directly from the
hands Of the growers; and In Virginia, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, and most Of the Eastern
, 1866-03-02
Frozen to Death-A Fearful sttussIe for
Life

From the Lauttns uowa) Journal. Feb. ao.1
On Thursday evening Inst, John PuItz. a
German resident Of Lansing, was frozen TO
death within mile and half Of home, under
circumstances ol the most hart-reudins char
acter. He had been visiting brother who
lives about ten miles from town, and at two
O'Clock Of the fatal day started home on foot,
accompanied by lis TWO faithful dogs, the
only witnesses Of hts hofTid suferings-
AS the weather was extremely cold, his
friends here accounted for his absence until
detained him, but not hearing from him Sat
urday his wife became n1armed, and uesscu-
ger WIS sent, who soon discovered the sad In
tel1!gcnce OF the death Of the missing man. 4
party made a carefuI search tor him, but
not until Monday morning was his body
found, being In a slough In two feet Of
Stow, within a little over mile from home.
His track In the snow revealed the borr,hIe
fact that he had lost the way, 1t being dark.
and that long before one foot had been frozen
stiff, and having lost the use OF II be had
walked on one knee, dragging himself along
with one hand, long distance, until he wore
the pants On that knee bare to the skin, and
nnally, not giving up, he had csawled forward
WIN nand and knee, until one arm became
frozen, and then he laid down to die. He had,
u hfs bew wildcred and helpless condition, trav-
eNed around fin circle far enough to have
Ieached home had he kept the proper direc-
One Of the dogs remained with him two
days, and the other poor, dumb, anec ctionate
animal, remained with him three days and
nights, lying upon his body, Us If seeking BY
Its warmth to restore Life and animation TO Its
frozen master, and abandoning him only when
driven away by the keen panEs OF hunger.
, 1866-03-02

ont crime On their pat, are denied any voice
in their selection.
to tl.n back, let the people step to the front.
Il The Government would r, st upon its arms
at the foot Of the mountain, let the people
bear 1t upward to the security thar Is to be
70. nd oply on its top.
am, very sincerely yours.
r. O. H0wR
, 1866-03-02
out crime On thel1 pat,

/ out crime On their pat, are denied any voice
l In their selection.
Tin this exposed position your officers seem
| to tl.n back, let the people step TO the front.
Il The Government would 7. st upon its arms
at the foot Of the mountain, let the people
| bear 1t upward to the security that Is to be
70, nj oply on its top.
an, very sincerity yours.
10. uows.
| The Southesn Rebel Fress ON the
PrrNldeut'S Veto Message.
| [From the Richmond Exarlner)
! Tho report had obtained currency in soma
quarters that the President might, Indeed,
| veto the Freedmen's Bureau bill. but that be
would make objections 20 nezely uninportans
| features, thus putting 1t In the power Of the
! Radicals to return him q measure containing
| all the leading elements Of mischief embraced
| In the original measure, and then demand his
| signature. The document In question, how
| ever, it no bubble. 1; has nothing petty.
| mean or technical abont It. There is no
special pleading whatever. The iasue is
boldly and squafely met, and when the Presi-
dent has had his say the argument Is fairly ex-
haustel.
From tho Richmond Deap4tch.I
The sublime moral courage manifested by
Andrew johnson In his late veto chal1eu rs
the admiration OF the whole country. liz
saves IuG people I{Qul tuGul5E4fES3 IT. LIE Aa<A4A
of his own political destruction. His message
Is hreakuater, defending the Consultation
aud liberties Of america fFom raging sea OF
INNOVATION, which, unchecked, would subycrt
The vital principle OF tree government.
rFrom thn Richmond sen,fneLl
11,,.ss re u,ist,Fe gra.tIv. the ansver that
Tuless " ~ 'zk,,e1a vii ~. ~ ,,,eh :,
WIN come run ins ~ " +, ". n.;,,.1 sa
enalactsE as W WI .a;. s ,aras+sII, ILL., % ~ un,n;linS
80 ma9!a1{ 1or H.,.1.tiaai fnsls -,1htshha
SO Dolby tnel consetut'o.ua. IT, atsmne -, ,, nnS
oas ne tnaa f H. aus n,ar ~ hcrt fr the 1oss Of
tsase o. .oe pop91a t,;,,1. ~ thn swarS "a ~
tu9se 1a!se !Ilenus "nI. a1nnS ~ "oau ~, ~
20 Mns IN tne ants.cnanoes ~ ~ - ~ pumos ~ unI ~
passonase, anu es.n aoe tne ao,so, y,
oneal lasos' naye NJ !ast oe1aken snensttvSs ta;'
away. Wnen Longer .a eoniinnanse sat a. taelr
iaNn'ns 1aue s9ulu a oE = tnsn1t, sE ano wnsa tao
aoot nas cen Glossy u lasn taets plepata-
toEy 70 PURIFYING anu eofsanlzlns Inc natloo-
Al housenold-
From NE Richmond "nlgf
The veto Of that gigantic aud mon3trous
, 1866-03-02

A MEAN CoSDuc1oR--One OF the meanest
tricks that We have heard Of lately occurred
at Ghs%pagn dn On list ,Tha,sday soldier
in The northern part Of the State, and which
he had not seen for nearly f.ur years, was
hruta11y kicked of the passenger train going
, 1866-03-02

We take pleasure In lay&s before our read
ers the following letter from our noble
Senator, In reply 70 letter sent from Reloit
bearing the signatures Of one hundred Of our
leading citizens. What true Wisconsin MN
in the d. 8 Senatas -
, 1866-03-02

The Civil W. The Military Authority fu
KenGucky-TheE Ensc of the Comm on-
wealth AEninht Captains J. Fl. Lcnniu
md J. ". Read fsF Interfering with
Eicctlonz-The PARTIES In Prison aud
~lill Fighting for the Fla.-Thc stars
and etr1pcs Flying from the jail.
, 1866-03-02

The st. Louis Democrat says that Metcalte
has since been arrested, and gave bonds in
80, Geo to answer.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-12
EcIIPSE sTARLE. TEXAs STREET..

rTAyING leased this well known, large and ~,
II commodious STABLE, and thoroughly ~
rented it. we are preparedto attend to the wants Of the
public The best horses, carriages and bugges Kept
inr and feeding Of horses. GEO. a. COOK 60,
- 93rg93t Il Proprietors.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-12

PIANos.-Some time since we published the tall
swearing in the north and concerning watches in
making returns of the income tax, but we have now
to record better time in the piano forte line The full
returns Of 1865 published, and the amount Of the
last named instruments given in oath is only 2776
H-allelQjdh and scissors Just think Of such damna
BE, infamous, self-conviced liars The tax paid on
these is 57744. In all sweet, pilgrim New England
there only 48 Of these instruments Of harmony re-
turned, and Connecticut and Rhode Island have not
one In poor, down-trodden Missouri 707 have been
returned.
As are penning these few lines we are handed
notice from Peter Couln, United States deputy col
lector at this place, to which invite attention. and
further commend Rapides folks to call at the office
and settle up. And, our word for it, every one in
Rapdes who has piano, left unstolen from him or
her. will be to give in, and not to d-n
lie for the sake Of robbng the government of few
dollars. Alexandria Democrat, August %.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-12

The following is an extract from letter from Ala
hama:
Our funerals, Of which we have had several, have
generally been those Of small children 1t is not
good year for children. They come into the world,
look around, don't seem to Ike the new order Of
things, and die.
They were once valuable, now they find themselves
vorthlessare disguised, and return to mother earth.
There are now, in the vicinity Of Fayetteville n.
g.. no less than fifteen turpentine disteres in daily
operation on the different small water courses running
into the Cape Fear