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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-23
US of 1860

From the foregoing figures it appears
that there has been good deal of shift
ing and much presumable loss among
the blacks. The Gulf States have con-
tributed to fill up Texas and Tennessee,
where an urgent demand for labor, on the
'odae hand, and a loyal government, on the
other, offered refuge from idleness, precari-
ous pay. persecution, and wicked laws
Kansas and Iowa have drained Missouri and
ATkansas Maryland and the District of Col
mmbia, and indirectly the entire North, have
heightened Virginia. Louisiana may have
parted with some of her blacks, but must
also hare received many, acting, perhaps, as
sieve to Texas. The emigration to Florida
wall be more apparent hereafter. Altogeth-
Ell, about 225, 600 blacks are unaccounted for
m the States enumerated. The natural in
crease in the past six years would have been
Ibaut 1900, and allowing that 100000
VIII represent the number who have remov-
d to, and still inhabit, States not included
Rthe list above, we have deficit Of nearly
aft q million of colored people, whom war,
ant, anarchy, and a fictitious peace under
berfy have repressed or destroyed. And
Us figure would undoubtedly be swelled
smthe statics Of Alabama and Kentucky.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-23

AFFAIRS AT THE SoUTH-It is stated
that the evidence taken by the New Orleans
Riot Committee is very strong touching the
insults and wrongs to which original Union
lists are subjected in Louisiana, without
chance of redress. They are represented as
declaring that the States is an unsafe resi-
dence for Union men. The recent letter of
Gen. Heintzelman shows that Texas is SINH
larry bad. Rebel mobs control the authori-
ties in many districts, and keep in constant
peril known friends of the National Govern
ment The report of Gen. Ord from Arkan-
sas is net one iota better. Outrages and
murders upon freedmen and women are re-
ported continually, and neither the local au-
thorities nor the people evince disposition
to enforce the laws. Gen. Ord speaks of fifty
two murders Of freedmen by white persons
within three or four months, without an at
tempt to arrest or punish the murderers. The
constant recurrence of these reports is sad
commentary upon the alleged fitness of the
South for unconditional restoration. e
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a.. For the Standard.
Letter Addressed to Jacob Turna hon,

y wy o'anuard
Ae.'er addressed to Jacob Turnabout.
FRIEND JAKE:-I have jest konkludid
reading yer letter to brother Pell, that wuz-I
glDrliiy takes the Standard in nv pocket
over 70 let dakon ID. heer its kontints, and
the dakon and pondurd it over in much
SORROW and that not without kaws, the same
as shall set down here sayreeathim.
Empremes or sorrow the fust, you appear
to retain brotherly hankuring for Pell. and
at the same time to retain yer pursition in
the church, and knowing him to be what is
emfattikerly nominated q latter-day war man.
Sorrow the sakkened. You ask Pell to
pray Tor you. Brother Jake, in the name of
Chnst hev you CIV up reading your Bible
then do you, indeed, afford to us sorrowful
proof OF tristan falling from grace; for
dear Jake alters kunsidered you kristian.
but to ask Pell to pray for you! Tave We
nivur red that the prayurs of the wicked ar
an abuminashun to the Lord. Here this in
talking OF falling from grace Dakon H. s re-
mark was that alters kunsidered Pell hip-
perkrlt, and aksed me to give you the foller-
ing narrytlf as Sorrow the Third. The
dakon he'd four sons when the war kummen-
sed but three ct the boys wur marred and
he'd famlees. The dakon is, was, and alters
has been-and while God spars him, is re-
solved to remain true Washingtonian. But
to be brief with this sorrow, which is to be
long one with him and his poor umman-
three of his brave boys wur taken off by the
heli-hounds OF secession, and the yankees
coming along to wipe out the foul treason
lett the poor dakon without q roof over him.
tell We, prother Jake, the old dakon's story
coming from his own old quivuring lips
would melt ye and ne says he'll hev nothing
TO DO with the Adcokat or anythink in which
Pell-mind ye he ceases to call him brother
Pell-is kunsarned, and he adds-requesting
me to enfom you eff you don't wish to be
put outside the pale OF salvation, not to ask
the prayers OF Pell-for they will draw down
upon your head black cusses, so black that
you may already see them in the shape of
the murders and robberies that are now be-
strldm our land.
Sorrow the fourth. In this one, dear Jake,
we have to bewail the deestrakshuns in our
church, from which it seems that Divine
grace, in kongregashunal sens, has abser-
lutely departed for the dark qales of the
wicked wun who is repursinted as the prence
Of the power Of the air, are pro polling the
lureyed clouds of disorder and disaffection
all over everywhar lest as eff the sperits of
the departed trends was a conspiratinu with
thar survivors to hold karnivaI off desola-
ton over the remains of old Rim Van Win.
kle.
Sorrow the fifth. But I'll ston INV rek-
oning for / have sorrows to relate without
number have tn lonk at INV own f.,,;,1,
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EXODUS of the Freedmen.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Jan. 14.-The freedmen
are leaving this vicinity in such numbers as
to excite alarm about the future cultivation
of the soil They are chiefly bound for Flor
ida, whittier they are transported by the
Government at an expense of five dollars per
head, and with the promise Of rations until
the working season. Their main reason for
leaving is the hope of better employment.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-23

The Boston Post asks: "If the present
Congress can abrogate the present govern
mcnts of the Southern States, why can't the
next Congress abrogate governments recog-
nized by this Congress, and one Congress af-
ter another 60 on in the same way9"
The Post has asked silly question. Con-
gress is the law-making power. When it
acts, as it certainly will, its action will be
final When Congress admits new State,
for example, there is no power to thrust that
State out of the Union; and SO when it re-
stores State to its constitutional relations
to the government, there is no power any
where, except in the State thus restored, to
sever those relations. Any attempt to sever
such relations is treason on the part Of those
engaged in it. IsgSi4fRH H.
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The Colored People.

In letter to Secretary Stanton, Gen. How
ard presents some estimates of the number
of blacks in the South at the present time,
which are compared as follows with the CEN
.uo Of Qfn
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Tennessee Rolitios, &c.

. NASHVILLE, Jan. 14-The Radical State
Convention to nominate acandidate for Gov
ernor meets on the 2Sd February. A number
of the counties in Eastern Tennessee recon-
mend the nomination Of Br0wnlow. s7ls
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-23

Om Northern mails are becoming irregular.
VI 'do not know where the fault is, but, for
xa maple. On Wednesday night, the 10Th, we
ecs lived no New York papers later than the
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-23
,--s Very respectfully,
THADDEIS STEVENS.

THADDEUS STEVENS.
P. S-Since writing the above, certain
facts have come to my knowledge which
may make me reconsider my determination.
If so, will be there on Tuesday. T. S.
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s. IS .hssl y fsat aisSsss s1sis4d piile
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-12
TUITION:
PER SESSION OLE NINE MONTHS.

Fuel. per month ......... p 90
Payment of Board and Tuition must be
made at the beginning of each half session, viz:
October 1St and February 18th.
Each young Lady will furnish her own tow
els and toilet soap.
J. X. THOMPSON.
an 5d&w1v PrinciD al.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-12
THE BOAROING DEPARTMENT
VIII be under the charge of
THE PRINCIPAL AND HIS LADY.

The exercises of this institution Will begin
October LIST 1866, and close on the last Friday
il June 1857.
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JACKSON.

Pearl River Foundry,
Machine Shop
State Street, jackson. Miss
HAVING secured the services of expert
Il enced Iron and Wood workers, am now
prepared TO deliver to order
CAST IRON PLOWS,
No. l, cutting inches. s. 90
No. ,, cutting inches. 90
These plows are fitted up with superior sea-
Soned timber, are cast iron. and one advantage
in securing these PlowS is that you can always
conveniently secure Points and Land Sides of
the original pattern.
The prices will be as reasonable as those of
sny first class Plow IN the market.
FALL OUR PLOWS WARRANTED.
The following extracts from letters from
planters who have used these plows are ap-
pended in order to show how they are appre-
ciated after trial:
CANTON, Madison Co. Sept 1. 1866.
l hereby certify that l have used the one
horse cultivating Plow manufactured by Mr..
{. Williams this season, and find it to be the
best have ever worked. W. DRANE
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-12
EDUCATIONAL.
MISSISSIPPI SPRINGS INSTITUTE.

VNHE undersigned have opened Hlgh
Il School at the Mississippi Springs, and are
now ready to receive boarders. these springs
are two miles from Coopers W Ell, SIX from
CliRton, five from Raymond, and ten from
Jackson. on the Raymond and Jackson road.
Before the war they were frequented as Wa
tering place, and their situation l. known 10 De
one of the most healthful in the South.
We will teach the Latin, Greek. French anu
German Languages. Mathematics, Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, and all the common
branches OF an English education surveying
taught practically with the Compass.
Terms will be at the rate of thirty dollars
month WITH NO EXTRAS, and boys on en-
tering will be required TO pay for half Of the
unexpired session, and the rest ut the eXplra-
ration of the time paid tor.
We intend to keep a good. plain table, ana
TO do what we can to make the sojourn Of our
pupils with US both pleasant and prohtable
Post Office, Raymond, Mississippi.
J. DAVIS,
Jan 11-d1tSw3m VIM. THU RMOND.
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BABAIs MISS Dee 81 1919

BAHALA, Miss. Dee. 81. 1866.
Mr., c, WTLLlANS:-Dear SRI have used
one Of your Cast Flows the present season, ard
find them to be equal 70 any have ever used,
and are superior in grass and truck, being free
from choking. b. f. MARTIN.
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RANkrN %. Nay u 1SG

RANKIN Co. May IL. 1866.
We have been using Mr.. Charles Williams
Plow during the present season. and find them
TO do as good work any pillow we have ever
used.
They run very light; as much so as any
pillow of the same size we have ever used, and
in every respect we find them preferable to all
other plows, and therefore we can confidently
recommend them to 10 the planting eommuni-
ty generally. DAN'L ALLEN.
ELI ALLEN.
WIN. ALLEN
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-12
JACKSON My 81 1850

JACKSON. May 81, 1866.
Mr.. c. WILIIAMS:-Dear SRI have been
using your Plow for some time, and consider
il as good as any pillow have ever used. am
using also, with yours, the Moore 4 Miller and
Avery Plow, and lind yours equal to either.
Very respectfully yours.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-12

Jackson. Mss. Jan Is d3ul
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-12

COTTCN PRESSES,
NEWELL'S Screw,
INGERSOLLS, Portable,
GRONE'Sdo
BULLoCK'S Port
We have a combination of Pitts 4horse
power Emery Cotton Gin and Condenser. and
Grove Press, which will effect the ginning Of a
crop without Clubhouse. Cotton can be
ginned in the field a. readily as grain can be
trashed, and the complement ofmachinerv we
have ARRANGED, win effect this.
This we have COTTON up because of the wide
spread destruction of Gin Houses. and the ma
ceSsity Of portable set of Ginning and Press
ing Mchinery.
II Steam Power, 4 to s-horse. can be substi-
tuted for the horse power mentioned above. at
an additional cost.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-04-12
MARION FEMALE SEMINARY

TNHIS is one of the oldest institutions for
L the Education of Young Ladies in the
South, having been founded in 1884
Situated in healthy region, Marion Is in
remarkable degree exempt from the prevailing
diseases and epidemics Of the country. 1t has
long been noted for its superior educational
facilities as well as the intellectual. moral, So
cial and religious character Of its citizens.
The Principal has leased the Seminary Bull
di9gs for twelve years, and II Is his purpose 10
make it school in all respects worthy the
patronage of those who wish their daughters
thoroughly educated.
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s. G. WILSON

Land Sides and Plow Points TO ut all other
patterns, kept constantly on hand. Warehouse
at 5. p. BALE1'S, on Pascgaoula street, Jack
son, Miss.
Lam prepared to furnish all kinds of House
Fronts and Verandahs, ornamental and plain.
G. WILLIAMS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-27

TREATMENT oE WOUNDS ON FRUIT
TREEs.-Some years since whilst at
Dubuque we learned most valuable
art which till now we have neglected
to give to the public Ourinformant,
a most worthy citizen had used white
paint, of lead and oil, for covering the
wounded parts of his trees after pru.
ming them, and with the best of sue
cess, as he never had tree to suffer
tie least from any such wound--at
whatever time in the year made
The paint protects the part from
water and moisture and from sun
checking. 1t hardens at once. and
does not poison the parts as wax does
when 1T melts and is absorbed into
the wood and circulation. 1t is the
cheapest ofany known substance. a.
with brush the wounds in n large
orchard may be covered in an hour
at a trifing expense. Use a BRUSH as
in house painting. He prefers white
paint to any other color only because
white reflects the rays ofthe sun from
the trees. But we do not sec that
white is much better protection
than any other color. We have used
paint, this the third year. Apply
any time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-27
Oannibal Insects.

| Do all insects feed on plants P
| Fortunately they do not. Many m
sects are cannibals That is, they
| feed on other insects. Among them
there is struggle for life, as we'll as
elsewhere The cannibal insect feeds
on the plant>feeding one, and thus
prevents the latter from becoming
too numerous.
The different varieties of insects
found within the United States arc
about 30,0ee, or about ten distinct
varieties Of insects to one variety Of
the animal kingdom. Ofthis 10000
varieties Of insects il is thought there
are not less than ten varieties that
are cannibal. These insects of prey
keep the remaining three>fourths
within due bounds. In the animal
kingdom we find beasts ofprey less
numerous than the herblverous ones;
so among insects we tindathe class OF
cannibals far less numerous than those
which depend upon other sources Tor
their subsistence.
Every school-boy has seen the
spider at work catching flies while
thus engaged a mud wasp comes
along and catches the spider: Tor Tear
that mud.wasps should become too
numerous. the wasp is destroyed by
the ichneumon fly, which, IN Ms turn
falls prey to birds and other insect
feeders.
Every one must admit that cannl-
bal insects are the farmers trend
Now. will it pay to grow them artl-
ficially in communities where the
plantfeeding insects predominant =
Practical entomoligists and thinking
men must decide on the above guess
tions. Pains ought to be taken to
raise as many insect.eating birds as
possible Teach the boys not to rob
birds nests, or to wantonly destroy
the lives of the old birds. In Eng
land gardeners collect the Larvae of
the lady bird (bug) to destroy
plant.lice We know, by experience,
that nest of bald hornets near
house will soon clear out all the
house flies.
1t is said that the large, sinking
and ofensive-tased bug so common
on blackberries and other fruits, if
placed in room infested with bed,
bugs, will soon destroy a whole COLI
ony of the latter. This is well worth
trial by some modern hotel~keepers,
and by those who are always finding
ont now sthup1hup -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-27

lzatlon. Some persons would call
her superstititious, but others would
say that she was u woman who be-
lleved in the living presence of the
Divine Creator and ourclose relation.
snip, IN some mysterious way, to the
world beyond the vail. The obiect~
ION that she had to Phil. going to
West Point, was the probable neces-
slty OF bis shedding human blood. -
West OF the Rocky Mountains he got
into skrmish with the Indians, and
he wrote home to his mother that he
had actually killed a redskin in bats
tie. This disturbed her greatly, and
1t was a long while before she could
become reconcilcd Mrs. Sheridan is
great believer in the power of pray
or, and she thinks that her prayers
saved Phil. from many rebel bullet.
No one who knows her will doubt
That she prayed hard throughout our
great civil war; not SO much for the
great military chieitain, perhaps, as
Tor the safety of her darling Phil, for
men always remain boys to loving
mothers, and it i honorable to hu-
man nature that it is so.
The Sheridans are Catholics-most
OF them, at any rate. Mary is Cath
oilc, but her husband is a Protest
ant. A large majority of the Catho-
lies about Somcrset-and of the
entire country, in fact, opposed the
war bitterly from first to last. Only
small number. comparatively, es>
poused the cause of the Union, but
they did SO with boldness and dee
teAnination But as Phil Sheridan
rose higher In the estimation of the
loyal people, his relatives were sub
Jected to many annoyances and per-
secutions at the hands of the violent
anti-war Catholics. An incident here
IS worth relatingl On one of the
Generals visits home large social
party was made, to which he was in.
vlted and went. The company was
composed principally of opponents of
the war; but it was mere social par
ty, and all was going on well. A
disciple of Esculapius present, and
talking to Phil, INDUCED in some
outlandish abuse Of General Rose-
Grams. The veins on Pills neck i'm
mediately stood out about two inches,
and he stopped over" in few strong
words that cleared the atmosphere of
the room amazingly. A leading Cop
perhead who was present said that
he would not have had it to occur
for fifty dollars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-27
ss Ssx Vol. 10, No. II.
For the Girls.

Young ladies, the whole secre
with niue tenths of YOU, OF not being
able to get off your parents hands
is simply that you don't know how
to work. You can't keep house. You
can't make a pair Of hreeches. You
can't tell, for the life of you, the diff
terence between bran and shorts, Of
which COW gives the buttermilk. The
young man generally come out ct
war "with the skin Of their teeth, /"
with no tor tune, | might say, but
their wardrobes of gray and their
canteen, and to marry with them
now, rest assured, relates more to
making living with the assistance
of loving, industrious belpmate,
than indulgingin opera music, moon
shine and poetry. Don't you know
what they say of one Of your butter
fly young ladies who has held them
in the parlor engaged by the hour
listening to elegant nothings ?"
Nineteen times out of twenty 1t is
this: "Well, she is all right for an ewes
ning's entertainment, but she will
not make a good WIFE
There is no possible objection TO
the accomplishments of music, paint
ing and the like, as such, but the idea
is to be able to set these prior amuse-
ments aside for the period when; the
stern duties of married life call for
your practical knowledge. Show
the young men that you can do your
part OF double business; that you can
cook a meal Of victuals on pinch;
that you can sweep up, and dust, and
darn old stockings, and save a penny
toward an accumulated pound; that
you will not be a dead expense to
him through life. Believe me, young
friends, as many true, heroic, WON
anly hearts beat over house,
hold duties as futter beneath the soft
light of a parlor chandelier. Your
kiss is just as sweet, your smile just
as bright, your heart as happy and
tender, after aslay's exertion in a
sphere worthy Of true womanhood,
as in places Of dissipation, frippery
and silly amusement. Have an am
bition to do your part in life; culti~
vate industrial habits, and let the
parlor accomplishments go with the
higher accomplishments | have
roughly enumerated. 1t is astonish
ing how soon domestic young lady
is found out and appreciated 1t is
because she is such a rare exception
to the general rule.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-27
Statistics of the Crops.

Statistics of the crop returns
received at the Agricultural Depart
ment show that the wheat crop of
the country promises a yield OF six
bushels to each inhabitant or one
half bushels more than the crop of
1859. Returns for July show an i'm
provement in the condition Of winter
wheat over last year in every state
but Texas, Nebraska and Minncso-
Ia, the dimunition ii the latter case
being four per cent The highest is
in Ohio, 100 per cent; West Virginia
98; Georgia SO; Tennessee -; Indi~
ana 81; Kentucky So; Michigan 80:
Vermont 25; New Jersey %, Now
York II.
Wheat in all the states except Yer
mont, New York and Pennsylvania.
shows an increase on last year. The
average on corn is unusually large,
every state showing material in>
crease except Maine, New Hamp-
shire, New l orll and South Carols
ma. The rye crops shows fine con-
dition and remarkable uniformity Of
Improvement. Barley promises an
increase OF from ten to twenty per
cent. in Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut. New Jersey, West Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Indiana, and
forty>four per cent in Ohio. Most
of the other states show some IN,
crease.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-27

SMoKING BEEs.-A writer in the
American Bee Journal saws. that for
tanning or subduing bees with smoke,
he uses rotten wood, such as can be
BROKEN to pieces with the fingers.
he oojec's TO the use Of tobacco, puff
balls or Old rags, as the smoke from
them IS too sicllening and disgusting.
But the rotten wood has no bad CT
iects, costs nothing, and is in ALBUMS
dant supply His method Of using it
Is TO take a little common fire shovel
with little fire on il. and lay some of
the rotten wood on it, and then blow
the smoke into the entrance Of tho
hive. 1t will soon quiet the bees. but
will not Supply them. Ii the first
trial does not quiet them, blow more
smoke into the entrance OF the hive.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-27

GAMBLERS AND THETRRoPERs>IN.-
The World say that in New York
resides about tour hundred and fifty
men who earn their livelihood solely
by decoyiDg fools to faro. On the
average the ropers~in of the metrop>
oils earn about $50 each, or TO speak
accurately, about 1000 per annum.
Some weeks a professional may earn
many hundreds Of dollars again for
weeks he may receive no commits
sions whatever; but computing the
losses and gains of the seasons, his
profits may be estimated at the fig
ures just given. Taking these as a
basis, it is calculated that about
1920, 900, or nearly three quarters OF
a million dollars per annum (about
$4,000 per diem) passes into the
pockets of the ropcrsin, merely as
their commissions on the losses OF
their victims, which must amount,
on the average, to about three times
these figures, over So, 900, 900 per an
mum lost unfairly at play through
the instrumentality of agents.