The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-29

able plant and the accounts respecting it pub
lished in this paper, continue to receive great
attention throughout the country. The Com
missioner of Agriculture writes again to Mr..
Bonzano, attestng its value, and his desire
for its propagation. Mr.. Bacon, of this jour
nal is in the daily receipt of letters of Enquiry
respecting it from as far north as New York
and Illinois, and as far west as the Rio Grande.
In part reply to such, the following informa-
ton will be acceptable to the writers, and to
others.
Roots set out by Mr. Bacon in his garden,
on the 23d of March, have sent up vigorous
shoots, which are FIVE inches high. 1t shows
strong tendency to spread, and initiating in
this respect the low growing wild rose called
Bridal Rose" having leaf quite like it
when small, and Of like color, bright light
in sprouting. The ground was tenacious
clay, SO that a sandy soil Is by no means es-
sential to its growth. Roots planted in other
places somewhat later are also coming up.
There will evidently be no difficulty in rails
ing it.
As will be seen in our own extracts from
the Diario, Of Havana, specimens of fabrics
made from the ramie have been received in
Cuba, both those of ramie alone, and of wool
and ramie united, and that cautious journal
says "they have nothing more to be desired. :"
They have also received in Havana seeds of
the plant, which have been furnished by the
Society of Acclimaton of Paris. Whether
these seed will terminate as readily as the
plant grows from roots, remains to be seen.
The supply of roots brought by Mr.. Roezl
has been exhausted. He returned to Vera
Cruz sometime since, and further supply is
expected from him as soon as the siege Of that
city is sufficiently at an end to enable him to
send them. The price Of the roots is one dol
lar each, or one hundred for ninety dollars,
and they can be had of either Mr.. Bonzano or
Mr. Bacon, of whom circulars descriptive Of
it can now be obtained. They will also be
happy to give all other information in their
power to such as address them.
10 Picayune
THE GRAVE OF CALHoUN,-The editor Of
the Alton Democrat, writing from Charleston,
says:
Crossing the narrow street l entered the
cemetery once belonging to what was called
the Circular Church, one Of the largest and
most elegant religions edifces in the city, bu
now mass of shattered and blackened ruins
victim of the great fire. Near the center o.
the small enclosure, resting upon superstruc
ture of brick, is a gigantic slab of marble
bearing upon its face in deeply cut letters
the simple name
CALHOUN.
No other word or sign; no date Of birth o.
death-this is at once the epitaph and eulogy
of one who, whatever his errors of politica
faith and practice, has made an indelible mar
upon the history of the nation, and taken hi
place among the greatest and purest of it
statesmen.
BY a strange chance this tomb was in TIL
direct line of Federal FIRE from Morris Island
and over it, through the long days and night
Of the siege, shot and shell sped on their mis-
sion of destruction into the beleagured city
1t seems as if the vengeance of the immorta
iures had followed the very ashes Of Calhou
and held mad carnival over the unconsciou
dust The sanctuary whose shadow hallowe
his grave, swallowed up by devouring flame
the stone which covers him wearing ava
from the assaults of relic mongers and the les
cruel fingers of the storm; all around seen
Of desolation and decay; and the State who's
idol he was, mere military province, rule
by the sword!
A pale blue flower struggled up throug
The pavement, drawing its little life from wha
was oace the leader of powerful party-tf
clearcst and subtlest intellect America hs
ever produced gathered it as souvenir
the great Carolinian.
Alexander Dumas has had himself photo
graphed on the same card with Adah Isaac
Menken Heenan, and exhibited in the Par
shop windows. There are several differel
poses of this strange couple, Alexander sittin
with the Menken on his knee, he in his shi
sleeves, and Adah with her arm around h
neck, and other pastures. Awful old "a
Aleck. Boston Post.
Alestlye youth thus apostrophises the Ian
Of his adoption
Texas. dear land Of long horned Gait
and sharp, backed horses land Of hide
horns and bones land of. cetten, corn an
wine; land of oaks, pccans and hogs land
sheep, wolves and grass land. Of peachc
n cream and ants, cast my lot with YOU ma
you be prosperous"
The st. Louis Democrat claims fortLat eli
total nonnlaiion of 100000,