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CoTroN AND Corn. The prevailing
opinion among the Southern planters
is, that they will make more money
by reducing the area planted in cot
ton, as compared with the number of
hands employed, and devoting moro
acres to corn. An experienced plant
er says they will mako more cotton
as we'll as corn.
Official Florida letters says that the
Indians of the Everglades have de-
termincd to keep the negroes rs
siaves. They deny the jurisdiction
ii the laws. Trouble is apprehend-
cd. Negroes are colonizing on st.
Johns River Gen. Ely has arrived
from South Carolina with 800 emil
grants.
MARRIAGE oE THE "Azr4c Cn11-
DEEN. The human monstrosities
known here some years ago as tho
Aztec Children" have recently been
Inhibited in England. The London
papers report that they were married
i'll that city, on the 7th instant.
Mr. L. a. Osborne, a highly ro-
spected Christian gentleman, died
suddenly Of over cxertion and ex-
posure, at the residence Of VIM.
Hunter, Esq, at Waihalla, on Satur-
day night the 10th inst.
OF the "Spalding Grnys,' which
left Griffin, Ga, at the beginning of
the war, $50 strong, only eleven could
be mustered last week to assist at the
re-intermcnt of q gallant comrade.
The library OF Luigi Manini, last
Dcge Of Venice, is to be sold at
L"ipse this month. The library con-
tains 2,35S works, many OF them of
great historical value.
The return of gross sales made by
the auctionccrs Of the city OF NeN
Orleans for the quarter ending De
ccmbcr 3lst amounted to S., ,70l,6 ,664.
OF.
Nicholas Longw Ortiz is the richest
man in Cincinnati, his property
being valued for taxation at $4,000,
600.
A Western paper says if Brownlow
had not possessed strong constitu-
tion he would have "cusscl' himself
to death long ago.
Dispatches state that tho Cgetan
war is coded, and that volunteers
have gone back to Greece.
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FIFTEEN THOUSAND WonkMEN JD1E.

G1r icEN IhOOoANO w oRkMEN DIE.
Our readers will be prepared, from
the statistics which we have already
given them, to hear that, according
to the te of New York paper,
there art 900 men in the United
States out of steady work, in some
one way or another, connected with
ship-building. This particular in
dustry was at one time in most tlou-
rishinS condition in the United
States, giving employment to large
number of artizans and mechanics,
and adding to the national wealth.
Why is 1T depressed now? Simply
because, by the operation of the un-
natural laws Of protection, tho build
ers are not enabled to get the mate
rlals which enter into tho manufacture
OF ships ut their market price. The
customs duty on iron has been raised
SO high for the lenefit of a small
class Of iron-masters in Pcnnsylva-
MIA, that those who arc com pcllcd to
use iron have to pay for it much
greater price than they could get it
for elsewhere. aud so with other
articles. The iron-masters are "pro-
tccted" that the ship-builders and the
thousands Of families depending upon
ship-buildinS should starve; that the
railroads should be so burdened with
high-priccd rails and machinery that
they must charge ruinous frcights on
the farmers products. This is
always the way in which protection,
as it is called, works. A particular
kind of industry appears to flourish,
buv at the cost of some other, or all
other, forms of industry. With coal
and iron at their very doors, there is
no reason why the Pennsylvania iron
men shonld demand protection; or,
III other words, should ask to rob the
whole community for their benefit
They ought, with the advantage in
their favor of Atlantic freight, insur-
ance and other charges, to be able to
compete with foreign nations in the
manufacture of iron. We have no
doubt they could, for their profits
now are enormous, the whole capital
invested often being made in Il single
year. The result Of protecting the
iron masters is the enhancement OF
the price Of iron, and this enhance
mcnt forces other people to charge
high prices for articles they make
into which iron enters; or failing tc
get this increased price, the industry
fails to the ground. This is always
the way in which protection" works
The United States will never get OIL
the right commercial track until they
| drop the protective system which
now hampers the country's progress
50 frightfully. y.-70ron!o Leader.
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HE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
ADOPTS ITS BARBER AS A CoRpoRA-
ToR.-The attention of the reader is
especially invited to the fact that
when, on Friday, bill was going
through to incorporate the Washing
ton Transportation and Coal Compa-
ny. Mr.. Wentworth ''moved to strike
ont the name of Charles Knapp,
Treasurer Of the johnson Committee,
and to substitute for it the name OF
John j. Johnson, the colorcd barber
Of the House, who was well known to
all the members, and who was Il man
of capital and responsibility"
Tho amendment was adopted by
the House.
Mr.. Knalp is & large gun-making
foundryman formerly of Pittsburg,
Pa, now living in Washington,
during the winter, and as manu-
factnrer of the heaviest species of
cannon, he reuderc,. the most useful
service to his country during the war
The colored barber Of the House is q
very respectable mulatto, that shaves,
carls and kinks the members of Con-
esreSs.
Comment upon proceeding like
this is unnecessary, save to add that
the House cared nothing for the cor
porator, but simply desired to insult
whito men. It's white door-kccpers,
messengers: &c, could not thus have
been made corporators Of, while
negro, only because he is negro, is
thus pctted, and placed in prefer, ucc
to them!
What is also remarkable in this, ia,
that while the Democratic members
OF the House let all this pass in 81
lence, because they desire the coun-
try to see what the House really is
no radical member Of the House
dared to raise his voice against it, SO
triumphant is the negro.
Mem York Express.
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ONE IMPOSITION STOPPED. Plant
ers and employers will be pleased to
learn that General Howard positively
forbldS any charge being made by
officers OF the Bureau for approving
contracts. Thus one unjust source
OF filling officers pockets is stayed
for the present.
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TRIBUTE FROM AN OrroNENT-The
New York Tribune, commenting on
the rejection of the constitutional
amendment by the Southern States,
says:
In 4 single instance only-that of
Texas-has this rejection been couch
cd in indecorous or insulting terms.
Usually, the manner has been unex-
ceptionabIe, if not even courteous"
After stating that the reason assign
ed is q refusal to punish their lead
crs for doing work they had assigned
them" the Tribune cont;~ues:
"1his rejection, then-or rather.
this reason for such rejection-has a
manly aspect that appeals to every
generous mind. But, whether You
agree in this view or not, the fact
remains. There are fourteen States
that will 1lot ratify the amendment;
and it can only be carried over their
heads by ignoring them in the court,
and assuming that three fourths Of
the States ut present represented in
Congress vii! suffice to ratify it,
That assumption, however, will GER
tainly be controverted in the Supreme
Court and probably overruled. After
our recent experience, this is the rock
to be avoided"
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Pork. The price of pork ought to
recede, for tho Western hog supply
Of the present season, down to Jann-
airy IL, is announced to be 551. .533
hogs shipped, packed and butchcred,
as compared with 453. 457 for the
same period last year-an increase of
nearly 100000 hogs.
A young lady at Berlin committed
snicidc recently because her bctroth-
ed was among the killcl at Sadowa.
She was playing one Of Bcethovcn's
senatos on the piano, when she sud
denly left the instrument, opened
the window Of the room, and dashed
herself on the pavement below.
The treasurer of the city Of Atlanta
is under q cloud. A number of
conncillncn publish a card. warming
their fcllow-cit that he has made
an improper usc Of the city funds,
and the Nc,C Era Of that city is loud
i'll its demands for speedy investi-
CATION OF the circumstances.
Mr.. Walbrookc, Of Shclbyyillc,
Tenn, rs tho inventor OF newly
patented contrivancc for switching
rlilray trains off the track when dan
ger is ahead at the distance ola quar-
ter Of Il mile.
The papers arc full Of cases Of fatal
burning produced by explosions Of
coal oil lamps.
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HOT AT tERNANDINA.-Our city,
on Monday last, was q scene of riot
ing and lawlessness unknown before
IN its history, and came near result
ing in the most serious consequences.
We mentioned, in last weeks issue,
that the Sheriff, in attempting to
execute n writ OF ejectment, was
forcibly resisted and thrust out Of
the house he was endeavoring to
take possession of. On Monday, he
summoned to his aid a number of
the citizens to serve as posS: N cxe-
cutting his writ, and again Paul Grip
pen, and others Of like radical pro
cllvltles, armed some forty or fifty
negroes, and, hoisting the United
States flag over the building in dis
pute, placed them in it, determining
to resist the law. This being the
state of the case, and the Sheriff's
force but few in numbers, it was
deemed prudent, in order to avoid
bloodshed, to postpone action until
advice could be had with the proper
authorities as to the best course to
be pursued Thus the affair stood
until evening, when J. Il. Frisbie,
the marshal of the city, entered the
store of Mr.. J. Colding, y pcaceable
citizen, and behaving In rude and
unbecoming manner, was ordered to
leave, and upon his refusal to do so,
was forced out and the door shut
Frisbie then gave orders to lot Of
negroes he had at his bidding to
break the doors and sack the build
ing, which WIS attempted, the doors
being cut in with axes, and had not
Mayor Riddell, Mr.. B. Is. Andrews,
Gen. Flnnegan and several other gen
tiemen, lnterfered promptly, it GER
tainly would have ended in the most
serious consequences. This is a sim
pie statement Of the facts in the case,
and we may vel ask the question,
have we civil law or not? Ii so, are
these things to 60 unpun;shcd?
There are, unfortunately. three or
four vile men in our community iiv-
ing by duping and defrauding the
poor negro and pushing them for
ward in all their dirty work. So
long as these wretches are allowed to
remain here, We may expect disturb
ances and troubles. All the insolence
and INSTRUMENTATION Of negroes here
come from the teachings and bane-
full influence of these trihing men.
Fe'2adndinu (Fl0.) Courier, Jan 13
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SOUTHERN RAILROADS. A table,
whichis published, shows that the
Southern railroads owe the United
States Government $3.50, 900 for
rolling stock and material sold to
them after the close Of the war. The
Boston Adcey1ise1' says:
1t Will be observed that, atthc date
OF this report, July 1, 1866, but five
Of the forty companies therein
named had paid their indebtedness.
On that dly, there fell due the sum
of 1878, 600, OF which, as has been
ascertained from other sources, but 4
very small percentage was paid. Over
81 1000, 900 fell due on the 1st of the
present month, Of which, also, but a
small amount was paid. The aggre-
gate due from the various companies
Is abont the same now as it was last
July, the payments by few of them
barely covering the interests falling
due from others.
Fortunately, onr South Carolina
railroads only seem to owcabout S24, :
900. The largest debt is that of the
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad,
81, 5GG, 600; and the smallest that of
the MGscogee Railroad, IS, 200.
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DRowNED.-We regret to learn that

DRowNED.-We regret to learn that
a young man by the name of Walker,
sald to be son OF that wcll-known
and much esteemed citizen, John
Walker, Esq, of Gross Anchor,
Spartauburg District, was drowned,
III attempting to cross Rccly River,
at Fishdam Ford, near Jocl's Bridge,
IN this District, on Monday last.
From accounts, tho young man was
nnacquainted with the ford, and
entered the river too high, and thus
rode his horse off the bank into
twelve feet water. Being taken una
wares, he must have lost his balance,
and fell off the horse and was drowned.
The horse made his escape.
LanrencasclNe HcrqzI
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kESrUCKy.-Yh New York Herald

has the following item:
The Kentucky Legislature is still
balloting for United States Sc
nator, with little hope of coming to
q decision. There are seventy-fivc
conservative and radical Union men
in the body, but they refuse to COM
promise side issues, and will proba-
bly,, by such action, insure the cleo
ton Of an original secessionist.
Sixty-six votes arc necessary to
choice.
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THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD. 1t
will be interesting to our readers to
learn that there is probability that
that portion of the Road in Tennes-
see will be placed under contract in q
short time. When tho charter was
obtained, the State of Tennessee sub
scribed 500 per mile, with $780,
600 for the bridge at Knoxville;
amounting, in the aggregate, to
$500, 900. During the last session of
the Legislature of Tennesse, $780,
600 was given by the State, in addi-
ton to her former subscription.
Besides, Blount County also made
liberal subscription, which is now
available
The authority is good for saying
that operations will be commenced
ut Knoxville, at an early day, for the
completion of the Road in Tennes-
sea distance of fifty miles. And
that it is confidently believed that
the means will be obtained, ere long,
to complete the whole Road
Pichens Courier.
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LzocaI -Etovn

BARGAINS. Mr.. Mendel, on Main street
has really fine assortment of mer-
chandize, which he proposes to sell low
He does not discount State money.
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FIRE. The alarm of fire in Ward
8. between IL and l O'Clock Saturday
night, was caused by the burning OF
a two-story frame building on Kut..
ledge Avenue, corner OF Mount
street, nearly opposite Shepherd.
The building, which was entirely
consumed, was owned and occupied
by Mr.. p. Clcary, and insured for
81 200. Mr.. Clcary and family were
asleep on tho breaking ont of the
fire, and were aroused by an officer
"f the guard, who first discovered
the flames. They had barely time to
make their escape. In addition to
his loss of fnrnitarc, &c, 500 i'll
erccnbacks were consumed The
fire ls attributed to inccndiarism.
Charleston Courier.
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NORTH CARoLINA- The Union Re
.Gisier ~ the title Of 2 new radica!
sheet just started ut Greensboro,
n. G. In his salutatory, tho editor
says:
'We, Of course, advocate the prin-
ciples of the amendment, only more
So; but the members Of the Southern
Legislatures would have been some
thing more or less than man had they
adopted it. 1t is very much like ask
ing Il man who is to be hung TO adj
just the moose himself to save the
hangman the trouble. We cannot
see anything SO strikingly noble in
the course Of the Southern Legisla-
tnres i'll rejecting it,; but it was natu-
raj and sensible, and we can't blame
them for it. In fact, they would
have branded themselves the veriest
fools extant if they had done other
wise. They very properly refused to
be cuiprit and hangman kpth, and at
the same time. We never expected
them to DO otherwise, and can't sec
how any sensible man could"
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Adviccs from the Plains say that
large bodies of Indians are moving
Sonthwards. O.d fighters predict
war from this cifcam stance.
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The Norfolk Joundl, making an
appeal in behalf Of the poor of that
city, says:
What makes it worse, is, that a
very great portion of this desolation
exists in the families Of those who
have died on the battlefield. Oh,
remember the orphans Of those
whose fathers bones lie bleaching on
every field from Manassas to Apo
mattox Court House, and let not
these poor children suffer from cold
and hunger.
William Hartly, living near Will
mington, North Carolina, drove off q
dozen robbers, who recently sur
rounded his house and ordered him to
remain within while they robbed his
meat house. Being willing to save
his bacon, he loaded his guns and
sailed forth, received their fro and
returned it, and then rctreatod into
the house to load again. He kept
up these tactics till he drove of the
party and saved his meat, and was
but slightly wounded.
Lieut., II. H. Adams, who was re-
ported among the killed of the trans
Mississippi Department., and had
been mourncd as dead by his family
Tor years, returned on Christmas Day
to his homo in ST. Charles Connty,
Missouri. He had been absent eight
yerrs, five Of which he had served in
the Confederate army.
We learn that n corporal and four
privates, attached to the garrison at
Anderson =. IL, and who were on
duty at the Government stables, 1
made raid on the horses and carried
off five.
Mr.. Crosby has purchased the
Crosby Opera House from ". II.
Lee, who won it, for 100000.
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TUE SAINTS. Like all sinners who
see the end Of their days approach
ing, the Nashville Press and Times
grows religious in its conversation:
"lIet us do our duty and God, who
protects his saints on earth, rs in
Heaven, will bless us with an abid-
ing Christian victory"
By "saiilts Oh earth our Nash
vile contemporary means, Of course,
the radicals-which is a pretty heavy
joke on the saints in the other place.
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The court honso of Mitchell Coun-
~ Georgia. was destroyed by fro
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A TOUCHING PICTURE. Tho New
York World draws the following pic
turc of the charitable out-pourings Of
the Massachusetts Samaritans, who
arc so deeply concerned at the suffer
ings Of the rebellious Greeks:
"Gcn. Butler, for example, blub-
bering at the accounts OF the cruel
behavior of Pacha in Gambia, runs
up to the platform from which Mr.
Phillips is setting forth the sufferings
of tho Greeks, and filings down a
dozen albata spoons taken by him as
being pure silver from an obstinately
rebelious lady's cupboard in New
Orleans. Gen. Banks, scandalizcd
at the confscation Of several drums
of figs by a Turkish Admiral. offers
two bushels of damaged Red River
cotton and bottle of Portland
elixir. Ex-Collector Goodrich, of
Boston and Berkshire, sends q pack
age of counterfeit currency, put off
upon him in liquidation of fines
from q corrupt importer, who has
subsequently emigratcd to Australia
An eminent Unitarian clergyman,
who gave his son to the country a
simple second lieutenant and got him
back a full major general, hands over
to the valiant defenders of Arkadi a
set Of coral children S bcHs and a da-
mayed piano, obtained in the nursery
OF malignant Carolina aristocrat.
We hope that the good work may go
hravely on. And when all that can
be collected has been collected, we
devoutly trust that Mr.. Wendell
Phillips, Gen. Butler, Gen. Banks
and Charles Sumner may be appoint
ed committee to take the New Eng
land contribution out to Gambia, with
instructions to remain in the E.:.se
until they shall have reconstructed,
not Crete alone, but all Hellas and
Asia Minor, together with Mesopota-
mia and Syria, into the exact likeness
of the ancient and fsh-likc common
wealth OF Massachusetts.
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OUR READING RooM.-Our friends ar.
invited to visit the Ihmni.c reading room.
where they will find on file papers and
periodicals. from every section of the Union.
Tho building is open day and night.
AUCTION SALE. Attention is directed to
the sale which takes place this morning at
the mart of Mr. ". I. Walter, on Assembly
street. The list, besides the furniture.
embraces largo variety OF articles for
consumption and household use.
HisToT1cA1.-Th future historian will
be anxious to gloan the most correct in
formation concerning the desolating march
of sherman; and especially will be look
For truthful record of the sack and dc.
strrctlon of Columbia. The only true and
full statement Of the terrible events of tho
night OF tho 18th February. 1865. will bo
found III The pamphlet issued from this
Office.
We have been requested to state that
the pews OF the Marion Sire Methodist
Church will be rented on Wednesday. the
Both OF January, at O'Clock p NJ. Pow
holders, and persons desiring to rent pcws.
are invited to attend. 4 committee. an
pointed by the Do;g Of Stewards, will be
at the church to rrceive all applications
and to give to applicants all desired infor-
nation.
Afw ADVERTISEMENTS. Ate ltjoi: ls call
ed TO the following advertisements. which
are published this mnrnins for IL" fret
lime:
t. Wibbclt-D:cad and Cakes.
Apply at this Onice-Day Board
Edward Si!l-Mountain Butter.
Mrs. Learmont -Evergrcens and Roses.
Jacob Bell-Citation Paul G. Chappcll
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MiIitary Notice.

.ccospANCE WITH AN ORDER +
Of william Haydon. ygoS.S sst.dxprill
Judicial District, state o. e.sscs mat thsreW
Ninth. isoa, , II tSs "sarsneld au.rds," 2,
=, MI r % : Houso, Dayton. on sATrEDn ,1n,s 81
t1s C SrI. 1867. a TX o'clock. for ne purp0s' %
Oh Ap .u and theslection Of oMos5I
DAYTON. April Is. 1907.
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BULLIoS.-There vas shipped from
Wells, Fargo Il Co.'s Gold Hill office,
this morning, 3 bars of bullion,
weighing 252 pounds, which IS valued
at Ss,5s4 81.
ButLIox.-van wyck L Co., Gold
Hill, received this morning for melting
and assay, 1888 unce crude bullion.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS, ETC.
Notice to

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN ~
~ ths, in accordance with Ord. LE
nance No. Il, Section S, . License Gill;
IS on each and every Doc, male or female, win
In the corporate limits of Gold Hill. will become
due on the FIRST DAY OF PRl A. d; ieoi.
All persons falling 20 pay said License will have
their dogs seized and put in pound, and II notre'
deemed with costs, the dogs will DO killed.
W. II. BEGAN, Town Marshal:
Gold Hill, March 30. 1857. mr1ou
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cHAReRsArrHE us. BRANcHmNr

For the convenience Of those not familiar with
the terms Of the Mint, We sejoin the tsrt6 Of
charges now In force at that Institution: Tt
For refining bullion under 800 parts gold, 3
For rsanins bullion nom ooofeeoo part, gold,
5 cents per ounce
For refining bullion from soois 75o part, gold.
7ecnts per ounce. ,l
For refining bullion from 75ofosso parts gold,
II cents per ounce.
For reclining bullion nom s5of0 sIsi parts gold,
IL can't per ounce.
Tho charges for coinage Il half Of ono per cent.
and the charges for making silver bars, the same.
Comparing the net value ofdspohts for coinage
with the proceeds Of impaired gold bars sold In
market-assuming that the bars has cost ! ofono
per cent-they must be sold at the following par
rates to equal the return which would have Deem
made had they been deposited for coinage
$50 par TO equal Mint return, at refining charge
of1t cents. ~
els par 70 equal MIN. return. at refining charge
ss5 oar to equal San Francisco A. Works
return. a. refining charge offs cents
fs0n I'm