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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-10-18

Many persons leave on the entire
top Of q young tree. after. 1t has been
removed from the nursery, when, BY
removal, it has lost a large portion Of
its roots. and, perhaps, BY exposure
to wind and sun. the best Of those
which are lett, Under such circum-
stances the balance between root and
branch is completely destroyed; aud
ii its alive it il almost miraculous.
To maintain the necessary balance,
shorten, At the time OF planting, every
limb by At least one half Of last years
growth; and when the Leaf is Of full
size, cut out entirely such limbs a.
will ever interfere with the growth 1t
others, thereby avoiding the necessi
~ q hereafter removing large limbs.
BY which The danger d destroying the
tEte i increased.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-10-18

Mooney FREE As WAFER -l0CCD
w Aclve Local and travelling Agents.
Mate VI Femals.'of all sges, are Snntcd 10
solici' 'ials N every Cay. Town. Village,
lisn.si, Workshop and Factory. throughout
The .nsife world Tor 'he most rsieaDie nov-
elites ever known 600 Per Cent. Prstir
and READY SALE WHEREVER oEfERlD
: mart men and ~0nen chn make from 80
10 Sh5 per dav. snd no risk ~ los A
sma.i capital required % from S2Uto $!0p
n. more money invested ihe lren'rf The
nrctit No Money required % udsance--
We first SEND The articles md receive pay
rit.f~ar II you uc'uaiy wisn u niak-
money rapidly and easily. VINE iof fun
particulars and address
minor s. co. (from parls)
80 Broadway, NEW yo4g CIR.
vS-rfy ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24
SOUTH AMERICA.
slooDr sATTlE AT TuYuTY.
inc Paraguayans Captare the Allied
Camp and Give Up the Fruit Of
Victory for the Sake OF Drink.
ESTIMATED LOSES ON BOTH SIDES.

the steamer North America, Captain Zimmerman,
from RIO Jsneiro November o5, arrived this port
yesterday Purser James W. Wilson sill please accept
eur thanks for the prompt delivery OF our les aud
Dispatches
Cholera had disappeared from Bm erg tho
srmies but some cases ot smallpox sl appeared.
The feet continued wIlhon, change Ia its position.
Tho enforcement of the Papa bull against FREQ
masonry, made by the ecc:essslcs or Entre-Ros bad
caused much scandal and discussion, and the provincial
Nioistcr OF Justice Lad ericreL
Ths Publications OF The treaty OF amiiy and
alliance, limits. commerce aud navigation between
Brazil and BOLIVIA. exchanged At La paz upon tho
22d OF September last
In Para the company promoted for the steam navi,a-
Gon Of the Purds AMI Madeira, two important afilu-
ents Of tho Urpor Amazon, had been formed, and The
vessels were 70 DO ordcfe IN England.
Tho Peruvian expl,rug expedition, under Admiral
Tucker formerly of Confederate navy had reached
the Amazon and expected shortly at Para on lis
return by tho TO the faclc side.
The Japanese ronc al. formerly the Confederate
cruiser htonewa. steamed Rio upon the l1th OF
November for japan.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24
NORTH CAROLINA.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.

Another Horrible Negro NTurder--A Twcfoid
Trnaedy-The Murderer Meets Hia just Rr-
ward-Heroic Conduct of Boy-Terror of
the People.
EEwnERs Dec. 20, 1867.
Scarcely day has elapsed and again to record
another OF those negro outrages so frequent tho
South since emancipation OF that unfortunate raco
another brutal murder Bats fcw days since and the
peaceabs citizens In this vicinity thrown into
state OF the most violent excitement and terror
BY Tho horrible murder Of Colonel Nslhercutt
and the inhuman beating his wife received At the hands
Of the murdcrers who also attempted incendiarism
The affair am about to record Is twofod tragedy,
the negro murderer meeting death at tho hands OF
heroic boy not moro than fourteen years old
o or se last tho so, ss aso.
front. rs invaded by q gang Of negro desperadnes
who nfost this portion Of the state Upon reaching the
OF the party entered, the others remaining
side, such cases, guard against in
trusion, whle their bloody work Is bsng perporsted
Ben Carmen, the murderer. who met his deserved
fa,c. finding pras,ut but Mr. r. Bracher and
small boy. seized the former and doman led all the
money there In the house. violent struggle,
lasting for some moments. now ensued The negro being
media ely drew recover. dischargng twice, one Of
the balls taking esct In Mr. Bratchers abdomen, the
In hts rgnt From tho wound In his abdomen,
which orta has snco diod AT this juuo. OF
Affairs the weak and puerc boy displayed In marked
dssree his courage and heroism. When the struggle
his pistol the boy slipped bshind door. and soixing
the gun belonging 20 hr. Doughty took steadS and
deliberate aim at tss negro murdercL nsed aad instauy
killed him. The remainder Of ts gang outside. seeing
thor lea1sf lying prossis 70 his gore cd negroes
will always who's they manly courage
The BOY uansd the hoaso the solo SURVIVOR Of this
Mr. BrAtcher until assistance arrived. THIS section "a
dny the scene OF the most unparalleled murders tho
peOpe vU Ia terror. and n not adopted IN
restrain tho growing negro violence the seunt<y VIII
become depopulated
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DESPERATE sulslAW AND aassfN IN NEW JERSEY.

Romantic ana SuCceoSiuh fuTSuit ~ noODCubs
Iron the Trenton True American. Dec. -
On Sunday morning. about half-past two O'Clock, the
store and dwelling OF Nr Henry T. Hooker OF Lambert-
Vile brother OF Edward Hooker, la Greene street, Ia
the Burglars nrst got into the store. and Il 10 said
took goods and jeweiry 70 the amount Of
1850 Then they started for tho bedroam and,
ssIecp 0us had long spanish knife, ADD the other q
revolver, which they held over them; and awaking
them. demanded 70 know where his vaisables acre.
The third man, IS sa stood as sentinel a. ths door
said. gave them 5000 IN money and they helped
ihempeIvcs 70 Whatever they could gel while Mr.. H.
was kept at bay which, u " said, amounted 10
these scamps departed Mr. H. started - give the alarm.
ana IA said OF tho plans he took was 20 ring
cause 10 be rung church boil This coon aroused the
a. made for Inc villains, bus Without succssa Mr.
Vile vigilance and PurrsiDs society, ard, pro-
caring sssh himself ss,sd i9r If fss,a.
down ths Pennsylvania side and othors ths jersey
side Arriving st Morrisville, they found horse ana
sleigh belonging Jamos vanarsdale, Of Lambervils
on carrying themselves aud plumber They s the borss
lied 10 . fence, and probably crvsssd the Della
wsrs bridge. Mr. Rocker gave information Al
sorcs was mmedIafely put into requsisIon and while
they secured the entire city Mr. Edward HOOKER and
detective George L. Doan went 70 Bordensown- HIS
brother also went down. Alter MOVING sround very
them At the American Hotel Tue other wss found -
Trouts Hotel whsre he was moving about 10 cne style
in tbs psror smcnz the ladies' and offered 70 present
secured and brought 70 Ireaon Tner names are sam
ucl Pidcock Charles Collins and Matthew Waltersths
latter nnsesn years OF age. They admitted ths whole
thing All sos goods aod Ionsy we're sscov "a
arrived lest night ana Ne hi@yoe, o<Nyuv w0nses we're
taken y rennsteA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

Hrrr--Tn- - - ---'--~
nal atiIc - 49, 49, 80 !, ,o,s. ,rirs. VI, a -
BAY--she deLnsna We AT W ~ r Pss1@' -
HoIs We're dull butprees were nhrhahsea oAs's ~ A
a. sbc. a o5c ...-.-..uo. pr,...
hoLAssns.--Ne hcnrd o. no saiesv1 'np'fs@'sS. -
Tere without pecai eaans o., ,,,,. ,,rr.rtlre Wa
NAVAL SToREs-lhe mAfAet ior sp'fis 'ufpvhsan1 -
9net aud closed weak A. oc ~ whsn ssis we're nae
40 oos Inc cuisines "a so.n W. -, shnsS
~ lsd, common a 2 ssers 10 hSs
~ 111 otnet kr1lcs - e
NJ ~. ~ dp 90 70 ss11st ~ ~ 49, q. suAaress
Ivy 20. - ". 700 ~ ro- ~ = rns 80 W
ssaseo' ~ - ~. ~ Guy pSn tue Saws "sAs ~ wv
Az, ,,, .,..aw a, Al M an easks othe~
~ rrrrs M ~, ~ "ii ~ s's~ns W
sss AZ 4 ~ o,s r., p $3.50 To-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

AAos@1sf
ParnGunyan RepuIse-News from the Int.
ri0r-Thc Presidcutini Question.
BUESos AyRES, Nov. IL. 1897.
Up to the hour Of closing the supplemental mail
aend TO you tho latest news.
Recent reports from the army confirm all wrote By
The other mail. We have further deais OF the taking
OF Tsy point on the Paraguay nyer TO which tho az
right Of the allies extends The Paraguayans had
just begun fory that place. and had sent eight hun
drcd for the purpose who totally routed only
a few escaping by swimming. IL ID near the main
camp thai on two hours notice tea thousand
be called to IL il Is supposed TO command the river as
at tho taking 81 Il two small steamers destroyed,
and one burned away damaged and since that no others
have ATTEMPTED 10 pass.
Things quite unsettled In Salta and Juguy pro-
vnce5 Wild eaucao, by tho mama OF Vare'a, IA plnn-
0efing and killing at most !awiess rate. On October
10 lie entered Saa and robbed pubic and private bult
ings, sabring men, assa1.tng aud marketing women
aud children. The widest crueltes or Arabian blood
Ia % dova Governor has been elected by the
Leg lause, sescr Peia and he has saved himself
trouble by dssoylng tho Legislature aud tendng the
members home.
The Ma iona, n the principal dailics here
out YESTERDAY with the name OF Domingo !. sarmeuio
for pre,ident and Adcifo Alsina fer Vice President
These bon good men.
Exchange been done BY this packet chiefly al ASK
pence tie gold dollar
The just in docs nothing towards improving the
price OF WOOL
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DuxI ~ A Coax FTELD "A 61et occurred IN tns sove
Of Alta crossing out 81 cfse or jealousy man "
the na ne or Mcneil conceived that there we're mpforek
Intitnacirs between fnar named West aud his wife
wblcn ~ers encouraged " George Wilkinson and Nc
wifa. Mcneil chascsaed wost 70 mortal combat, sna
thu parties repaired field 10 settle tns Auase
~ Eoaor In thk sioimsnt Of arms Mcneil 80
. rice that war Improperly loaded, which &c
was known to AZ parties bls himself. sng
Wilkinson was prsvxed with . ehot gun loaded witn
shot Ia true cy yrio etyc, Wilkinson proposed fof
wheel and Bra HNcil ala not ESQ the point and VINE
negotiations wsrs peniirz drew up BIS sun ano
attempted 10 no. whersupon Wiikinscn ia hkswnS
Ana Door NcNa received part Of tho cbargs OF shot -
bIs lace. lie was a. once taken horne ana prnlery
cared for, sl4. Informed. MS iovins VIE 49,
10 deeply ayrosscd with his misfortune that sue sA
~ was gcoe enough for him. aud hoped no would ne
gss we'll --Gsa1d Haven MAJ tt4rssss.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24
POLITICAL IHTELL1GENcE.

Kentucky Union Ssnte Csnveatiou.
call has been on1caly issued for the assembling Of
the Union State Convention OF Kentucky q Frankfort
On tho 9th OF February for the purpose OF nominating
. candidate for Governor and appointing delegates
70 tho National Republican Convention u chicago
May 20
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

nsArd OF Transactions 10 any kind prices
nominal.
xiS sarks corn neal 200 bushels wheat 1890 bushels
enrn lsos do. oats VI do ryc $50 ~. malt and 40 do
Tbe aeur mari rcnanef without change Of
rnenl either one way the oher The demand was cs.
riv shl bat his owing mainly ~ the condition
are strcets which almost precudes the possibility Of
earring Ca}ornA quiet but steady I've sales were
sh,s Am hbs market closing very du at
"os auolsons boathera steady with light demand.
w. s.s being about 40 btis Rye -four
ani.t but nrfn: Gales KS bhis NJ ~ GOA DO or
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

CaArp vrw Yosx Ex.erulsx 1t 10 not generally
Known ~ our citizens there now on foot ono y
The mva magnificent schemes that wss ever ent
prIss are The great Commodore Vanderbilt OF New
Yosx; j. r. joy OF Detroit and mo MANAGERS nn1
dy ectors az All Of great railroad lines OF the wcss
c,rnsetlrs with tho New York Central Railway. ihe
rslsns comm dors having vanqushsd HE opponents ~
Es YORK ID now on his way westward Tor fususe
rssr,.hs ia nov proposes ID purchase from the citys
ss(or 4 song" what u known - the Chicago Las
pogk --Ckieaes Ryw5sisaA DsA ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

The Norwich Conn., Advertiser December 20 stasos
that tho President has decided TO appoint Mr.. W. D.
Bishop OF Bridgeport, PresIden. Of the New York and
New Haven Railroad Company. Com missioner Of
patent1.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

MONDAY, Dec. sc I'm
corxcx THE demand fair but tho offerings
liberal and holders obliged " grant concession OF
We psr H. 10 effect sales The market closed rather weak
The reduced prices Tho saeswcrc co bales all fof export
and spinnlng. We quots:--
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24
Governor Of Csnuecticus.

G0Veru0r OF C0nuecticuts
me New Haven Ccwi~ states that Mr. Thomas h
Trowbrdgs Of THAT city. psrsmpsoriy refuses to kow
his name DO used the Connecticut Republican Con-
vsntion AZ candidate FOR Governor Mr.. Charles T.
Nc(,ursfv IA proposed
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%,
Dcductns these Habit from the assets, there Is
balance Of Is $50 0O0t But the capital actually paid
up IL I22 1872 O0Or out Of 124 000 000 due the said
IS $50 900. Sufficient 10 It BY al 000f
that constitutes tho loss Tho report then
10 declare that these figures chow that the situation OF
ally imagined Indeed since the 3lst October tho
hayr, says increased by 500 0cof. owing to tho
ims can b gained better results viii DO obtained. As
70 the Immoidicre Company, through which the ON
of the Mobiier have bsen chiefly caused
vUkaeseaes The opinion that, II aided, Il
90 report sS.-5~sr yvzw11 aver it, diG1cutieA
..; ss5; Is Nms % Sde -..ssm-.
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frniy hrd holders ioofips for an
a. becomes possible y ,hs grain With any tee H,
css, sgrsg snoai 81 u for No 40 ana e. 10 tef elss
sc'wn pusheis Al 9iw !" N soy for mirsd Western
10 store 81 81 81 4s for do aGoai, 81 y 81 20 for uew
do an3 HI white gcu.hsrn. opered hrne but
sle.et With hs adyAnss lost III slss wsrs abca, s .
bnste's AZ SIC We srtne clofe onercd ~ tfc
N sors and sslsr sloet Rvs coninaed quiet bit Afn,
Jhs sales we're about Ae0 bushels stats ard Metern a
Sales 500 bushss partly At u 81 ox stats ~ lie railroad
yps,asrs-Tns wsrsst sssaasd 10 ruis du. but shsrs
was no imporsAat change in r.tss lhe trssxs ments
f.verpoo 76n bushels ~ bt<f. 30 bbis
pork a. "a aud psr steamer, 90 bushels corn q edj
k0 hslsa GOTTEN ~ lid ~ usrccs beef ~ g. LOO
boxss chssse CO.. ana 90 bbis porx, 90 a. 70 Bremen
" bAss cos6P private tsrms 1hs ehsrsrs wesss-An
ark (ssoon1 cAsa direct port on the Coan9aA ffev
reisssaghia kee sSis g:sscss.: - $3.50 =
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

The 0sase Chronicle, published Al BurIIngams, Kan
sas hos,s the OF Horace Greeley for President and
says;-A million OF American ciszcrs 10 day ready
and anxious to join the party that viii inscrbe rs
ner as leading principles, Universal Amnesty, Impair
ua Suffrage and Horace Greeley for President In 1865
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sppeaance for tho seecos OF their city FOR the holding
Of the next Democratic National Convention believing
In omens, tho EnqxiyafprgelfuI perhaps, OF the dis
astrous results Of tire Bucnaoau administration,
As the republicans have selected Chicago where THAR
good fortune commenoed, We think the democrats
should select Cincinnati for the holding Of their Con-
ventton because when wo left here The sun OF demo-
cratic victory was the ascendant The last democratic
President aud Vice President nominated here In
1864 Let us return to the old stamping ground"
where have good recollectons instead or 70 those
associated with defeat and disaster
The Washington Iielgens deliberately urges Indian
spolIs A. the proper place for holding tho convention
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A Regretfed lRenoynl.

mo Mobile Advertiser. OF the 18TH inst, regrets to
learn that tho venerable John A. Cuhbers has lost tho
place OF Assistant CLERK Of the United States District
Court for the Southern District OF Alabama. Thirty
years ago Judge cuthbet distinguished and nnu-
entail citizen or tho State Of Georgia lie represented
the State in tho C4nyress or tho United States
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

January and July, los IosK do -, 1867, losx sl
1ost{; Io40 registered. IoiH . 10lk; 1910 coupon.
iol1s 1918; June. 7-so. io4K . iolx; July, 7so
Io4ss lo4z; May compounds. 1895. il1H li7'si
August do so.. ll6Aa liok; September do DO, AsN
us; October do. do, 1855 lIS%.
Tho foreign exchange market quiet, but Il cloas1
arm, and some Of tho leading drawers asked 1loA a
sixty days bills on London Thcre wore no ssisS 8 n
higher rate than 110k, however,. Bankers bills Sof
England. at sixty days, quoted al llQa ilDs;
three days. llo1S 1fox; COMMERCIAL fAilz, l0s2
l09s<; bills on Paris, a. sixty days 5l5s< Six;
three days, ak a5I0 On BsrlinBankers', 70 TIM
commercial, rs 7lT. on Bremer--Bankers', 7gh
a7oz; commercial. 70 1914 On Frankfort-Bsnt-
ers, AK a4f,s: commercial, AJAX. ON Amstor-
.dam-Bapksrs, az ara, commercial ~ 4i,S
On Hamburg hspxssss, 500 "a se7l; commercial, so7s
$685. On Ahtwsrp--Bankers', 6ls4 sS.I2ls;- COM
mercia, o.l0I a5.15. - /,
Smith g. Parmeloo closed 5c.e .n,rr thsp nj ne -
sold at Soc. wssEl Lead .sG lis 81; Eye.
shil AfhnsA 81 a9 Consolidated Gregory Cold, S. eS.
sensols and american securities werS quoted thus in
London ioAay~ aAsesHSsxAgSS sa.ss:-
! ssszssx -'s%~sss5s. H. Dc. 20. Dec %
ssnsols ;....:........... g3As :. e. lilo sss
United States lve-twenties. u lilo ~ lz5
Erie .................-.... 5Oss e9!a sgh
LIMOS Central. ............ s94 e9G $50
The Assistant United States Treasurer in this city
ports tho days business as follows:--
To al receipts 81 202 $50 Total payments 81 81 sSl
For customs. c2i 900 Balance los, 0G4 342
For gold n Jte5.. 1000
There meeting OF tho stockholders OF the Credit
Mobllier held Ia Paris 30th OF November, when
report WAS presented by Count do Germiny its new
President, which embodied the following report OF It's
affairs they stood on the Both OF October last
ASSETS. Francs.
Rentes Government stock). debenturcs and
various sharss calculated at the rate OF the
Official quotations OF the Bourse October
81, 1861, or nt rates excessively reduced for
such Of the securities as are not quoted o. $50 coo
Shares figuring In deposit accounts OF debtors,
and which the Company may have 70 take,
October 81, 1867 800, 900
Bills &C.. In portfolio. 1900 600
Advances 10 The Immob,liare Company mot
including 81 500 0oOr Of bills iudcrsed) - IS, 1874 600
Advances 10 different companies. 4472, 900
Credit 10 account current, OF which tho pay
ment is certain. s;................ a72aooo
tain ....................... 1232 900
Real property OF the Company .......... 8 900 900
Cash in hand and ct the Bank OF France. 30l9 900
Total. .143 402, 900
LIABILITIES.
r,lIs &C., TO be paid ................ s12 900
Deposts In current account 81, 700 600
,.C0nuuaons'' at the Bourse. .......... Asa, coo
Various creditors ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4iS, 900
T0M os loZ,VVu
Deductng these Habit % from tho assets there Is
balance Of Is $50 0O0t But the capital actually paid
up l22 OO0f out Of 124 000 Door, due. the said
IS $50 Door, sufficient by az 000G
that constitutes tho loss Tho report then goes
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24


Tho Augusta tcal Chronicle says that tho radical
negro Convention, In that STATE Ia passing ordinance
requesting the removal OF Governor Jenkins and tho
appointment of his successor done good service 10
the decent people OF Georssin this that viii
unite the honest and respectable in opposition to leg.
iuatizIng lie bastard orsprpg and 10 show the
people or tho whole country that thoss who are In this
body neither for Ged country, bat for The spok
OF once.
Gspnnr Repudiated by the Georgia Radicals.
On the 18th inst caucus Of the radical Consitu-
tiona Convention vas held Atlanta and resolution
adopted recommending Chase a. the radical candidate
for tho Presidency. This action u seems reused the
friends Of Grant, and thsy succeeded In converting
smother caucus ON the following night with The intsn-
ton Of the vots Of the night previous ana
putting Grant In nomination Tho effort made, the
vote taken, and Grant received the large number Of
I'VE vosea
Coming ONT from Amons tho Foni Party.
The Macon Telegraph ssys:--"Jsdge Irwin, OF Cobb,
John Hall. Of Sumter, asd Mr. wootsn, OF Monroe,
delegates elect have refused 10 take ssa Ia the negro
convention TO this lss should be added this NAMES
Of Hsnry H Gibson. OF Burke, and Dr. Edward T.
Lane Of Emanuel county, roth Of whom are member
eocs 10 Popes msnsgers but who decline 70 appear In
the den Of "unclsan bsasts"
The De@ecvasic National Csnvenslss.
- nuaaafns = nkronu
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,Lnhnxnn rnd unncn

johnson rnd Hancock.
This Is the ticket urged in paris OF Tennessee
furnishing proper candidates for President and vcs
President
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The Allied Losses Grenfcr thun Reported.
MoSTEvIDEo, Nov. Ia, 1857.
Your regular correspondent at Buenos Ayrcs will un.
doubleday have given you full details OF th, battle at
Tuyuy. Here don't believe the Official reports that
have been forwarded, and the Sgo has editorial to-
day In which the writer states that kilograms from
private parties In Buenos Ayres that tho ngnt
Ing was sliii going late November O The
respondents Of the Buenos Ay.es Tibuna put the allied
loss high two thousand instead OF Thousand at
Tuyuy and tha number guns captured by tbs Para
quay twenty eight instead OF SIX The only thing
certain that bloody fight took place, and con-
tnuing at the departure or the mails and that must
await private Information to know the real Losses.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-10-29

porter, with all the associations of the vine
''clad homes that the great writers have been
'tanaizing US with since the days Of the
Greeks"
The beauty of the matter is that with all the
poetry of the sceue and the occupation the
country is growing rich. The account before
us states that the land is held and sold at high
er prices than any wheat land in New York,
reaching as high in some cases rs fifteen hun-
dred dollars per acre. This would be . most
compensating price for the rocky sleeps Of the
Blue Ridge. The story is somewhat incredible,
but it is related by correspondent Of the New
York World
Now. these facts are suggestive. It may be
asked why is it that here in Virginia, where
the grape Is entirely at home-where the soil
and the cline are so congenixl that it springs up
spontaneously everywhere-it has never been
cultivated beyond the limited wants of the more
independent families, which have been supplied
by few vines in their gardens. The answer
which Is so often given to inquiries relative to
the limited variety of crops here in the South
is the only one that can be made to this-viz,
the existence Of slavery. The institution was
not at all adapted to multiplicity Of crops
Especially was it unSuted to the close and PROV
ident tillage required for such products ~ the
grape. The planting, the careful culture of
the vine. and the handiwork of the harvest was
not at all congenial with the habits and capa
bities of the African slave. This accounts for
the failure to prof; by the magnificent advan-
tages of climate and soil for the grape culture
which exist in Virginia But the institution Of
slavery being ended, our people now should en-
deavor in every way to increase the variety of
their crops as the best means of making the
most from their lands, and applying their labor
so as to produce the most profitable results
The grape offers one of the richest resources of
the occupation Of husbandry in Virginia-Dis-
patch.