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Evening star., 1868-08-24
DEFENCE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
LEGISLATURE.

- COLUMBIA, Aug. 2i.-The Republicans deny
>she recent telegraphic report that the Legisla.
ture proposes TO repudiate any class Of bonds
of the State, or as sign assets of the State bank
TO pay them. Only the profits of the bank are
pledged 10 pay the bonds, and the bank has no
pronts. The banks are secure with or without
this law. The law, if possible, strengthens
them. The explanation of this matter is that
the Legislature of 1865 appropriated the assets
OF the bank to foreign bond. olders, depriying
bill-holders Of prior claim. The present bill
rsverses that action and protects the bill holders
creditors of the State
Evening star., 1868-08-24

SINGULAR CAUSE OF PARALYsIs.-A little
son of Oscar +. Davis, of Whitehall, New
York died day or two since OF paralysis. in .
duced in the following singular manner: With
several other boys he was in the habit Of lay
ing hls ears on the rails OF the railroad track,
while others would 90 OF some distance and
pound the tract with stones. Every one knows
that sound IL conveyed much more rapidly
and with much greater intensity by solid SUD-
stances than II Is through the AIR, and by this
means a sharp, ringing sound was produced
completely deafening the listeners for a mo-
ment-ip TACT the boys called II playing deaf
enInF. 1t seemed 70 have greater effect on
Dir. Dayis's boy than on the others, for, as he
stated after he was taken sick, the deafness
would sometimes last for half hour. He
was finally taken with a dreadful pain in the
head, terminating in paralysis of one side Of
the head and throat.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

FATAL AFFRAY BETWEEN Army OFFICERS
Intelligence was received on Tuesday, al head
quarters FIfh Military District, TO the effect
that Lieut. McGee, OF the 2Uth United States In
fantry, stationed at Baton Rouge, had killed
Dr. Braman, surgeon of the pest, in personal
dIfilc culty. No particulars have as yet been re-
csIved as 20 the causes which led 10 the fatal
quarrel, and those officers here who are ac-
quainted with the parties express great sur
prise. as both have been remarkable for their
gentle and peaceable dispositions. Lieut..
MCGEE distinguished himself at the battle of
Murfreesboro, and was always after designated
rs the .sDrummer Boy of Murfreesb sboro Con-
gress voted him a medal and thanks for his
conspicuous bravery.-N. o. Pic0yURs.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

STwo young danseuses, Amalia Tromba
and Emilia Alsaniello, Were recently hnrnad 20
death at the Teano Partenope, NaDeis- xSts.
one Of their pas they were called forward. ana
having advanced too near the footlights, ssf
fire to their thin dresses.
I'd inst, between B. Sessums ana Ievi CSraer
both were killed Instantly. Sessrms shos
Green two deadly shots, and Green cut So.
sums 81 o0ee win bowie knife. Botn Vere
were some little under the influence Of Iouof.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
THE EXPLOSION OF THE SOUTH
RIDGE (MASS.) GAS WORKS

WORCrsTER, MASS, August 2i.-The explo-
sion OF ihe Southridge Gas Works, on Satur-
day evening, was caused by the careless use of
lantern in the hanos Of Mrrtin Whit, who
had charge of the works, which was hurled a
distance Of forty feet, and was the only person
Instantly killed. Two OF the in njured persons
named James Brogan, and John Brown have
since died. The works were newly erected.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
European Markets To-day

LONDON, August 24-Forenoon.-Consols for
money, % y; on account, 93 a9i; American Sc.
curities firmer; U. 5. Bonds, 7Ik; Erle, 32 =:
Atlantic and Great Western, y; Illinois, g.
FRANKFORT, August 2i.-U. ). Bonds, Is ,.
and .5%.
LIVERPOOL, August q Cotton steady: sales
12,O1 bales. Others unchanged.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-Petroleum dull refined
declined TO Is. ) I'D.
LONDON, Aug. 2i-Afternoon -Consols @,
tor money and on account: Erie, 81; Grea;
Western, 314; Illinois, 91k; u. s. Bonds, n 4
LIVERPOOL, August 24-Afternoon Cotton
steady. Breadstuffs quiet. Pork advanced 10
eOs Bacon advanced TO SOS. Fine rosin ad-
vanced 10 las.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-Calcutta linseed scarce.
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THE CHINESE HEAR THE BIG ORGAN.

BOSTON, August 24.-The city Of Cambridge
is extending its hospitality TO the Chinese EN-.
bassy to-day. The programme includes q mil
itary and civic procession, a COLLATION. at the
City Hail, and visits 10 the Mount Auburn OBJ.
servatory, colleges, and other places Of in
terest. The Celestials manifest ted much interest
last evening in listening TO the great organ In
Music Hall, concert having been given there
in their honor.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

To PURIFY A SISK.-In hot weather il is
almost impossible 10 prevent sinks becoming
foul, unless some chemical preparation used
One pound Of copperas dissolved in four gall
Ions OF water, poured over a sink three or four
times, will completely destroy the offensive
odoT. As q adIsinfecting agent 10 scatter around
nothing is better than a mixture of four parts
round plaster Of Paris TO one part of fine char
coal by weight. All sorts Of glass vessels and
other utensils may be efectually purified from
offensive smells by rinsing them with charcoal
powder, after the grosser impurities have been
secured on with sand and soap.
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TRIAL OF THE CALIFORNIA STEAM.
PLOW.

San fRANCIsCO, Aug. -.
The trial OF the California steam -plow was
yesterday pronounced success. The machine
moved about with the usual speed, the horse
cutting the earth six inches deep, casting the
weeds on the side and leaving the ground as If
dug with a spade. There was q numerous at.
tendance Of farmers and other Witnesses
Evening star., 1868-08-24

AEorHKR SHOOTING CASE IN MIsslssIPPI.-
Letters from Mississippi give An account Of
the shooting in the street Of Judge Morris, q
prominent Republican, as he was about leav.
ing for the North to engage in the canvass. He
had only speaking acquaintance with his
assassin. ard never had any dif1iculty with
him, conseq uently the murderous attack is at
tributed to the Ku.Klux- -Klan.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
fBy Bankers ana Brokers TeleGraph.l
Lewis johnson & 90. quote stocks and bonds
In home and foreign markets q follows:

In home and foreign markets - follows:
NEW YORK, Aug. A.-First Board-U s. 6's
isi, coupon, lDk; 6.20's, lsea, coupons, l13.
1854, coupon, l0s 1855 coupons, Ill =; 1868,
coupon, new, 1H& 620's, le61, coupon, l07 !,
l0.40s, coupons. l0e .3Os second, none; 3Us,
third. none Pacific Mail, 100 =; Ohio and Missis-
sppi Certifcatss, % y; Mariposa, none; Atlantic
~ Maa, iy; Canton; Sh Camberland. ishi w.
U: telegraph, "a; Q1icksilver, 2Oh: Boston
Water Power, IS; N. Y. Central, Iai h; Ere,
49A do: preferred, 70K; Hudson, 136; Reading,
81; Michigan Central, nonei Michigan South.
Pittsbure, SAY; Northwest, sOS: do preferred,
sos; Cleveland and To.edo, 90; Rock Island,
sc y; Fort Wayne. l06R: Alton & Terra Aaute,
none; Toledo & Wabash, 521; Adams Ex., A.;
wells, Fargo q 20. Exp, 70 4; American Ex-
press 42S; United States Express, u; Mer.
chants Union. 81 b; Chicago & Alton. l39; do.
prfd, 139k. Market dull. Gold, I&SH.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
Baltimere Markets. Te.d.v

BALTIMORE, Aug. A.-Cotton quiet, notAi-
nally ,29X a3o cents for middling uplands. Flour
dull, weak, City Mills superfine, S975aS 90;
tern superfine, SSasS.2S; do. extra, 25aSlI 25
Wheat steady and unchanged. Corn firm;
white, l.23a&1.25; yellow, sL25. Oats un-
changed. Rye nominally S1.40as1.45 Pork
firm, S3O.50. Bacon firm. Lard quiet at 10
cents.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

HThe State Prohibitory Committee has is.
sued an address to the Republicans OF Massa.
chusetts, urging the importance Of seIsctine
delegates to the approaching State Conv vsntion,
rrpresen, the party: and VIII demand the re.
peal Of the License Law.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

GoLD1RoN ALAsKA-The Treasury Depart
ment yesterday received a remittance Of 5000
in coin, on account Of customs duties in Alaska
This is the first that has yet been received 1t
was deposited in San Francisco, with the
Assistant Treasurer.
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RESPITED

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2i.-Alfred Alexander,
the colored man under sentence OF death, for
the murder Of Phyllis Proctor, whose execu-
ton was fixed for tomorrow, has been re-
spited until September sth, by Governor
(Heary.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

FOREIGN NEws.-Advices By the cable TO
yesterday state that Admiral Faragut Is still at
Constanhnople. An attempt was made in
Paris on Friday TO issue another copy of La
Lanterne. recently suppressed by the authori.
ues, but the entire edition was seized before 1t
left the printing Office. The Patrie, Of Paris
advises that the dispute between the United
States and Great Britain concerning the Ala.
bama claims be referred to the arbitration of
one Of the great Powers as the only means of
arriving al definite and final settlement The
steamer City Of Antwerp arrived at New
York yesterday. Her advices are thar active
preparations are making for the forthcoming
Parliamentary election. The test question h
the disestablishment of the Irish Church. and
the candidates are obliged to declare for or
against that measure before their Constituency
A telegraph cable Is to be laid from DenmarE
to Russia. The semi-oficial correspondence OF
Berlin praises Baron Won Buestis recent
speech at the rife meeting in Vienna, on ac.
count Of the admission that Austria is no LONGER
q German State, nor longer considers herself =
guiding influence over Germany. 1t states
further that Prussia will not Quarrel Win
Austria as long aS she adheres faithfully 70 the
principles OF peace and reconciliation thus
laid down.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

CAPTAIN HENRY A. WIsI.-A private letter
has been received in this city from Capt Henry
A. Wise, late chief Of the Bureau Of Ordnance
OF the Navy department, dated Carlsbad, Bo-
hemia, Aug. 1st, stating that his health had
somewhat improved since his arrival at that
place. This will be very gratifying to the nu.
merous friends OF Captain Wise.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
fs.day's New York Markets.
INV Tele0ranb

NEW YORK, August 2I.-Cotton quiet and
steady; Middling Uplands, 3Na3O1 cents
Freights dull. Flour l0al3 cents lower Wheat
dull and declining. Corn without decided
change. Pork dull: mess, s2s 62I. Lard quiet
at lS al9 cents.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

Baltimsre Stock Market, To-day.
BALTIMoRE, Aug. 24.-Virginia skies, Old in
scribed, a. bid A. y asked; do 1s66, 46h bid;
DO. 1s67, 45k bid; de. coupons, old and new,
So North Carolina's, skies, II bid.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
MURDER BY A HI8HwAYMAN.

WORCESTER, MASS, Aug. 24.-Beni /. Grid
ley, sixty-five years Of age, was shot in the
head, severely injured, and robbed of S2UD by
Cornelius McQ uirk, near the water.works at
Natick, on Saturday evening. Moo uirk is
slill at large.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

ARMY ORDRRs.-By direction Of the Presi.
dent, Brevet Colonel c. w. Foster, Assistant
Quartermaster, is assigned to duty at San
Francisco. and relieving Captain T. ]. Hoyt,
Assistant Quartermaster, of his present duties
at that place.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

DEXTER TROTs MILE IN 2:I4-Dexter has
recently beaten his Buffalo time, and has fairly
earned the title of the fastest horse in the world
In June last Mr.. Bonner sent Dexter TO the
Fashion Course, where he was placed in
charge of Mr.. William H. Doble, who was in
suucted to train and work him down to a
racing condition. A few days ago Dexter was
taken on the track for his exercise and several
gentlemen who were present e. xpressed a desire
TO see the horse put to his speed Dexter was
sent 70 the stable, rubbed down and scraped.
and after an absence OF twenty five minutes
was brought back, with Budd Doble as driver.
"A running horse with a rider was also pro-
vided and placed at the three q uarter mile pole
70 make the round with the famous trotter
Mr. Turnbull, the well-known turfman and
Mr conway, OF Philadelphia, took the Judges
stand and kept the nme.
Dexter was trotted slowly around the first
time, AID as he began the second heat was
worked up, until al the quarter pole he seemed
TO be going at a locomotive pace. With the
running horse at his side TO incite him, Dexter
rotted at such rapid and steady pace as 70
surprise all. The hrst quarter mile was made
in thirty three and half seconds, the next in
thirty-three seconds, the third in thirty.four
seconds, and the mile in the unprecedented
time OF two minutes and fourteen seconds
Yesterday, on the same track, Dexter trotted a
quarter mile In thirty seconds, or at the rate of
a mile IN two minutes. The trainer saws that
after Dexter has been got in thorough condition
he Will make still better time. Whether he
does or not, his past achievements have fairly
earned for hlm the name of sEing of the
Turt"-N. T. Post.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

ASSISTANT SURGEON q. ID. LRCoMPTE has
been detached from special duty at Washing.
ton, ID. g., and ordered 10 duty on board the
u. 5 steamer Powhatan, flagship of the Sout
Pacific SQUADRON.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
Wall Street TA.daH

NEW YORK, August 22.- Stocks steady;
Money easy at 3a5 per cent; Exchange, 1924 ;
Gold, 1441; North Cardinals, old, -: new, ii;
Vrginias, ex.coupon, 52k; new, 81: Tennes-
sees, ex-coupon, g.; do, new, 63; MIssouri's,
S2k.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
T. J. HEIBERGER,
tsuccessor to b. y. LouDoN Co,
CITIZRNs, ARMY AND NAVY
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Metropolitan Hotel, date BrownsJ
iyls-u No. 362 Penn. avenue, Washington.
DENTISTRY.

nR J: T. OOuMBE HAS REMovED HIS
" OFFICE TO No. $40 street: be
tween llth and l2th: He 10 thankful ford
friends and oil perrons that may favor him with
their patronage. Teeth made on Gold, Silver, on
Nuicsnite base, and filled in the best manner, and
n reasonable rate0. 22-lm
Evening star., 1868-08-24

which the United States is party il being
rapidly transferred TO tine office Of the Attorney
General, in accordance with q recent act OF
Congress, and the cases are being examined
and arranged by Assistant Attorney General
Dickey, preparatory to the opening OF the
Court next winter.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
ATTORNEYS:

WIN. Z. CHANDLER. Washington, ID. u.
GEoRGE HARDING, Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

PRRsoNAL.-Secretary Wells will probably
return to Washington this evening. Judge
Underwood, of Virginia, called on Secretary
Schofeld this morning ....Among the visi.
tors at the White House to-day were Generals
Schofield and Rousseau.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD:
y.K. BARNIs, Surgeon General United States
Army, Washington
p. J. RoRwITZ, Chief Medical Department
United States Navy, Washington.
ID. W. BLISS, n. D., Washington.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

THE CATTLE DISEASE IN RHODE
ISLAND.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 24.-Governor Burnside
has appointed five commissioners TO investi-
gate the cattle disease, who will meet in this
city tomorrow.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

GENERAL MCMAHON, the new Minister to
Paraguay, is 70 be instructed to use his best ef-
forts TO restore peace between that Republic
and the Allies waglng war against her.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

ALL CLAIMS against the Government for
captured and abandoned property must now
be laid before Congress, and be decided by that
body. The act Of 1863, allowing claimants who
could prove their loyalty TO bring suits OF this
character in the Court OF Claims, expired On
The 18th instant.
Evening star., 1868-08-24
DIRECTORS:

HC FAHNESToCK .....-...-----New York.
This Company. national in 10. character, offers,
Ss 1d q s.s ne sss. sbe most srss. 81
Of insurins life yet presented to the public.
The rates Of premium. being largely reduced, are
made as favorable 20 the insurer. e those Of the
Cations % and usosrssinsis. Of Notes, Divide nds and
the misupderstandipss which the latter are % apt
to cause the policy holder.
Several sev and attractive tables are nov PRE-
seated, which need only to be understood 20 prove
e Pc PeI5SY s,d ;TSe s ist
PoIicY. In the former, , the policy holder S not
only secures life Insurance. payable at death, but
AN annual INCOME equal 70 TEN pEI crsr no per
cent Of the par q hi. policy In the latter the
dition iaa to % the snOuns Of Ii. polie1 I AID ' " ~
The attention Of persons conte emplstins insurtoe
Ss1. sss . o.
psny.
Circulars, Pamphlets, and fan R.rtie gl.r. Eyes
a sany n this city, or to its oesersl Agents.
GENERAL AGENTS OF rHE COMPANY
JAY COOKE CO., New Ysrk.
For NEW rsRK ss.'s s:Y. sPa Northern zEwJrs-
Z. W. CLARK r Co., PhiiaSe,Ds,.
For FrSSsrLvASIts ssf ~ southern zEw y.s.
JAY COOKE 4 Co., washi.sss., n. G.
For Maryland, DRLAvaRr vr,,
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For HLNoIs and wIscoHsrx.
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Evening star., 1868-08-24
The Articles,

The articles for this fight were signed on the
oath Of Feb ruary last, and the first deposit
was then placed in the hands OF Frank Queen,
editor OF the New York Clipper. The articles
stipulated that the fight should be for 81 900
aside or more, and should take place on the
25th Of August, between 6 and 10 O'Clock, the
men to weigh between and 10 on that morn.
ing and not to be over l2i pounds; the fight to
be in the State of Virginia, the choice Of ground
10 be tossed for and the winner TO give the 9th.
er 10 days notice. In case of magisterial inter.
ference, the referee, If appointed, shall appoint
another time and place OF meeting: the same
day or in the same week if possible, and If he
should not have been appointed, then the stake
holder shall oppOint the place and time.
The toss was had in Baltimore week before
last and it was won by Collyer, whose friends
river, about l4O miles down the Potomac.
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PAWNBROKERS.
- GOLDeTEIN Z 90,
LlCINe1D PAWNBROKERe,
- AIOU8-AHD-A-HALF Strict WEST,

near feunny lyante avenue.
yneH tne highest cash advances on sl 6pde q
eIc1eno1ee, k any amount and for AnY -
ume desired at reasonable rates.
AnsStest on ieree sumo greatly reduoed. II
Business s:rictIy confidential
eoSos eooghf Tor Gosh and sola - Drivats sale.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

HOME INSURANCE. COMPANY.
OF NHW YORK.
o. J. 2A8fU, Pre-. }. b. WAeHBURE. Secs
+. y. HANSON, Aesnt,
No. SIS 0oyonfS 8trsse
Evening star., 1868-08-24
The Washinston Party,

At ~ O'Clock Saturday night the steamer
Collyer, under the command of Major Jack
Bird, left Potomac Ferry Wharf, ostensibly for
a trip to Leonardtown and PIney Point but a
large number Of her passengers, apprised of the
programme, left on board her with intention ot
attending the prize flight, which, 1t was ru.
mored, would take place at or near Cone ri yer
The Coilyer, after breakfasting at Leonard .
town and spending the afternoon at Piney
Point, left the latter place for the contestanIs
grounds at o'clock this morning.
The steamer Ferreil, Captain Gardner, left
Alexandria, last night, with large crowd on
board for Cone river, among whom were sev
eral OF the ssbruiser fraternity" warm friends
of both Collyer and Edwards. There was con.
siderable speculation among them as to the re-
suit of the mIll,' and several OF the more ear.
nest backed their judgments with money upon
the result.
The Fight Between Hicken and Collins.
At the last fight between Coliyer and Aaron
Abe Hicken who had but . few months previ,
ously arrived from England, where he had
won the championship of light weights, bv
whipping Dick Fellows in London District in
40 rounds, lasting 1 hour and % minutes. for
IOO Pounds aside, on the 2sth Of May, 1907. was
present, and he then expressed a wish to fight
CoiIyer if he should be the winner; but il turned
out otherwise. match, however, was shortly
Afterwards made by his friends TO fight Char
lev Collins, better known as the /" Cast Iron
man for e5OO as ide, and this fight was sat FOR
the same tune and place as that Of (yollver and
Edwards. Collins is q noted pugiiist and re-
ceiyed his sobriquet by his extraordinarv en-.
durance. His last fight was on April 9th, Iso7,
on Fishers Island, near New York when he
won the fight with Rocky Moore, for S1.00
aside by a foul blow-16 rounds in hour and
Is minutes.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

HAkTfORO FIRE INSUkANCE Co.,
4 Il, ,osS ago.
Z. II HAAss0N: Agset,.
Evening star., 1868-08-24

The IRKASC KEI. OF Tue Z nlteu STATES Is StNI
sending out circulars TO parties TO whom the
United States is indebted for interest ON her
bonds. The list originally comprised about fif-
teen hundred parties, ana the amount due was
s65,O1O in gold. Several have been paid recent
ly from the ONCE of the Treasurer, but the ma.
lority of the creditors are National banks, and
the amounts due them are not large. The bonds
date from 1Si1-o to TO 1865. AmSng the credit
ors appears the name of Lewis Cass, who Is
1895
Evening star., 1868-08-24
INSURANCE.
IN M. HANSON'S
INSURANCE OFFICE,
FIRE AND LIFE,
30. SIS SEVENTH STREET,
Between d and etreets.

ATNA INaURANCE COMPANY.
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
3. p. HIHDID, Pre-. g. GOODRON, sSot'
+. -. HANSON, Agent,
no. e16 Seventh Street,
Evening star., 1868-08-24

fbT, SESEIzS. Es EEiISSSIiaSs: -.
elem No. al6 seventh Street.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24
Immigration,

Il ~ annoren. n na ,boi Ills sn,;.c,
has cxci,cd th. !; >, l;os, ;r,cro., ,hro,,o,,
ont the District gtbos taken dean lola
n,on ~, ;nao,,o,, al l,o no,,,, oc ~,
,eo,,o ,ua :, ,,, o,,,;,oa ,,;c.,,.,
nroi,.rs from e.,;u,,1o oo,ros, vi
nr,c,;c,, ,,.,,,o,,,, fro,,, ouo.n ao,,;,,,
or tho Djs,ric, (,r ,h.v s.o j. 10 ,o,o,n
nj; simon, ;, cer,,;, ,r.. r,n,n,,.1;,,,
a.hiev;ur ny,c,,c,l ,,n,ror,,;nn 49,,
,rnc rccons,rrc,;,n 7, ,ro,so,,,1, ,l;
tics for T. ;,vol,os 49, o., ,
r,oro r. on,,..o.. 49,, ~,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24

Duilie, of South Carolina, had his
"forty-bale theory" but these North
ern men had their hundred and two-
hundred-bale theories. They imag;
inca that they had but to come down
here and get into the shoes of tho
Southern planter, and soon enjoy the
ease and abundance once enjoyed by
the unfortunate planters and more-
over, that they (these Northern mcn)
would soon deport themselves with
the manly ease and unaffected dignity
and grace Of those "playcd out" cot
ton-plantcrs, as they were pleased to
term them. Never were men doomed
to sadder disappointment. They
were wholly unacquaintcd with the
business, and wore yet at greater
fault with reference to The negro as Il
freedman. After spending, each in
dividual, his thousands, aggrcgating
perhaps million or two, these enter.
prising gentlemen pocketed their
losses and withdrew in disgust with
cotton, the negro, and the South. AS
the people are never SO proud Of their
losses as of their gains, the expert
enco of the Northern men turned
Southern planters has mover been full
ly understood at the North.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24
Cotton Convention,

q The Cotton Convention Mt Boston,
Ssays the Richmond Dispatch, on its
Second days sitting, discussed the
i;question ofthc taro on cotton, which
A Aincidontly involved the question of
atrauds in the packing of cotton. With
5rcgard to tare, tho general desire
3sccmcd to be that the purchaser
sshould bo relieved from paying for
athat as so much cotton. On the sub
eject of impure cotton and frauds in
ypacking, several speakers acquitted
stho Southern cotton-plantcrs of all
sblamc. Mr.. Simpson, of Massachu.
,sctts, said those frauds were the work
Sof persons "from tho North" Mr..
aNo of the same State, agrood with
Shim. 1t was urged that cotton should
Sbc so packed and marked as that the
ypackcr could be traced out upon tn,
sdiscoyery of fraud. This is tho case
dwith tobacco, through the systcn of
amanirest, marks, &c. Resolutions to
Scarry out these objects were discussed,
dwithout final action.
! Incidentally, something was said
sabout the poverty Of Southern plan
lters, and the, Importance Of aiding
athem in their operations Of cotton
Couture.
In the course Of debate something
swas also said OF the unfortunate re-
suits to tho Northern men who hur.
sriod to the South after tho war, EN-.
ibarkcd in the cultivation of cotton
with the most sangpine expectations.
I'VE all hero know something of those
ieagor expectation and blightcd pros
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