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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-18
THE CAPTURE or FORT DoNELSOS.


Grant Celebration af rhe Cooper Institute.
Yesterday the anniversary Of the battle and capture
sf Fort Donelson the event celebrated by grand
meeting at the Cooper Institute last evening. The
snaiI was got up under the auspices Of the Central
Grant Club Of this city. and the call issued BY them
Abe citizens received such . response that fed the
sse ha Of the building 70 ovsrnowing Despite Of the
very Indictment weather there was large sprisklng OF
ladies among the audience. The purpose for which the
meeting was convened, in It's political aspect fully
secured as every reference OF the speakers General
Grant, With regard TO his military and the
cess awaiting him In the coming campaign elected the
hsartisst enthusiasm from the assemblags. ne plat
form was very handsomely decorated with pfofuson
81 nags and sreamers On the left OF the platform
beautifully painted canvas with the motto:-
I FORT DoNELS0N, FEBRUARY 16. 1892. 1
No terms except unconditional and immediate /
\ surrender can be accepted. propose to move /
Immediately on your works U. s. GRANT. s
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MISCELLANEOUS.

A Bs0LUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED IN
"A New York and States. where desertion, drunken
Ac., sudlcient cause No publicity. No charge until
divorce obtained Advice free.
NJ HOWEs, Attorney, rs Nassau street
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In the centre was large painting, representing the
interview between Generals Grant and Lee at tho time
u the surrender of the latter at Appomaox Court House
Svans represented seated table under large ires
A. the other end Of the table is General Lee presenting
his sword 10 the victor In the bordering Of the picture
wore the words Of Grant:--"we want peace Lay down
Jour arms and return 10 your homes" On the lefs
lenoath. were the words, "Appomattox Court House."
On side was the OF the surrender April 1885,
On the right Of the largo painting surrounded BY the
e1ars and stripes, was the motto:-
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NEW S.
Almapac for New York-This Day.
POET OF NEW YORK, FEBRUARY II, 1855

.,suOO sTs Suovv ssyluaM
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A BSoLUTE LEGAL DIVORCES OBTAINED IN NEW
n York also from States where support druntsn-
desertion is sufficient cause Terms far Advice
free. FREDERICK l. KING, Counsellor a, Law,
$40 Broadway
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
Agricultural Matters.

We desire to call attention to the COM
munications in this issue upon The Guilt
walton of the Peanut and The Scupper-
nong. These articles are both from prac-
tical and successful men, and will claim
attention from those who are interested in
these now very engrossing subjects.
We are authorized to say that Mr.. MAC
MILAN will communicate through ouI
columns any additional information upon
the subject of which he writes, which may
be desired by those wishing to engage in
the business of planting peanuts, if it is in
his power 10 furnish it. DESTROYS of being
the means of giving all the information
possible, we invite in the future, as We
have in The past, articles upon all sub
jects of practical agricultural importance.
Our extensive circulation through this en-
tire part of the country enables us to COM
municate speedily with the farmers of this
section.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
Floral College.

were favored yesterday by visit
from Rev. G. MORGAN, Principal of Floral
College.
Professor MORGAN, who Fhas recently
taken charge of this favorite institution, is
gentleman Of ripe scholarship and extern
sive experience, and is determined to bring
the standard of Floral College up to the
highest mark. His assistants are teachers
of ability and experience. In the depart
ment of music, especially, has theseryices of
skillful Professor and favorite composer
been engaged, and in all departments will
students receive the most careful and thor
ough training. Special attention will be
given to our own Language and Litera-
ture.
The prices have been put down to meet
the times and the most favorable means to
make payments will be given to the patrons
of the College. Professor MORGAN will re-
main in the city during to-day, and b av
ing rooms at Mrs. Alex. Smiths, would be
glad to see any person desiring to make
inquiries in regard to the institution. The
advertisement of Floral College will be
ound in another column.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
A RemarkahIa Grand jury.

The grand jury of the Court of Common
Pleas at Charleston "has presented its own
organization as irregular, declaring that
any persons who may be tried and execu-
ted on indictments for which it may have
found true bills will be tried and exc
cuted without warrant of law, because the
statutes of South Carolina, which provide
for the empanneling of juries, have been
disregarded, and obedience yielded to the
orders of military commander, whose
Office and whose authority depend not upon
State recognition, but are created solely by
an act of Congress, unconstitutional, I'm
just, and oppressive.
They still have patriots in Charleston, it
is evident.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
MIR. Ethertdse of Onslow.

As we are informed by reliable friend
and correspondent that the delegate from
Onslow was Conservative, we desire to
invite our friends in that county to the
record which Mr.. Etheridge is making.
Nothing which the Radicals of the Conven-
ton has yet proposed is too extreme to
meet his views. He has no claims to be
called Conservative, and we call the atten-
tention of the good people of Onslow to his
position.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31

my, with the intention of making it high
school of the character demanded by the
times We bespeak for this school pat
ronage worthy the high order of merit with
which it will be conducted, and congratu-
late the community in which it is located
for the desirable advantages it will afford
the youths of that Immediate section.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
Clinton Male Academy.

Professor B. #. GRADY, Jr., well known
as teacher of much ability and expert
ence, and who has added much reputation
to his scientific and practical requirements
by his recent work upon Agriculture, has
associated himself with Mr.. MCLEOD in the
management of the Clinton Male Acade-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
For the Journal.
For tn
OLD DEBTS,

OLD
FELLOW CITIZENS Your attention is
pointed to a condition of things which calls
for grave and serious consideration, namely,
and under the head of Old Debts a class
of debts which properly belong to, and are
almost exclusively identified with, the ne
grocS; in fact, these debts and the negroes
have Specification which is nearly synony
nous; in other words all one and the same
thing, SO much SO, that i'll the best days
the South ever saw, to have taken away the
negro property without any compensation,
would have broke the whole country. At
the present period Of our duration, what
have we to behold and reflect upon That
we have gone through a most cruel
and bloody war to save our property,
without which there were but few safe
debts in the country; in reality, to take q
mans negroes from him was looked upon
as destroying him, if he owned many for
when his negroes were gone, all the chan
ces he had Of paying money were taken
from him-he could hold out as long as
he had his negroes-after losing them he
was lost himself, or, in other words, he
could not sustain himself, and he went by
the board. Having lost his negroes, he
lost his credit, and would, shortly after
wards, lose everything in the way of prop
erty, and every particle of business or COM
lest days of the South.
From this course of reasoning it must be
seen and admitted that when the negroes
were gone, the debts were gone. The me-
groes were the debts, and the debts are
the negroes, built, based, predicated and
sustained by, and upon, the negro, with
out which the debts could never have been
made, and could not have survived min
ute. Who can say for a moment that the
negroes are not dead to allintents and pur-
poses, except in trespasses and sin And
just so are old debts dead, and both call
for the same restrictions, and if wholesome
laws and regulations are not enacted to-
wards them, the worst state of things will
yet happen that ever occurred in any coun-
try.
When the war was lnaugurated the coun
try was in the height of its power. She
could bear great deal, and did but now
she is in her weakness she has suffered
everything and lost everything. She has
been exhausted by war, pestilence and
famine. She has been borne down
by oppressive and cruel taxation, and
just at a time when she needs the
helping hand, and when charity and be-
nevolence should assume their peculiar
perogatives, and ask what can be done for
her relief, and go forward and relieve her
sufferings, those christian virtues are sell
dom to be heard of, and would seem to
have sunk with the institution of slavery.
Well, may we ask what is the country to
come to, and what are we to do to be saved !?
Yes, our bleeding country has not conva-
lesced from her wounds, she lies in typhoid
condition, and instead of giving such nour.
ishment as would sustain her, and bring
about reaction, she has to bear constant
depletion, which, as a matter of course,
must destroy her existence. AS nation,
she fought valiantly her soldiers were ad-
mirable in the day Of battle, and willingly
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4
Whiteville, N. c., Jan. 21st, 1868.
Rules on Health.

Never hang yourself out of an open window
when you go to bed. In cold weather, always
wear thick, warm clothing about your body. If
you hav'nt money enough to buy it, attend an ex-
tngushable confagratioa the vicinity of first
class clothing shop. If you are quite a small
baby, be careful that there are no pins in your
out of q ottle with a gum thing on the nozzle
before'voa get into your cradle. In eating raw
oysters, always peal the shells off before swallow
ing. The shells indigsstible, and apt to lie on
the stomach.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
ScUppernong Grapes.

The utter prostration Of business in all
pursuits is well influential in exciting un-
easiness in the minds of thoughtful men.
With commendable energy many of our
citizens tried guano and freed labor upon
cotton last year Those who plunged into
debt with the expectation of being rescued
by these assistants, are now foundering in
deep water, and fortunate will they be who
can once moro reach bottom and wade out
Of their embarrassments.
Turpentine and cotton will not relieve
our section from it's helpless condition, and
no other business on a large scale can be
successfully prosecuted without foreign
capital The question then is : What
shall we do
Answer-First be sure to make provi-
sion enough for sustenance, and then try
to diversity other pursuits SO as not to be
dependent upon any single one as source
of income. If the soil does not suit one
crop, let another be tried-corn, potatoes,
rice, peas, pea nuts, cotton. crab-grass
hay, fruits--of these let every man select
what are best adapted to his soil and cir
cumstances cultivate them with care and
assiduity, and be sure to make all possible
improvement Of his lands, and economic
labor with every available means.
The natural resources of this region are
abundantly sufficient to sustain dense and
prosperous population. IneXhaustible sup
plies of sWamp-muck are found in every
1rh &c ;c
ent, shell-lime ought to be obtainable from
the borders of the Atlantic on our own coast.
There is neither sense nor economy in cul-
tivating poor land, when it can be avoided,
and it is possible for our people to quit ii
after awhile.
If a farmer is too poor to plant a large
vineyard, he can at least cultivate a few
vines. A poor shoemaker in this neigh
borhood, with single Flowers vine or
his five-acre farm. sold fruit enough last
year to bread his family until the mex
vintage A thousand such vines in the
country would add twenty-five thousand
dollars to the annual income, and yet the
cost of cultivation would not be felt
It is neither possible nor desirable that
every one should embark largely into the
cultivation of the Scuppernong, but every
homestead in the country ought to have 8
few vines. Then, instead of turpentine
stills, our merchants will construct wine
cellars, and the poor man will pay off his
accounts with grapes instead of nava
stores. Capital invested in wine-cella1
will find satisfactory employment, while
the small vineyards will not seriously inter
fere with any other crop the farmer may
cultivate.
Let every intelligent citizen use his in
fuence in persuading his neignbors to &C
into this measure, and he will reap rict
reward in the increasing prosperity of hi:
neighborhood.
G. G. WYCHE, III. d.
Whiteville, n. c., Jan. 21st, 1868.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
Where are the Statesmen

The Now York Commercial, as if in de-
spair, asks "Where are the coming states,
men ? who is rising up with courage and
strength enough to rebuke and suhdue the
spirit of political fanaticism ? Why, when
on q rumor that the Supreme Court OF the
United States may not conform its judg-
ments to the will of Congress, bill emas-
culating that high tribunal is rushing
through the House, was there not some
Chatham or Burk, Clay or Webster, to stand
up, and by their irresistible arguments ana
their indignant eloquence, restore the reign
of Justice, reason and patriotism q
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-31
For the Journal.
The Cultivation Of Peanuts.

GENTLEMEN In compliance with your
requirements, L give my experience and
observation, as also the nsodus Operdndf, in
growing the peanut. The first thing to be
considered in increasing the production of
any commodity is the supply and demand
So far the demand in our country exceeds
the supply. 10y from seyenty-hve to one
hundred and fifty thousand bushels, as
about that quantity is annually imported.
This demand should be supplied at home,
which is very near the sum total of the
crop of this country the present year. So
the present crop might be nearly doubled
without producing surplus. Should, how
ever, the production exceed the demand
the consequences of all other excuses would
necessarily follow, as there is but little if
any export demand.
The next consideration is the adaptable
ity Of soils. With US the light lands, on
which the oak, hickory and rosemary pine
were the natural or original growth, are
those on which we succeed best. By the
analysis of soils and the application of fer
tilizers to supply deficiencies, any land
properly drained may be made to produce
them, whether proftably or not has yet to
be ascertained.
The preparation OF soils, the minutia of
cultivation, harvesting, &C., cannot be
fully entered into in a communication Of
this kind. Suffice 1t to say the soil should
be well prepared by blowing and cross
blowing until it is well pulverized, then
check off the rows thirty inches each way,
plant IN the checks, say two kernels in a
hill, cover about two inches deep. Time
of planting from the 18th of April to the
18th of May. As soon as we'll up pillow them
each way, which we do with what we call
peasweep going once in a row, the second,
or first cross blowing, the hoes follow, and
this process is continued until the vines
meet, which is about the 10Th of July. The
object in view is to keep them free from
weeds and grass, and keep the soil we'll
pulverized, SO the pea will meet no impedl-
ment in taking hold in the ground. The
old habit of covering the vines is aban-
doned as injurious.
On stiff lands some prefer planting on
beds like cotton, say three feet apart, and
giving fifteen to eighteen inches between
the hills, then cultivate as cotton, only
level
The next consideration is harvesting, or,
as we term it, digging. This is done with
pillow prepared for the purpose, which is
run under the vine, cutting the top root,
and so loosening the soil that, with the aid
of rake, they ale taken up, shaken and
stood to cure, as other forage. When suf
fciently cured which takes usually two
days, they are put up in stacks for a short
time, then removed and placed under shell
ter. The next process, and the most tedi-
Gus, is picking them from the vines, which
is done mostly by hand, however a ma
chine has been invented for that purpose,
which acts admirably we'll, and is beng
used, to some extent, by many of our
farmers.
Respectfully and truly yours,
d. MACMILLAN.
To Messrs. Satchwell, Hall, Black and
Hines, Executive Committee of the New
Hanover County Agricultural Society.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-07-04
EROll WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-The Ways and
Means Committee had up the tariff bill this
morning, and after some discussion it went
over until tomorrow. Its prospects of pas
sage, faint at the start, are growing DINNER
daily.
The River and Harbor bill is now so
worded down as to have enough sections of
the country interested as to secure its pas
sage. The yeas will be demanded on every
section, which will consume all to morrow,
but will not defeat it. The previous ques-
lion having been sustained to-day, it now
has the precedence over everything until its
final disposal.
The President having allowed ten days
to expire without action on the bill to over
ride the recent election troubles, it is now
law, and the Republicans secure the
Mayoralty. both branches of Councils, and
oil city offices.
General Grant starts at seven A. NJ. to-
morrow with his family, for Cincinnati, to
visit his father.
Judge Kelley is quito i'll again at his resi-
dence here.
The Presidents family will start for Ten
nessee tomorrow afternoon.
Nearly every Southern delegate to the
Democratic Convention, passing through
here, stops to call on Mr.. johnson and assure
him they are for his nomination, but no one
here credits them with any sincerity.
DECORATING SOLDIERS GRAVES.
The following has just been issued
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE RE.
PUBLIC, No. 446 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 20, 1S6S.--Gen.
eral Orders No. l4.-The Commander.in-
Chief calls attention to the following Con-
gressional action with regard to the mcmor.
ial ceremonies of the 30th ultimo:
Congress of the United States, in the
House OF Representatives, June, 20, 1865.
On motion of Mr. Logan.
Resolred, That the proceedings of the diff.
ierent cities, towns, DC, recently held in
commemoration of the gallant heroes who
have sacrificed their lives in defense of the
Republic, and the record Of the ceremonial
of the decoration of the honored tombs of
the departed shall be collected and bound
under the direction Of such person as the
Speaker shall designate, for the use of Con,
gress. EDWARD MPHERsoN
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Washington, June 90, 1868.
Frank Moore, Esq, Editor of the Rcbcl,
l'on Record, is hereby appointed under this
resolution. SCHUYLER CoLTAX,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
In order to make successful this effort to
perpetuste the record OF Just tribute TO
our patriotic dead, departments, posts and
comrades will forward To their headquar
tiers everything pertaining TO the ceremonies
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-07-04
FROM WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Senate met
to-day and discussed Mr.. Edmunds' bill,
excluding the votes of reconstructed States
from the electoral college, but it went over
at the close of the morning hour, and the
consideration Of the civil appropriation bill
was continued.
The tariff bill was reported back to the
House to day with q number OF amendments,
the most important being the duty OF
cents upon copper. Most of the commistee
are of the opinion that the bill can hardly
be acted upon this session, though Mr'
Moorhead, who reported the bill, thinks dif-
ferently.
If an opportunity offers the bill taxing
the interests on Government bonds ten per
cent, will be reported to-day.
Most of the morning in the House was
taken up with private land bills.
The Alaska appropriation came up in the
House, and was opposed by Mr.. Washburne,
of Wisconsin, in long speech.
The Committee of Ways and Means have
agreed to report small tariff bill, probably
to-day. 1t covers the small manufacturers
of iron, the value of which depends on the
labor employed upon them.
A great many Southern delegates to the
New York Convention are here. They ex-
press themselves in favor of allowing South
ern delegates to name the candidate. A
few beside the Tennessee delegation have
declared for johnson.
Quite number talk cautiously in favor
of reputation, which leads to the belief that
Pendleton will get their votes, if they think
he can be elected. No Chase delegates have
been heard of
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-07-04

ABUSE OF GEN. GRANT.-This is the only
argument the lower order of Copperhead
journals seem to possess. We can respect
men who oppose Gen. Grant on principle
but nave the utmost contempt for the soul
lions of the press whose only arguments are
scurrility and abuse. No man of intelli
gence or common sense, who has any regard
for decency, or the proprieties of life, car
afford to assail the character Of man who
has done so much for his country, and
whose personal faults are 80 few that re-
spectacle journalists have none to urge
against him. Washington had his traducers
aud so had Gen. Jackson, and Gen. Grant
will have his as long as fools and knaves
have the freedom of speech. Thank fortune,
experience has proved, that to give to such
men plenty OF rope, is the surcst punishment
for their knavery and stupidity, as they are
certain to hang themselves in the end. ii
those Copperhcad journals, not omitting
our own, who have any qualms of conscience
or CLEANS of intellect left, and who, not
many months since, were counting Gen.
Grant, with a view of making him their
candidate, could be induced to reflect on
the absurdity of their position, to say no.
thing of the mcanncss Of their conduct, we
might hope for their reform. But fatc has
decreed that folly, fanaticism, stupidity and
malignity, must prevail in this world, and
that we must contend against these ills and
bear our Affections as the leper bears up
against the sores that afllict his body.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-07-04
IMPORTANT FROM JAPAN.
SURRENDER OF THE TYCOON TO
THE MIRADO.
Several Battles--a, 200 KILLED and
HOO Cnpinred-5OO Of the Cap.
tured BeheadeI.

YOKOHAMA, June 8, via SAN FRANCISCO,
June 28.-The late Tycoon has accepted the
conditions of the Mikado, and is to cede
rearly half of his private territory, disband
his army, surrender his navy, and himself
retire to Mito, for which place he left on May
10, on foot, as token of humility. The
Tycoon gave orders to his Admiral to sur
render the fleet, but that officer left Yeddo
with all the vessels, and it is uncertain
whether he.has gone. He is probably some
where on the northern coast, ready to CO.
operate with the Stotsbashis friends.
The trouble is by no means at an end. A
strong coalition has been formed in the in
terest of the Tycoon, and al the most pow.
erful northern Daimios have Joined it. At
Ardsen they attacked body of the Mika-
dos troops, on the 10th of May, twelve
miles from Yeddo, routed them and took
possession of the castle recently surrendered
by the Tycoon. On the 18th he attacked
another army, killed eight hundred and