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The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

Inc forthcoming report Of the Postmaster
uenerai VIII show in what States and Terri
.oties the receipts of postage fall far short
ol tne expenses Of transporting the mails,
including all the Southern States but Ken
.ocky aud Tennessee. In these sections
.oe expense OF transportation alone exceeds
tn, s1e postage receipts by the sum Of s. OQl,-
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

Dr. Livingstone. ct las: aecouats from
south Aflica, was said to be within a
weeks march Of Zanzibar.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

Several flags carried by the Insurgents in
Cuoa have been captured. They are trian-
golar in shape. and have sun in the centre
with radiating stripes. The Havana Diario
regards this an indication that the insur-
gents intend to declare their independence
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

safe containing $3.50. 600 was rece,,,,,
recovered from the depthsspf the Mi.siss;nn;
where, with a wrecked steamer, it had hcl ~
rePosing for years. =
ia young laGy has a Thousand ooros e
valuable land. the young men are ant ~
conclude that there are suff;c ONT fs "
for attachment. o"lo'
copy OF sign on an academy out West.
Freeman d Huggs. Freeman teacI,,2 the
boys and Haggs the girls" ''''
III The Philadelphia Age SAYS that ovo-
s'io" sio one new 1 buildings. estimated to have cost
y'c,ooo ooo' have been put up in that citv
0".ne the months tson. january first, to
October first. ~
Buenos Ayres comic papers ro,r.so..
Ministtr Washburne us running off witt, his
umbrella and carpet-Gag in fright.
The University of London has recently
established new degree, the highest in tho
faculty of arts, with the title n III. ~ '"a
Doctor Of Literature. '' VI
Artemus Ward is not forgotten in por.
,a"o' "a where Concert is ia be piyen nert
"ohduy, to procure funds for memorial
In sause parts of the New Jersey coast tho
people use piece of the skin Of the hina
'"arh as a match scratcher, aud it is found
so well suited thst it seems destined IN coma
into general USE ~ eo'''o
New Zealand has produced fIi,OOO OOO
D d gold year during the three years since
nc mines were discovered
sszsex <.sasz zs<sx ssur-zz--
Gen. Mcclellan is having more stfs!c6
crowded upon him since bis return from
Europe The last honor is the Presidency
,f the University of California.
Mispriuts will present themselves in other
columns besides those Of newspapers. The
sAhor Of temperance novel who wrote,
read. vkeness is Folly" was terrified to
.akeness is jolly
The Austts~ coo 900
horses. 4.OOO,OO0 colonies a havs Voc 6Oo'Un
100000 pigs. The arr sso''v''vuu , snesp.
cultivation last year was 2.5tS,.aH aa"u u"''
Congressman Schcnck has taken
brage ut the Dayton Journal and is to 1s.
tabl;sh a new paper at Day ton, Ohio, with a
capital of 100000.
Earthquakes continue to be felt all along
the coast of Chiia and Peru. and fears are
entertained Of repitition of the terrible
disasters already suffered. -
A gentleman in st. Louis, who has lust
commenced n divorce case. alleges that his
wife is in !ie-habt of bluckine his eve with
the sugar bowl.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

ihe scoundrels of Lima-thc plunderers
ana robbers who make their headquarters
mere as In all parts of military and despotic
Soutn Amerlca-tdrn even earthquakes TO
an advantageous account. They lately
buried large quantities of powder in hill
near the town, intending TO explode it, and
while the frightened inhabitants, imagining
earthquakes. volcanoes. ETC., were hurrving
to the neig hboring pampas. the robbers
would have had Il magnificent opportunity to
select and appropriate the most valuable
contents of the deserted houses. The
scheme exploded before the powder did, and
the wretches were pat in Jail.
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

and be invested In United Statcs bonds or real esat
which property shall be double the value Of the none
60 loaned
THE FIYNDS
Tne remaining al anes Pay'ns G !0e expenses
City G q New YORK. Or in bond and on p,opess,
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psysS " .snhe- i.orrs no hors ths rrcnv hacos " ~
nrortv ofths Associ.on with the proyi,o that the eI
penses q burial shall be paid out Of such funds said ex
@ber fsiliaS to nav bis fee Of one dollar and ten
hin thirty days from date of notice. foreits ali
.ss A;:oss.op ss and also iorfsi.s ,s an n money
ssaded to sixty days A member having no permanent
rssensasive to pay his fees.
Whea uembers choose they can send ten dollars and
sess e ne Irsssas, Ssh 70 prepay their fees which
- - 81 loeaeh time, besides saving Of 50 een,.
sssuSs ps 1 10 SI,ss s ss. R end
- g dsaisss each person will have to pay
-sa.s - ~ ~. ~: n%.ie ~ over ~ cents
ana s Ssrs 70 ~ ,aw Insurance o,, ros.
~ 80 policy.
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to ne each class equal
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In class K all persons OesWe0" s"S 80 - -
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10. IL limited 20 5000 Demberk Face per
n"a @ n.x: - rpon becoming msmber ana " 40 eaGn
dies keIonRinH - ehe saws seess ~ " ~
time me~.J. %Her I "a
member Of oos es.s $500 49, - Ech class is INDE
nnrW1nrNr hsvins no connection with any other
rrYS.cE2 ALTON.
s.. The A,
Glass "A"has 600 male member & s1 =. ~. vidoy
socistion pays over within to'y GAys ..S c;,hin a
or heirs and the remaians - DE Association
reimburse IT, Failing 70 seho a;a VA and the Association
the Association al M'ns ~ IL ri.ce Of the retiring ore
supplies new member 70 y" ''0 f
ADVANTAGES.
r..
The advantages Of this Association over ol11sA
Insurance Companies afe: no P.s"
fees small and re2pf0E MEMBERS.
Intervals that 49, = h.,,. ,ror,..- ,rr., ..ra AZ
k.r as ,c.ssi c.s.r ~ hv .rnrcs. the az
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SAhMAN, .Ieasurer. Aecomps1%s % sme monsy mus M.s.
a r. ~ho the no,;cv Is in favor Of
Pos,o.Sce address town county State Also MEDICAL
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

A letter from the City of Mexico saws
That III the village "f Tayah,.,.lco. situated
among the lava field, in the valley of Mexico.
some workmen. digging below one of the
large lava fields. discovered not only well
preserved buildings, but even dried up
human bodies. .,hich made them believe thai
city Mad been buried there similar to Her
culaeu!n aud P"mpei. \ soi.ntiiic com
mission is going thiiher to examine the spot
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05
Plunged in guif of deep despair, etc"
"A correspondent in the Sontborn C1.:

A correspondent, in the Southern Chilli
vator' gives the two following recipes and
says they should be printed in letters Of
gold and given to the public.
Choltc or Scours IN Ho,yes-G;ve y
half lumber of spirits of camphor in pint
OF warm water, (cold will do y if not re-.
lleved in fifteen minutes repeat the dose
Give nothing else. l have never known it
to fail in practice OF twenty years. No
bad effects.
NaU IN tie Foat.--To relieve from the
effects OF running nail in the foot of man
or horse, take peach leaves, bruise them.
apply to the wound, confine with baudase
and the cure is as if by magic Renew the
application twice day if necessary but
one application usually does the work. l,
have cured both man and horse in few
hours, when they were apparently on the
point of having the lockjaw These recipes,
remembered and practiced will save many
valuable lives
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05
The henderson. Texas Ti,nos q

The Henderson, Texas, Times gives Gen.
Reynolds parting farewell as follows:
GOING HoME.-We are indebted to tho
Houston Daily Times for a lite-iiks pioture
OF the late Brevet Major General ]. j. Rsv-
noids, with his carpet bag on his shoulder
't.A1g a1me: The likeness is now on chi
r,sef !ak.n sY
The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-12-05

! RATHER oBLlvIOUS.-At q revival or
citement III Connecticut. n responsible ol,
lady was struck with conviction and be
came Il convcrt, and was proposed for n,em
| neTshID or the church. There was n meet
ing held for the examining nf the rana;-
dates, of whom there We're sever in attend
| ance.
y" I'll nay dear sister Rogers" sa;d the
venerable examiner. addressing onr vcnora-
ole friend, phrase rela., your experience y,
The old lady, on being thus addressed,
lifted up her voice.:
Weli.' said she. Al don't know what to
say, AS told my husband, Mr.. Rogers, he
lore came here, but believe + have ex-
Perlenced a change as l told Mr.. Rooers.
my husband, after cana. home from meet.
ing, when | became convinced TINT I was
the moss sinful creature in the world. as
told my husband, Mr.. Rogers. and saws he.
think SO foo. Then l told Mr.. Rogers.
my husband, | was going to lead different
ne was gong to trim my lamp and have IL |
burning asin the bridegroom come. Their
sir. Rogers, nv husband, said he didn't So. !
What | wanted of another. but he didn't |
make no objection. Then | told Mr.. Rorers.
ny husband, that would join the church /
nd prepare myself for the place where the
'orm aieth not, and the fire is not
qnenched and my husband, Mr.. Rogers,
Did me Id bctter.''
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MANHATTAN
600 PER a. We
RELIEF ASSOCIATION.

OFFICE MANHArTAS COOPERATIVE !
RELIEF ASSOCIATION,
No 432 Broome Street New York
THE MANHATTAN COOPERATIVE RELIEF AS
ISOLATION is chartered by the State of New York
OBJECT.
The object Of this association Is to cash pay
within forty days after the death of member Of
many dollars there members in the class which
he OF she belongs, his or her heirs.
MEMBERSHIP FEES.
The membership fees six dollars joining (for
which policy win be furnished) and dollar ten
tho death of each member, of which due notice
will be given. One dollar from each member the
widow heirs the deceased member aud the
for expense of collection.
INVESTMENTS.
The Bylaws Of the Association require that third
of the money received membership fees shall be
made q sinking fund meet payments falling due by the
dclinquencies Of members. This fund is held by the
NATIONAL TRUST CO.,
and wi be in United States bonds estate
or bond and mortgage upon New York City property
which property shall be double the value Of the money
90 loaaed- |
THE FIYNDS
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We most cheerfully comply with the re-
quest to give the following appeal place
in our columns:
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Terrns of Subscription.

FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR. IN ADVANCE
Every subscriber who payY this Office in Franklin,
punctusy in advance will be entitled deduction
twenty per cent from the above price.
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Terms of Advertising.

WEEKLY:
The space of tenlnes square in Nonpareil type
or less constituting square. to-wit:
One week. 81 so; two weeks. - 25 three weeks, -
four weeks O. IS; five weeks, - 25
When time is specified short advertisements will be
published five weeks and charged accordingly.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-10
Rebel BaPbarity.

[We copy the following startling rumor
from the Nashville Banner Of Friday last. 1t
is anotherhorrid crime added to the blood
stained party that has been organized BY the
friends of Andy JohnsOn-the unconqusrsd
Ku Klux Rebels, and their more detested all
lies, the Copperheads
STARTLING RUMoRr-JUpOE FIELDING HURsT
REPORTED MobBED AT PURDY AND HIS
ToNGuE Cur Our.
A rumor reached this city yesterday Of the
mobbing Of Fielding Hurst, Judge of the
Thirteenth Circuit at Purdy, McNairy, coun-
ty, on the Mobile aud Ohio Railroad. The
story is, that short time since, the Judge
was called upon at his house one day about
dark, by man who requested that Hurst
should accompany him in a stroll u soms
distance beyond the house. This, Hurst is
said to have refused to do, declaring that it
was not his custom to walk after dark with
any one. To this the visitor is said to have
replied that if the Judge would not 60 vol
UNFAIRLY, he would 60 with hundred men.
Shortly after, it is further stated large par
ty Of men came upon Hurst, aud seizing him,
carried him to a point about mile from tAe
house, where they cut out his tongue and
outraged his person in various ways.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-10
An Old Democrat on Grant.

Hon. Isaac n. Morris, an old and inAuen-
tial Democrat fQuincy, Illinois made long
and able speech lately in favor Of Grant and
Colfax. The conclusion of 1t was as fol-
lows:
"lf you ask me to forget the rebellion--if
you ask me to blot out from my recollection
the memory of the Eve hundred thousand
brave patriots who died that their country
might lIve-some of whose graves you have
been strewing afFectionately to-day with
flowers, sweet emblvms of gratitude-if you
ask me TO shut my eyes to the widows, the
orphans and MANNED soldiers left by the war
If you ask me to assist in restoring TO pow
er treason and traitors or their Auxiliaries-
If you ask me to embrace men whose hands
are stained with the precious blood of our
fallen heroes, and who only wait for favor
able opportunity to overthrow the govern
ment, tell you frankly that am not with
you in that.
Z" If you ask me to lin my voice against
the great Captain to whom we are more in
debted for our preservation as a nation than
to any other living man, and who has writ
ten his principles With the point Of his sword
on .he national records, and enstamped his
fidelity to liberty on the national heart,
tell you plainly cannot do that. | claim to
have some little gratitude left. The ensuing
four years will, in my judgment, be the most
dangerous and eventfnl in our history, and
we must have one mt the head of the gov
ernment who will be equal to the emergency,
or we will sink under the weight Of crush
ing revolution. No tremuleus hand must he
at the helm no politician whU will seek on-
ly his own interest at the expense Of nation
al security. need hardly add that II live
until November and can reach the polls, APP
pealing to the God of Hosts for .he rectitude
of my intentions, And believing shall be
serving the best interests of humanity and
my country-believing there is a necessity
which rises far above conventional platforms
and party demands, requiring every patriotic
citizen to do tis duty Il shall cast my vote,
Democrat though have always been, for the
incorruptibls patriot, the best judge of
character, and the hest thinker In the United
States, Ulysses 8, Grant; and 50 thou and
do likewise, counting it great privilege"
would rather have Grant, II hsa silent and still.
Than an empty declaimer Of words
would rather have Grant, with his good honest will
Than one from noisy political herds.
His deeds are all written in the face Of the world
Aud he who desires car read them afar;
He stands forth to-day with his banner unfnrled,
In the light OF his acts-0uP National Star.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-10
How Extremes Meet.

II is stated that the ex-rebel General VIM.
T. Terry has taken the stump ir company
with Conservative negro, who rejoices in
the name Of Lafayette Washington, Wash
ington was the slave of Thomas Gibboney,
and, like the old man who had spent most Of
his life in BastiIe, he seems desirous Of re-
turning to slavery again at any rate, be de-
serves no better fate, since he is doing all In
bis power to re-rivet the chains upon his
emaneipated race. In conjunction with the
chivalrous General Terry, he is addressing
large Democratic meetings, both 10 turn
speaking from the same stand In support OF
a "White Mans Government What would
the Democrats say Of q Northern Carpet
bagger" thus yoked up with what they are
pleased to call an " oleaginouS nigger,"
stumping the State for freedom, equal rights
and impartial suffrage
Gen. Terry, hitehee to an African, In TINS
itineraling from county to county over the
sacred soil, presents practical Illustration
Of negro equality. lie uses the poor negro
as a decoy duck to lure into the meshes Of
the Copperhead ranks a. many Of his color
as possible, hoping thereby to carry the State
and national eleotioni, for the purpose Of
enthroning again the SlaSeocrat party, In
order 70 wrench from The negro the right Of
suffrage and tho boon Of freedom. We have
too much faith In the eolored race TO believe
that more than one In thousand will throw
away their recently acquired liberty, By
Joining the party thai fought four years 10
make American slavery perpetual Lev no
eolored man forget that the Republican party
gave him his freedom, and m mainiainiug
the Suprsmacy Of that party he Is petpetuaa
tipg bis ovn liberty. = Hs1,Phit BHllsiin.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-10
Hon, Schuyler Colfax, and Gen.
John B. Rodgers.

Tho Athens Republican, in a recent issue,
in speaking of the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, our
worthy candidate for Vice-president, refers
in glowing terms, also, to our old udr-horse,
Gen. John B. Rodgers. 1t says:
"Schuyler Colfax, comes of good revolu-
tionary stock, His grandfather, General
William Colfax, was the commanding officer
Of General Washington's life guards. His
grandmother was Heister Schuyler, cousin
of General Philip Schuyler,
1--WE have, also, before us one other de-
scendant of revolutionary ancestry General
John B. Rodgers, presented to the people of
the State by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives for member to the Forty-first Con-
gress Of the United States for the State at
large. General Rodgers is the grandson of
Captain William Brown of Pennsylvania,
and who served on General Lafayette's life
guard at Valley Forge, in l777, and was
drill-master under Baron Stuben and wha:
is remarkable, Gen. Rodgers, in 1925, COM
manded the life guard of General Lafayette
when on a visit to Nashville, Tennessee.
And still better his paternal grandmother,
after her escape from captivity by the Shaw
nee Indians, by her intrepidity, saved from
capture Fort Donley, on Muddy Greek, IN
Greenbtier county, Virginia, thereby rescu-
ing from indiscriminate slaughter hundreds
OF women and children.
His maternal grandmother killed a tory
while be was robbing her Of her only horse
and while her husband was a Captain at
Valley Forge, in the revolutionary war.
Again, his paternal grandfather command
eG company under mad Anthony Wayne,
in 1894.
We ask, iE the name of our country, who
can present a better record, when il is shown
to everybody that bis loyalty is above sus-
picion Few men, now living, can boast of
such ancestry, when it can be said he learned
his loyalty when but boy in the army un
der Gen. jackson. He could not, if he we're
so disposed, be anything other than loyal
patriot.
There is a good reason for ii, and we hope
every loyal paper in the State will give the
General the benefit Of this little biographical
sketch. We were on the ground and we
know Of what we speak when we make this
request of the loyal papers.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-10
Gen. Grant and the old Soldier.

During the year 1865 an old soldier, named
Lemuel Owens, was discharged from the
arsenal In this city, owing to some very
abrupt reply he gave to a selfappointed
committee who were sounding him upon his
politics.
| AS Owens had served twenty-six years in
the regular army, and had wound up his
term of service on the Peninsula under Nc
Cellan, be would allow no man to question
his right to vote, and boasted, too, that he
had served in the 4th infantry, under Grant,
when the renowned chieftain was but a
Lieutenant.
He told the committee he would 20 and
see Gen. Grant himself about the matter
They jokingly replied "Do so, old fellow !;
he'll make it all right Gen. Grant was
temporarily living at Twentieth and Chest
nut streets, in this city, when the veteran
soldier trudged up with his story to the
Generals house He stepped up rang the
bell, and went into the entry hail. When
the servant appeared, and saw an old, sum
burnt, poorly dressed man, he very promptly
replied "What do you want ?"
81 want to see Gen Grant," was the reply
1.-THE Generals engaged, and caEnot be
seen. Have you got card ~
Just at this moment little girl appeared,
and old 0wnes said to her: Sis, run up
stairs and tell your pup an old Fourth In
fantryman wants to see him.
A message soon came down for the old
soldier to come in, when he was ushered into
the presence of Gen. Grant. He shook him
by the hand and said I" General dou't you
know me ~ The General replied that he
had seen so many people of late that it was
hard to remember them all.
Owens told him when he bad served under
him, and that he had been discharged from
his work and that he had lost his eldest son
from disease in the war, and his family had
nothing to depend on but his LABOR. Grant
patiently listened to the old soldiers story,
and, picking up his pen, wrots few lines to
the effect that Owens should have work as
long as he wanted it.
The old man was not long in reaching his
former field Of labor, armed with the formid-
able order, and when he presented it, with
the signature of the Commauder-in-Chief at
Ached, it created much surprise, and the
veteran soldier was graciousy acknowledged
as entitled Fenceforth to a respectful consid-
Grafton. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-10
Andy JOhnsOn'g Pardon to Rebels,
The Philadelphia Press says

The Philadelphia Press says:
Andrew johnson has again un-
dertaken to do the work of the Con-
gress, the courtg, and the people of
the United States This simply le-
opens the old question--which should
have been settled by the impeach-
ment trial--as to which department
of Government belongs the work and
power ofrestoring the insurreCtionary
States, or as Mr.. Seward puts it, is
Andrew johnson President or King?
The issue Of this sensational State pa
per is carefully calculated for political
stage effect, and to confluence the New
York Presidential stock market. It
is observable thatih this Democratic
document the rebellion"
has toned down to the "lamentabls
civil war" The next Presidential
manifesto will probably reach the
euphemistic depth of "the late on