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Mower County transcript., 1869-12-16

lures over the increase of receipts in 1868
was 81, 4S9, $50, the Increase Of receipts
over the increase Of expenditures in 1868,
Evas 81, ,08, 81. :, ga. 1;7tE' IF .'S''5
EF Your attention is respectfully called to
recommendation made by the Postmaster
General, for authority to change the rate of
compensation to the main trunk railroad
lines for their services in carrying tho
mails; for, having post route maps executed,
for orre-organizing and increasing tho ef6cien-
cy of the special agency service, for increase
Of the mail service on the Pacific and for
establishing mail service nnder the flag
of the Union on the Atlantic, and most es.
pecially Do I call your attention. to his re-
commendatiop for total abolition of the
ftanking privilege. This 10 an abuse from
which no one receives q commensurate ad
vantage. It reduces the receipts for postal
service from twenty to thirty per cent
and largely increases the service to be per-
fqrmed. The method by which postage
should be paid upon public matter is set
forth fully in the report OF the Postmaster
General. as s.T<,. - -
The report Of the Secretary of the 1nte-
rior shows that The quantity of public
lands disposed Of during the year ending
goth Of June. 1869, was ,666. 152 apres. ex.
cseding thAt Of the previous year by L..
U0, 400 acres. OF this amount q 2099, ,544
acres were sold for cash, and 2, 2,737, ,365
acres entered undsr the homestead laws
aar.t.nat;a,. ~. t. af ~. s.sIeu - ~ ; u ~ - 70
,.a,s.ss~s. .A y. .s..S ~ J.. ~ ~...a. - ~. ~
!tsn,, 1.n5 "a 5000 sae ..s..ss. s.s,tes Ia ~
.s.;H I. MSH Sa1 .ssssse soss 49,. wiss .Is ns. suu
Ea-a a l1o soe "~sSS;,a o ILL., ~. soItvSs ~ tSs
r.aS,,s. -oe. 81 e1o In .'ioso - VIC
nn.;.. ~. is.. ass.i -. 90 1nn
@ ~ ..:. ~: .ss~s IL, 49, Avo nH1e ose
I.n~s5 st5ues sS.ss W. ~ soa ," ten saa feso
l87!V69. The amou,.t naid Ia nanaionsra
inciudino the compensation TO ilisbursinr
soente. vas e@S. 422. 884 an incraase
OF 944i. 1872 on that of the previous wear.
Tho muniAcence Of Conoress hsa been CON
spicuoualv manifested in its lcoislation for
the soldiers and sailors Who suffered in The
recent strnrole "a msintain that unity of
ooyernment vhich makea rs one paonle.
fha additions "a the nension roIla 81 each
ancoeedino vaar since cha conclnsion of
hoatilifies rasnlt in a oraat deorea from tho
reneatad amendments of fhe act az
the 14th az jnlv. 1862. which r,onld
attend ia nrovis;ons IN caaas Mt
fallino Within ita ORIGINAL scone
The LARGE OUTLAY which Ia thna oceas;oned
is further inoressed bv the more liberal al.
1ovance bestoVed since thats Iilata mon
those Who. in tho line of dutv. We're vhollv
or permanently disabled. Public opinion
has given an emphatic sanction to these
measures of Congress, and it will be con-
ceded that no paft of our public burden ID
more cheerfully borne than that which is
imposed by this branch Of the service. It
pe0essitates for the next fiscal year,
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SUDDEN CHANCES OF w1AT1n are. ,npe@
ductive of Throat Diseases. Coughs Qelds
&c. There is no more edectuAl rSHe( -
these diseases to be found itlas s3kstAA
timely use of "Bro,on's BroasASH Ytpu& -,
T Thsy possess re rs. me. merit sad AAs lress
ing received thousands uf testimonialp
from eminent men who have used then. s + )
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A LIVELY CoRPm,-A ;prispoe3 dsstinsd
for the Jail at WIlkesharrS WI aGosafly 5
passenger on the Lesigh and slsqE,ls1en.
na Railroad. While the train M, cauauin9
an embankment at . high ratS W Spesd. %
suddenly jumped outafa caf iindowsaaa
rolled down the steep bank, with the yslo-
city of cannon-ha1L The, ,tfain va dtop..
ped as soon as possible, and backed . pick
up the mangled remains which everybody
expected to sec. But on re6ch linz 10 mot
the lively corpsewas discoNered .1aaain1 .
bee-lne across Aeld at2.l0 1peed snd
evidently uniniured. Tho AllovSeoiuea
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:HA11's Vegetable sicflian Hail Rs1sSssst
is endorsed BY the first msdical autheuit1i; !;
IT. intrinsic merit alone. 81 slntroaaeS Is iate;
se'stsA 4ee.= L !ll-- ..4ss.ss a zsat s'iqae.,
s1i s'Tks Little Corpoia,sanoaa ssay,r.
tisements. as..fs.{S.,s, - : -
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Limbs, oe Surgical !nstruments, can s. sanoltsd nj
makers PIices hy addre.sing N. MORTON, Bus9ist.
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CoNNrBIAL FELlcrrr. othiS jkkre
to connobials happipese, thAA ,lhe6stAl M
healthy infants and children. Ne Nkit,
combs Syrup hsthe great cEhdtsn . St6bths
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ages to express their vsnesation. It is sait
BY unbelevers TO be only the tooth Of
pig, after all; but this es vassant. ,Th,
Botanical Gardens at Peredinaia Ire vel
worth SesinQ;sas they axe stocked with tn
finest, exotic and Indigenous plants an6
trees to be found in any collection in The
East. From Handy to Neuera Ella, the
sanitarium of Ceylon, the road in carried
to height of 5000 feet above the sea- -
The town Is built on the mountain plateau
ard the loftiest ranges in the vicinity give
growth to the superb rhododendron, viii oh
rises to the height of fifty or sixty feet, and
is covered with . profusion of bright Grim.
son flowers. s2'':f ! 'tts E%.F .5-sss:!: ~
On these invigorating heights the invalid
coming from the plains below, can, if not
too far gone, recruit bin health and strength
and enjoy himself with as much zest as if
he were in temperate, instead of tropical
region. I shall never forget the pleasurable
senation I experienced in finding myself in
q climate whore blankets were Q necessity,
to wake up In the morning and discover the
hoar frost on tho ground, and thin ice on
the water; but, especially, once more
to SEQ European fruits and flowers
around me. This sort Of thing could
only be fully appreciated by one who, like
myself. had been broiling for years on the
arid plains of the !Deccan. It was q change
from the bowling wilderness to an elysium,
aud was more than ever inclined to think
with the Mussulman, that Csylon must
verify have been the original Garden of
Eden. Such pleasan dream could not
last long. Duty demanded my presence in
the dank and unhealthy jungles of the low
and Neuers Ellia henceforth to
me would be inaccessible except as a resort
for sickness, on medical certificate, and
with the august permission of leave Of alb
sence from headquarters.
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rights Of others and dangerous to society.
see no substitute for such q system, ex-
cept in placing all the Indians on largo res.
ervations az rapidly as can be done and
giving them absolute protection there. As
soon as they are fitted for it they should be
induced to take their lands in severally or to
set up territorially for their own protec-
ton. For full details ,on.this subject I
call your special attention to the reports
of the Secretary of the Interior and the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The re-
port of the Secretary of War shows the
expenditures of the War Department for
the year ending the 30th of June, 1869, to
be $50, 644, ,O42, of which $23, ,882, 80 was
disbursea in the payment of debts con-
tracted during the war, and is not charge
able to current army expenses. Tho esti-
mate of S34, ,591 ,O31 for the expenses of
the army for the next fiscal year is
as. low as it is believed can
be relied on. The estimates of bureau
officers have been carefully scrutinized
wherever it hasgbeen deemed practicable.
If, however, the condition of the country
shouldbe such by the next fiscal year a. to
admit of q greater centration of troops,
the appropriation asked for will not be ex-T
pended. The appropriation estimated for
HV0E anu 46kOOS improvements 8uO 4OItlQ.
cations arc submitted separately. What.
ever amount Congress may deem proper to
appropriate for these purposes, will be ex-
pended. The recommendation of the Gener-
81 OF the Army that appropriations be made
for the forts at Boston, sPortlsnd. New
York. Philadelshia, New Orleans anA lnna
Francisco. If for no other, is concurred in.
l also call special attention to the RECON-
pendation Of the General commanding
the military division Of the Pacific for ths
sale Of the Seal 1slands of st. Paul and st,
George, Alaska Territory, and suggest that
II either be complied with, OF that
legislation be had for the protec.
ton of the seal fisheries, from
which q revenue shoald be derived.
The report of the Secretary of War CON
tains synopsis of the heads Of bureaus. of !
Of military divisions, and of |
the districts Of Virginia; Mississippi and !
Tens. The report Of tho General of the
Army in full, and the recommendations |
therein contained. have been we'll consid- |
cred and are submitted for your action. l,
however, call special attention to the re.
Of the Chief of Ordnance for
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it may be advisable to modify taxation and
tho tariff in instances where unjust Of
burdensome determinations are made by
the present laws, buta general revision
of the laws regulating the subject I re-
commend The postponement Of for the
present. I also suggest the renewal of the
tax on incomes, but ut reduced rate, say
of 8 per cent; this tax to expire in three
years with tho funding Of the national debt
as here suggestetf feel safe IN 'sayiae. the
taxes and revenue from imports may be
reduced safely from &C, to 50 millions per an
mum at once and still further reduction ffom
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tween Great Britain and the United States,
which fhiled "a, feceivesth 1dyi6o and con-
sent Of the Se1Ate to III rati6ca&ion.S The
TIME and tho oircui istaHces attending
the negotiataon >ofss th1 trsaty were
favorable to its acceptance .. ~ tho,
people of the United States, and its pro.
Visions were wholly inadequate for tho set
tlement Of the grave wrongs that had been
sustained by this government, as wella by
- eitizens The injuries resulting to the
United States by reason of the course
adopted by Great Britain during our late
civil war. in increased rates of insurance, in
tho dimlnution of exports and imports, and
other -obstzuotions to domestic industry
and production. in its effect upon the for
eign commerce Of the country, in the de-
crease and transfer to Great Britain of our
commercial marine, in the prolongation of
treasure, and in lives, of its suppression,
could not be adjusted and satisfied % ordi-
nary commercial claims, which continually
arise between commercial nations, and yet
the convention treated them simply as such
ordinary claims, from which they differ
more widely in the gravity of their oharao.
ter than in the magnitude Of their amount.
Great. even, ,as iith1t diaelepca not aword
was found in the treaty, and not an infer
ence could be drrwn from it, to remove the
sense of the unfrieudliness Of tho course of
Great Britain in our struggle for existence,
which had universally Impressed itself
upon the people of this country. Believing
| that ths; convention thus misconceived7 in
its scope and made quite liberal in its pro.
visions would not have produced the hear
tyIand cordial settlement of pending ques-
tions which alone Is oonsistsnt with the
relations which I,desire TO have establish.
ed between the United States and Great
Britain, regarded the action of the SEN
ate in the rejection of tho treaty to have
been wisely taken in the interest ofpeace,
and necessary step in the direction
Of perfect and cordial friendship between
the two countries. A sensitive people, con.
scious Of their power: are more ct ease un-
der great wrong wholly unatonsd than
,ties neither their ideas Of justice nor their
grave sense Of the grievance they have
| sustained. The rejection Of the treaty was
followed BY . state ofpublic feeling on
both q sides, which I thought q not
favorable to an immediate st-
tempt at renewed negotiation.
Iaccordingly 90 instructed the Minister Of
the United Sta1es 10 Great Britain, and
found that my News in this regard were
shared by Her Majesty's ministers. IAope
that the time may soon arrive when tho
two governments can approach tho solu-
tion Of this momsntous question with IN
ASSURANCES Of what b duo to the rights, dig
nifty and honor Of each, and with the de-
termination not only to remove the causes
Of complaint in the past but to lay the
foundation of sbfoad pEilGplss Of public
law which viii prevent future differences,
and tend to firm and
continued = peace and friendship.
This is now the only grave question which
the United States have with any foreign ma
ton. = stst -, - -
The question Of treaty for reciprocity
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@Qritultural.
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

Il A Coop He1sx, NOT OF BAD Color
The theory that the stallion can transmit
to his progeny the exact quantities of speed
| and bottom that he himself possesses,
doubtless is very pleasant, if not hopeful
one, but the truth of it is another question.
The very fact that our horses ars. constantly
changing is somewhat damaging to the
theory. The practical philosophy of the
matterisf that each horse transmits only
tho strongest and most perfect parts of his
form to his progeny. The thoroughbred
is most certain to transmit good points be-
cause he is nearer the standard Of perfec-
ton than the cold-blooded horse The
get of dun or white horse are not always
Of the ~sauas color as the sire, for. the rea-
son that dun and white are imperfect colors,
and therefore, g fee q q TIE rule Of, Like
begets ike" 10 conces1Sd they are classed
Hambletonian invariably gets bays, browns
the dam, because color in HIM is perfect
and one of his strongest points. We have
never heard of son or daughter of. Ham.
! bletonian of white, dun, or gray color.
| Notwithstanding mares of these colors have
| been bred to him time and again. Whens
gray stallion is bred, or gray or brown
| mare, the progeny generally colors after
the dam, because this quality in her is
strongest and more perfect than in the sire.
Notwithstanding this we'll recognized law
Of breeding, We are of the opinion that q
good horse cannot be of bad color-that
is, horse may have fine action, good bot
! tom and great speed, and yet be gray or
white as we'll as bay or brown. =. Turf, Field
and Edrn. $.s&-*s <f.S :"
81 CARR or POULTRY IN WINTER Very few
persons pay necessary attention to poultry
in winter, although at this season they re-
quire constant care. A poultry house to
be quite warm should be constructed with
double walls and roof like an ice-house,
and should have as much glass as possible
to admit light aud sunshine. -.;3
| Boards about four inches wide are better
adapted for roosts than round poles, IS the
fowls sitting on them can cover their ieet
with their feathers and protect them from
frost. Old hens are not worth feeding and
should be got rid Of and young, vigorous
ones substituted. When more than three
i year. old hens alotf usually not worth
keeping. .1s5E xsls.33..s:s;s:tts.=
d. without II very few eggs viii be obtained.
With boxes for the hens to lay in,s. so ar
hanged that they cannot roost over them.
food and water should be given With regu-
larity, and supply Of lime, gravel, crush.
| ed bones, and charcoal should be always
available. Fd,rners Home Journal "
Po1A1o FR117ERs.- Take Eve OF six large,
mealy potatoes (Psechbloss are the best. }
and slice them lsngthMse. about one-fifth
Of an inch in thickness, throwing the slices
into cold water as they are cut Have
ready deep griddle ON ths fire in which
some lard or nice drippings have been
melted; lay the slices in separately, and
nice brown on one side; turn and brown
the other. Try. them with . fork, and as
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.

AShANd1ONs Doc' u
To tie Senate and House Of Representatives,:
In coming before you for the Arst,, time
as Chief Magistrate of this great nation, it
is with gratitude to the diyer Of all good
for the many benefits we enjoy. We nre
blessed with peace at home, ,andare without
cntnngling alliances abroad to forebode
trouble, with q territory unsurpassed in for
tility, Of an area equal to the abundant sup
port FIVE, hundred millions Of people,
and abounding in every variety OF use
supply tho world for generations, with
ex,,basaut ., crops and with q variety
of climate adapted to the production Of
cvery specie of earth's richie g., and suited,
to The habits, tastes and requirements aof
every living thing; wlth q population Of
forty millions of free people, all speaking
one language; With facilities for every NOR
tai to acquire an education; With institu-
tions closing to none the avenues to fame,
or any blessing or fortune that may be COW
eted; with freedom of the pulpit, the press,
and the school; with revenue flowing into
tho national treasury beyond, tho
requirements of Government sup
ply. Harmony is being rapidly
restored within our own borders. Manu-.
factures hitherto unknown in our country
are springing up in all directions, producing
degree of national independence tne-
qnaled by taat Of any other power. These
blessings, and countless others, are in
trusted to your care, aud more for safe
keeping for the brief period of our tenure
of office. In short time Wa must each OF
us return to the ranks Of the people, who
have conferred upon us our honors. and
account to them for our stewardship. !
earnestly desire that neither you nersI may
be condemned .bya free and enlightened
constituency, nor byss our own con.
science. Emerging ,aahomo,er O.. re.
bellion OF gigantic magnitude, aided
as u it was by the sympathy and tas.
sistance of nations with which we wereat
peace, eleven. States OF the Union were
FOUR years ago left without legal state
Governments; debt had been contracted;
American commerce was almost driven
srosn the seas; the industry Of one.half
the country had been taken from the con-
trol of: the capitalist and placed where all
labor rightfully belongs, in the keeping OF
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the sale Of arsenals and lands no longer of
use to the Government; also to the RECON-.
mendation oftha 6ecretaryof War that the
act of Sd Of March, 1869, prohibitino nro-
motions and appintusents in staff CONS d
the army, be repealed. The extent 81
country to bs RAfrisoned, and the number
of military spoeh 70 be occupied is the
same with reduced army as with large
one; the number of staff officers required
is more dependant upon the latter than
"ehs former condition. ~Ths report of the.
Secretary OF the Navy accompanying
this shows: tho. condition Of the
navy when this administration came
into Office, and changes made since
Strenuous efforts arc being made to place
AZ many vessels In commission or render
themdt for service, if required, % soon %
possible, and substituting the sail for
steam while cruising, thus materially re-
ducing the expenses Of the navy and ad-
ding greatly to it's efficiency. Looking to
our future, recommend liberal, though
not extravagant, policy towards this branch
of public service.
The report Of the postmaster general fur
nishes clear and comprehensive
exhibit Of the operations Of the
postal service and of the financial
condition Of this part of the Post Office
Department The ordinary postal reve-
nues tor the year ending the 30th Of June,
1863, amount to SIS, ,445, $40, and the, ex-
penditures to S23, ,689. 131, showing an ex-
cess Of expenditures over receipts Of $5,-
I353, 6N. The excess OF expenditures over
the receipts for the previous year amounted
TO Sc, 437, 1892. The increase Of revenues
for 1869 over those of 1868 was So, 05l ,9O9,
and the increase of expenditures was s967,-
$685., ,538. The increased revenue
in 1869 exceeded the increased, revenue
in 1868 by 1896, 1886, and the in
creased expenditures In 1869 was
was @2, 627, $40 less than the increased ex-
penditures in 1867, allowing, by compsri-
son, this gratifying feature Of improve
ment, that while the increase of expendi-
lures over the increase of receipts in 1868
was 81, 4S9, ,538, the Increase Of receipts
over the increase Of expenditures in 1868,
Evas S1,08, 37l. : 's'.' 17tE-.' ~ .r~''S =,
EE Your attention is respectfully called to
recommendation made BY the Postmaster
General, for authority to change the rate of
compensation to the main trunk railroad
lines for their services in carrying tho
mails; for having post route maps executed,
for re-organizing and increasing tho efacien-
cy Of the special agency service, for increase
Of the mail service on the Pacific and for
establishing mail service under the flag
| >k Al "a H.
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TABLE TALK WITH A VICTIM OF IN

Observation-Disclosures, We will suppose you
martyr to dyspepsia If you arc not. go much tho
better for you. If you are, perhaps You may pro-
fit by this paragraph. You have just finished
your dinner, will say. and feel as if you had
swallowed lead, instead of wholesome food. You
have sensation of tightness round the upper
part of the diaphragm, if eome snake of the
constructor tribe held you in it's embrace and had
knottcd its coils over the pit of your stomach.
You feel suprenlely miserable; and such is tho pc
nalty which your complaint exacts after every
meal What do you desire? Ease, of course. An
exemption from the incubus that robs you of all
enjoyment during the day, and dsturbs your res
at night Take, then, this piece of information !;
You suffer needlessly. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH
BIITERS will certainly cure all your agonizine
SYMPTOMS as the day on which you read this article
will be succeeded by another. Perhaps YOU are
incrcdulous; but il you have read the testimony
OF the eminent citizens i'll every walk of life, who
have tested the preparation, and submitted the
results of their experience to the public through
the press you ought at least to have sufficient
faith to make trial of it in Your own case 1t ia
a pure vegetable tonic and altcrative-the only
medicine i'll the world entirely adapted to your
complaint. II you are in the habit of taking any
alcoholic excitant palliative, abandon it, and
try this wholesome medicated stimulant II it
does you good, say so; but you will not do that
or II has never yet failed, in n single instance to
cure dyspepsia, biliousness, and their various
comitants. May 16 t6
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COLUMBIA. S. G. FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 2S 1859

The corporation of the South Carolina
Central Railroad-to connect Sumter and
Gourdin's-has been organized, by eecting
Hon. %. e. Dickson, of Manning. chair
man; DR.. 81. G. Fox, of Orc, Treasurer,
and Mr.. 81. D. Corbett, Secretary The
Executive Committee. consisting of DIR.
Fox, Mr.. E. G. Green, and Mr.. J. H. Feri-
ter, have appointed commissioners to open
books in New York and in this State, and
other arrangements have been made to give
the enterprise n fair and speedy start