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Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

ssa- The bill! 10 remove the sea: Of gov,
ernnent from New Orleans 10 Baton
Roage, has passed It's frst reading, and
seems to meet with some favor By those
who have hitherto opposed it. Should
the bill pass aud become a Law, is is
doubtful If either city would be benefited
by the ck snge. Il isolation freza the at
fractions of a large city will tend to make
Legislators more attentive to their dntiss,
why then Baton Rouge is just che place
for il. Nous v~errons. sometimes, by and
by.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

a Frenctmsn, who was master OF
horse to one OF the Federal Generals du-
ring the late var. was sent from Stone
river. where his brigade was lying. on all
rrrand into Nashville. As he set out the
general told him To- bring him the Sasis-
vile time. As soon az he reformed be
went to the general, tm.k out his wa'tl,
with an important air, and eaid 1t
WAS juSte un quarter trees o'ci.ck when
| leave re %srcii,., then | stop ze watch,
so he keep re right time" But what IL
he time, nowf' "Ah. dat | know not.
Y"u sails bring e. Nashville time ; l
brings him exact er r
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

EEr Some peculiar change has taken
place in our Southern climate which il
not easily accounted 'tu by the mos,
experienced To fad q heavy irost GOV
esing everything ont OF doors on q bright
and clear morning in the last days ei
February, lie something unusual in VIVA
Is generally termed the Sunny South
Last Tuesday we had ice, and the eatir.
week has be, n one suitable for good fr-,
and warm clothing. So long ss III.
weather remains clear, il can tse endured
bat when accompanied with rain, gloom,
fog and mist. the better part Of man il
sorelv pressed to retain p~rofane inpr-.
Cations. As we go to press, everything
around and about rs is bright. pIrasan,
and cheerful, ennngfi so to Ike US think
that sunshine will sometimes come .f,p,
rain.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

srs- The recent c Id spell has been tn.
cause of much anxiety With those owning
fruit trees. The peach and plum iree-
were III full bloom when the frost Eel
upon them. What effect il has had, or will
have, cannot as yet be ascsrtsined. W,
notice that but few blu.some have failes
from them. aud we still hope the frrez.
has not been severe enough to materially
injure Che fruit. A few days more viii
tell the story in full detail. We should
indeed be sorry to lose our fruit crope
this season.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

TIE REp SroRg LtyEg-We are ,,a.s
ed t" learn, says the Peis,e Coupee Echo
Of the 2Oth inst that the work on ti,i,
important ievse viii undoubtedly o.
commenced or Monday next, with a sniff
Gent force TO insure its compilation 10 a f.w
days. With this break closed, and III.
Strand Levee as we'll secured as il now
ia, we have no fear of an overflow. ex
eept it be by the eaking Of some OF III.
old ~'evees, some Of which are not in IN,
best condition. They should be looked
TO 10 time.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

sea- Our fellow eiIizens, and the public
generally, are notified that v. a. Allan.
Esq has received the s~ppointmsut OF
Assistant Assessor for ibis parish and
that Of Ioersille. 1t will materially as.
sist matters il parties will come forws ard
snd hand IN their retnras forth with. Hi
Office is st the ferry iaading. where he will
remain only a few daya, alter which b.
will proceed &c Pisanemins. s
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

49, OwiDg to our late return from New
Orleans, We have fallen behind time IN
issuing this number of the PLANTER
These little eccsntricities will occur oc
casionally, without any particular reason
therefor but having seen "Humpty
Dumpty" at the Academy of Music, our
senses Gre still :" obfnstieated with the
gorgeous scsntiness of the ladies' appar-
el 10 that delightful spectacle. Hence
u disgust at anything like work Oh
reaching home.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

Car sxles are maJe tf scraps OF
wsonght iron. which have drst to De con.
sert"d into Hat blooms IL 200 pounds
weight each. Two of these blooms are
required to make an axle weighing $50
pounds. While $50 pounds nf scrap iron
IS thus used in the niauafacturs Of an
axle, 100 pounds is not really lost, az the
Ind trimmings can be used again. With
a single steam hammer, fifteen axles can
be turned out per day.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

A novel Sur.-A negro preacher was
10 Hay nesvilis a few days ago far the
purpose OF bringing suit against one III
his coiored 1ack. The prppns.d defend.
ant has declined to pay the preacher his
marriage fer. Climbing that probably ,h..
affair will cost him enough anyhow and
ne Indignant priest wished to bring sui,
No proceedings have yet been taken IN
the matter. but the old. fellow is mac
enough to unite the KNIT.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

The CAaffostoa Ases says '"c N'''"
ern uavers speak Of ths ezl5t"nce oil =
strong feeling in COMMERCIAL circles !"
ha We a law passed ~ Congress spee'''
r,Ily providing for contracts made paya
bic in yold. This is Il matter CLOSELY
affecting the cotton trede, and more par
ticulsrly 81 in the South. Al 1t i' every
bal. of cotton exported Is virtually pai1
e., in gold. and if it eonij be sold IN.
anaHdedly for gold, tie said that tn
whole cotton trade of the country would
s,ou he done on a gold basis. We should
.oon be rid Of violent fluctuations. and "A
m,st important step in advance made TO
ward the general resumption Of specie
paymeuts. The Journal Of Commerce
suggests the matter To Southern factors.
planters aud Others, and urges them TO
aggita.e the subject, and by eomo'ned
action bring about to desirable a change
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27
s,~ A shor, TRIP to New Orleans HIS

skS~ A short trip to New Orleans has
convinced Us that there lie life 10 the old
Crescent yet. Everybody a. emed busy ;
streets thronged With strangers; hotels
filled to packing theatres crowded night
y ; saloons all in full blast, aud We re-
ally believe we did not see 40 idle person
about, unless a fee old beggars al the
street corners. II New Orleans is asleep,
as many contend she is, she does q heap
Of work in her SUMMERS. True enough,
the wat has somewhat impaired her Ell
ergies, but if We mistake not, she will
soon regain al! she lost, and be better of
in future. She lacks determination more
than anything else ; money and spirit
are plentiful, SO is the desire TO move for.
ward. hut determination is wofuily lack
ing. aud until that precious gen, is thor
oughiy appreciated, she will stand Jus,
where she is.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

ssy- Having received 40 mai! the entire
week, we are without news iteme from
abroad. But as there Is very little STIR
ring anywhere calculated 10 smuse, in
struct or edlfy, our readers can rest II
happy contentmeut with al! they fad ii
this number of the paper.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

The recent judici Il decision in the Me-
csrthy case, n New Haven, Conn, il i,
terest'ng II = man ,egleets OF refuses
TO provide f"r his family. he can be treat
go ~ u pauper aud ssnt To the slmstoas.
90 Labor for the support Of his wife and
children.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

~ II the outside pages Of this mum
Der are somewhat ilegible and badly
printed, it mus, be attributed 10 the pre-
ent cold snap which iIeze up everything
necessarily used in getting ont a news
paper. As it does not happea often, au
explanation is useful,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

asa- IT we mistake not, the Parish
Court holds is regular term On Monds,
next, with what amount Of business be
fore il We nave not been able 20 learn
Judge Lobdell will ace that it ia properly
dispatched before adjournment, If within
bis power.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

sG- Many thanks TO the captain and
officers of The favorise packet, Ntaa
SHINES, for favors while on 8 return trip
from the city. Capt. Greenhouse grows
In esteem with the public, besb for pass
age aud freigbts, as bis always crowded
and loaded boat pisinly shows.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27
vs- So far bat little has been done il

ssA- So Tar bat little h"s been done IL
the way Of preparing for planting. The
weather has been so unpropitious that
plnwing was almost an impoSsibi1tJ,
while other plantation wotk amounted I"
aext to nothing. One week Of SUNSHINE
will he made the most of, and We ma,
Expect 10 zee work pushing ahead in al
al fast as 1t can be done ton
getting in crops. Such a time is 10 de-
mand.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27
The London Telegraph -,

The London Telegraph says : eth.
Americans have strange fsshinns 10 ma.
ters e~ccle-isst:cal but there is one thing
sney 'eave to rs. Mr.. Beeeher's auction.
eer, u the 's,srt Of the s.ls said. . Gen.
t'emen. | am Instructed to seii every sea,
70 the church except the m~in;sser,s.,-
Here we sell eves that"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

Shortly after Gen. L.s's- surrender. a
little negro boy was seen sitting By a
nrgro woman, reclining, with .kpsrd eyes,
against = tree, in the streets OF Macon
g.. A gentleman passing by asked,
" what is ibe matter with that waman r
The boy quickly seplisd," She dead. tu,
she free, do
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

After > years taaI and good crops thu
people 81 Woodruff county. Ark hive
over eighteen hundred bales of co,,o,,
r''tt'ng in the fields fer want of han and
animals t"gstt'er it with. every nanl+ and
horse having been taken by C!syt,.,s
pillars Of the law. So ssys = W..,e,.,
exchange.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

A msctioe 10 10 sse 1t Melbourne FIR
soear'ng sheep by stes0. The machine
Ia used il the sams fashion as the shears.
bat cuts much quicker and far cleaner.
.'sbous the least danger Of iojuring the
deecs OF the sheep.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

A South Carolin. inventor has patented
= cotton press which SEQ arranged that
The same power emov- the packed bale
lr"m the press and prepares another bale
for packing.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

A French lady has written a book cen
snsing the extravaganza Of woman, and
the Pope has written her a letter To the
E fleet THAT her head is level on that sub
ject. L&3 &Rk 20
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

The New York World lifts it's voice
and exciaims !: .Ohi Morality With a
big M. humanity with a big Il. aud Loil
ty with . big has he'll; a tsiui,y to be
your match ?n {
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

I'VE. the people If England said the
three tail"s of Tooisy str ct. "In the
name of 1000, 900 Americas citizens
-aid the bali y d"zea darkies who called
ia Graht.-N. Y. Herald.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

An Iowa paper says: "A party of
new g'ris vt the business went out skat-
ing the other eight and spoke about the
zee being very e,ld around on places
where they had been"
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

Chief Justice Chase, on the 10Th. deli,
cred the opinion Of the Supreme Cour, i,
the eject that contracts fss the mr,,t
III coin should be enforced by the cosr,s
according 10 the in.sut of the n.r,;..
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

STATE OF LOUISIANA. pAkESa OF
West Baton Knst-. F,sh sadi2s.A Ds-
trict. M..ry Aaue Sa~nks, widow john
Garrison. I'll ala, vs.. Francois h Allan
and The ophits AAaiu. No. 1885,
By virtue o! . m1ia " d. Ia. 20 mr. direct
ed in the above xaiiiicd and nuinlered
cause. OF date February BIB 4. p tb64
from the II n. tbs Faith Districs Cemt in
and for sssa parish A.d State, l hare
seized aad wsA saSks 81 p1hs~ SAX ~ shs
last ard faixhest brtaes 1t the sourfdH'ose
door in shss ,arsh Of West Baton Roags
SATURDAY. the Sd day or April ! b,
1869. Ut ii o'clask : ras all abe right,
title and interest of ti@ des.saanss. Tnso-
pbiss Attain and Mss. Ffsacois z. Aiiass
as sa,six of the ptnsr Sidonie AslSnahA
Elnile Allan and Marie AiiYin, wtfs "a
Maurice Dubrnca, in md 10 the herein-
after described uaortgaged tract Of land,
t0 Wit
The northeast quarter Ut section No.
twelve IN tow aship no. seven Of range
eleven east, Containing ~ hundred
aud thirty acres and sitnstsd 10 this par.
ish VI West Baton Ropge.
Seized to pay aud satisfy the annonas
Of judgement. interest and Costs IN The
above suit.
Terms of Ssie-~Cssh, with bsue6tof
sppFnsssfnsas.
Jsv. DURABLE, Js..fI
tsba7 ~ Sheriff.
3. - RE@-.M4 - y
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

The rol.rad Romsn Catholics 10 Chae.
lesion. s. C., have recently built tbslr.
selves a bouse Of worship 80,
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH "
West Baton Rouge. Fifth Jndsca~i psp
trics. j.. w. H,rhr,dge ". No 1871.

StAtE 0F LOUISIANA, PARISH U.s.
West Baton Rouge. Firth Jndla~i ps~
trics. J.. w. hi.rhrdge ~. No l6o6
and Mary b Sibiry and hasbAn n.
No. 1867. John A. Dopghrrty.
By sirtns OF twe writs of s q. direcM4s
10 The Sheriff in the nsa,vv rntitadsaa1.
numbered canees, Of ds.es ] ssAsfy9I6
and February aih, 1859. from Ne ii.psa
the Fifth l,issnct Conrt in and for HE
parlsi, Of West B.tps i;opge, State sier~.
said. l have seized anti will H-r Vi pali.e
sale To the las, and higpes, bidder, i The
Court House Of the parish OF Vert Baton
Rongr. On
SATURDAY. the sd day Of April a D..
1869, al III o'clock \. m all the right.
title -, d interest Of The defendant. Joks
A. Dougherry, IN sud 10 The following
described tract If lSnd
A e.rtaan trsci u land SITUATED . NJ
parish Of aes, Baton Rouge, ctessiHs,ee
five srpenis trent to the Ai,ssissil1i yises.
more OF less. with the depth u sssh,s
arpent-, mere or less, between psssiss
lines, bounded above by lands t.a.ssS4w
~l'sslonginy T.. Dr. r. a Eaders. lha INV
t~.-loeging To the parish of w.-A Bsi"n
Rouge, TO Alexander Barupx AID Mr.
Mary Barrow. and Glow by ,sAse a'smsr-
ly belonging 10 John A. iA.sgisSrty, bul
now the property of Jordan Mda, sT
Seized to pay aud satisfy the assounA
Of Judgement AID esssss ~ 3ls nb0xa
suit. =. .samm
Terms Of Sale-CssA, with the benefit
Of sp~prsiseusent.
A.. r. DEBR0CAa
fei21 D-pnty Ss%rfE.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-02-27

The cnai production Of the world Il
IA, Q tons per assunsTu
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-10-28
PROFIT of ouinoes for Market t.

In the recent Western trip of Mr..
Thomas Meehan, he made visit TO the
farm of Mr. \. Dinner, at Dayton, Ohio,
who makes fruit culture a prominent
part of his farming. In regard to his
ounces, Mr.. Meehan writes to Forney's
Weekly Press as follows:
The most profitable branch of culture
here is the ounce. The large planta-
tions have the bushes set about fifteen
feet apart. They have been set from ten
to fifteen years, and yield at the rate of
about thousand bushels to the acre, at
about 50 30 per bushel. This is not so
large yield as one could get from some
other kinds of fruit, but it is certain
annual crop, easily gathered and mar
keted, and requiring little cultivation.
Indeed, the best part of the ounce or
chard was one in which the ounces had
grown so large that they nearly touched
one another, and so it could not be plow-
ed. They were left to grow in the grass,
only being kept clean by hand for about
four feet around the tree. The soil is
kept rich by occasional applications of
alt, which Mr.. Dinner finds to be one of
the best manures for the ounce.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-10-28
Foolish EXPENSES.

Once in while a pensive man may be
heard to say: Il wish l had all the
money back that L have spent for the
past ten years" Not oAe man in twenty
who, retrospectfully gazing, gives utter
ance to that wish has in his mind an ap-
proximating estimate of the amount
which person Of even moderate bibu-
lous propensities may spend upon drink
in the space of ten years. Leaving wines
and expensive liqnOrs quite out of the
question, let us see what plain cock
tailist or modest imbiber of old rye is
likely tosdisburse on his favorite refresh
ments in the course of year. Take a
very moderate man as a sample.
Assume that he drinks every day one
glass of beer at ten cents and four glasses
at fifteen. That amounts to seventy cents
Il day, which makes four dollars and
ninety cents week. Multiply by four,
and you have nineteen dollars and sixty
cents month, which comes, you know,
to one hundred and thirty-five dollars
and twenty cents year. Thus of the
man who carried on at this rate for ten
years had all his liquor money back; his
pocket would be inflated to the tune OF
thirteen hundred and fifty-two dollars.
This is only small beer calculation but
think of the men who spend five times
the amount on liquors, and remember
that their name is legion.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-10-28
The Nations That Eat Most

The ruling people of the world, who
have from time to time shaped the
destiny of humanity, have always, so
far as can be ascertained, been liberal
feeders. This remark applies, of course,
only to the ruling classes in these
nationalities, and not to the slave or
peasant class, who lived with them, but
were not of them. But of the patrician
or governing orders of society-the
readers of the world i'll legislation, in
war, in commerce, in science, and
literature-it is preemintly true. The
dominant clss among the Babylonians.
the Persa!ns, and especially the Romans,
were free and luxurious in their habits
of eating, although in those days there
was less variety of food then at present.
OF the Romans it has been said, thatno
people were ever so devoted to the
pleasures of the table. Among modern
nations the greatest eaters are the
English, the Germans, the French, and
the Americans-the ruling people ofour
civilization. The diet of the Spaniards
and Italians is notably less substantial
than that of the English and Germans,
lust as their brains are less active and
original. The Americans are, on the
average, the greatest eaters in the
world. Said Carlyle to Emerson: ''Ih
best he knew ofthat country wasithat in
it man could have meat for his labor. >
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-10-28
The Ysung Postmaster's Honesty.

Abraham Lincoln was once post
master in the village of Salem "out
vest He then went to Springfield to
study law, and for years had hard
work to earn his bread and butter.
Fighting with poverty is a hard fight.
One day the post office agent came
round to collect balance due to the
Washington Office from the New Salem
office. The bill was S17,60. DIR. Henry,
friend of poor Abe" happened to
fall in with the agent, and was sure as
could be that he had nothing In his
pockets to pay it with He went there
tor. TO the office in oIder to lend him
the money, or offer to lend it.
When the agent presented the draft;
Lincoln asked the man to sit down, and
sit down himself with II very puzzled
look upon his face. Ho then stepped
out went over to his boarding-house,
and came back with an old stocking
under his arm. This he united, and
poured out upon the table a quantity of
small silver coin and "red cents"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-10-28
REV. THEoDoRE CUYLER, in the Evan

REV. THEODORE CUYLER, in the Evan
gelist, says:
'There should be'a revival of those
more general temperance measures with
which the reform was inaugurated and
prosecuted for the first thirty years Ofits
history. The old-fashioned open tenn
perance societies should be revived and
reorganized. The total abstinence
pledgeshOuld be presented to every man,
woman, and child of every community.
The voice of the lecturer should be
heard again and the battle-roll called
anew. The charm of novelty may be
lacking. There may be the same old
story, the same thrice-told tale. Yes.
But so are that righteousness and judg-
ment to come with which the apostle
conjoined the temperance of which he
reasoned before the trembling Roman
governor; so are repentance and faith,
which are as needful now to the burden
ed sinner as when they were first pro-
claimed. Temperance may be old; its
arguments, appeals, and measures may
seem trite; bat the wounds that intem-
perance is making are fresh, and hearts
are aching and tears are falling over new
victims, shared and slain by this treach-
erous foe. "
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-10-28

4 HUMAN form, of huge proportions,
entirely petriiied, has been found in the
town of Lafayette, Onandagua county,
New York. On the 18th VIM. Newell,
farmer, began digging a well in the
rear of his barn, and about two feet ana
q half below the surface struck what
was supposed to be large stone, but
which proved TO he the perfect figure OF
a man OF giant size, and solid as though
chiseled ont of the rocks. The total
length from the top of the head to the
lower surface of the instepis ten feet two
and a half inches; across the shoulders
the width is three feet; across the palm
of the hand seven inches; the large
finger is eight inches long the thigh is
twelve inches, and the leg below the
knee is nine and half inches in thick
ness. The. figure was found lying on
the right side, one hand on the abdo-
men, the other upon the back, and the
Ieftleg thrown across the right. The fea-
lures are decidedly Caucausian and well
defined. DIR. j. i. BOyntOn, the we'll
known geOlOgist and lecturer of New
York city, who has visited the spot, in
clines to the opinion that the gigantic
figure is a statue but this seems to be a
matter of doubt. AS may be supposed
spectators are already on hand, and
sums reaching into tens of thousands
have been offered for the figure.