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Total .......... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ...2,3s0, 600
10 the above we may safely add about $50,
ooO bales, which would give total of 1880,
O00 bales.
The department esti"iatc for 1866 was L.
y $4,000 bales; the actual receipts amounted
20 l,9OO,0 600 bales. The department estimate
Tor 1867 was 2,34O,0O0 bales; the actual re.
ceipts amounted to 2,450,O0 bales. The in.
formation we have received from several lead,
Ing commission houses i'll Southern ports fully
confirms our own view of the probable total
receipts from the crop of namely, q
o3o,Oo0 bales.
1t our estimate be as near the truth, as we
have good reason to think is, the money val
ueof tho cotton crop will be in excess Of that
9! 1863, which was the largest crop produced
10 the United States.
This is, unquestionably, most pleasing
prospect for our Southern friends, as well as
tor the whole country, SO far at least, as the
near future is concerned. Measured by a gold
aoi'ar IL represents sum OF not less than two
nunorea mil'on OF dollars. What fabulous
@u'ouhe Looking at the stafiight hSufes
eAoo,ooo,ooo--the planters may DC ox'
'"sea LOT thinking that inc great staple IS
"sain 0h'hroneo as hlhg' Dut inc iact re-
mai's, 'hat all "h!ch we can aiford 70 export
ous t",s valuable crop which Great 6rltaln'
wiz. al ner ooastca wealth. cou'a not pay III
so.u' "!'i no' sulhc0 10 ohcck 'ho grown ol
oo''o" ~ o'hos countries, OF 10 co"'ro' inc co.,
"n ,hSrhe's OF Inc woria.
W .,"s' beware OF K'lling t"e goose wh'oh
l'Ss suo, go'uoh eggs i's mo can on'y DC
poSofvoa III inc way we nave a'ready po'nted
ou'' : nc pfoscn' price OF inc s'ap'e' cohan-
o'yo 's :, certainly Is 70 'ne 'm"ea'"'o inter-
e''s 81 al oon0efneu' 'nusS supp'ya power
Au' ~. S'''ne,us 20 'ne ptoa"o,.oh Q, co''on 10
ASIA, Africa, the w est ludia Islands, Aus
tralia, etc. This can only be counteracted
by an extension of the area of production in
our cotton States, by the adoption of improved
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POETRY.
Beauty and Innocence.
DY PARK BENJAMIN.

: The star that gems life's morning sky
Smiles swectly o'cr thee now;
And flowers around thy pathway lie,
And roses crown thy brow
Thnt shed their delicate perfume
Md ringlets trembling like II plume;
While deep witchcry, soft and bright,
Is floating in those eyes Of light.
Pure and undimmed, thy angel smile
ls mirrored OH my dreams,
Like evenings sunset girdc isles
Upon her shndowcd streams;
And o'cr my thoughts thy vision floats,
Like melody OF spring bird notes,
When the blue halcyon gently leaves,
His plumagc in tho flushing waves.
cannot gaze on ought that wears
The beauty of the skies.
Or aught that in life's valley bears,
The hues Of paradise;
cannot look upon star,
Or cloud that seems u seraph's car,
Or any form of purity,
unmingled with n dream Of thee.
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" a r. I E II z .
The Ex-Klng-Again!

In oul last week 8 editorial on the cr KIM
who formerly ruled in Amcrca, we estimated
the present crop of cotton us being rather un-
der than over 2,700,00O bales It will be
seen, from the following department estimate,
that we were not very far astray in our fig
urcs:
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In furniture choose that Wf4go d lSsll 4 d
substantial, avoiding, as far as possible, all
sh"us and limitations. A good ingram carpet
will waar longer than thrcc-ply, and Brus.
sells will give better service than either, if the
floor IS smoothc and oven.
Flour should be bought by the barrel. -
Very light brown sugar is swcctcr than white,
and is quite as good, for many purposes
Coffee is best bought raw, and roasted in small
quantities. Japan ton is about the purcst now
sold. Spices should be bought whole, and
ground as thoy arc needed. Soap and can
dies improve with keeping, and will 60 farther
than when used fresh.
And finally, when you find by experience
that you can rely upon the word of merchant,
grocer, or any other tradcsman that you may
deal WITH better, us rule, buy of him than
to go about among strangers in quest of bar
gains, when they know tho value of ther goods
much better than you do.
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fiarc in which talking has formed subject of
study, whether such an addition to our social
education would be an improvement or not.
Some of the best takers, according to their
lights, will be found among the uncducatcd
Glasses, by any one who will be at the pains
to draw them out. The power Of telling q
story well, with all due establishment of tone
and gcsture-including such disguise of the
plain prosaic truth as all good story -tellers
have q license for-belongs to somc of this
class in perfection. Shrewd remarks upon
things and persons, founded very often upon
nico discrimination of character; satire,
keen if not refined; often very delicate fiat
terry Gf ilattcry be not too harsh word for
what is much more the real good breeding
than the smiling insinceritics Of higher life J
and never under any circumstances those COW
ert snecrs under the mask of politcness, of all
social impertinenccs the most insuf1icrablc,
which pass too often unrcbuked, because to
resent them involves almost an equal breach
of good manners, and which are the exclusive
accomplishments of the gentler scx. If some
of the poor had their Boswell what amusing
volumes might take the place of some Of our
tedious modern biographies But these good
takers in humble life arc fast dying out
They exist chiefly among the generation who
read the book of life much more readily than
their primers, and understood the world with
in the limits Of their own experience none the
worse because they knew not which hcmis.
phere they lived in. Learning may havo done
much for the village young ladies who pass
in Standard vi, but at least it has not made
them more pleasant to talk to than their grand.
Possibly, their little knowledge en-
barrasscs them. They are conscious that their
natural talk will hardly bear strict grammati.
cal analysis, and they despair, on the other
hand, of reaching the exalted style Of dia.
logue which they find in the pages Of their
favoritc penny novelist The consequence is
an awkward affectation, which is anything
but an improvement on tho rough and ready
of the moro illiteratc poor. One
cannot help feeling that there is much truth
N tho quaint protest of a pleasant writer who
has littlo sympathy with modern cultivation
----'if we had as many readers as we havo books,
What precious dull lot we should be I
----~-----s . s-------- 80 Es&
DO not CLOSE lotter without reading it, or
lrink water without seeingit.
t .----->-sAa> ~ 8ss llt
Why is "a loafer in a newspaper Office like |
. shado tree2 Because we aro glad S@henghSi
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Our sunshine is caused by the reflection of
the heat of the gas around the SUM- There
is no doubt but that the sun is u mass of liquid
fire. The time will come when it will burn
out, aud then our solar system will also go
out.
The fixed stars are other suns, constantly
in motion, which move through space as we
do.
The crust of the earth was made by liquid
5ia0oling; and, strange as it may seem, the
l63iGhcst mountains are the newest. The Him
g Mountains arc good example
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: domestic bliss,

The only happiness that survived the fall''
Who will not, therefore, mourn that chiv-
airy is dead, Cupid's occupation gone? There
are Of course, and always will DO, many male
fortune hunters; but the vice, for vice it is,
has become Of late years peculiarly feminine
weakness
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we extract and use again Force and mat
ter can never be destroyed. In force we ind
the infinite rover of the goodness of the AL
mighty.
On the leaf Of the maple We find the buds
arc exactly opposite each other, and 50 in pairs,
one above the other, along the entire stem.
In others they differ; in going round the
stem once, we will find two, three, and SO on
up which will be illustrated by numbers. !.
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y ever looked neat or stylish.

n riCnd or ours once Sald "Whcn was
young, thought, if 1 saw anything that was
remarkably cheap, I must buy it at once, or
it would be gone; but as I grow older, / find
as many good chances to invest Us ever, and
that there are always plenty of good bargains
to be had for the money, and there is no dan
ger of their all being gone, for many years to
come" ssaA.ux,
Do not buy articles that need,
unless you can make them ops
good plan to keep e mcmorsIa
things as you %aht. heforSy ||
purchase, lookSit ovcfScafcfull
almost always be something ~
penscd with. 4 81 Il 81
Low.priccd articles are frequens R3| 81 |
making up; but medium qualit
sgear battcr than the very faaS
771s ~ stReaapcr, and cut to better advSH
bought by the piece: Never buxs
lin for sheets; the heavier it issssa
will wear. Pillow cases may 33 4 R|
the cloth should be firm The heavy 6Sf( 4
ed Scotch table linen lasts longer f5F &
day wear, than any We have tried, and whitsm
very soon for toweling, huokabaok is far tHS
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The Art Of Conversation.

Books have been written on what their
Swriters are pleased to call The art of Convcr-
But whether it is an art at all, in
nsc of being subject to any rules, or at
2}Sgble by any discipline of teaching, is much
shan doubtful. In the same way there
Posed to be an art of poetry; the as
{ sAaato be fitted out with dictionary
|lBS and another Of rhymes, and, by
to turn out exceptional verse.
|R ~ Shat has before now been print
}zE$ N sESz creed must have found it's
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DO not CLOSE letter without reading it, q
drink water without seeing IL.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-01-29

Why is.a loafer in newspaper Office like
a shade tree2 Bccauso{we aro glad %hengh6
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K1oRfs got BY fraud arc dug otit Of ones
MA hesst and destroy the mind,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-07
THE CANVASS.
A Few Notes from Dickson, Hickman
and Humphreys-PrOgre Of Liber-

A Few Notes from Dickson, Hickman
and Humphreys-Progre Of Liber-
al Ideas. r... ....r. II
To the Editors of the Union and American.
GILLEM STATION, Tenn, July 4, 1869.
AS your readers would like to hear
from all parts of the State, we will in~
form them of the fact that Senter will
beat Stokes more than three to one in
Dickson, Hickman, and Humphreys coun-
ties, and these counties will send men to
the next Legislature in favor of enfran-
chising the white tax payers of the State.
We attended our Circuit last Monday,
and did not hear single man say that he
would vote for Stokes. Stroud and
eagle (Radicals) and Hicks and Schmitton
Conservative Republicans are candi-
dates for the Legislature. From present
indications, Nicks will be elected by a
good majority. Wash Russell will lay it
across Old Granny Puckets in Hickman.
What q change has come over the
people Every one of the extreme
Radicals within our knowledge, now de-
clares he never will vote for another
Radical or for any man that does. They
have got their eyes opened at last and
begin to enquire what is the cause of
such high taxes, and what has become of
our school fund.
The colored people are coming to their
senses, and begin to think it strange that
they can vote while the masses of the
white population can not. They know
that such a state of things can not last
much longer. They are now coming out
of their leagues, and will vote for Senter
and conservative men for the Legislature.
..# .. AUGUSTUS.
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CUBA.
The Affair Near EoIquin.


WASHINGTON, July 6.-Cubans here
have the following adVices: The Spanish
troops, between the 22d and 18th of June
attacked the force of Gen. Jordan near
Holquin, and after fight, which is re-
ported 10 have lasted eight hours, they
were repulsed and compelled TO take re-
fuge in the town. The loss Of the Cubans
was nearly two hundred in killed and
wounded. Among those killed were twen-
ty Americans. The Spanish loss was about
the same. The Spanish troops consisted
of two brigades, and outnumbered the
Cubans two to one. Gen. Jordan COM
manded the revolutionary army
In Cinco Villas District the forces under
Lisca have been repulsed with consider
able slaughter, and the whole territory re
gained TO the Cuban army. The result has
given courage to the inhabitants; and the
recent outrsges perpetrated BY Lisca and
force, that no quarter lie To be given to the
revoiutionists, whether actively engaged In
the field or in sympathy with the cause,
has inspired the inhabitants with intense
hatred of Spanish rule, and driven thou
sands into the army of Quesada. Thus re-
inforced, he has ordered active offensive
movements by the entire army, ADD ols'
dispatches received state that he has re-
gained number Of important positions,
and is master Of the north western portion
Of the island. r.------ ---e
1t is also reported that the instructions
of the new Captain General, De ROdas,
are to carry out the policy of Dulce-that
of Cancellation, and positively to control
the volunteer organization and maintain
the supremacy OF Spain, and that orders
have been issued to prevent the commit"
ting Of such atrocities as were recently
committed By Gen. Lisea in Cinco Villa
district. The effect Of this policy on the
volunteers has been to produce dis
sensiORs throughout the entire organlza>
ton. The volunteers who have given
adhesion to De ROdss, by the surrender
of the control Of the forts and arsenals
and other important positions, are de-
pnupcaI fraItnrC
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INDIANA.


! So IA bloody Assault ~
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 6.-This
afternoon at about two O'Clock, G. w.
Brown and Maj. o. ]. Smith. editors and
professors of the Saturday Eve Gazette,
were shot by Erwin Erney day pclice'
man, under circumstances of the most
unprovoked character. Maj. Smith was
returning from dinner to his Office, and
as he passed the corner Of Third
and Main streets, Erney assaulted him
with billy. Stunned and bewildered
by the blow Smith ran out into the mid>
die of the street, Erney following him
up and dealing him several more blows
before he reached the opposite side. By
this time Smith succeeded in drawing his
pistol, and attempted to shoot, bat
missed fire. Erney then jumped be-
hind lamp post and drew large navy
revolver and fired at Smith, Smith firing
about the same time. Erney shot
taking effect in Smiths leg. Erney
started across the street, and meeting
Mr.. Brown, who had at that time again
reached the ground, again drew up his
revolver and fred at Brown, the shot
taking effect in his breast, producing, it
is feared, mortal wound. The most
intense excitement prevails.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-07
SOUTHERN NEWS.

There was a case of sunstroke in At
lanta, Ga, on the Sd inst
The voters of Greensboro, Ala, deci-
ded on the 2Sth ult, by vote of l66 to
l. to take $4,000 stock in the Selma and
Memphis Railroad.
Col Hurlbert, Superintendent Of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, has Oh
fered free excursion train, for picnic
purposes, to the proprietOrs, printers and
attaches of the Atlanta newspaper OH
ces
The Marietta (Ga.) Journal says the
Confederate Cemetery hands IN that
place have been on a STRIKE" for higher
wages. Railroad contractors have made
laborers scarce in this vicinity, aud these
colored individuals being aware OF the
fact, thought it was time to take advan-
.age by demanding their own price, and
Immediately made "strike, leaving the
superintendent without any one to bury
the large number of dead bodies that had
already arrived The superintendent
did not accede to their demand, and cons
seuuently these wouldDbe regulators OF
the price of labor are prOmenadlng the
streets in their good clothes, enjoying
peace and freedom.
A Bradford has recently received in q
| Memphis court 81 600 damages from the
steamer Morning Star, for failure to land
| at his destination at Osceola, little town
ON the Arkansas side of the mississippi
river Twas shown that the officers OF
the boat notified Mr.. Bradford that 1t
would be impossible to land the boat
there, as there was bar in the way, and
he was advised to get off at point some
three miles below. He did so, but sub
seouently sued the boat for $40 900 dam
ayes. and the court awarded him 81 900
He appealed the case, but the Supreme
Court affirmed the decision.
Mr. p. r Garrett, Of Campbell county
Georgia, has exhibited to the New,
nan Herald, four heads of the variety OF
known as the Sevensheaded Wheat, Sc
called because there are seven heads t.
one stalk. six of which are small Mr.
Garrett obtained the first he had OF thu
from the Great Salt Lake country, anC
in the fall of 1866 he planted fifty grams
which Welded about one hall gallon
this last quantity he cultivated the mex
wear, and 1t yielded about two bushels
Last season ne soWed one bushel en- al
acre, and he is confident of a yield there
from of 20 to 25 bushels. The land o.
which he sOwed this wheat was not ma
nured or fortified, and land right b
! the side of it in the same field, did nc
produce exceeding six bushels to tn
acre Of OthOr wheat
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-07
INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT

LOUISVILLE, July g. Accounts from
various pointa, East and West, state that
Yesterday was celebrated in an enthusi-
astic and patriotic manner.
CHICAGO, July A special to the Tri-
bune from Desmoines, Iowa, Gays that at
Prairie City, yesterday morning, while
honoring the anniversary of our national
independence, an anvil which they were
using as a substitute for a cannon, ex:
ploded, killing two persons outright an d
fatally wounding twa others. Several other
persons were more or less injured and
team of horses we're also killed.
Reports ale in circulation that Judd d
Bracket, extensive millers at Minneapolis,
have failed.
DETROIT, July "A young man named
| Frank Wise was killed at Hillsdale, Mich
igsn, by the premature discharge Of fre'
works last night.
WASHINGTON, July 4 -Stcretary Raw.
Inns will leave here for q trip north and
west TO recover his failing health. During
his absence he will visit number Of mill
tary posts in the West.
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VIRGINIA
for spccIaI Police.

Negroes for special Police.
RICHMOND, Va, July Gone hundred
snccial policemen have been appointed for
The election, of which fifty are blacks.
Progress Of the Election.
RrcHMoND, Suly 6.-The election so
far is the quietest ever held in this city,
and presents the appearance OF Sunday.
A body Of troops bivouackod in the pub
lie mark. and the ambulances Of the two
narties, covered with national flags, are
driving about after the sick and intirm
voters are only unusual scenes of the
dav. A number of blacks have openly
voIed the Walker ticket without any OF
the hostile demonstrations OF Their
brothers, which characterized last cleo
ton. The whites, up to l:SO O'Clock,
had four hundred and thirteen majority
in three wards.
RICHMOND, July 6-The election here
closed quietly. Both parties claim the
state. but the returns show that large
coIored vote has been given for Walker
and it is thought he has carried thu
state by handsome majority.
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CHICAGO.
queer freshmen.

CHICAGO, July The Irish National
Republican Convention assembled here
yesterday in Farwell Hall sa-'s
Hon. J. w. Fitzgerald, of Ohio, was
elected permanent president, and NJ Me-
Kinley, Of Tennessee, Vice President
John A Mullin is the Tennessee men,
Der on credentials VI
The platform favors freedom to all, re-
gardless of color or sex; the maintenance
of the American Union; eulOgises Sum-
ner and Chandler declares in favor OF
enforcing the Monroe doctrine; asks
American sympathy for Cuba; denounces
free trade; objects ocongregation of Irish
in great cities; pledges support to Grant,
and favors the repeal of the neutrality
laws.
A resolution was offered, and passed
after considerable debate, requesting
Congress to pass law making foreigners
citizens in one year after their arrival in
this country.
A Bridge Breaks Through with a Hun
dred Persons. - .-
Yesterday at Elgin, while a large
crowd was gathered on an iron bridge
which spans Fox river, Witnessing tub
race, one of the spans gave way and
precipitated about one hundred men,
women and children into the river in
almost indescribable confusion, and also a
span of horses. The river was not more
than feet deep, and it is believed that
none were drowned, although quite q
number were more or less injured Two
Of the number are not expected to res
cover
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SAN FRANCISCO.
Castles I'm the Air.

SAN Francisco, July 6.-The trial Of
the model air ship Avitor, yesterday, is
pronounced q success by the Times, while
The Alta Gays the performance was some
thing like failure. The wind was blow
ing 20 hard that it was impossible TO make
the experiment in open air; SO the trial
made was under cover. The ship rose in
the air, was propelled backward and for
ward and guided any desired direction by
Steering apparatus. Ii is claimed that the
present Avltor is not certain Of success.
The principle is developed, but the scale
Of it's machinery is 80 trlfiug-the engine
and boiler weighing less than hundred
pounds-that Its failure or success Is q
matter Of 10 surprise.
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GEORGIA.
The Negro Postmaster Of Macon in
Trouble.

TI,a Negro Postmaster Of Macon In
Trouble.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 6.-SeVeral days
since Capt. Murphy, special detective, ar
rssted TWO women who had in their pos
ssssioua portion of large Gum Of cur
rencV tolen from the Treasury Depart
,nsnI At Washington. Forged signatures
we're signed TO the treasury notes and a
large amount was passed in Augusta.
These women implicated II. M. Turner,
the recently appointed negro postmaster at
Macon. Turner was arrested by the United
States Marshal and brought to Atlanta,
Georpia. An investigation is now going
on but efforts are being made to keep il a
secret. Further developments are looked
for TO, morrow.
ATLANTA, July 6-Turner, the col.
ored postmaster at Macon, was released
Inv The United States Marshal last night
s1d retained to Macon. The womeI
having in their possession the United
States Treasury notes were released OF
$500 bond. After private consulta'
ton between the United States Marsha
and some lawyers, the whole affair vii
be exposed in few days, and the guilt.
parties brought TO trial.
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ST. LOUIS.
A DsstardIy Murder.

ST. LOUIS, July Capt. Monroe
Harrison, Of the United States Army,
died here yesterday of brain fever.
Mrs. McAdams, living four miles south
of Greenville, Illinois, was murdered
Yesterday afternoon by an unknown
man, supposed to be from St. Louis. He
entered her house it is stated, when she
was alone and offered violence, but being
foiled he cut her throat from ear to cal
and then stabbed her several times il
the side. The whole country in the
vicinity is deeply exasperated and ar,
oused, and squads of armed and mounted
men are securing the country looking foI
the murderer.