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LAMAR CouNTY-The Paris Press of the tn, says:
Cotton picking is now the order of the day. Every
body is busy, and will be for months to come The
staple is good and fair yield is anticipated
DALLAS CouSTY-The Herald Of the 1th, prognos-
ticates prosperity thusly;
Dallas county, we think, will yield nearly 5000 bales
Of cotton this year. Now, if only had steamboats,
to take to market by way of the Trinity river, the
producers would save something like $4,000 freight
money.
I'VE estimate treinarks in another paragraph
"that this crop will bring into the pockets of the pro
ducers the snug little sum Of SS5o,00o in gold
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OLD BoURBoN.--Those of our readers WHO have a
weakness for this article find it at Messrs
MeCutchen & Co.'s on the leyee. Mr.. Dave Whereof
Just on from Bourbon county, brought small lot as
sample wherewhh totest the paates OF amateurs anc
connosseurs 1t is venerable with age, and, as Dave
POLITICALLY expresses it, "pure the iccles that hang
on dams temple" Having been raised on, the art
Gle. he is 4 competent Judge.
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FROM EUROPE.

LISBON, Sept. 2o-Rio Janeiro steamer arrived.
Advices report the capture of Ascurra and Perrihn.
Lopez fled. News causes rejoicing. Buenos Ayres,
Montevdeo and Rio Janeiro illuminated
LONDON Sept. 2o-Post this morning says it now
appears that America only made friendly representa-
tons to the Madrid Government in favor of reasonable
demands of Cuba Probably Napoleon's advice to the
regency is that Spain should act considerably towards
Cuba and so disarm American influence. The French
Government favofs eonciliatory policy at Madrid and
non-intefvention at Washington.
The Standard says that PRINTS attempt to induce
England and France to join in praticonale for Cuba
has totally failed
LONDON, Sept. 20,-Pars correspondent of the Times
says that the Emperors recovery has caused lu IL
the fiery debate which had begun between the party
of the Empress and friends Of Prince Napoleon
Rivalry already displayed by each faction gives oretast
OF what is in store for France when the death of thu
Emperor lets his family loose and gives up the State
to their unseemlY dscords.
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New Orleans.

Experience should have, this, taught the capital
lists of New Orleans that to preventSt Louis and other
cities from taking the trade from them they must use
their money and energy in aiding the merchants and
planters and in building railroads, instead of playing
the shyocks, shaving paper at Il to per cent per
month-insuranee Offices and banks pursuing the
miserably mean and short-sighed policy. AS to the
commission merchants, while some Of them chain
lightning, many have done all they could and, indeed
have been ruined by the failure of crops.
But the capitalists of New Orleans, those old cur
mudgeons whose souls never above the contem
pation Of their money-bags, and with whom rate of
interest is only governed by the capacity to pay
the part of the helpless borrowers these these the
old men of the perched upon her shoulders and
crushing out her vitas But bless your hearts, srs,
what care they?
| We feel deep interest in the Crescent City. We
love ls for her prosecutions during the war; and we
honor her for her berality and noble charities then
and at all times. Her desnies in her own hands,
and despite all rivalry she could be made the Queen
| City of the South and of the West To accomplish
this brilliant destiny many things must be DONE not
the least important of which will be to kill off bury
alive, II needs De- the money-lehders the cormOrahts,
the ackals who prey upon her and drag her down
| from her pride Of place-kill 'em, d-n EN- After
this righteous deed shall have been consummaed, let
the rates of insurance be reduced-let more liberal
policy be adopted towards steamboats, without restrict
ing them down to given number of inches in length
In short, let New Orleans exhibit of, the liber
alty of St. Louis. Is there any hope of herso doing
We fear not at least until number of funeral pro
cessons shall have wendell their way to her cemeteries
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THE LABOR QuEsTIoN-0ur readers will be inter
ested in the following communication this subject
from COL R. c. Cummings, who is keenly alive to every
measure calculated to advance the interests of the
South
Nessrs Editors-I enclose yon the following tee-
gram, which you can publish for the benefit OF the
planters who wish to get laborers am satisfied we
cannot get Cinnamon sufficiently early for next year
MANY of the merchants of New Orleans intend form
ing an organisation for the purpose of aiding the plan
tiers of this State to get Cinnamon 1t will cost about
500 to pay their expenses to New Orleans, which
they will return as they make it. am satisfied that 1t
is the best labor we can get and have no doubt we
will have an abundance OF in few years As they
a population of more than four hundred millions in
China in territory larger than the original thirteen
States of the Union, they easily spare us ten
millions, which will enable to make five millions
bales of cotton, one million hogsheads of sugar, rice
tobacco and other eropsin proportion The surplus Ia
Dor to be used in and wooden factories machine
shops and constructing railroads, which will make the
South the richest portion of the world
Yours, truly, Rc. CUMMINGS
New ORLEANS, Sept. Is 1863
R. c. Cummings, Esq, Shreveport, La:
| Mr. w Hutchinson is in Virginia bringing hands tt
Red River. If you want any send an agent and yot
can get as many as you want about Petersburg, IT
einia Cost about $50 each to bring them out.
j. g. BROWN
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LEAVES To-DAY.-The Kouns-line packet Era No
9 leaves for the city to-day. Shippers and passeh
gers will be governed accordingly. Give the Nouns
family show for their white alley, and don't forget
our friend Charley DrowT
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.
emf. 2l.-Departed for Red river

NEW ORLEANS, Sept 2l.-Departed for Red river
Lotus No. 8.
In Jefferson City Common Council, last night arti-
cles of impeachment preferred against Mayor
Leche for alleged abstraction in collection OF citys
debts Mayor suspended Trial commences to morrow.
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ELEGANT STocK OF DRUGs.-Mr Thomas Lewis has
Just returned from New York with one of the most
complete stock Of drugs, oils, paints, and, in Short
everything pertaining to the business brought to
this market. The purchases were made for White &
Co, No 10 Texas street, which firm is determined to
defy competition in cheapness and quality of goods.
The many friends of Maj Robards will find him always
nm hand
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ANDY JoHNsoN.---1t appears to be generally con-
ceded that Andy will be elected to the United States
Senate 1t is anticipated by many that he will be the
eagle to hutter the Radical Voices when he gets into
their dove cote, but surprised that any one is
simple enough to suppose that his taons can make the
least impression upon such rhinoceros hides What
if he tell them they thieves seonndres and every
thing that is corrupt and vena will shat be anything
more than they and the whole world already know.
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SOMEWHAT WEARIEp--lt seems that Brazil is be-
coming disguised At the difficult task Of hrashng the
spunky little State Of Paraguay. She has already
contracted debt Of $500 1000 900, and, indeed, has
accomplished very little else. Paraguayan nuts are
evidently much harder crack than those OF Brazil
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LAFAYETTE COUNTY, ARKANsAs.-A friend just down
from Lewsve informs thai the hill cotton has been
materially injured by drouth, though that the river
is fine and, as yet, undisturbed by the worm. The
physicians Of Lewsvle assert that there is genuine
OF leprosy there. We regret that the sufferer
was not expected to live
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nAlLF MAIL.-The Postmaster in New Orleans in
forms the Republican that daily mail communication
has been established with NORTHERN Louisiana and
Eastern Texas, via Vieksbnrg.
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WITHDRAWN Capt s. Hare, senior editor has
Withdrawn from the Sherman Courier g. A. DECKER
will, it is believed sustain the veleafnea rep.l-
taton Of the paper,
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THE PUBLIC DEBr--It will be remembered that the
Radical organs have been clarifying over the redue-
ton of the public debt under their pet and avorite ;
management To Judge from the subioned extract,
which we clip from the Washington correspondence OF
the Baltimore Gazette it would seem that this was all
fudge:
The unreliable monthly reports of the Secretary OF
the Treasury and the comments of the patriotic press
thereon have called forth elaborate argument IRON
Boutwe's local organ. Items, amounting to about
SZO 900 600 for which the Government is undoubtedly
responsible, and have Endorsed bonds, are acknowl
edged to have been omitted on the debt side of the
account Taking these into view the debt has really
increased (snce the resignation of Mr. McCuloch il
March, 1861 twenty millions of dollars, withou
saying anything about deferred Government floating
indebtedness.
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DECIDEDLY WoIF.-Some one OF our exchanges
asserts that wolf was recently killed in McLennar
county Texas, measuring foot the top Of the
head between the It had just been indulgins
the amusement of killing full grown COW.
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HIGH LIFE.-The Emperor Of China has notified
pect to be received by the imperial family on terms Of
onatyThs7 Is a iii
The Emperor isprobably afraid Of his corraptng
Of the ladies Of the imperial family be has earned
for himself an unenviabIe nosoriey n such matters.
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CLAIBORNE PARsH-We clip the following para
graphs from the Advocate Of the 11th:
The cotton crop has been cut off by the dry weather
and will be much shorter than at first expected. So
/ the world wags.
Latest from Sparta-Col. John L. Lewis made an
effort to hold the regular term Of the District Court
for BienTle parish He order red the sheriff to open
court the sheriff refused upon the ground that Col
Lewis was not the judge. fine was entered against
the sheriff. and another appointed to act as sheriff,
but refused to be sworn in. So the Colonel had to
open court hold and adjourn it; this he did and i'm
mediately left the premises. The sheriff then in ODE
dence to the order of the District Judge, adjourned
court to the first Monday in November next The
officers "intassed to iucept" Did you ever see such
"gwne on2' Who is right and who is wrong, and
what will be the end of all such we know not. Pray
| the Lord to encamp about us !
Recently there threatened to be serious difficulty
between Col. il Hodges and Hon. W. F. Blackman
growing out of some remarks made by the former in
reference to the absence Of the latter from his seat in
the State Legislature when the notorious Slaughter
house bill was passed We are pleased to learn from
the Advocate that the settlement of the affair is com
plete and honorable to both parties"
| NATcHITocHEs PAR1sH.-The caterpiars are said te
have made clean sweep of the cotton leaves in Match
itoches parish and planters consider that their crops
will be fully third less than was anticipated two
weeks ago.
DEPLoRABLE HoMIc1DE--We are Informed that on
1 Tuesday night last man by the name Of Pickett
stabbed young by the name Of Gresham, in the
dark, several places while at church in the north
eastern part Of this parish during preaching, from thu
4 effects Of which Gresham expired in a few minutes
Pickett made his escape and has not get been
hend so far as We have learned
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LITTLE PARAGuAY.-At last accounts Lopez held
the allies at bay in his mountain entertainments.
There he is represented to be SAFE and can afford to
watt for to the allies delay is nearly as expensive as
active campaigning Lopez may win yet. " no may
tell the deeds Of heroism this little army has done:
Unless successful theirs will be unwrltten history
and only the rocks may raise their heads OF these
deeds to tell y
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GosE.-Th marriage Of Col. Lee Crandall, whilon
OF these parts is announced having taken place ii
Alabama
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NORTHERN MEN IN THE SoUTH.--The New York Bull
etn has very sensible article this subject in which
it takes the position that Northern meh who come
South and indulge in politics have no right to expect
to be the recipients of those social amenities the denial
Of which seems so much to excite their ire With
characteristic impudence Yankee comes among us
and expects to be received with open arms into the
family circle before he has been long enough in the
community to give evidence of his being gentleman.
This is all wrong He should reflect that gentility is
the exception and not the rule with those Northern
men who come South. If he will eschew politics, de.
port himselfas gentleman should, we venture the
assertion that he win be the recipient of courtesy and
kind treatment.
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FROM HAVANA.
MISCELLANEOUS.

HAVANA, Sept 2l.-More companies of new ha
5alion gone to the seat Of war.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF SoTTH.- 0ficial figures
at the Treasury show that the South is better supplied
with money than any other agricultural portion ofhe
country, and late adviees regarding the condition OF
the crops lead to the belief that this condition OF az
fairs will continue From the returns lately received
from all sections the general financial situation is re-
garded as far more satisfactory than expected IN
the spring.
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RAILROAD MEET1NsThe proceedings of railroad
meeting held by the citizens Of Kaufman county will be
found in another column. We should have laid them
before our readers this but that from cause
their publication delayed by the Dallas Herald,
from which we copy them. It will be seen that the
citizens of Kaufman actively alive to the impor
lance of railroad into their rich and boundess do
main. Though no visionarysor enthusiast, we shall
hail the advent of the day when the steam whistle
shall pierce the Of the groundngs upon the Texas
praires as the dawn of bright in the history Of
Shreveport. Heaven, and President Hauser speed the
day
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DEouTH IN VIRGlNIA.-The continuous dry weather
has almost ruined the crops in portions of Virginia It
is said that the Roanoke river is lower than it has
been known BY any Of the present generation # can
be waded at almost any point between Weldon and
Halifax
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AT HIS OLD TR1cKs.-It will be seen by the follow
ing that the Yankees are Installing into the the mind
of the friend and brother of their own passion
for rascality As matter of the darkes would
come to divide with their Yankee accomplces and
concoctors of the ingenious device:
A novel way of raising the wind has been praeticed
in Macon, Ca for some time quite successfully, but
the last operator brought to grief, The plan is
for negro to bring suit against white man for the
seduction of his wife which generally has been com
promised by the white rather than face the scan
DIAL which would obtain through public trial. The
last case however was resisted, and the black man
and his witnesses were convicted Of perjury
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MENPHfs--Tfle total amount OF COTTON received III
Memphis during the year ending lst September was
24,651 bales against 254 $40 bales the year previous.
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The Augusta (Ga.) Copstitutionalist believes that
the Southern heart bids defiance to malignant fortune.
That paper says 1.-THE South has been defeated in
battle; but she will once emerge contestant
in the arena of reason and on the fields of industry.
We have to thank Northern brethren for ruins and
ashes. But in the ruins no bats and owls gibber to
the moon grooming a solitude that has no hope
and beneath the ashes ancient fires still alive
and still Immortality agloW
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A Now IL THE RIGHT DIREcrIos.-W find the two
following items in an exchange
Mr.. Joseph, the Goolie agent at Charleston, 5. c.,
at once. One thousand will be employed upon the
Selma, Rome and Dalton railroad Another thousand
are for Columbia.
Mr. Frank Williams, Of the leighton plantation,
near Thibodaux, La, has gone to China. He is ae
companed by Tye Kim Orr, Chinanlan, for the pur-
pose Of bringing coolies to work the sugar planta
tons in that parish.
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We SUGGEST REMEDY.--A New York correspond
ent to the Lexington (Ky.) Observer, aments the
disposition of Southern merchants to patronise those
men in New York who were most active and red
handed in the prosecution of the war. The CORE
spondent is unreasonable The laws of trade mast be
observed. What Would he have merchants sac
rice upon the altar of principle friendship, when
traffic knows neither? The man must be craZed-mad
as March hare.
There is simple remedy, however, for this evil.
Let those New York merchants who felt kindly to
the South sell their goods twenty fifth of one
per cent lower than those who helped to carry death
and desolation throughout the South and, our word
for it, grateful people will extend them patronage
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AMICABLE ADJusTMENT.-We recently made aliu
sion to the satisfactory settlement of difficulty that
had arisen between Capt. w F. Blaekman, one of the
State Senators representing the parishes of Bosser
Claiborne and Benvlle and Col. John J. Hodges, OF
Bossier Having been privately apprsed OF this affair
we should certainly never have made anson to ii IN
our columns bat that it had already got into the pa
pers" 1t seems that Col. Hodges made some remarks
in reference to the absence of Capt Backman from his
seat when the vote on the Slaugherhouse bill was Ia
ken in the Senate This BILL every one knows, was
regarded as most Infamous one and was bitterly OPP
posed by the Democratic members The remarks of
Col Hodges were based upon information received
from DR.. J. C. Egan the colleague of Capt. Black
man. Backman, hearing Of them, demanded re-
traction and finally sent a cartel to Col. Hodges. The
latter at the earnest solicitation of bis friends, refused
to accept the challenge until Capt. Backman should
clear himself Of the imputation We not positively
informed of what transpired meantime but are graft
fed to find the following card in the Claiborne Advo-
cate and Minden Democrat which will, doubtless, end
the matter Whatever the merits of the case, no one
who knows the gentlemen would for moment qnes-
ton the personal courage of either:
MINDEN, La, Sept 10, 1869.
The correspondence growing out of the recent per.
sonal difficulty between Capt w. F. Blackman and
Col. John J. Hodges having been withdrawn and the
matter referred to the undersigned for adjustment we
| take pleasure in saying that the difficulty between
these gentlemen has been settled on terms honorable
to both parties and further take pleasure in stat
ing that neither Col Hodges nor Dr. J. G. Egan, whose
name has been connected with the original cause OF
| difficulty ever made or intended to make any charge
of any kind against Capt Backman, or ever had any
desire or intention to affect his reputation by anything
said by them, which altogether CASUAL and that
Capt Blackman had no purpose or intention IN the
course pursued by him in indicating himself any
thing said or done by him to impugn in any way the
character or veracty of either of those gentlemen
And we further state that Capt. Blackman, Col
Hodges and Dr. Egan are placed in the same situation
so far as their course towards each other respectively
is concerned as fnohng had occurred between them
and we further agree and determine that publication
of the foregoing statement be made in the Claiborne
Advocate and Minden Democrat
| . L.. b. WATKINS,
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NovkE suRGERY.--A Texas doctor being called in
to see young man who had aecidently shot himself
after hunting for the ball some half an hour without
finding it, wrapped rag around stick and stuck it
into the bnet-hoe to prevent the wound from healing
50 that the ball might work it way out
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CoTroN CRop IN MIssIssIPpI--In many counties the
drouth and boil worm have seriously injured the cot
ton. In Choctaw county it has suffered from what is
known as the blight, and it was apprehended that a
fourth of crop would not be realised. On the other
hand. the Koscusco Chronicle says:
We have the pleasure still to announce that the
cotton crop of this county bids fair to be very ne
MANY Of our farmers say that they have never seen
better prospect; that the fewest number Of squares
have fallen off. From the best information We can
gather. the corn crop will be an average one.
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A Slow OLD CoAcH.-sn exchange speaking Of the
veteran octogenarian editor Of the Dover (Me.1 OBJ
server says he has not been to Rangorhis nearest
metropolis-for thirty-eigh years. He saw but
two steamboats--one Fulton's original, and the
other small boat on sebee lake. He has never seen
train of cars
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l9.-Secretares all here. Grant
returns Thursday Cabinet meets Friday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o.-FoREIGN MISCELLANY
Bishop of Exeter dead, aged 81 years Hundred and
twenty vessels and several hundred seamen injured by
late English gale Rumored Napoleon telegraphed
French minister at Washington that France desires
Spain should retain Cuba Embarkation of reinforce
ments for Cuba commenced, Confidently stated that
Topete commands the fleet. Prim reaches Madrid
tomorrow. Negotiations for marriage with Montpen-
ser,s daughter improves the chances of Duke of Genoa
! for the Spanish throne
WASHINGTON, Sept 2o.-Believed here that Sumner
in the Massachusetts State Convention will take strong
grounds in favor of Cuban recognition Thought
public pressure will compel Cabinet to take some de-
| cisive action, Friday.
Louis Brush is appointed special depreciation agent
| of the Post Office Department.
Small note famine will be partially relieved after
the lst Of October
I Secretary Boutwell,, Commissioner Deano and Col
Capnon have accepted invitations to visit the Georgia
State Fair, which takes place at Macon the 10th OF
November steamer will leave here early in Novem.
Der for Savannah where the party will take special
train for Macon. Other prominent Government off
| Gals will probably attend the fair
| Aggregate specie reserve of national banks of the
United States over seventeen millions.
/ RuInorea Anes asks four days for Mississippi cleo
ton.