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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-28

The ENTERPaIsE say. that hv next
Friday-one we-k frofu To-day, we sup
pose-the V. l. I r L " iii BE- fms led
as far as the passenger depot il thar city.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-28

SPECIAL NOTICE The highest price paid for
state Warrants by II. +. RICE,
at We |, Fargo Co.'S.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-28

Arrivals at the St. CHI aries Hotel
GEORGE TUFLY, PROPRIETOR.
CARSON CITY January 27. 1870.
H. s. Hatch, Half Way House.
A H Saxton, Lake Tahoe.
j. S. Shaw, San Francisco.
Anton Trap. Carson Valley.
J.Soper, Monitor.
John Miller & wife Gold Hill.
c. c. Batterman. Virginia.
L. D. Bliss, do
Z. d. Wilson, Truckee City.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-28

I,HE OBJECT OF TITS ADVERTISEMENT
| is to give notice Ia Parents a Guardians
that the kcEovi receatly taught by Mr.. L.wiui
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06
The Drummer hoy.

In 1868, when the war was raging in
Virginia, young lad, between sixteen
and seventeen years of age, visited Eu-
faula, on furlough, TO see some of his rel
atives then living there lie was known
as the drummer boy of the 10Th Alaba-
ma regiment" and had been with il from
its organization. His sprightly manners
and fearless conduct had endeared him
10 the regiment, and made him universal
ly beloved.
He returned to Virginia after short
stay, and we lost sight of him in the null
titude of events which happened in three
or four years succeeding his visit.
One day in looking over n Columbus,
Georgia, paper, we saw where he had
passed an examination for admission 10
the bar, with so much credit, that he was
highly complimented by the presiding
Judge.
Again losing sight of him, we did not
know his whereabouts until we saw in the
famous Courier-Journal that he had been
admitted TO partnership with eX-Goy.
Bramlette and *. Il. Durrette, Esq, two
of the first lawyers in Louisville, Ken
lucky.
We might say great deal about his
early hardships and limited opportunities
but this is the reward of strict integrity,
untiring energy, indomitable perseyer-
ance-and our hero's name is Pat T..
Brennan, once the drummer boy of the
gallant 10Th Alabama Regiment.
CIIonor aud fame from no condition rise,
Act well your part, there all the honor lies"
-Eufaula News.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06
a Fearful Tale.

On pine wood-shed, in an alley dark
where scattered moonbcams fitting
through a row of totering chimneys. and
an awning torn and dropping fell-strode
back and forth, with stiiened and tense
drawn muscle and peculiar tread-a cat.
His name was Normal on yondcr
neighboring shed his father fought the
cats that came in squads from streets be
yond, in search Of food and strange adj
venture.
Grim war he courted, and his twisted
tail and spine upheaving in fantastic
curve, and claws distended, and ears flat
ly pressed against head thrown
back defiantly, told Of impending strife.
With eyes agleam and screeching blast
of war, and as steps the falling dew,
young Normal crept along the splintered
edge, and gazed a moment through the
darkness down, with tail awag triumph
antly.
Then with an imprecation and a howl
perhaps an oath in direct vengeance
hissed-he started back, and, crooked in
back like the letter L inverted stood fierce
expectancy.
Twas well. With eyebAlls glazing,
and ears all aslant, and open mouth, in
which two rows of fangs stood forth in
sharp and dread conformity, slow up a
post, from out the dark appeared head
below.
A dreadful tocsin Of determined strife
young Normal uttered then with face
Unblanched, and mustaehed, and mus
tache straight before his nose, and tail
flung widely 10 the passing breeze, step
ped back in cautious invitation 10 the foe.
Approaching the other, and with prep
aration dire, each cat surveyed the van
tage field.
Around they walked, with tails uplift-
ed in the air, while from their mouths, in
accents Kissing with consuming rage,
dropped brief but awful sentences Of
hate.
Thrice around the roof they went in
circle, each with eye upon the foe intent
ly bent; then sideways moving, as is
wont with cats, gave one long-drawn ter
rife yawl, and buckled in.
The fur flew. a mist of hair hung
over the battlefield. High above the
din Of passing wagons rose the dreadful
tumult of struggling cats. 80 cleaned
their eyes in frenzy, that 10 me, who saw
the conflict from window near, naught
else was plain but fiery stars that moved
in orbits most eccentric.
An hour they struggled in tempestuous
might. then faint and fainter grew the
sduall of war, until all sound was hushed.
Then went forth with lantern, and the
field surveyed.
What saw /?
Six Iclaws-one ear-of teeth perhaps
a handful, and, save fur, nought else ex-
cept a solitary tail. That tail was Nor
maPs-by ring j knew't. The ear was
but we will let the matter rest. The
tail will do without the ear.
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They take good papers and read them.
They keep account of farm operations.
They do not leave their implements
scattered over the farm, exposed to rain,
snow and heat.
They repair their tools and buildings at
a proper time, and do not suffer a sub
sequent threefold expenditure Of time
and money. They use their money ju-
diciously, and they do not attend auction
sales to purchase all kinds of trumpery
because it is cheap.
They see that their fences are well re-
paired, and the cattle are not grazing in
the meadows or grain fields or orchards.
They do not refuse to make correct ex-
periments in small ways of many new
things.
They plant their fruit trees well, care
for them, and of course get good crops.
They practice economy by giving their
stock good shelter during the winter: also
good food, taking all that is unsound half
rotten or mouldy out.
They do not keep tribes of cats or
snarling dogs around their premises who
eat more in a month than they are worth
in a whole lifetime.
Lastly; they read the advertisements,
know what is going on, and frequently
save money by it.
Successful farming is made by atten-
ton to little things. The farmer who
does best, earns his money with best re-
suits. Such men are the salt OF the
earth5-Ex.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

KIRK ARREsTED.-The Raleigh SEN
tinel tells us that Kirk was arrested In
Graham on last Wednesday night, by
Capt. Green, Master of Transportation
on the N. C. r. r., and Deputy Marshal
pro tenn. and has been taken to Raleigh.
The writ upon which he was arrested was
sued out by Hon. Josiah Turner. Previ-
ously to this, when Burger was arrested,
Kirk was allowed to go at large, on the
promise made by the Governor that he
would deliver him to Marshall Carrow
before he left the State. The Marshall it
seems, became uneasy, and deputized
Green to arrest him as above.
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woMEN AZ Tiuu POLLS
The Election Ga wyoming H.udfr.
VOttug-sccues and durtdruts.

y
VOttng-Sceuc- and durtdrmts.
Cheyenne, W. IT, Correspondence ui th.
darlington lloWaI llaWLuEU.
Tho ladies very generally Wui.sI
themselves Of their uowly acquired right
Of franchise Even The fancy women
were out 10 a man. ! believe j wrote
You in my last that two ladies had h..u
put upon the Republican ticket, ono i0r
County Clerk and the other lur School
Superintendent Alas fog tbn dsrwrm.
cy Of the times! thoy shared f.a com.
mon fate of their a--ocIato-. There
were found men uuuilaut enough tu ru
in opposition tD them, aud uunh.ya.Uu.
enough touccept Of victory over fhDW.
II was some consolation however. fu
wounded -cn-iuycnc.- 90 know thal Oa.
of the ladies ran "a whole lngth ahDId Oft
the other candidates ou her own ticket
and came within ten votes uf flooring A.H
Democratic competitor That nas Mr.
Pickett. candidate for County Clerk Ihu
ladies, with few exceptions, were brought
10 the polls iH omnibure- and carriage.
deposited their ballots, oul Immediately
stepped IN again and were driven home.
One incident of The day w0s worth r..a.
ting The oldest woman pUrHHU. iH.
oldest pcrsou-in Cheyenne. $50 yaar OF
age, went to the polls aui voted Dor NI.
ballot. when sho aliehtoi from tar
buggy the whole crowd Republican aHI
Democrats. took of their bats while shn
marched through aud deposited hor vote.
When she turned IA go awuy three gHtar
were called for and given s0 rou.Iun.y
that they were heard for several square.
she'll be likely Co remember hor hrt Dad.
lot while She lives The ladies dIdu.ta.I
vote one way by any means 10 would
seem a little ungatelul n0t t1 haze dnHH
30. But poth parties bad ruuurr out
with buggies, from morning tlII shutdown,
gathering up an The ladies and tnua'u
that could be found. Of course $500 dII
not expect any impropHciIcs on the part
Of the ladics And 10 was ut least I.H.
illustration of that respect aud reverence
which the men of America have iHr "a.
males, that not even u drunk rough Wt.
heard 10 offer AN insult This may luNa
been partly owing o.. the lar. lHHI both
parties were counting them. ! might
make some comments upon the manifest
tendency of the thing, however. Boo .ts
incipiency, that does NOT seem promising
but forbear
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06
MISSISSIPPI.

Tbe Canton Mail has been enlarged 10 al
eight page paper
Natchez proposes to have a Steam Laun'
drv.-Natehez papers.
The Tallahatchie News says the cotton
crop i turning out very well in that section
Mr.. sam Powell, an old citizen of Macon,
1ied quite suddenly on the 18th inst.-Bea-
CO..
Winona Democrat learns that negro
man had all the fingers OF his left hand
.awed off by the steam saw at Sixty-two
Mile siding, on the goth.
The oxford Falcon says Mr.. Fudge, who
was shot several days since by an assassin,
.1ie1 on the 9Th inst. The perpetrator of this
DARK deed IS still unknown, and profound
MYSTERY hangs over the whole transaction
The Yazoo Democrat says, 1--WE are pain
Il 10 announce the demise Of Judge G. l..
nubuisson, one of our most esteemed citi-
,sp.. and gentlemen of high integrity.
,.ell known in our State"
The Corinth News mentions a rumor that
r,l Tate, late of the Mississippi Central Il
. oiII be returned to the Presidency of the
Memphis Il Charleston II. R.-Maj. Wilks
40 present incumbent, earnestly desiring
=, withdraw in his favor.
new iron bridge, with span Of 125
ct has been erected over St. Catherine
c-ael. about three miles from Natchez- on
tte Woodyillc road. 1t is made entirely of
,,.-,rgbt iron, looks light, but has been
thoroughly tested, and proved to be strong.
II was erected. at a cost of $4,000, including
,burments and everything complete.
P-or Tnos. :. Gathright has written let
,erto the Macon Beacon, stating that at the
request of Congressman Barry, he nomina-
.cia student Of Summerville Institute for
dictatorship ut " est Point and one for the
ul.hipmaucy at Annapolis. Both were
.eIscred: one was resident of Lowndes
county aud the other of Kemper.
The Carrollton Conservative says diff |
entity occurred on the 10th inst. between
,Jr.C ". Bennett, an old and respected |
citizen Of Black Hawk, and his step-son, |
Jimmie Reynolds, young man about 10 |
,aar. of age in which Mr.. Bennett was in
SANITY killed, by gunshot wound in the
head at the hands of young Reynolds. No
PARTICULARS.
The Winoua Democrat says some of Al
c9rn's Chancery Clerks have been charging
.eyhorbitant prices for recording deeds.
geDteuau who lives in the neighbOrhood of
Lodi. saws lie was charged six dollars for the
recording of deed, for which, under the
lola regime, he would have been charged
oay one dollar and fifty cents. The law
likes the price for such work, and we advise
oar friends to pay no more than the law re-
qaires. for that is sufficient to pay any
clerk.
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Agricultural societie. in Georgia.
Practical and Timely Suggestions to uis-
sissippians.

Ny DEAR SIR: At the suggestion of oul
friend DIR. Phillips, of Memphis send you
a copy of our premium list. l send also
copy of the proceedings of one of the mos
/ imposing assemblages ever witnes sed in the
/ State-our late Agricultural Convention.
/ want you to examine and consider that
4 feature in our new Constitution which
/ places the State Agricultural Society on the
county societies. as its foundation or basis
/ 1t has had a wonderful effect in stimulating
the organizations of county societies in our
remotest, most isolated and poorest counties,
and indeed has impaired far and wide a
spirit of Improvement in agriculture, which
augurs the most hopeful results. Suppose
you try it in Mississippi. I'll vouch for the
result. Your people and our people are
from the same stock-raised in the same
way-have the same hopes and aims-and
hope VIII forever be moved by the same mo-
t1ves and impulses. | feel sure for these
reasons that this our new Georgia policy in
agricultural organizations will count-will
do IN Georgh's youngest daughter, Missis-
sippi.
What then? Why when all the Gulf and
South-Atlantic States, have similar organ
iZations TO Georgia. see how easy 1t will be
for us to have Southern Agricultural and
Congress that composed as il will be of del
egates-aDle men from the State y gricultu-
raj SocieJies--can take hold of the questions
of Commerce, Finance and Transportation.
and Taxation, that now bear hard on the
tiller of the soil; assert and set forth the
wrongs and the claims of the men of the
field and soilr. AS it is now, we have great
Commercial Conventions, which study and
devise the ways by which trade, traffic and
transportation, are to make money out of
the men VINO love and till the earth, but new
er resolution, never a word, for the inter
ests of agriculture. Let us see if we can
not reverse this insult of silence and con-
tempt with which we are treated by the
world be mOulders of public opinion.
Before this movement was made. we had
but abuot thirty five county societies. Now
we have ninety-six and in much better life
and working condition, in hearty sympathy,
immediate aud close connection with the
State Society-indeed. the beauty of our
is, that the county socie les are
the State society.
1t is proper to state. that our new policy
was Immediately and immensely aided by
the liberality of our railroads which carried
our delegates forth and back free. Surely
your roads are as liberal as ours.
We confidently expect under our new or
ganiZatiOn and new policy, to have every
county represented in our first semi-annual
of 1871.
All that we have done without State aid,
which we are not without hope of ultimate
~ of obtaining Try our form of COnstitu
ton. Send delegates to our fair, and to our
spring Convention of 1871, and let us take
council of one onother.
Yours truly.
d. w. LEWIS.
To j. J.. Power, Jackson, Mis-.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06
To j. l.. Power, Jackson, Miss.
a Leading Republican journal
Advocates the Admission of Ne
grOes into the State University,
and Says that i'd Must be Done.

Frem the Equal Rights, Or. w. Flour
[nOy's paper.)
When it is said that the University is the
exclusive property of the higher classes
(meaning the whitesl, eve admit no classes
ourselVeS,) for the education of their sons, a
large majority (the negroes) of this State
don't see it.
When 1t is said if you open the doors of
the L University to the sons of all the people
of this State, the white people won't go
there, we answer that that consideration
does not weigh with us feather. We have
passed the time when false pride and base
less distinctions of equality have any force
with us.
When in addition to this, it is said that the
Professors would not continue to hold their
situations if negroes were admitted to the
University, we answer that it is matter of
no consequence whatever-Jet others. and If
none others can be had, let the University
cruBlble into duSt. Far better let it be waste
of of bowling wilderness, than remain q
standing blot upon the spirit Of the Constitution
and the adUdnciRg civilization Of the present
age and the coming future.
The effort to impress upon the negro his
ihferiority on the one hand, and the superb
ority of the white people on the other, IS
ddrefdced inpadence and cOnSunDaute tJIaOI-
rance of human nature.
The question is submitted to them, and by
them il is to be decided; and you hope that
they are SO lost To all sense OF justice to
themselves, all respect Tor Jne OOneIlLullOH
of their country, as to admit that they are
unworthy TO hare their children educated acih
y0ars Beyond doubt this is the opinion of
the majority of the white people. They not
only put the negro down as inferior to
themselves, but suppose that he will admit
and act upon that assumption of his inferi-
GRITTY. There is the weakness of the calcu-
lation. There would be no difficulty if the
white people could decide the question:
With some exceptions they have already
done so to their entire satisfactian But the
difficulty is, the negro will have something
to say in the matter. He denies alike your
premises and your conclusions, and in the
settlement of the question each one of them
is equal to any one of you, and then they are
many more than you, and therefore have tine
power TO decide as they please-dnd they roiH
please to decide that their sons hare just as
much right to the benefits Of education in the
University as yours.
We have a great deal yet to learn and
much to unlearn.-we will have to knock
through a great many prejudices, and the
sooner the better. One thing may be relied
On-nesroeS tgiU hare to be admitted into the
UnirersitJ-it is only a question Of time, and
will be settled much sooner than may be
supposed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06


ST. AUGUSTINE, FLoRTDA.-It Is not
generally known that this is the oldest
settlement in the United States. A gen.
tleman writing from there for Northern
paper, under a recent date says:
This is the oldest settlement in the
United States. The order Is: St. Angus
tine, 1865; jamestown, 1907; Albany
and New York, 1912; and Plymouth,
1920. Spain settled it and held it for the
first two hundred years; then England
held it and the rest of Florida till the
success of our revolution made it poor
property for England, and it was trans
ferred to Spain again; then g manifest
destiny" made it poor property for Spain,
and she sold the peninsular to us in 1921.
The Spanish marks are of course found
everywhere-in the old fort, in the Ca
thedral, in the walls, in the narrow alley
like streets, and in their names, and in
the style of the houses with balconies
projecting over the streets. The proper,
and therefore much abused adjective to
describe it all is quaint Everything
calls it 50.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06
Yours Respectfully.
ALEXANDER III. STEPHENS,
REPLY.
Jackson, Mss, September so, 1870.
TT

Jackson, Mss, September 80, 1870.
HON. ALEXANDER Ell. STEPHENS
Dear Sir.-Absence and other engage
ments, have prevented the earlier publica-
ton of your letter of the Goth ult., and this
reply, which, / trust will close a CORES
pondence in which the public, having made
up its Judgment as TO the facts involved, has
ceased to feel an interest.
lam surprised that you still dissent from
the opinion that the statement of your COM
mentator of the Constitutionalist, that in
your book g the responsibility of the failure
fof the Confederates) "to advance after the
sbattle of Manassas Is referred (attributed)
q to Mr.. Davis, does not warrant the con-
struction that it was equivalent TO charge
that President Davis had prevented the
Gen1 in command from pursuing the enemy
from Manassas to Washington-the direc-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

STATISTICS OF LIFE.-The yearly
mortality of the globe is SO, 333, 1888 per
sons. That is the rate of 81, 554 per day,
8, $50 per hour, 50 per minute. Each
pulsation of the heart marks the decease
of some human creature.
The average of human life is 80 years.
One-fourth of the population die at or
before the age of seven years.
One-half at or before IL years.
Among 10000 persons, one arrives at
the age of 100 years, one In 500 attains
the age of 80, and one in 100 lives to the
age go.
Married men live longer than single
men.
In 1000 persons, 50 marry, and more
marriages occur in June and December
than in any other month of the year.
One-eighth of the population is mill
fary.
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The Courier says: after making the
necessary deduction, there is left for home
consumption, north and south. 964,S42
bales. We have put down for Southern
consumption ll2, 900 bales, which in.
cludes -, 900 bales taken for consump-
ton in Virginia. and counted in the cN-
ports for that State, leaving for Northern
consumption $50, S42 bales against $40
40 in 1869, showing an increase of r.
l22 bales.
"From letter dated lst inst, receiy-
ed from B. +. Nourse, Esq, of Boston.
chairman of the statistical committee of
the Manufacturers and Planters Associa-
ton of the United States, an increase Of
per cent. in Northern consumption is
assumed the past year over that of 1868
go, which shows an increase of 3. I07
bales, thus making, according 10 Mr..
Nourse's assumption, the past years con
sumption $40, l27 bales. Our figures
show the Northern consumption the past
year to be S52, SI2 bales, difference Of
only 3,7l5 bales.
The value of the crop of the past year
(lS69-7O) may be put down ina round
numbers at 1925, 900, 900. This immense
amount of money has been of incalcula-
bic benefit 10 the entire country.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

FRENCH PICKLE. peck green
tomatoes, sliced, and the hearts cut out,
six large peppers, one head of white cab
bage, six large onions. all chopped fine,
T Is. white mustard seed, I ID. dark, one
tablespoonful of black pepper, one tea
spoonful of Cayenne; mix together, cover
with good vinegar, and boil four hours;
sealed up in small jars kseps itbest.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

Henry Clay used 90 Say that there were
three classes Of people with whom Be- 1891.
never safe 10 quarrel First, Minister.
for the reason that they could denoue
me from the pulpit, and ] had nome
through which 10 reply. Second EiI.
tors; for they had the most most power.
ful engines, from which tkey could every
day hurl wrath and fury upon mot hnd I
had none through which % reply And
finally, with women, for they would nave
the last word any how.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

4 VII FLING PEACHES. Fill an ox-muz-
b peaches, and then immense them
Ild va moment in scalding I've, then in
/ H.; wipe them on towel, and
bon - VIII peel off smoothly. Then
b ,e .nsln INTO fresh cold water till You
eelinn to can them. This mode of
! The .nem does not affect their favor
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

It's no excuse for lands to grow up
with weeds, to say that there is no time
to attend 10 them. If there is no time
one Of two things is certain, either the
farmer Is wanting in energy and enter
prise. or he cultivates too much ground.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

A ton of round timber is 40 feet; of
square timber, 40 feet; of squared tim
Der 45 cubic feet.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

Mr.. Samuel y. Ireland hhs Deen hllel l1
the list OF Commissioner to open DpohH TOY
stock In the Natchez and Jackson Railroad.
me manager on this enterprise are now
hiring up tie people along thc route Of thia
road. and now is the time tO come forward
with liberal subscriptions 10 Ca stock. Tho
importance Of the road 90 Hinda county
and particularly 10 Jackson need not bo are
Rued. as Il o. well understood. Aud now
let the people 60 az the work az raising our
proportion Of the subscription necessary o.
carry Il through. The road passes through
that portion 81 the county not now oie.aea
with Railroad facilities, and standing hlgat
Iv Ia need on them. ought Co Furnish lld-
eral subscription 10 the stock.--liIot'