Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-05-12

iVu VIII rcauiy see thcic was no mohc
paid to bribe, but that il paid its owl
way. In most cases where large and lu
crative jobs go through the Legislature
the bride is paid in shares if a stock com
pany; if money is paid it is only aftel
the success of the enterprise, have
mentioned only four cases out of hun
dreds which could mention if necessary
to show how these ignorant negroes anc
poverty stricken white adventures vote
away the property of the tax payers to
ill their own pockets; taxes are so high
that the country will soon be ruined ex-
cept stop can be put to this robbery, by
these carpet-bag radical republican agra
rians. The negroes believe that selling
their votes are the perquisites of the
place just as much as Vermont legisla-
ture claims stationery. May | ask what
Vermont would do with such unhung
villains? Instead of Congress passing a
Ku-Klux bill it should pass carpet.bag
billand buy plenty of hemp. F. P. Blair
said in the U. S. Senate the other day in
opposition to the Ku.Klux bill "that he
knew Gov. Yarmouth of Louisiana, in
Missouri before he came here, that there
he was ragged and dirty and had not
money enough to buy breakfast, that
now he lived in palace and never sign
ed a bill except paid for it." He, Gov.
w. has been Governor of the State three
years and has no other occupation. He
built dwelling last year costing $4,000
and has the name of being worth $780,
600, and also has the name here, of new
er signing bill without being paid for
it. The Legislature is about four
fifths radical republican and over one
third of the members are negroes.
Lieut.. Gov. Oscar Dunn (negro) is said
to be the only honest man who helps run
this State government. l believe he is
regarded by all parties as an honest man
while Gov. Yarmouth tries to do the
best he can as carpet-bagger. Gov.
Yarmouth has recently made oath be-
fore court to procure an injunction in
which he said that the speaker of the
House of Representatives and clerks of
the House and Senate interpolated with
bills which passed the last night of the
session, acts as having passed which did
not pass, robbing the State of 125,00O."
CROPS.
The cotton crop of the Z. S. is estimat-
ed from 1st Sept. one year to LIST Sept.
the next year. The crop of last year
ending LIST. Sept. 1870, was about 3,2OO,-
900 bales at 800 per bale, the price for
which it sold, brought s320,o00,000.
This crop is estimated at 100000 bales
at $50 per bale high estimate, will only
bring s200,000,000 making defci: OF
$40, 900, 900 from the value of last years
crop, while it cost much more money for
labor, rope, bagging aud expenses OF
bringing to market. New Orleans receiv-
ed last year 100000 bales at 500 per
bale, s120,000,000. Thisyear she will re-
ceived 100000 bales at $50, 75,-
600, 1000, loss of $40, 10000 to this city
and state and is severely felt by all
clssses.
The last years sugar crop was near
1900 lids. This year 230 hogsheads.
This crop brings less money than the
cost, the price being much lower. Be-
fore the war La. produced Z to 00,00C
hogsheads of sugar per year. Many OF
the sugar plantations were devastated
during the war, the grinding and rolling
mills destroyed and the seed-cane not
preserved. 1t costs $50, per acre TO plant
sugar cane. The cane which makes
the sugar is laid down whole in rows
covered with earth and does not produc;
sugar the first year, but lasts 3 year.
after once put in the ground. 1t take'
in cash from 100000 to $4,000 to star
sugar plantation. Very many of thu
plantations were mortgaged before thu
war and being once destroyed th,
mortgagor is not able while the mort
gagee will not risk any more money OIL
them.
Rice is getting to be quite an articl
of production in this State, is said to pa,
WE'LL There are several orange planta
tons of small proportions below the city
A gentleman, who, holds mortgage Oh
one said to me, that the lady who owae'
it sold her crop in 1869, upon the trees
for $4,000.
| hand you a sample of cloth produces
in this State from the Ramie plant. ]
grows only in the orange belt and par
ties who are introducing it claim that i
produces three crops, per year, the plan
growing about three feet high at eac
crop, and each crop per acre, is 1000 10;
worth $3.50 per ton. 1t looks much lik
tall weeds when growing, needs no car
whatever and will kill out grass or wba
ever else comes in its way.
HOSPITALS OF THE SOUTH.