The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-02-24
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You've GRANT AND ON GRANT
The recent .l!screhitahlc affair at West
Paint is by no means tho only one in
which Cadet Grant has been engaged
fIe has exercised al influence, through
he President. calculated to damage the
discipline cj the academy. Last sum
mcr, he ca,fle to Washington, and by
personal representations was enabled
to carry BACK all ordor which
abrngael the punishment inflicted
upon one Of his "chrms" for improper
conduct. and nearly led to the removal
OF the very professor who hal only dis
charged his duty in imposing that penal
ty. All caur,s-nlartial have become
mere farces when inc:iminated cadets
have Influence enough to get the tild-
inss set aside. And this has heen the
constant experience since General Grant
became President. The Superin tcndent
consults tlles views or anticipates the
wishes of the authorities here, and con-
<equently the institution is every day
declining from the absence of healthy
discipline Washington Patriot.
BAHAMAS FRUIT CEo?.-NTc are
glad to learn that the pineapple OF
Eleuthern are in u most hourishing con-
condition. The red pines will he ready
for shipment about the cnd at April,
and the gar-l0af-tlloSe usually pre-
ferred for the English market-hy the
first Of June. From St. Salvador we
have information that the sp!ne-appleS
are still more forward, as it is expected
that the red pines in the settlements
there will he cut about the 2Dth of April,
and the susar-loaf about the 2id of May.
The crops at both islands Will! be unusu-
ally large. -. -. -
With respect to other fruits. such rs
oranges. shaluocks, forbidden and grape
fruit. lemons. lines. cit:ons, &C., we
NAV remark that althese will beshipped
in great abundance this scasoii. The
mango, sapodil,;,, banana, plailtain and
ta'narind trees are already in full bear
ing.-Nassclu GfttNrcIsGn.
A POUND OF FLEsH.-An English
chemist and agricultrralist has cslcu'at-
ed that to Obtain u pound of flesh on do
mestic animals, the following quautltic!
| of either Of the various kinds of food
mentioned below, must be used: Tur-
nips. 100 pounds; potatoes, 81 pounds /;
carrots, 50 pounds: milk, 70 pounds ;
oat meal, 8 pounds; corn meal, 81
pounds barley meal, y pounds; peas,
3! pounds; end beans 81 pounds.
The Laurensviile Herald denouneas
the dealings of the Crecnyiila and Rail
road with the LaUre;is Railroad as an cl-
| fort to gain time and close the door
against Gonu jSde purchasers. ItspeaEs
in high terms of the value of the Lau-
rens ROnd, and urges the citizens OF the
county, In the event of the failure of the
! lGrcenviIle and Columbia Railroad to
get It's new appropriation, to organize
and buy the road themselves.
A GENEROUS GIrr.-Mr. A. T. Stew
art, Of New York, is sending five thou
sand barrels Of -four to the suffering
people of FrInce. 1t will cost him from
seven TO eight dollars barrel. This is
a handsome gift, and does credit to the
giver. .
The safety q the Tennessee was fully
confirmed ut quarantine, New York. at
$50 4. M, by the steamship America,
from Rio Janeiro. ris st. Thomas. which
just arrived, and brings intelligence Of
the SAFE arrival Of the Tennessee at San
Domingo.
During the past half century the an
nual capture OF sllad in New jersey wa
tcts has decreased from III ,4D2 to 26,379 ;
mainly from the killing Of young sLad
in cel-weirs:
The consumption Of artificial flowers
of all kindsin the United States amounts
! to something over SIC, ,H,0, ,UD0 worth an
| Hually. They have been mahc chiefly
! in France, but should be made in this
country.
New Jersey has forty-nine organized
companies of iNfuntry, aid two in pro-
cess of organization. The Adiutant
] General recommends the substitution Of
breech-loading rifles for those now in
use.
The Prohbitory State Central Com
mittee of Massachusetts has adopted a
resolution in favor Of adopting woman
suffs aye as a part of political platform,
and appointed committee to arrange
ior cs'nvcn:ion Of the PARTY 10 consider
the subject.