The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-04-05
Poor Louisiana.

Poor Louisiana.
| Under this caption the Mobile Register
gives the following sad but truthful picture
of the condition of affairs in this State:
The public school system of Louisiana
bas been turned over mongrel black and
tan legislature to the tender mercies of ig-
norant, beastly negroes and thieving car
pet baggers, and henceforth the blacks are
10 10 forced into white schools by law.
lhis would result in the utter breaking up
OF these schools if tho people retained
enough spirit to resist the outage by taking
their children out of schools to which ne
groes are admitted. A sad change has come
ser the people of Louisiana under the iron
Heel despotic rule of negroes, adventures
and bayohets. They have either lost all
manhood and love of liberty. end sunk down
political rights, or have given themselves
up. body and soul, TO the Establishments Of
! rings, stocks and office.
r' "'-'unO'rvfy TO rrrrrTK or ouirrvHrctl
and elegant community as New Orleans,
once so sensitive about its privileges, tame
~ submitting to the plundering schemes of
Warmoth and his gang of renegade Con-
federates and fishy Democrats, and the en-
forcement of mixed schools by purchas-
able Legislature. made up in part of venal
white men and negroes, with all the vices of
slaves. The press which should ever stand
as rock between these vampires If CARPET
baggery and the people. contents itself with
two honorable exceptons) with mild depre-
catory platitudes about these heinous out
RACES upon the liberties of the city and
State, and with chroniclng the social and
political movements of distinguished CARPET
baggers, scalawags and negroes, and putting
quack medicines and catch penny adver-
tisements.
GRATING GRAPEs.-At the late meeting
OF the horticultural Society of Western
New York. D. S. Wagerer, who has
much experience and success in
grating the grape, gave description of
the mode which he adopts He gratis from
early spring till the last of June. The
gratis are cut early in the previous winter
and acked in sawdust. He CRAFTS little
below the ordinary surface of the ground,
and covers with earth. The moisture of
the soil is preserved by two inches of mulch
ing. The cleft is sawn in without splitting.
he has set the Delaware on Isabella roots
win good success. and in one instance had
crop of grapes The same year. A strong
stock is desirable, such as Isabella, Cataw,
ba and Diana. The Rebecca does better
on strong stock than on its own roots. In
acdition to this statement, DR.. Farley, of
Union Springs. informs US that he finds the |
Iona greatly improved by grating. and he |
mas shown US some fine lunches of this va
riety, more handsome and compact than
any we have seen from Iona vines on their
own roots.
AT California Fair several bottle, of |
strained honey were on exhibition, when |
chap put bottle of castor oil with the
rest. Several ladies' sampled it, with the
same result. The opinion of all who tried
it was that the bee that laid it was fraud
One old female said that even the bees had |
got to cheating now days.
GEORGIA COTTON FAcroRy.-Tbe re-
ports concerning the cotton factory ut Au-
gusta' Georgia, are gratifying. and the en-
Prospects of Southern manufac-
9oo eaung IT'S operations, TIL fheen gradually
SP'nules ooV looms. and consumes
al. .. Gotton per week. The awo Ioo
BOO in all. max ki,c is % yards per loom, or SS
yearly. At its organiaaitSi9.t.n @ sitSi9t million yards
had $2OO.OOO capital. which by itsoA@pany
has increased to $6OO.OOO. The par vaIuJ ,
Of the stock is 800 on which it has paid
for five years past an annual dividend of
twenty per cent. The stock is now worth
Sl55.
INDIA RUBBER FOR GRAFrING.-SOmeO of
the English gardeners have successfully
used strips of India rubber i'm the place of
grating wax. being neater, more perfect.
and not soiling the fingers. Sheets are pur-
chased in market for six pence per square
foot. They are about as thick as brown
paper. They are obtained of the manufac-
turers of this article before it is applied to
muslin and other surfaces. The strips cut
from it are about an inch long and an eighth
Of an inch wide, for small grating. the
pieces stretching two or three times their
first length. The ends adhere when pressed
firmly with the thumb nail. the sheet having
been previously washed and wiped dry.
South Land.
LAND GRANTS BY CoNGREss.-Now
that the Forty first Congress has gone into |
history, its deeds are being numbered, and
it is found that its land grant record is as
follows:
Oregon Branch North Pacific Railroad,
4 100000 acres. supplemental Northern
Pacific. ll.OOO.OOO acres; Texac Pacific.
with New Orleans. Louisi ana. and Fort Yu-
ma, California. branches. 1S, 900, 900 acres
a total of 3s,76O 900. At the opening of
last session there were on the Speakers
table twenty y-three land-grant Senate bills.
nineteen for grants to railways, one for an
irrigating caLal in New Mexico. and another
for the Improvement of Duluth harbor.
Mr.. Sullivant the extensive Illinois far |
mer, raised 100000 bushels of corn last
year. 1t required 5000 worth of lumber
to build the crib. One hundred and twenty |
five hands were employed in husking. and
it required an eight hundred pound bullock |
per day to feed his large family.
The Western Farmer says: ''Wiscon-
sin tobacco has good reputation in the |
markets. Those who have engaged in this
culture on land adopted to it. have generally
been repaid. L. is suggested to Us by one
who himself tried it. that few acres-two
or tbree-Of tobacco would be an advisable
side crop on many farms"
CREvAssEs.-We find the following dis
patch in our Western exchanges:
DAMAGE BELOW.
Memphis. March 25.--Heavy rains have
fallen here aud throughout the western por-
ton since midnight last night. and it is feared
another food will be tho result. A steamer
that arrived from New Orleans to-day re-
ports that several very large crevasses have
occurred during the past few days in the up
per parishes Of Louisiana, which will undoubt-
ed:y inflict great damage upon some most
productive portions of the low lands of that