The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-04-20

fOrcements or information. 1t il further
stated that the per ccntage Of descrtions
from the royal forces is such rs to make
1t certain they cannot conquer the Gu
bans, even with all tho roinforcemcnts
that can be drawn from Spain. Since
Valmaseda has been in command as Cap
tain-General, more than 5000 Spanish
troops have been landed ut Havana. The
question arises, what hns become of
them? Whnt has become Of all the rein
foroements which Spain has sent to Cuba
since the war began? Or, were they only
men of straw At all events, they seem
to have been absorbed. by some unknown
agency in the most mysterious manner
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DIVERSITY OP PRoDUCTs. Some Of the
Virginia papers are appealing to the asri
culturists of that State 80 to diversity
their crops that in no case can they be
left without a sufficiency of food for their
own support, even if they have no pro-
fits. Tho Petersburg and Richmond
newspapers are strongly advocating this
rule, and, it is to be hoped, have u good
prospect Of success. There are some
portions of Virginia in which tobacco is
practically tho single crop. and if it fails
to yield largely the consequences are dis
astrous. The Gulf States, in case of any
accident to the cotton crop, find them
selves in like predicament The New
Orleans Picdytne advises the planters of
Louisiana to diversity their crops. In
three years the cotton crop of tho South
has yielded IL, ,750, 600 bales, of the esti-
mated value of S725, 900, 600. The value
OF the crops for the three years prcced-
ing the wnr was $534, 100000. Yet, not
withstanding this large increase, the
Ptcay,tne says that the cotton States are
every year going deeper and deeper into
debt. Al partial remedy, it suggests
the diversification Of the crops, so that
the planter mny have mora for his per-
sonnl support and for that of his en-
ployees, and less need for expenditure
on this account. 1t seems scarcely credi-
BILE that with an average annual return of
S234, $50, 900 from cotton the Southern
States should he in such deplorable
condition, but it appears to he true All
that they can make seems to be turned
into ashes by official plunder and mis-
government and consequent disorganizn-
ton Of labor. At the same time, no COM
munity can prosper which depends upon
only one crop. Diversity of agricultural
interests is one Of the secrets Of North
or Middle State prosperity, and might
be tried with advantages in the Southern
EMIGRATION To THE TgEElToIIr, AND
CALIFoRNrA.1The rapul ihttease of emi-
grant travel over the Union Pacific this
spring has already been noted. Fuller
information shows that there is general
rush of Immigration to Nebraska. Utah,
spring. The Union Pacific Railroad is
compelled. it is said. to employ the
passenger equipments of connecting
roads East to move the people Westward
as fast rs they arrive ut Omaha. Two
and sometim"s three cmigrant trains are
despatched from that point daily. $500
emigrnnts were carried from Omaha dur
ing tho first seven days of this month.
During the month Of March, California
alone received 10000 of these new set
tiers. This travel is exclusive of the
regular first class travel. which il also
proportionately large. 1t il noticeable
fact that East bound travel is light at
present, the roads being compelled to
haul bnck comparatively empty trains.
Freight trains are also accumulating mt
Omaha so fnst TINT the Union Pacific
finds it almost impossible to keep it
clear.
Some Mexican raiders have been cap
tured, and they say that the desperate
Corti1a pays them 50 head for ,becvcs
and 81 liead fir the: horses they cap
tnre in Texas md bring to him. Cor
tina makes nice clean profit, of course.
at this rate, and he has been permitted
to drive the traffic SO long that he thinks
it is perfectly legitimate. The Mexican
Minister Mariscal, speaking of the diff
ticulties Of the border life, the other day,
at Washington, was cold-blooded enough
to remark that, "if people chose to live
in a malarial country, they cannot COM
plain if they get chills and fever" mean
ing that Americans living on the border
who have their csttie stolen should not
complain of the Satestrophe. < There is
such thing, however, as properly drain
ing 2 palerisl region, aRd it should be
done 81 he.Rio fAna& sg;sili'
tfdddd dsspatbles sahbut!shs eaaisss
are to be taken with considerable re-
serve, but If lit be true that the Carlists,
have taken TO 6afrying Of women and
children md holding them for ransom,
thcir treasury must have run even lower
than usual Poverty in, il not the
greatest Crime certainly the greatest
."a..sness % Con Carlos anu mis- adhe-
rents, and realty ths difference between
this mode offGaiDing Sevenves and the AL
phonsists' way 1of c6nseffPt sting men and
bovs and ndAking them i.6tytexemption,
Is lone ofbdegree rather: than of kind.
Only t0hei Ii .oYgkhdS66 toppreSSion md,