Year: 1868

Rogers, we believe, is an Englishman very intelligent
and good citizen"


John NJ. Langston, the celebrated cOlOred
scholar and orator. created sensation when he spoke az
Lousa Court House, Virginia, time ago, In favor OF
the Republican party The secesh at first highly In
dignant at the impudence Of coming TO talk IN
their midst even TO his own people but they a
good deal taken down. first by his wonderful eoquence
proyed to be me son a OF one Of the most influential and
beloved of the old aristoeracy by of his own slaves
father who he said his address sleeps by the side
of my slave mother in the village graveyard The Con


ederate Gen. Gordon pleased with Langston that
he called upon and invited him 10 his house after he had
heard his argument in favor OF Radical
and the white ladies OF the place would not be sasned
till he had given them speech IN the village church'


The Holly Springs (Miss) Reporter has been
shown the "Tame plant" the new substitute for cotton
ture and Of great strength be used separately in
the manufacture Of CLOTH ormay be combined with SILK or
by long periods OF RAIN and stands dry weather equally
well with cotton. 1t has been grown with success IN
the Southern states II makes two crops per year and


from 40 800 % & sr rSaSns asTS ony Alter the
land once stocked the planting good ioT nper % or
than that OF cotton and the fiber commands in market
better price, having been sold in Liverpool at 63 cents
pound Parties who have cultivated the ramie plant
that they highly pleased with their experiment
country II should be introduced speedily as possible
on every plantation in the South.


The Louisville Courier is responsible for the
following story 1--WE yesterday made the acquaintance
OF MT T.. b. Supear, VINO 10 us lnOrI
able experience have ever known. He was soldier
in the Confederate army in the late war and member OF
the 4th Cavalry OF Haisons Brigade and Gen
Wheelers Division. In the battle OF Jonesborough on
the Isl of September 1854 he was Frustrated but not
wounded, by the explosion OF a shell. There were no
marks OF injuries upon his person, but he had lost the
faculty OF speech and OF hearing and from that day until
the 18th OF the present month when he submitted TO an
operation he has not uttered heard word. The
operation restored his lost faculties instantly and lie Is
now in the full enjoyment OF both speech ana hearing
We do not remember that have heard OF so
markable a Mr.. Supear is well-known in Meade
County I'm this State and hundreds OF the citizens VIII
certify to the fact OF his singular misfortune while ma
present condition is the most satisfactory evidence of his
perfect cure"


One of the most prominent citizens OF the
Valley OF Virginia Gen kenton Harper died at Augusta,
Christmas. He had done public service In the various
and responsible Offices OF gstate OF the county Mayor
magistrate of SauntOn President OF the Valley Bank
visitor the State Institutions aud representative OF
Augusta IN the Legislature OF Virginia He established
In 1928 The SdtntOn Spectator, and after conducting II
with great for sixteen years, was appointed an
ward became the confidential assistant o. the Secretary
OF the Interior, under the same administration A. H. H.
Stuart In the with Mexico he was captain OF the
volunteer company from Augusta, and during the cam
psign of the Virginia regiment his soderly denean0r
was SO marked that Gen Wool appointed him 10 mill
tary governOrship in Northern Mexico with Brigadier
Generals command In 1861 Inc Mor-Genoral or the
State authority by telegraph from Gov. Letcher he
took the field marched to arpers Ferry captured that
post accomplished the removal OF ordnance stores ana
machinery from that point. when the militia was super
seeded by the volunteer system, Gen. Harper accepted
the position of Colonel Of the 5th Virginia Infantry