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Year: 1867

. GRENADA, August 4, 1867.


FRlESD LEDGER: Although we live
outside of your metropolis, and have not
the felicity Of being subject to Brown
low, suppose you may take some inte-
rest in our matters AS | promised you
would do it, write, however, without
any great deal to say, As to our crops
in this vicinity, We are good deal dis
couraged. Corn on the strongest land
has been drowned out, and the thin land
has very few or no ears. We shall not
make a supply near, and besides being
now destitute, shall have to begin to use
the new crop much earlier than usual.
The cotton crop is sorry, and a great
deal of II still in the grass and being
worked when it ought to have been laid
bv the fourth of July, as usual. 1t is not
yet half grown, and has only commenced
blooming, and has not but six weeks to
bloom in, for we do not count on blooms
making bolls which come after the 10th
of September. Still, the cotton is rap
idly improving, and we cannot yet tell
much about the turnout


Business is extremely dull here. We
have no money, and poor promise in
every way. We shall take your advice
and avoid getting into your Tennessee
fix, if we possibly can. We call it down
here "the devil, to use our backwoods
expression, and if we have to 90 to the
"Old Scratch " at last, we mean to put
it off as long as we can.


We delight in reading your excellent
paper, and everybody is eager to get it.
1t gives us the earliest news of any paper
in Memphis, as it arrives in the night by
the train which leaves your city at six
clock pm. | think there are more
than hundred copies sold here every
morning. God speed you in your good
and patriotic work.


Yours, ETC.,
Year: 1867

There are three reasons why Sheridan
| should be removed; and each of them is
not only sufficient ground for removal,
but is of a character which, if the Presi-
dent is guided By duty, leaves him no
discretion in the premises;


l. Sheridan was virtually guilty OF
disobedence of orders in refusing to ex-
tend the time of registration as directed
by that president.


2. In his letter to General Grant CON
tanning his refusal to ext end the time,
he spoke of the commander in chief OF
the army and navy in an insulting man
ner, in that he contributed to him cor
rupt and demagog ical motives.


g. In the removal and appointment
of civil officers in the district under
his command, prior to the passage of the
declaratory reconstruction act, he viola
ted the laws under which he was acting
as military commanders and since the
passage of the declaratory act, in the
removal of Governor Throckmorton, he
has exercised the power with which he is
invested in a spirit Of tyranny, and con-
trary to the best interests OF the people
Of Texas.


L
quious instrument of radicalism to dots
worst and meanest work have nothing
to do with the enforcement Of the terms
of the military bills. 1t is not improba.
BILE that Sheridan, in studying those
terms, has more accurately OWNED the
intentions of Congress in the passage of
the bills than have the other district
commanders. The acts themselves are
suggestive of all that is rotton
and infamous; but they do not ex-
pressly command the men charged
with their execution to descend to
such acts of meanness and petty despot-
ism as have distinguished Sheridan rule
as district commander. They do com.
mand the performance of much that is
black and criminal and they grant per
mission to district commanders to do that
which is even worse and more Internal
than the provisions of the bills them
selves when fairly and generously inter
preted. The trouble with Sheridan is
that he has availed himself of this per-
mission Chicago Times
Year: 1867

e65- A story is told by the Frederieks-
burg (Va) Nescs Of man in that town
who actually eat a pound Of tobacco one
day last week. The editor Of the Nstrs
yonches for the truth Of the statement
Year: 1867

An ''astonished tourist writes TO the
Frontier aI1der from the curious district
surrounding the Yellowstone Lake Of
Montana:


Near the outskirts of this monstrous
locality there IS a lake on top Of the
pountaiH that is vet frozen over, the ice
and snow covering its surface some twenty
feet deep. Two main forks of the y elbow
stone, one heading opposite Wind and
Green rivers. ahd the other opposite
Henry's Fork of Snake river, in the same
vicinity that the Madison and Gallatin
rise, empty into the big lake, which has for
IFS outlet the Yellowstone river, and Just
below the lake the whole river falls over
the face OF a mountain thousands of feet,
the spray rising several hundred. A peh-
Bile was timed by a watch in dropping from
an overhanging crag OF one perpendicular
fall, and is said 10 have required eleven
and-a-half seconds to strike the surface Of
the river below That beats Niagara Falls
all hollow The river at these greatest
falls is represented TO be half as large as the
Missouri at Omaha. and as clear as crystal.
The great lake, like all Others in these
nountains, is thick with salmon trout, Of
from five 20 forty pounds weight and
where the milky boiling mineral waters
from the geysers iniermingle With the pure
clear water from the running streams, these
elegant fish can he 'forked-np" by the
boat load.'
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people TO bo sslf-reliant, and shall do what We
may be able to induce the establishment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we win pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manuiaoturiug'
and exert ourselves to encourage the diTersih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
pont Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

SAD CASE OF SEDUCTIoN-ATTEMPT AT
SUIcIDE.-On Saturday morning informa-
tion was sent to Major Poe that young
woman living down town had taken lauda-
mum, and was in dying condition. The
Major dispatched policeman to the
house and sent for physician. When
the latter reached the house he found a
beautiful young girl in. a state of torpor,
produced by laudanum, but not so far
gone as that an emetic could not restore
her. An emetic was given her, and in the
course of an hour or two she was restored.


This young girls history in the last few
years is indeed sad one, and one like too
many that every day crowd the columns OF
the press of this country. During the late
war she became seducer's victim, and
ere she had reached her eighteenth year
became the mother of a reminder of her
early guilt and shame. Her lover, as
usual, became tired of her, and deserted
her, and she gave herself up to life OF
sin. A second paramour gained her pre-,
ference not many months since, and lived
with her as husband. But he became
faithless like the first, and few weeks
ago abandoned her, and the consequence
was the attempt to destroy herself which
we now record. She is very respecta-
bly, connected in this city, and on this &C
count we suppress her name.
Year: 1867

LADIES' FEAST AND FAIR.-A feast and
fair will be held during the present week
at the Third-street Methodist church. The
ladies propose to open tonight with a
tempting display of eatables, as well as
fancy articles, and will afford their visitors
a fine entertainment.
Year: 1867

lNoTE-All advertisements are classified, as
they are thus more easily referred to by the reader
The new ones appear frst under each heading


Advertisements received too late for classified
ton Will he found at foo, OF columns.
Year: 1867

The RIOT or THE 9TH INSTANT-CON-
TINUED EXAMINATIoN.-The investigation
of the riot of the 9th instant was resumed
on Saturday morning, and the following
evidence taken:


Hannah Jones, mulatto, testified: Car
ter Robinson was at my house on the day
of the riot from o'clock in the morning
until about or O'Clock in the afternoon,
when he left the house. He returned again
in the course of half an hour, and staid
until o'clock at night.


Rehecca Walker, mulatto, testified that
John Williams was at her house from II
o'clock in the morning until near o'clock
=. M. on the evening of the riot.


Policeman Southall was recalled, and
asked if he was positive that he saw
John Williams in the disturbance. He re-
peatcd that he did recognize him as the
man who attempted to take his pistol from
him near the corner Of Seventh and Main
John asked the policeman if he did not see
him come up to him and brush his coat
thus acknowledging that he was present
and proving that the evidence of Rcbecca
Walker was false.


The evidence on all sides being closed,
his Honor stated that he would adjourn the
case until Monday morning, in order that he
might be able to give the matter the full
est investigation. He wished to view the
spot on which the riot commenced, and he
would be better able to judge OF the be-
ginning of the row.


Colonel August said that he was per-
fectly willing, as were his clients, to have
the case adjourned, as much on account of
the public Importance of the case as the
interest he felt in it himself. He thought
it well that all men, white or colored,
should know tnat they were all equally
amenablc to the law, and that no man was
above it, or had the right TO avenge his
private wrongs.


Mr.. Hancock, who appeared for John
Williams, stated that, after the remarks OF
Colonel August, he did not think. it ne
cesSary to say anything, as the court and
all present doubtless knew that he agreed
perfectly with Colonel August as to the
Importance of the investigation.


His Honor, concurring also in what
Colonel August had said, adjourned the
case until this morning.
Year: 1867

1t might also be shown that many cases of
domestic infelicity and alienation of husband
and wife, of late so common, originate in the
premature sterility caused by the attempt to
circumyent the divine laws


Our women used to be taught that the
laws of nature could not be evaded. nor its
processes obstructed in anyway without in
curing the penalty. The penalty will be
fearful in proportion to the crime end per-
version. Health and enjoyment of body,
mind and heart, come only through ODE.
dience to law. If we should return to a
simple, purer, more natural life, the orig;aal
and only universal sacrament would again
be the chief joy and blessing of this world
and the preparation and fOretaste of better
-Sprinqfetd Mass. Republican.
Year: 1867

A New York RoMAScE-Some years
since the daughter of fashionable family ON
Fifth avenue, New York, who was only
fourteen years of age, was wooed and won,
in childish fashion, by gentleman of seven.
teen, and were claudestinely married in
church. The parents learned of it in time to
meet the two made one at the church door.
The groom was marched off to school, and
the bride locked up in her room. She was
subsequently, taken to Paris, where she was
introduced into society. Of course, her
beauty and wealth brought her many suitors.
But she repelled them all, aud continued in
faithful correspondence with her husband. =
Not long since she returned to New York
The first person she returned to on landing
was her faithful lord. He had grown manly
and handsome, and was eager to embrace
ms WIFE The parents did not object this
time.
Year: 1867

ADvERTIsING.-Th Louisville Journal
tells the plain truth in the following regard
ing the matter "We have been on the
Louisville Journal between thirty-six ard
thirty seven years. During all this time
have known no man of business in this city
to fail who advertised literally. And we
have known no one to succeed in any consid-
cradle, if even in respectable degree, who
didn't adYertiseu
Year: 1867

| A black snake, more than seven feet long,
is said to have displayed strange powers Of
fascinating, and the whole story ends in a
fearful tragedy.


In Franklin county, Missouri, lived a
little girl, thirteen years of age, along with
her parents. She had always enjoyed good
health, but was suddenly seen to waste away
till she became a mere skeleton. In the
Spring months of the year she exhibited a
strange propensity to take her meals away
from the house, carrying all her food to the
banks OF stream near at hand, where she
bad been known to sit for hours at a time
The nelghbors began to wonder at this ex-
traordinary conduct, and suggested to the
father that it would be well if a watch were
set upon her movements. This was accord.
ingy done.


On Friday morning the child went out
and sat in her usual place by the creek till
nearly noon, when she returned to the house
and asked for food, upon which large slice
OF bread and butter was given her, and she
returned to the water side


In the meantime the father had stealthily
followed the child, and eusconsed himself
behind some bushes. To his intense horror,
he saw a huge black snake slowly lift its
head into the chld's lap and receive the food
from her hand, exhibiting the utmost greed
mess, and showing signs of anger whenever
the child attempted to taste the food; the
poor girl trembling like an aspen leaf all the
while.


The father uttered a loud groan as he
beheld the influence which the monster had
gained over the mind of his child. But
some slight noise he made alarmed the
snake, which glided away into the creek and
was lost to sight. He questioned the child
as to why she gave her food to the snake,
but she would not, or could not, give any
reason.


After a consultation with some friends it
was determined that the girl should not be
bindered from going to the creek the follow
ing day, and that if the snake made its ap-
pearance it should be killed. The child took
her food to the creek the next morning as
usual, and in due time the snake made its
appearance. The father. who was watching
with loaded gun, at once fred and sent his
shot through the reptiles head.


The girl at once fell down fainting, while
the snake, after rolling and twisting about,
died. The girl recovered, but when she saw
the monster was dead swooned again. She
once more recovered, but only to fall into
convulsions q third time, and finally died
"ieH'u1 giving any eApiihdlioh as 10 tue
Influence the snake had exercised over her.
In her last moments she seemed to be in the
greatest agony both of body and mind.


The editor of the paper from which this
tale Is taken vouches for the correct state
ment of this strange and horrible fact in the
following words;


1--WE know that there are many persons
who doubt the reality of such fascination,
but if they entertain any doubts on this sub
ject hereafter, the relations of this unfortu.
nate little girl can be found. ready and will
ing to corro5orate our statement"
Year: 1867

They are a rapid people in Illinois, if per-
son spoken OF by Western paper is q fair speci-
men. 1t announces that an enterprising me-
chanic at Champaign has built buggy for the
next President of the United States, whoever he
may be.


This is certainly case OF the Enterprise of
the Future"


How does the Champaign man know that the
next President will have use tor "buggy?"
Perhaps he will prefer to ride horseback, or to
drive four in hand, or even to walk.


A buggy" is not usual Presidential vehicle.
Nobody has ever presented one of our Chief
Magistrates with buggy"


Why then buggy ?n


Has the enterprising mechanic a prescient
inkling of the next Presidents personality? II
so, let him speak and enlighten the country.
1t will save world of worry and fuss to know
so long beforehand who is TO be the man.
Year: 1867




The Dayton journal is responsible for the
following story:


Tuesday morning couple appeared in the
Probate Court and demanded marriage
license. When the moment arrived for pay
ing the fee, the man was for backing out,
but the woman said he shouldn't do that,
mot by any means, and she paid the IL
cense The couple soon afterward appeared
at Justice Turner's office, and the woman
made known her "intentions. The unusual
appearance of the "happy couple" attracted
unusual attention, and a large crowd was
soon gathered there to sec the solemn cere.
monies.


When the couple were asked to stand up
and face the music, the groom again tried to
back water; and the bride seeing that there
was no other way for 1t, remarked that he'd
got TO stand it, and there was no use talking
about it. She caught hold OF the doubling
Thomas and squared him up before the
justice, with the order for him 10 "sail inl'
Just then the query arose as to where the
fee for tying OF the hymenial knot was to
come from. The man said he couldn t stand
the expense. The woman asserted that she
had paid for the license, and the man should
pay for the marrying. He protested that he
wouldn't, and that he'd go to Cincinnati to
work. The woman caught him as he was
slipping away from the matrimonial moose,
threw him down on the floor, and, taking
some money from his pockets, she deliber-
ately paid the justice his fee, and then hold
ing on to her "feller," the knot was tied in
due form. All the while the bride was
munchlng peanuts, and when the ceremony
was concluded the floor was Uttered with
the shells. The bride saluted her husband
with ''Tom, you're liarl" Congratula-
tions to the happy couple were fairly shower
ed down, and were characterized more for
their robusticity than for their delicacy; and
the bride and groom left ''the presence" in
condition of jollity which foretold bois-
ferrous honeymoon. When last seen the
amiable spouse showed her lord into the gut
ter at the corner OF Jefferson and Second
streets.
Year: 1867

A Town UNDER THE SNow.-A California
paper gives a rather hard d-to.believc story of
the depth of the snow on the Sierra Nevada
mountains in February and March, by de-
scribing a visit of merchant named Adams
from the valley to the mining town of Mea-
dow Lake, on the top of the mountains:


'He secured pair of snow shoes and
took the tracks of some parties who had gone
over the day before After some hours ol
hard travel, he arrived where the town
should be, but not house was visible.
| While he was looking around, q man sudden.
| ly came up out of the snow, like mermaid
out of the sea. Adams asked him If he could
tell him where Meadow Lake was, not know
ing as yet, whether the object before him
was man or q spirit. "Why,n said the
fellow, ''you are right on the plaza" Adams
asked if lie could show him where the stort
of Adams s. johnson was. "oh, yesl CONT
along" A few shoves on pair of snow
shoes soon brought them to a round hole II
the snow, and Adams was told that that wa
the hole which led to the store. There wer
stairs made in the snow like spiral stall
way, twisting several times around the hol
in making the descent Finally he arrive


at the bottom, and was astonished to find hi


friends there, happy and gay, and ready
vouch for the country being one of the ricl
est ever discovered. From the store the
travelled over town through tunnels Ever


one seemed TO be contented with his lot. TIL
, citizens seldom so to the topof the snow
; except when there isl snow shoe race,
which time inc whole town turns out.
Year: 1867

every young girl in the United States,
have faith that | could thereby do much TO
make them healthier and happier women,
and thus improve the physical and moral
strength of the next generation. The Her
ald Of Uealth.
Year: 1867

am endeavoring to have some important
work executed in the cemetery of our city,
by which very considerable Improvement
will be effected therein, and before proceed
ing to complete the same l earnestly call
upon every person who has lot or grave in
the cemetery to go ont there at once and re-
pair their fences, trim up their trees and
shrubs, and then throw out the weeds, cut
ting, &c, into the avenues in order that they
may be removed by the Sexton and that
the avenues NAV hereafter be kept neat,
clean and in good order But little time,
trouble and expense will be needed to carry
this into effect | invoke the aid of the
ladies more especially in this matter, be-
cause l feel confident that if they attend to
it it cannot fail of successful consummation,
and that speedily.


The interest which naturally attaches to
this sacred spot; the mute eloquence Of hal
lowed memories which linger there, and the
consciousness that beneath the sod of that
retreat repose the precious treasures OF
Affection aresufficient inducementsin them
selves, without further appeals, to the con-
secration of the work.


1t may perchance be the last call that
shall ever have the honor to make to the la
dies of Jackson upon this subject, aud for
this reason, as well as for Others already
stated, i trust that they will eheerfully re-
spon and manifest an interest in this lovely,
noble, and most grateful duty of contributing
to the general ornamentatiOn of the CITY OF
our DEAD.


Keep fresh the memories of our dead,


Keep fresh the green sod DER their head,
Bedeck with floral gems their bed,


Rest they in peace


Hope fingers round affections tomb,


Like incense breath where flowers bloom.


DIN. BARROWS, Mayor.
Mayors Office, City Hall, jackson, Miss,
April ID. ls67.-12t
Year: 1867

The point o. interest IN North t,aa
Is be farm and grave ufold John Brown
The whole region seems somehow con-
sentrated with bis spirit and begging
pardon ol ihe reconstructed, there
Was 4 sancity about i whose influence
we did not try to resist His house is
nearly a mile from the travelled road.
his farm being q SORT Of elevated, Enoy-
en plateau, among these guardian noun
Jams, vide open 70 the sky. Every
body here had something to tell Us
about the old man


Il saw him when he went away on
bis Virginia expedition" said one Of
our guides 'and saw the box in which
he was brought back IN the winter


Even the laudlady at the whiskey-
perfuIned inn where We stopped paid
ter tribute Of respect to him as "the
Cd scoundrel aho got up the war. "a
But 'he VAS a good neiphbor, ltalk-
ed with a farmer the night before, as he
leaned over his barn-yard bars. Task
ed hm il John Brown staid much at
nome while he lived there.


NO lie Was IA woltish kind of man
always coming and going on his expe-
d tons.


Did you like him r


Yes. He was frst-rato man, a
good neighbor, there wasn't no better
maj.


he was generally much liked, and he
did good deal for the improvement Of
North Eiba was the universal testimo-
ny We entered the gate and drove
through the narrow road to his house.
lie had removed himself far enough
from neighbors to be independent
lhe taim has fallen into good hands,
aud appears to be be productive one
Tor thIs region. The house is a story
aud halt frame structure, unpainted,
out neat and comfortable. Close by it
IS the grave, in small square ground,
enclosed with a plain fence built by
himself. A quarter of the enclosure is
oecapied by IL huge rock, upon which
twenty persons may stand, with an ad-
mlrabie face for an inscription, which
ought to be cut on it. His broad grave
is the only one III tie enclosure and
his only monument is a somewhat rude
slab OF slate. He had intended this as
the family burying ground, and before
his death had conveyed this slab 10
Wes,port, with the name Of his grand
father cut on t. It was brought from
Westport with his remains, and has
since had put on ii his name ard those
If three o. his SONS. | copied the SIM
pie inscriptions:
Year: 1867

SECOND MARRIAGES OF WIDOWS IN MARY
LAHD.-''The Court OF Appeals OF this state
have recently decided the case OF Joseph '
Cough and wife Va. Ida Manning, upon an
appeal taken from the Circuit court for this
county. The decision Of the Court of Appeals
afhrms that made by his Honor, Judge Brent,
and finally dsposes OF the doubt heretofore
existing in this State as to the right OF a hus-
band TO make the continued viduity OF his
widow condition upen which she shall hold
property devised to Ter by will. In other
words. a condition In the will changing the
ownership OF the property devised, in case the
wife shall contract q second marriage. is not
regarded as such condition in restraint OF
marriage as to come within the puryiew of
the common law. Aarys Gazette.