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WJJT. J YATES, Editor AND PHOPEEITOR.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1866.
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charged accordingly.
$1 per square of 10 lines or less will be charged
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serted 2 month? or more.
CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTITUTE,
CIIAJiLOTTE, N. C.
The next session commence? on the 1st of October,
18C(i, and continues until 30th June, 16C7.
The session is divided into two Terms of Twenty
weeks each ; the one commencing the 1st October,
iXbb, ana the other the 15th February, 1807.
Expense per Term of Twenty oeekt :
Board, including erery expense, except
washing, $105 00
Tuition in Collegiate Department 25 00
M " Primary " 20 00
Maqie, Modern Languages, Drawing and Painting
(aught by competent and thorough Instructors at
usual prices.
For circular and catalougue containing full par
ticulars, address
REV. R. BURWELL & SOX, Principals,
July 9, 1806. Charlotte, N. C.
PRODUCE BOUGHT AND HOLD.
imnioND & a Mclaughlin, -
In the liryce Hut tiling, on Trade Street,
Are constantly receiving and keep on hacd for sale
a. general assortment of
Groceries.
puch as Salt. Iron. Leather, Sugar, Cotfee, Molasses,
Sheeting, Bale Yarn, Liquors of all kinds, Ac , &c,
which they will sell at moderate prices for Cash or
exchange for country Produce of every description.
II. B. HAMMOND,
Sept 17, i sec. j. Mclaughlin.
"HIGHLY DE Sift A CLE PIlOPEltTY"
FOR SALE.
Wishing to chauge my business, I will sell 250
Acres of LAND in and adjoining the Town of Char
lotte, (40 acres in corporation). On the Tract there
is a good Mill-site, 22 feet fall, with a first rate Dam
recently built, and race dug, and all the large tim
bers for a Mill House on the ground. The Tract
can be divided. It is worth the attention of any
one wisninga paying property, or as an investment.
Any information can be had by applying to the sub
scriber. W. F. PliiFEli.
Sept 10, 1866. tf
X. B. TASCB. C. DOWD. R. D. JOHNSTON.
VANCE, DOWD 6l JOHNSTON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Charlotte, N. C ,
Having associated tncm?elves together, will prac
tice in the Court of Meckleubtirsr, Iredell, Catawba,
Davidson, Rowan, Cabarrus and Union, and in the
Federal and Supreme Courts.
Claims collected anywhere in the State.
April 2, 18C6 'tf
MEDICAL CARD!
DRS. GIBBON k McCOMBS, having associated
themselves in the practice of Medicine and Surgery,
respectfully tender their professional services to the
citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country.
From a large experience in private as well as
Field and Hospital practice, they feel justified in
proposing to pay special attention to the practice of
Surgery in all its branches.
Olfice in Granite Row, up stairs, opposite the
Mansion House.
ROBERT GIBBON, M. D.
Dec 11, 18C5 J. P. McCOMBS, M. D.
The Southern Express Company,
For the transportation of merchandise, valuable
packages, specie, bank notes, bonds, &c, for all parts
of the South and Southwest, in connection with
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY,
have established their agency at 59 BROADWAY,
NEW YORK, where orders to call for goods to be
forwarded South will receive prompt attention.
Merchandise and valuables delivered to Il.irnden's,
Kinsley's, American and United States Express Com
panies, for the Southern Express Company, will re
ceive prompt dispatch.
For particulars, rates of freight, kc. kc, apply at
the office of the Southern Express Company, 59
Broadway. U. B. PLANT,
Dec 13, 1865. President.
Tailoring.
JOHN VOGEIj,
PRACTICAL TAILOR,
Respectfully informs the citizens of Charlott? and
surrounding country, that he is prepared to manu
facture gentlemen's clothing in the latest style and
at short notice. His best exertions will be given to
render satisfaction to those who patronize him.
Sho; opposite Kerr's Hotel, next door to Brown k
otitt's store.
January 1, 1866.
Co-Partnership Police.
MR. R. MACDONALD is this day (July 1st)
admitted a partner in the business of our House at
illtarlutte, N. C, which will be continued under the
firm of STEN HOUSE. MACAULAY k CO.
STENUOUSE k MACAULAY.
,July 16, 18G6.
James Ri?er Insurance Company,
IIUWAKDSVILLE, VA.
CHARTERED CAPITAL, 1,500,000.
. W. DOWNING, Ayent, Charlotte, N. C.
This old, tried, and solvent company deals liber
ally, pays proiup'lj', and asks patronage. See below,
to which many others similar could be added:
"Richmond, Va., Feb. 15, 18CC.
"In the month of December, 1865, we had Cotton
turned which was insured in the James River Com
pany, and its part of loss, amounting to one thous
and seven hundred and thirty-three dollars and
ihjrt.v three cents, was paid promptly as soon as
proof, 4c, was forwarded, and over two moults
before it was doe under the policy. Such prompt
ness merits patronage. A. Y. Stores & Co."
April 2, 1866 . y . '
50 Boxes fine CHEESE,
T,0 Boxes Star Candles,
A large quantity of Bagging and Rope, for sale at
reduced prices bv
STENUOUSE, MACAULAY k CO.
Oct 15, J8CG. " " - . -
Auction Sale.
On Thursday, the 8th day of November, I will sell
at Auction, at the late residence of II. C. Howie,
dee'd, the personal property of said deceased Corn,
Wheat, Mules, Horses, Wagon, Farming Implements,
Ac. The Land will be rented, also, a House at Har
risburg Depot. THOS. H. ROBINSON,
Oct 22, 1S66 3t Administrator.
Just Received.
20 Sacks Stewart's Family Flour,
20 " Smith's Family Flour,
500 pounds Bacon sides,
50 bunches Rocky River Yarn,
For sale by PRESSON & GRAY.
P. S. All Produce bought at our Store will be
sent to any part of the town.
Oct 22, 1866.
B. M. PBESS0X.
IV E W
N. GRAY.
FIR M .
Moore Old Stand, vnder the Mansion House.
We are now opening a first rate Stock of GRO
CERIES of all kinds for Retail. We keep the best
brands of FLOUR J. Litaker k Co.'s best.
A large lot of TIN will be sold wholesale and re
tail, lower than any can sell it. Merchants would
do well to call. PRESSON k GRAY.
jpgy- We also keep a good stock of SHOES.
Oct 15, I86G lm
J. T. BUTTLER,
WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Has just received the finest Stock of GOODS ever
offered in thi3 market, consisting of
WATCHES.
Fine Gold Hunting American and English Watches
of the best makers. Ladies fine Gold Hunting Ge
neva Watches; fine Silver American, English and
Swiss Watches. Wptches of all sorts ftnd aU sizes,
from Five Dollars to Three Hundred.
CLOCKS.
I have some of the best, which I will sell at prices
to please anv one.
JEWELRY.
1 would say to the ladies, come and see for your
selves, the finest Stock ever offered in this city, con
sisting of fine Jet Sets ; fine Gold and Enamel Sets;
fine Coral Sets; Locket Pins, Ear-rings, kc.
SILVER WARE.
Silver Tea and Table Spoons, Forks and Thimbles ;
p'ated Tea and Table Spoons, Forks. Butter-Knives
and Cups, Castors, &c.
S P E C T A C L E.S .
Fine Gold, Silver, Steel, &c , to -suit nil ages.
Guns, Pistols and Cartridges, and Musical In
struments. The above Goods I will sell cheaper than you can
buy them in New York or elsewhere.
The highest price paid for
OLD GOLD AND SILVER.
Watch Glasses only 25 cents.
Please accept my sincere thanks for yonr kind
and liberal patronage to me since my return from
the army.
Sept 17, 1866. J. T. BUTLER.
DRESS GOODS.
A full assortment of French Merinoes, all Wool
Delaines, Alpaccas, &c.
Oct 22, 1866. ELIAS k COHEN.
EMBKOIDERSES.
A handsome assortment of Jaconet Edgings,
Collars, Cuffs, &c.
Oct 22, 1866. ELIAS k COHEN.
HEAD TniS FOR YOURSELF.
1ZT27W GOODS.
We are receiving our FALL and WINTER
GOODS, and we ask the public to call and see our
Stock of
DRY GOODS,
con?i?ting of Delains, Fallordsl'oplins, black and
colored Silks, Prints, bleached and brown Domestic
Drills, Cotton Flannel, Bird Eye Draper, Table Lin
nens, and in fact everything that the public need.
GENTS' GOODS.
Fine Cloths, Cassimeres, black and colored Ker
seys, Jeans, Shirtings, Shirt Fronts, Collars, Ac.
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
of the best style and fashions well made.
HATS.
Ladies' Hats, in the latest syle, Park nats, Sea
Side, Sailors, and every style of the season.
HARDWARE.
Locks, ninges, Screws, Chissels, Hammers, Plains
and Bits, Brace and Bits, Boring Machines with
Bits, Anvils, Vises, Bellows, and in fact everything
in the Hardware line.
GRO CERIES.
Suj-ar, coffee, molasses, cheese, candles, soap,
spice, pepper, ginger, and all kinds of Groceries of
the best quality.
SHOES.
We ask every body it' they want good Shoes to
give us a call.
As for prices we only ask a fair show. It is to
our interest to deal fair, and our principle to do
right. Call and see for yourselves. We thank the
public for past patronage, and desire a continuation
of the same.
Sept 17, 1806. BARRINGER, WOLF & CO. .
ITIcLEOi) & STEEL'S.
We are now receiving and opening -our
FALL AND WINTER STOCK,
which has been selected with great care. The lib
eral patronage received from our friends and the
public generally has induced ns to purchase a more
extensive Stock this Fall than at any previous time.
We hope to merit a continuation of their kind favors.
Our Stock embraces many of the most desirable
styles of
Ladies1 Dress Goods,
black and colored Cloths, Cloaks, Shawls, White
Goods, Embroideries, Trimmings, Ribbons, Notions,
Hosiery, Gloves, Straw Goods. Furs, Gents' Fur
nishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Hollow
and Willow Ware, Hardware,
-Groceries and Crockery.
Our Stock will compare favorably with any in the
market. We respectfully ask an examination of
the same.
Oct 1, 1866. -
STEXHOUSE & MACAULAY,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, J
Charlotte, N. C.,aud GG Pearl St , New York.
Prompt personal attention to the sale of cotton,
cotton arns, naval stores, &c, and the purchase of
tuerchandUo generally.
Hkfkhkscics John vVilkea and T n Brem, Esq'rs, r
Charlotte, X C ; Jordan Womble, Esq, Raleigh, N I
C ; O G Parsley k Co. .Wilmington, N C; D Paul k ',
Co, and Robt Mnre & Cp, .Charleston, S C; Wilcox j
k Hand, Augusta, G ; Dmilop, Moncure k Co,
Richmond,. Va; Tannahill, Mclhvane A Co, Jf X ;
Partridge, .Wells & Co, Jfew York.
Aug 15, 18G0. J , 1
LIFE INSURANCE.
We find tha following complimentary notice
of a generous act in one of the Philadelphia
papers :
"Corporations have Souls. The subject
of life assurance is attracting the attention of
almost every man. Capitalists are availing them
selves of the opportunities it affords for profita
ble investments, and poor men are seeking it as
a refuge for their dependent families. While
all life assurance societies are financially sound
and firm, as the record of each will show, bow
important that a spirit of high-toned liberality
and integrity should characterize the decisions
of those who, as officers and directors, control
the payment of losses. The Equitable Life As
surance Society of the United states bhares
largely ia the public confidence, the names of
those honored Philadelphians, George H Stuart,
Thomas A Biddle and Theodore Cuyler acting
directors therefor, being sufficient guaranty to
all. 1 he following instance, however, illustrates
clearly the generous and noble sentiments that
do and will guide its officials in the settlements
of claims which arise from the death of its mem
bers : John Thompson, deceased, had resided in
this city many years, doing business at Spruce
street wharf, and for years had been insured -in
the 'Equitable,' for the sum of five thousand
dollars. All his premiums were promptly paid,
excepting the last, which fell due Monday, Oc
tober 15, 18G6. On Tuesday, -October 16, the
agent of the society called at the office of Mr
Thompson and learned that he was dangerously
ill. .Returning, he found the son of Mr Thomp
son with a check drawn by Mr Thompson him
self, on Saturday, October 13, for the amount of
premium. Under these circumstances the agent
.could not receive the premium, and thus revive
the forfeited policy, without the consent of the
society, to whom the facts were at once pre
sented. October 1-8, and after the society had
been informed of the death of Mr Thompson, J
W Alexander, Esq , Secretary, replied as follows:
'We think it best, unde .the .circumstances, to
receive the premium on Thompson's policy, and
will not make the failure to pay on the day the
premium was due a reason for declining to pa 7
the loss. We are certainly not legally bound to
receive it, but as the parties appear to have acted
in good faith, we prefer to incur the loss rather
than take advantage of their neglect. Please
receive the premium and issue receipt.' Is
there one individual of the large number insured
by the 'Equitable' who will not approve and ap
plaud this generous action ? Certainly, after
such praiseworthy cooduot, we cannot endorse
the old saying, 'Corporations have no souls.' "
Such incidents as this roust greatly strengthen
public confidence in life insurance. There exists
in the minds of some persons a fear that in the
event of their death the company in which they
insure might find some technical reason for de
clining to pay the amount insured.
Hutchison, Burroughs & Co, are Agents for
the above Company io Charlotte.
CURE FOR CANCERS.
A correspondent in Indiana recently wrote to
us to inquire respecting the cure of a cancer by
a Mr Mason, which was published some years
since in some of the city papers. The Spring
field Republican has been furnished by a sub
scriber with the following extract from the
Milwaukie Free Democrat, which, we presume,
will furnish the desired information :
Our attention has been recently called to a
cure for cancers, which is of so much importance
that we wish to make it known as widely as
possible. Some eight months ago Mr T. 13.
Mason who keeps a music store on Wisconsin
street, and is a brother of the well-known Lowell
Mason ascertained that be had a cancer on his
face the size of a pea. It was cut out by Dr
Wolcott, and the wound partially healed. Sub
sequently it grew again, aud while he was in
Cincinnati on business it attained the size of a
hickory cut. He has remained there since
Christmas under treatment, and has come back
perfectly cured. The process is this :
A piece of sticking plaster was put over the
cancer, with a circular piece out of the centre
a little larger than the cancer, aud a small cir
cular rim of healthy skin next to it was exposed.
Then a plaster made of chloride of zinc, blood
root and wheat flour was spead on a piece of
muslin of the size of this circular opening and
applied to the cancer fur twenty-tour hours.
On removing it the cancer will be found to be
burnt into, and appear of the color and hardness
of an old shoe sole, and the circular rim outride
of it will appear white and parboiled, as if scald
ed by hot steam. The wound is now dressed,
and the outside rim soon supurates and the can
cer comes out a hard lump, and the place heals
up.
The plaster kills the cancer, so that it sloughs
out like dead flesh, and never grows again.
This remedy was discovered by Dr Fell, of Lon
don, and has been used by hitu for six or eight
years, with unfailing success, and not a case has
ben known of the reappearance of the cancer
where this remedy has been applied. It has
the sanction of the most eminent physicians
and surgeons of London, but has not till recent
ly been used in this country, and many of the
faculty, with their proverbial opposition to in
novation?, look upon it with distrust. We saw
Mr Mason at church yesterday, and have since
conversed with bun and took particular notice
of the cicatrized wound, and can only say, that ;
if the cure is permanent and, from the evi- ;
dencc of eix or ei"ht years experience in other
cases, we hare no doubt it h the remedy ought j
te I. a nnioiircallv Ir nAtrn Wa K qua CorraiX tf '
this case," because Mr Mason is well known both
here and at the East. The experiment excited
much interest in Cincinnati, and we call the at
tention of the faculty in this State to the remedy
If it is what u claimed for it, this terrible disr ;
ease will be shorn of .moat of its terrors. Tbe !
application is patofal, lut the pain is of com-j
parativefly Drier auration, wnicu any one o af
flicted would cheerfully endure.
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RED CLOVER.
We copy the following article from "The
Land we Love" for November. We think it
was written by Dr. C. L. Hunter of Lincoln
county, N. C, one of the best informed agricul
turists in the United States :
It is well known to the agricultural world,
that the introduction of clover into England,
produced an entire revolution in her agriculture.
Its value as a fertilizer of the soil added to its
value as food for cattle, made it one of the most
important crops grown. "The action of its lonjr
and powerful tap-roots is not only mechanical
loosening the soil and admitting the air but
also chemical, serving to fix the gases important
to enrich the earth, and when these roots decay,
they add largely to that black mass of matter
we call the soil. It serves, also, by its luxuriant
foliage, to destroy annual weeds which spring
up on newly seeded fields, especially after im
perfect cultivation. But one of its most val
uable uses, and one too often overlooked, is to
shade the surface of the soil and also in this
way to increase its fertility." (Flint's Grasses)
It is said whenever clover is. mowed ,tbe tap
root -strikes deeper into the soil : and if the soil
is good and porous the oftener the top is cut off,
the deeper will the roots penetrate. Mr Thomas,
of Milwaukee, makes tbe following statement :
"Several years ago, whilst in England, an ac
quaintance of mine, the late Charles Colling,
Esq , had a field of oats which were altogether
a very fine crop, but yet on some portions of the
field, was a much luller and heavier crop than
on other portions; and on being asked the reason
by a party of gentlemen who were visiting his
farm, he replied 'last year the whole of this field
was in clover, a great portion of which was
mowed off for the . purpose of stall-feeding my
work-horses as required. That portion of tbe
field on which the oats are lightest is where the
clover was mown only once; that part which is
something heavier is where tbe clover crop was
,cut twice; and that cart of the field which now
bears tbe heaviest and most luxuriant crop of
oats, is where, tbe clover -crop was mowed off
three times during last summer.' "
A great advantage in the cultivation of .clever
consists in its rapid growth. In moderately
good, well tilled soils, it requires but a few
months to produce an abundant and nutritious
crop, relished by cattle of all kinds. The late
Col. Croom, of Ala , one of the most successful
agriculturalists of his day, said, in a letter to a
friend, "you would scarcely believe me, were I
to tell you how valuable my clover is to me.
Besides the grazing of my sheep, colts, calves,
&c , it netts me $50 per acre in pork alone. In
addition, it requires no expense, and the land is
improving all tbe time. By means of my clover
pastures last year, my crop was, for this country,
a remarkable one. To each efficient hand, I
made ten bales of cotton, eight hundred pounds
of pork, two hundred bushels of corn, and the
wbeat necessary for family use. Besides this, 1
sold eight thousand pounds of fat mutton, and
one thousand pounds of butter. I mention this
not by way of boasting, but to show you that
grazing and plantiogmay be profitably blended."
Col. Croom also informs us that before the
introduction of the red clover on his estate, he
could never produce tbe supplies of meat neces
sary for his laborers. His slaves received each
six pounds of bacon per week, and bread, sweet
potatoes, cabbage, pumpkins, and peas, ad libi
tum. It is a question whether their condition
has been improved, physically or morally, by
emancipation.
We will continue to quote from Col. Croom :
"A proper supply of pasturage is tbe great want
of Southern husbandry. Unless this want shall
be better supplied, our agriculture must con
tinue to decline. A routine of crops which
furnish a plentiful supply of grass, hay and
small grain, is essential both for successful rear
ing, of stock, and the improvement of our soils.
"The agricultural statistics of England show
that while she has some ten millions of acres in
crops, she has fifteen millions in grasses and
pasturage.
"There are portions of Virginia and North
Carolina, which, twenty years ago, (he writes in
1855,) were so.gullied and exhausted by the
continuous cultivation of the two hoe crops,
tobacco and Indian corn, that it was difficnlt to
sell them at three or four dollars an acre. These
lands now sell at from forty to one hundred
dollars an acre, and are annually increasing in
value, under a different treatment. Where
formerly were seen the gaunt cow and horse, the
half starved bog and sheep, are now to be found
fat and improved animals of every kind, and
luxuriant fields of red clover, timothy and blue
grass. Now what has caused this revolution ?
Simply the change from the unremitted boe
crops, Indian corn and tobacco, to a judicious
system of rotation, and proper attention to ma
nure, which, while it has improved the soil, at
tbe same time has furnished a plentiful supply
of grass and hay."
Col. Peters, another distinguished Southern
agriculturist, writes to Col. Croom : "I am un
der obligation to you for the hints you gave me
00 red clover and hogs. I have proved 3very
word to the letter. I back all you have to say
in praise of red clover. I give up corn in the
future uotil my bogs are put up to fatten; and
have arranged for clover summer and winter.
It acts like a charm. I have now three hun
dred acres of clover ami nrasss: shall sow down
one hundred acres more this year, and by 1867
wiH be prepared for a clover rotation."
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Mr Robert Nelson, of Macon, Ga., says, (to
the Southern Cultivator,) "The doctrine that
1 red ciover wm not do wnen me sou ih wcukicu
in lime, has made its round through our agri-
.fi Intra I rxi nnra- an1 Fllntr hma an oft An reoeated
what llarry told him. without trying it for Dim-
Keif in a croncr wav. that evcrvbodv now thinks J
it a gDe excuse for not growing clover. I was
ra:s.H in a cinvor rrrnaJnc Aonntrv and I can as-
gure ,oa that I have seen beautiful fields of
clover on land that did not contain any lime
imi ciAPTttir worked and finelv
! pulverized soil. The way of starting a clover
field, however, may not be known to some of
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When a field is sown in the fall ir. wheat, rye,
or any other email grain, and well harrowed
over, the clover seed is sown" very thinly broad
cast; eight pounds to the acre is sufficient. It
needs no covering, as it will easily work itself
down into the ground. By next spring, the
clover will grow up beautifully in the shade of
the grain crop, and when the latter is mowed
off, the clover will be found grown from six to
twelvo inches high. All leguminous plants, to
which the clover belongs, are always greatly
benefitted by plaster."
THE PLAGUE OP LOCUSTS.
For our sketch this week we shall endeavor
to make our readers acquainted with the re
searches of MYsabeau, of Paris, concerning the
ravages of those terrible insect warriors, the
Locusts, at different periods of the world's his
tory. The subject derives a peculiar interest
from the fact that, at this moment, the French
provinces of Algeria and, in our own country,
the. States of Kansas and Missouri, are suffering
Iron) this remarkable tkind ot visitation
The plague of locusts has been known since
the earliest-limes. In well cultivated countries
they cause no great damage" to tbe crops,-but
are oiteu carried in ' numberless swarms by tbe
winds. lhey alight upon the harvest fields
and devour all their produce; ravage the mead
ows and the pastures; destroy the garden plants
and tbe leaves and trutt. ot tbe orchard trees,
thus bringing about a famine in the countries
whither they have been carried in such enor
mous numbers. After their death, their bodies,
tailing into putretaction, poison the atmosphere
and give rise to contagious maladies which de
cimate men and cattle. Orosus states that in
the year 3800 there was so many locusts in
Africa that they devoured every green thing,
and then drowned themselves in the sea whence
they spread so infectious an odor that in a short
space of time 300,000 men perished.
The locusts of Egypt mentioned in Exodus
surpassed every other kind in size. Pliny, in
speaking of the locusts of India, which are also
large, says that their legs when dried were used
for saws. There is certainly some exaggeration
in this-statement. However that may be, it is
A wcU established fact that tbe Pagan nations
offered jap prayers and sacrifices for deliverance
from the locusts.
In 1690, the, locusts spread themselves in
such vast numbers throughout Pglapd and Jjith
uania, that the air was quite obssured with them
and tbe ground was covered as with a black
cloth. Tbey were found in certain places where,
tney bad died one upon the other and their
corpees were heaped up to the height of four
feet in depth; those who were alive perched up
on the trees and made the branches bend to the
ground with their weight,' so numerous were
tbey. The people believed that there were a
sort of Hebrew letter? on their wings, and a rab
bi even pretended to read on them words that
signified the anger of God. This was accord
ing to the Abbe d' Ussans, the author or the re
port, an unfortunate omen, for the rain killed
these insects, they infected the air, and the ox
en and other animals that ate of them died at
once. - ''
Mezerai, after having set forth the disagroe
able effects of a tempest that occurred in the
month of January, 1613, says that the damage
was nothing in comparison' with what was
caused by the locusts in the .neighborhood of
Aries, in' Providence about the month of May.
So vast a number of these insects were engen
dered in the country that, in less than eight
hours, they devoured everything, even to the
roots of the grass and grain, over a space of
more than 15,000 acres of territory. They
penetrated to the very barns and store-rooms
and ate up everything they found there. When
the locusts got together in swarms and rose into
the air, these formidable hosts, swept onward
by the winds, made a sort of cloud that hid the
sun. When they had devastated all the region
around Aries, tbey passed the Rhone and came
(o Tarascoo and next to Beaucaire, and finding
no more grain to devour, they destroyed the
garden herbs that had been planted.
From there they went to Bourbon and to
Valabergues, to Moul'rin and to Aramon, where
they made the same havoc. At length, they
in their turn, were eaten by the hedgc-hogs.
Those that survived formed in the ground, par
ticularly in the sandy places, a sort of pipe or
long orifice like a tube, filled with so large a
quantity of egjrs that the whole country would
have been laid waste by them, bad they been
allowed to develop; but, through the excellent
measures recommended by tbe Consuls of Aries,
Beaucaire and Tarascoo, they were delivered
from them in a short time. Something like
3,000 qintals of them were buried or thrown in
to the river Rhone. They were bunted down
and killed with fire and sword. A calculation
was then made of tbe number of locusts that
these eggs would have produced, and, counting
only 25 to each tube or orifice, it was computed
that there were 1,750,000 to the quintal. This
would give a total of 550,000,000,000 of locusts
that would have been hatched iu the ensuing
year.
A historian of Charles XII, King of Sweden,
relates of that prince that when traveling in
Bessarabia be was greatly annoyed by locusts.
"These insects came," says the historian, "pour
ing in upon us like a whirlwind, alighting up
on the same plain where we were, and without
manifesting any fear of being trampled under
foot by our horses, they roe-e' from the ground
and covered our bodies and our countenances so
that we could not see in front of us until we had
passed the place where they were." Wherever
these locusts alighted, they made the most fear
ful ravages, 'consuming the crass down to the
; rows, bj iu, mBieaa 01 me ucauiuui veruure
with which tbe country bad previously been
covered, there was' nothing to be seen but tho
I dry and sandy soil.".
i " Hungary, Bohemia and Germany, already in
fested and ravaged u early as 154 1,
equally unfortunate in 1747 and 1743.
were
Iu
- . .. - .
; noo, swarming locusts, as it .were 1x00 ne bkj,
j devastated the fields in many places. -
gary, the fields laid waste and the population
reduced to the most cruel famine by tbe . rava
ges of locusts. Then, the innumerable bodies
of these insects becoming putrescent, poisoned
the atmosphere with their infectious exhalations.
Contagious maladies were tbe iaeviuble conse
quence and they decimated at the samo Cima
both men and animals. " I ) y "
This historic, account of tbe insect proves
most abundantly. the necessity of protecting our
selves against their appearance, aod the impor
tance of studying their habits. In 1823, 1824
and 1825, tb south of Franco .also bad to iof
fer from their depredations, and the Govern'
ment had to ; pay ten sous or half a franc per
kilogramme for the eggs of these insects, and
five sous for Hie -same weight of th iaeeetc
grown. In this way Marseilles paid ? 4,000,
and Aries $5,000. ' - .
A FATHER-IN-LAW IN SPITE OF
HIMSELF.
- London Correspondence New Orleans Delta.
. A good sell is related of a wealthy banker
here, who is very good natured, but inclined to
be a trifle fast in bis views of life. He had a
favorite cleverish, a young man of about twenty
one and remarkably handsome, modest and
highly intellectual. . For thoee qualities he was
liked by every one, and the hanker did not es
cape the general feeling of good will.. He was
as poor as his salary, and had no connections to
push him after fortune, and so, like, most Eng.
l'sh clerks, he would rise to one hundred aod
twenty pounds a year, go 00. for & years at ten
pounds a year rise, and marry when be gets two
hundred pounds a year, henceforth -to vegetate
and find that the additional ten -pounds a year
rise only 'keep pace with the additional babes in
tbe household.
The banker, on Sunday afternoon, when no
one was expected, would occasionally ask tho
young man to visit bis young family at his
suburban villa; as the conversation of the young
man was correct and clever, it could not but be
of advantage to bis children. This was a mis
take, evidently, but it was a good-natured-error,
and we can only wish, all of ui, that there wcto
more committed. J have not mentioned that
there was a beautiful young daughter of nine
teen, but that may always be understood in aui;
English family that has known wedded life long
enough. But there were, of -course, ne atten
tions on the part of tbe young mao other 1i
extremely delicate, reserved and proper. This
will not always be the case with English youth,
as Americans well know. Don't "beta after
this. 2 e .youth, io spite of two or three dayi
invitation tO'the banker's country seat, to breathe
fresh air and clear his lungs of Londbn smoke,
was evidently very ill, and though he deolared
himself well and robust, rbo 'banker shook bis
head.
"I cannot make out. w"hat ia 6he matter
with my young clerk," said, the banker' to a
confrere who was in bis back office with him
after the youth had just brought in some papers. '
" v ell, you are green, I should say, for a man
of your timo of life and experience," said backer
number two. "Don t you see what s the matter!
he's in love." '- .
"In love ! bah. He is modesty and propriety
itself." 1 - ' .
"I tell you it is a fact, and with a rich old
fellow's daughter who, would no more think
having bita for a -son in-law t-hao you would,
yourself." - i
"Ub, the haughty old fool : my clerk is as
good as his daughter, and be banged to him.
Thank you for the hint." .
As soon as the banker number two had jjooe
the clerk was called in. " '
"So, sir, you are in love, and pining away for
the object of your affections that's the secret,
is it ? Why did you not tell me before, sir?"
The youth was silent
"Well, my boy, I pity you ; but I will give
you a word of advice. If tbe daughter is fair,
she is worth making a risk for. jook here;;'
there are 500 and two months' .leave. of ab
sence. Run away with the girl. Eah, doc'6
look so stopid. I did the eamo before you, and
it didn't hurt me."
The clerk fell on his marrow bones, and was
upon the point of making a clean breast of it,
when the old man rose and, left, precipitately.'
to avoid the scene. The young mao considered
and acted, aod the consequence was that the
next. day week -there was no young daughter t
the dinner table of the banker at the country,
house. Tbe house was in consternation, and '
search made for her in all directions A notfl
however, was found on her dressing table, .con
veying the customary prayer of forgiveness, aod
one enclosed from the young clerk, stating that
believing the banker had meant to give him a
hint in regard to his daughter, abd was not able,
to give his public consent, owing to appearances,
he had acted on the suggestion, aod that ere his
"father-in-law" had received the letter he would
be his son-in-law. This pill was a bitter one
and the joke a terrible one against him ; so it
was husbed up, and has got io the ears f
purveyors of scandal, and to your. correspondent
who records it as a trait of London life. .. .
ncMAKE Decision. Tbe English bench JaMf
decided at Westminster thai it was ' a principle
of common law that a counsellor, in questioning
a witness, should address him in ordinary tones
and in language of respect, such as is employjed
by one gentleman in conversation with anotherj
that such lawyer has no right to question the
private lousiness or moral character of a witness
any farther than it is apparent they Absolutely
affect his reliability, or touch the case iu fcaad;
and that n witness jh joctt bound to answ. ques
tions put to him in an insulting or annoying
manner. , .
- During tho past season, E. A. iVogler, of
Salem, shipped North three hundred thousand
lbs. of dried apples; one hundred thousand lba,
dried blackberries; and about ten thousand pounds -of
dried peaches; amounting, in all, to four bun"
dred and ten thousand pounds. J. L. Fulkerson
shipped twenty-two thousand seven hundred and
fifty pounds of blackberries, and " forty-one thou
sank pounds of pples in all, sixty-three- thou
jajid seven hundred and fifty pounds.