Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1865, Page 1

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We are authorized to receive five per cent. Jegal tenders in payment of substriptions, allowing ac- crued interest to date of receipt. fed3 tf LEWIS JOHNSON & 00. sae CITY SAVINGS BANE, InconroraTsD Mazon S7u, 1964, EDWARD SH#MS, President and Tressarer. EDW'D CLABK, Vice President and Beeretary. EOTORS. Le * . V. NILES. aM This Bank ienow Open for the receipt of De- posite, atthe NEW BANKING HOUSE, No, 5% Louisiana av., under Simm’s New Builiing EDWARD OLARK, Becretary. EDWARD CLARK & €0,, BANKERS, the Savings Bank, No. 58 Louisiana avenne, DEALERS IN EXCHANGE, GOLD AND SILVER, And General Banking Business, Bowsarp Crake, Joum BR, Bivans. decl7-eorm PERSONAL. STROLOGY—MADAME KROUSE will give information on ali the affairs ofiife, and im re- #pect toall cther subjects. She can be consulted I hours of theday and eveuing. Gentlemen adies & cents. She canalso show a likeness rgeaslife Besidence 41 3d street, between enue and © at, fe 4-lw* TT B “VICTIMS GF MISPLACED CONFI- dence” should see DR. DARBY, 492 7th &t., 2nd be relieved of their difficu! Honorable and scientific treatment guaranteed feb 1-Im* ADAME FLEMING, FROM EUROPE, Has taken reom the corner of 1 and 4th street; ean be consulted fi 9a m. until $p_m, past, present. and fature. Price $1. @ to give satisfaction. jan ™ BS. H, ¥. WRIGHT, CLAIRVOYANT, AN N Magnetic Physician, heals by ** very phase of N: wethoul drucs, isease, Blindness, Deafness. Rheumatism, Paralysis, & pepsia. Liver Compleint, F .&c. Rooms, No. 341 F st., mar Patent Of ce. jan 16-Im* M - BROOK FIELD, of Ka: , cam be coa- sulted on the Past, Present and Future events, at her room, on the northwest corner of 4th and L ats. She has studied under ene of the most cele- brated Astrelogers of the age. She guarantees fatiafaction to all those whe may give her a call. She oan be secn from8a.m.to9p. m. Price one collar. jall-Im* R. BACKER sie Most Woxpgneci. AsTRoL- oGEx, No. 430 yth street. bet. Dand §, (up stair) gives fulland thorough infermation ‘con- cerning all affairs through | with aad io re- gaze to Health, Weslth and M. age, Love Affaira, ourneys, Law Suits, Absent B-iends, Sickness and Death. Dr. Backer can be consulted from 8 in the morning Till 9in the evening. jall-im* MPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO FEMALES SUFFERING WITH DISEASES PECULIAR ‘TO THY &£X.—MABAME MENAH, after 14 years practies in New York, has taken rooms inthis city, No. 227 Sth street west. where she will treat auch cases, Her practice is different from any in this city,” Will give reference and certificates sufficient toconvince the most fastidious of her #occessful treatmentio Semale Diseases. Patients will be visited at their residences if necessary. Chergesressonable. Hours of consultation from 10.8, m. to2 p.m. Having beens sufferer fromthe above disease my- ecif, I deem it £ duty and privilege te offer my sere vices to like sufferers. jan 4-im* Dp Umee 426 Penn’s avenue, between 4s and 6th streets Offers a certain and speedy eure, of GONORRH NA. GLEET.BO BO. SYPHILIS, STRIOTURB, SEMI- RAL no exPHILES anit SEADDER, WHITES, SUPPRESSION OF THE MENBES. DISEASE GF THE LUNGS. LIVER, KIDNEYS, bho ie a SORE EYES, SORR THROAT, Hi ughad many years experience inthe prac- tice of those diseases the doctor bids defiance to all competition in their treatment and cure, Recent cases of venereal! diseases cured in one or two days. Ladies and gentlemen can consulthim at his office from 9to 4o'clock daily. _de24 3m* oO. BALDWIN, A D. . ND SURGEON, W. ott rary an AND between G aud Re HB BEST EVIDENCE THAT PRINCE. 351 T F street, is the OnLy practical STA MPER in the District, is that he daily has todo over work thet is botched at other so-called Stamping place \. He has the largest and finest assortment of Pat- terns ever offered here. Making bis own Feternt, ttern brou, we is able and willing to stamp any pa’ aber kum, DAMS EXPRESS COMPANY, A ogc 514 Pa. Avenue, Washington, D.C. REAT EASTERN. NORTHERN. AND WEST- GRBAT TN EXPRESS FORWARDERS, MERCHANDISE, MONEY. JEWELRY, VALU- AELES, NOT: s 8, STOCKS. BONDS. &c., Forwazded with ITY AND DISPATCH to accessible sectio: the country. This Company haa im the Principal Railway Towns in the NORTE, EAST, WEST AND NORTHWEST. Its principal offices are WASHINGTON. B. C., NEW YORK, PHILADSL HIE (ORR: Gt jPOU. CINNATI, BT Ura- VILLE, LEXINGTON, wenneetions are made at New York and Boston lines for Birnie bag vdiehis tes GANADAR ond Se to LIVERPOOL, SOUTHAMPTON and HAVRE, and thence by Baropean exprenses to all prominent ae wos in Great Britain and The Conti- Collection of MOTs. PRAPTS and BILLS made t all ible of tio United “\e33 DONE. i aa Paid State 4 xing & #CROWBLL, Fant received. on 19 Corners zopt and Yerment avenue, Vor, XXY. AMUSEMENTS. CANTERBURY HALL, THEATER ) CANTERBURY HALL ‘ THEATER Lovistawa AVENUE, NEAR SIXTH STREET, Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels, GEORGE LEA —.._....-. .,----.---. Proprietor Also of the Varieties, New York, and Oanterbury Alexandria, Va. JOSH HART —-.._......-...-.-.... Btage Manager ANOTHER SPLENDID BILL, ANOTHBR SPLENDID BILL, ANOTHER SPLENDID BILL, ANOTHBR SPLENDID BILL. SUOCESS UPON SUCCESS, SUCCESS UPON SUCCESS, SUCCESS UPON SUCCESS. WHY? BECAUSE ae ee N-R-G? N—-R-G? N-R-Q? Proyerly and judiciously Sreccinee in the selection 0! FIRST CLAS8 ARTISTS, -IRST CLASS ARTISTS, IBST-OLASS ARTISTS, FIRST-CLASS ARTISTS, Performing with all the paraphernalia and facili- ties ofa FIRST. CLASS INSTITUTION, FIRST-CLASS INSTITUTION, FIRST-CLASH INSTITUTION, Mustbe appreciated and rewarded by a Liberal and Discerning Public. First week of THB BRIGAND'’S In*vhich piece MI8S8 LAURA LE CLAIRE AND JOBH HART Will executes beautiful BROADSWORD OOMBAT, BROADSWORD COMBAT. BROADEWORD QOMEAZ: BROADSWORD OOMBAT, BROADSWORD COMBAT. Fat Oorporal___. +--+. Chas. Govelli Brigana Obief. 23. B. Clark Nothing has been left undone by the Manage- ment that ingenuity eould de . Tegardl of cost te make the Brigand’s Oath the great DRAMATIC FEATURB OF THE Day. Re-eugagement of JOHNNY MAGK and LITTLE MACE, JOHNNY MACE and LITTLE MACK, JOHNNY MACK and LITTCR MACK, JOHNNY MACK and LITTLE MAOh, Whowill appear every night this week im the ercat Comic Act of “ THE NERVES.” Second week of THOMPSON AND KBRNS, THOMPSON AND KER} ry THOMPBON AND KERNS, THOMPSON AND KERNS, Whore success during the past week has stamped them the LE SONG AND DANOE MEN GESETESE OO THE WORLD, 9 First week of the New Ballet Pantomime. ar- raugeti by Mons, Szollossy, entitled the FOUR LOVERS, ¥OUR LOVERS, FOUR LOVERS, With the following Brilliant Oast of Characters: Jesrissa. ++ —-—-L, B. Szellery Kear Michet. Mons. Bichen Mons, Cricpin- Coliin....... More Kimoz. Lizette. . Rosaline- Pauline. THE CLUSTER OF BEAUTY, TME CLUSTER OF BEAUTY, THE CLUSTER OF BBAUTY, THY CLUSTER OF BEAUTY, ERING TWENTY YOUNG LADIES. ERING TWENTY YOUNG LADIES. BRING TWENTY YOUNG LADIES, ERiNG TWENTY YOUNG LADIES, Remember that this @rand Array of Talent can ealy be seen at CANTERBURY HALL. CANTSRBURY HALL. CANTERBURY HALL. LADIES’ GRAND MATIN: LADIBS’ GRAND MATIN. LADIRBS’ GRAND MATIN EVERY SATURDAY, COMMENOING AT 3, EVERY SATURBA SouMENCTNG AT EVERY BATURDAY, COMMENCING AT 3. EVENING’S PROGRAMME WILL - FORMED AT MATINEE. suis WOTICE—Will shortly be produced, RICHARD Il, ich Josh will sustain his origi: . dered Daten Richard, Also, eanenae NEW PANTOMZME I8 IN PREPARATION, WEDN EEDA ’ FEBRUARY 8, BENEFI® OF JopENy MACK and nerd On K, JO) NY MACK and TTL Al JOUBRY HAGE asd HEELS MAGE When a TREMENDOUS BILL WILL BE PR BEREEEGod BILE SHEE BF iT ee cee, Eb + OFFICIAL, The First Corps—Notice te Veterans. Huyapeuartzes First Corrs, Wasuineton, D. O., Dec. 27, 1964. Veterans desiring to enlist inthe ist Army Corps, should report in person at the office of ol. GO. F. Johnson, Soldiers’ Rest, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, WasDington, D. C. Any Veteran who has served two years, has been honorably diseharged, and is physically qualified, may enlist in the Corps for one, two or three years, Those enlisting will receive from the Gov- ernment a bounty of $300 as soon as they are Mmustered in, and, in addition, the regular in- stalments from the Government, in proportion to the period of enlistment, as follows: $100 for one year’s service, one-third paid on enlist- ment; $200 for two years’ service, one-third on enlistment; $300 for three years’ service, one- third on enlistment. ‘They will be credited to the quota of the district in which they or their families may be domiciled and will, therefore, be entitled to local bounties. Free transportation will be furnished them to Washington by any Provost Marshal. The best arms in the possession of the Government will be furnished these troops, and they will be ailowed to retain their arms when honorably discharged. Headquarters Major General Hancock :—158 F street, between 19th and 20th streets. Office of the Board for the Examination of Officers :—Brigadier General John R. Brooke, president, 163 G street, between 19th and 20th streets. By order of Major General Hancock. FINLey ANDERSON, dec 27.tf Assistant Adjutant General. AMUSEMENTS. GROVER’S FHEATER. Penrsylvania Avenue, near Willard’s Hotel. .,, LAST NIGHT BUT THREE of the illustrious young American Artist, MISS LUCILLE WESTERN, who Matt! Cepeeys on this night only, her impres- sive character 0: in Victor Hugo’s powerfil Drain entitl in Victor Hugo’s powerful Drama entitled the ACTRESS OF PADUA _AND THE 8PY OF ST. MARK, a Historical Drama of thrilling interest. in 4acte. Scenes laid in Venice and Padua, a correct picture of talen Society UUs ane the marked, vigi- lance of the Terrible Council of Ten which will be given to-night, and only on this« sion, with Appropriate Scenery and Apeointmen¢. erformance to conclude with the IET FAMILY. To-morrow evening, CAMILLE. FORD'S NEW THEATEK. TENTH STREET. nhove Pennsylvania Avenne, Oommencement of the Comedy Oarnival, inau- gurated by the engagement of the popular Amer- an Comedian MR. J. 8. CLARKE, whe will appear in two of his most humorous char acters, supported by the Celebrated Ce nedienne, MBS, WILGINS, MI8B ALICE GRAY, and an Unequalled Comedy Company, WEDNESDAY EVENING, February 8, 1836, The performance will commence with Geld- smith’s celebrated Comedy of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Tony Lumpkia..... -Mr, J. 8, Clarke Toconclude with the Langhable Farce of MY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE. Mr. J.8. Clarke Favorite Cheracters, THE OXFORD HALL OF MUSIC AND PINACOTHECA, Ninth astrest, fronting on Pennsylvani: enue —e IMMENSE SUCCE88 OF THE GREAT STAR MPANY. M’LLE MARZETTI KATE PENNOYSR, The best American and French Dancers in this cpantey Ae apoean together in the new and beau- iful Ballet of ae bb they vill Seable Rupported t in Which they will be ably sup: 7 MONS. ANTONIO, and the great Ballet Troupe of AL ve SEAUTIEUL YOUNG LADIES. mmense Success o! M’LLE MAZORI ARNOLDI, the Finest Formed Lady inthe country, who will appear each evening in her great par pereqmaction of BOMAN AND GRECIAN STACUARY. _ DOUGHERTY, RAINOR AND MORTIMER, in new Ethicpian Eccentricities. BARRY CARTER, in new local fonge and hits at the times, And the other Star Performers, FOX, CURRAN & NORRIS, Prop'rs, ODD FELLOWS’ HALL. AMUSEMENTS FOR OLD AND YOUNG. First visit in six years‘of the world-renowned Ma- gician and Ventriloguist, SIGNOR BLiTfZ, Whowill give his wonderful and amusing Perform- ances on MONDAY, February 6, 1855, and EVERY EVENING DURING THE WEEK, Introducing many marvelous and beautifal necro- mantic illusions, humorous dialogaes in Ventrilo- quism, and the ever-pleasing |@arned Canary Birds, Grand Day Exhibitions on TUESDAY, THURS- DAY, and SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, commenc- ing at 3 o'clock. Admission 30 cents: Children 15 cents, Reserved seats, 50 cents; Children to rererved seats. 25 cents, Evening Performances begin at '; to8 o’clock; open at 7 0’clock, feb 3-8t wIGSTON & CO.8 PHILADELPHIA ICB )O CREAM AND CONFECTIONERY DEPOT, eorner 12th and F sts, All orders promptly execu_ ted, j11-eolm* MACHINIST'S TOOLS, &c, Weare prepsred to furnish, at skort notice, all kinds of Tools for Machinists, and will receive or- ders for LATHES, PLANING MACHINES. aa SHAPING MACHINES CHINES, DRILL Paes - INES, 8, SEE aE TaaING MACHI BOILER PUNCHES, SEB; BOILER SHEARS PLATE BENDING MACHINES, SQUARE HEAD BOLTS AND NUTS, 2 to 43 inch: es long and 7, to 133 thick. Ja 30-eo im JOHN RK. ELVANS & CO., {Chron., Intel , Alex. News | HE VERY LATEST AND FROM THE MOST RELIABLE SOUROB, P. J. BELLEW & CO., 510 Beventh Street, Ladies’ BELT BUCKLES, new style, just im- sported, the largest stock, the iprentest variety, the mewest goods. 'e begin to selldown at75 cents. #1. $1 5), $2.80, $4, @5. $6, to $10 for cold plated. #ut and enameled. These are really beautiful goods. Don’t forget to call early, Tell the co: to let you ont gotper 7th and Date, i eel fan ow” 510 7th street. BVE=R TOO LATE TO LEARN.—Professor N WOLOSKI opensa New SINGING CLASS by his new.end extraordinary method, on most liberal terms. Ali those ladies and gentlemen who wish to make Sus singers and join Profesasor’s Oratorios, can enter their names at his residence, 353 Sixth street, between H and I sts. THE GOLDEN RULE! Ho: FOR CALIFORNIA! = CHEAP PASSAGE! $325, $300, $225, $125. Apply at the Liverpool and Qork Steamship Agen: cy, Gst., bet. thand 0th. D. A. BROSNAN, Bex- ton of St. Patriek’s. ja 9-1m* | ILLIE'S SAFES, the celeb a Li Lik waovant teow fink an rin @LABR PROOFS, with COMBINATION LOCKS. Also, BANK LOCKS, VAULT DOORS AND Baltneres Perthera agency 57 west Lombard st, sov+3m' "A. PROBEUS, General Agent, ATOHES, JEWELEY, &o. LARMOUR & Oo., Light street, Baltimore, 1n- vites the attention of puschasers to their choice stock of No. ! WATCHES, DIAMOND JEWELRY, &c., SILVER WARE. PLATED WARE, OPERA @LASSES, SPECTACLES, TABLE CUTLERY &c., at low prices, Watches and Jewelry ired in the = r by the best workuven end warmatel te bes ‘OR 2ALE.—Will be sold at a great bar; F two CARRIAGES. three seta of, Double HARNESS, aud five MATCH BO 8. Also,one fine BAY MARE, es ponds high. six yi ia) ears old next spring; can trot Pei at ee htwece Hs ua Te ee side, of B. RENNIER. Jan 33-e06t* [Xba THR BAN Ree sonces by Le Beorsnsees by Her. 4. ©. Nev RGNOK TAYLOR: DI RY —NE P Were ieat, tne e tried ted grat engravings. 2) ' VRANOK TAYLOK ening WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1865: EDITORIAL CURRESPONDENCE. og eae Mary’ d—The Zeal ef the Freed Negroes te Scheel their Children—The Climate of the Kastern Shere—its Effect en Wheat Growing there—Steck Raising in that Section, &c., &c. On THE CHOPTANE, } Dorchester County, Md., Feb, 1, 1865. Among the noteworthy results of emancipa- tion in this Stave so far developed, is the man- ifestation of great and generally diffused ea- gerness on the part of the negroes to have their children to learn to read and write. They carry this disposition tosuch an extent in this (Eastern Shere) section, as to attract theatten- tion of all. Their schools, which are being improvised in considerable numbers, are taught by their own class, are wholly at their own cost, and will doubtless speedily lay the foundation of a far higher intelligence in the race here than characterizes the Maryland grown negroes of to-day. I do not exaggerate in saying that, so far, they evince more inter- est in this important subject than do the mass of Maryland's citizens (white) in pushing en the work of improving their common schoo! system, which is one of the leading features of the new constitution; a feature from which the community will derive as much benefit as from the abolishment of uncompensated labor. It cannet be long ere the people at large will awaken toa realization of the advantages for their children involved in the new common school system, to the initiation of which Gov. Bradford gave most of his time ana attention from the date of the adoption of the new con- stitution to the recent inauguration of his suc- cessor, Gov Swan, who having, as Mayor of Baltimore, been the chief promoter ef that city’s admirable system of public schools, will doubtless do as much for the future of the State jn that connection as he is admitted by all to bave done up to this time forthe city. Idwell upon this subject if but for the information of the hundreds of thousands ef enterprising per- eons who already contemplate emigrating to Free Maryland. The advent of a large inilux of free labor from the North, where it is noto- riously a8 a general thing far better skilled and more intelligent than labor in any slave State, will, happily. do much to awaken the commu- nity of Maryland to the importance of push. ing on the good work of free popular education with 8 liberal and energetic hand. i cannot better illustrate the general differ- ence between the climate of the Eastern Shore and that of simiinr latitudes elsewhere in the United States, than by mentioning the fact that, here, we have had but twodays’ sleighing this winter, up to date. Though everything is frozen up, and has been for three weeks past, it rarely happens that snow Ieys on the ground “on The Shore” over three or four days at a time at most. The ice we put in our ice bouses, is hardly ever more than three or four inchea thick. Our werking spring opens at least a fortnight earlier than en the other side ot the bay, and our working fall lasts usually a fortnight or so longer. This difference of well nigh 2 month in the length of «growing season” is of incalculable advantage to the farmers of ‘‘The Shore,” and accounts in great part for the comparatively slight winter- killing of wheat which takes place here, not- withstanding the almost entire negiect of thor- ough drainage that characterizes the husbandry of the section of which I here write—the ceunties of Caroline, Dorchester, Worcester and Somerset. The proximity of the Gulf stream doubtless has much to do with softening our climate in the winter. I qnestion wneimer there isa spot of land in either of these four counties fifty feet higher than the level of the ocean and bay, (in which they are almost entirely inclosed,) at mean tide. In the county of Dorchester, I believe there is no hill on any road higher than twelve feet above the bottom of the stream that lays at its base. Upen the salt water shores—of rivers and bays—the ele. vation of the land is rarely 2s much as seven feet above high tide; much more frequently, but from two and a half to four feet; ample for efficient and economical drainage. Hut for the greater length ot ‘‘The Shore’s” growing sea- son, and the influence of winds from the Gulf Stream, instead of being an unsurpassed region for the production of wheat, as it cer- tainly ts, the failure to thoroughly drain which is so common here, would make the erop too precarious to be cultivated with any reasonable hope of profit. Whenever a population shali be injected among us who will resort to thorough under draining with tiles—by far the theapest—and other appliances, it seems to me that the production of wheat on ‘The Skore’s” wheat lands must be enormous, be- yond the conception of American wheat grow- ers elsewhere. Up to this time the insect and other enemies of that important cropon “The Shore” are far fewer than elsewhere in simi- lar latitudes around us. Joint worm is hardly known in either of the four counties named above. I have never seen a single stalk aftect- ed by itin Dorchester. Wherever the land is ever half drained and properly manured, neither the fall nor spring fly does any damage tospeak of. Draining and manuring thus ena- bles “The Shore’s” wheat grower to sow late so as to escape the fall fly, and yet get his crop sO siarted or grown by the spring as to place it beyond danger from the fly of that season, which cuts wheat short everywhere unless care shall have been taken to pusk it ahead by due fertilization and drainage. I know more than one farmer in Dorchester, who being far ahead of his neighbors in the use of up- proved methods and modes, gathers year after year an average of thirty bushels of wheat, at vastly less expense of fertilization and labor than it costs to get Pennsylvania’s average yield of some seventeen bushels per acre. The climate of “The Shore’ has most to do with this easy success here as explained a@bove;and, indeed, in another most important particular, which I may not neglectto mention. Between the Ocean on the east and the Chesapeake Bay on the west it rarely happens thattwenty-four hours pass in mid-summereven, Juring which 8 stiff breeze from some quarter fails to sweep entirely across ‘The Shore's” narrow breadth. Thus rust, that inexorable destroyer of the wheat crop elsewhere, after the farmer has car- Tied it safely through its host ofenemies so often rendering his labors abortive earlier in the sea- son, rarely does damage to speak of here. 1 believe that it is now conceded by all intelli- gent farmers that rust never does damage when breezes prevail that shake the crop thoroughly, and often during the fortnight preceding the harvest; and here the chances of the prevalence of such winds at that critical season are far greater than anywhere else on this continent, because no other locality in the United States is so advantageously situated to this end—a comparatively narrow tongue of land thrust between the Atlantic and the Uhesapeake, with no topographical feature to break the force of the winds, blow from what direction they may. The impression is common here that the salt in the atmosphere—no where so decided as to be perceptible to the eye or other sense—has been the preventative of the general prevalence ef insect enemies of the wheat crop in this re. gion. I donot share in this conclusion, but attribute the fact rather to the isolation of “The Shore’s” agriculture. Chinch bug—which is making its appearance at length, and the Hes- sian and other wheat files, like weeds, are dis- seminated extensively in grain and grass seed; less of which has, up to this time, been im- ported from other sections to" The Shore,” than Star. N°. 8,726. into any other four counties of any State in the Union. Not one farmer in those counties ina hundred cuts a ton ef grass of any description: Not one in fifty sows a pound of timothy seed, nor do one-third sow a pound of clover seed,even. They rely almost universally tor winter feeding upon wheat straw and corn fodder, where they do not have the not unfre- quent addition of a marsh range—fresh orsalt— which enables all who have it to carry any stock (except sheep) well through the winter without feeding, for a month, perhaps, at the barn and in thestock-yard. Stock cattle, where running on marsh ranges on “The Shore,” come oft them in early spring in excellent condition for market; their owners in many cases nor having laid eyes on them during the winter, or until getting them up toship, per steamer, to the Baltimore butcher, ata cost of $2.50 per bead, the boat charge. Hogs do equally as well on these ranges, the nutritious and easily accestible roots of which keep them really fat in winter or summer. When upon them, how- ever, they are called together daily and fed an ear or two of corn each, by way of preventing them from straying off, which they would in- evitably do if not thus constantly reminded where they belong. Whenever the progress of the affairs of «The Shore” shall accord it a snf- ficiency of freighting steXmers for the transac- tion of its business, its marsh ranges will send to market immense numbers of fat hogs and fat cattle, bringing back a pecuniary return that will speedily enrich their fortunate pos- sessors, Who up to this time do not dream ot what is to be their value when a due in- fusion of free State energy and enterprise among them shal! command and secure for all sufficient steam facilities for getting their pro- duce to market. The fact that more than half the farmers ot «Jhe Shore” have schooner transportation at less than three miles from their doors—thousands of them trom within three hundred yards of theirs—has doubtless made them indifferent up to this time tothe importance of securing the requisite facilities for the prompt and convenient shipment of their live hogs, horned stock and sheep, which, when secured, will so stimulate their produc- tion in this section, as to add speedily and enor- mously to the aggregate of its wealth. Up to this time the so general inattention to thorough draining and to seeding down to grass have prevented the four counties of whian I am writing from evincing much capacity for stock raising except in the matter of sheep. The heat of the sun in summer, the people say, unfits «The Shore” for general stock raising, excepton the marshes. 1 dv not be- lievo in their theory. Fauquier, Va., itself, does not grow better blue grass, nor does it ap- pear to be anything like as generally indige- nous to Fauquier as to the county of Dorches- ter, Maryland. An application of one hundred bushels of oystershell lime to the acre, costing perhaps six, or at most eight cents per bushel, spread on the land, willsoon cover any wheat fand in Dorchester with this so valuable for- age, which in spring and fall is as luxuriant here as in Fauquier. But as the lands here FROM THE SOUTH. Preceedings in the Rebel Senate—Orr's At- tack Jeff. Davis In the rebel Senate, on Friday last, the con- sideration of the bill ‘to provide for the em- ployment of free and slaves to work Bpon the fortifications and perform other ja- bor connected with the defences of the eoun- try,” was resumed, and the question being UpOn agreeing to the second amendment pro- posed by the House, viz: Strikeout the toliow- eros : Pale exceed 3,000 in the States east of the Mississ Tiver, and 10,000 i, States west of the Missusippinices # eRe Mr. Orr obtained the floor, and proceeded to gre his views on the subject at some length. e was utterly opposed to putting negroes in thearmy as soldiers. It would be distasteful to the ggjlant men who have been fighting tor us tor four years, and he believed it woulda Tesnit in the disorganization of the army. He maintained that the exodus of slaves had been, in a great measure, stopped, owing to the fact that when they got on the other side they were arrested and placed in the Yankee army with & mueketin their hands. Hedenied the propo- sition that the negro would fight to perpetuate slavery. The free negro population was « nuisance, and was so regarded five yeare ago, when several of the States legislated to get rid. of it dit was now proposed by some to in- crease this nuisance by manumitting 50,000 or 100,000 slaves. He did not believe there was any necessity for the introduction of negroes into our armies as soldiers. There are white men enough on your muster-rolls to win this cause if they were properly led He alluded to the speech made by the President at Macon, which he characterized as undignified and un- fortunate, and sheuld never have been made by any man in this Confederacy, either public or private. In that speech he charged that two-thirds of the army of Teunessee was ab- sent. Mr. Hill stated that the President, in that speech, did not assert that two-thirds of the army was absent without leave. He stated that two-thirds were absent from various causes, and he called upon the people to unite in send- ing these men back to their commands. Mr. Orr said the explanation did not help the matter much. In his opinion, that was the most unfortunate speech ever made in this country, The President also took occasion, in that speech, to make a thrust at Gen. Johnston, when he stated te the soldiers of that army that he wonld give them a “leader who would make an honest and manly fight.” Mr. Hill said he did not believe that the President intended to mage a thrust at Gen. Johnston. He heard the speech, and his recol- lection was that the President said he “did not intend that Atlantashonid fall withouta manly blow in its defense.” He did not consider that the word manly was meant to apply te Gen. Johnston or any other officer. He was septyink to the imputation that he (President Davis) intended to abandon Georgia to her fate. The speech of the President was wrongly reported in the Georgia papers. Mr. Orr deemed it very unfortunate that the President didn’t think it of sufficientimportance to have a correct report of that unfortunate speech. He desired to call attention to a few of the statements made by his Excellency on that occasion. {Mr. Orr here started to read from the speech of the President, as reported in the Georgia papers } Mr. Hill said that the President on that occa- sion spoke about an hour, and he called atten- tion to the fact that the slip of paper which the gentieman held in his hand was not over six inches in length. Mr. Orr. This is simply ‘‘a few extracts from the President's Macon speech.” The original speech which he read was two-and-half col: umas in length. But enough about the Presi- dent’s speech. He removed Gen. Johnston, and the country knows the result. He hoped that Gen. Lee, whois now Commander-in- Chief of the Confederate armies, will at once take the proper steps to place Gen, Johnston in 8 position worthy of his genius. He was glad Commissioners had been appointed to go to Washington to negotiate, if possible, an hon- orable peace. They had gone with the olive- branch, and he trusted in God they would bring back the glad tidings of peace. Bat his advice to the army and to the people was, not to relax their energies, but to go on preparing during the next six weeks for & vigorous pros- ecuiion ef the war. The debate was continued by Mr. Maxwell, of Florida, who was opposed to arming ne- groes. Mr. Oldham wonuid leave to Generais Lee and Beauregard the whole discretion in the premises. Mr. Burnett said thatevery city and town captured by the Yankees had been garriscned by the negroes of the town or city. It was to preyent subjugation that he was in favor of arming the negroes. Convince his require draining and are not drained, the sam- Mer’s sun 60 bakes them as to burn up for the time being everything in the shape of grass growing on them. I am myself experimenting with tile draining, to the end of the permanen production of blue grass on some of my fields, under the conviction that whenever I can re- lieve them entirely of surplus water this yal- uable torage will flourish upon them in sum- mer as well as it used to flourish upon the hills of Fauquier. I can perceive no difference whateyer between the Fauquier blue grass and that in. digenous bere. When the farmer had it there he would no more dream of breaking it up than he would dream of burning his hons® down, That is: so long as i: continued to re- produce itself luxuriantiy. Say for twenty years; after which it ran ont, only to be re- newed by a few years cropping with other crops and msnuring. The English sheep—Cotswolds, Leicesters, South Downs, and their various crosses with natives, flourish throughout the Eastern Shore as no where else within my knowledge, nearly all its sheep growers haying years ago turned their attention to the due improvement of that description of stock, no better muttons reach the cities than those sent from “The Shore,” where they keep fat all winter, as far as I can perceive, without any grain feediag whatever, rarely being treated a bite of aught else than of winter grass and the pickings around the stalk heaps of the wheat fields seeded down so soon as the Indian corn is taken off them. The difficulty here with sheep appears to be to pre- vent them trom keeping at all season too fat even with such care. All the flocks of « The Shore” are small in numbers, it being com- monly thought that they cannot be kept in fiocks numbering more | than thirty to fifty without great danger of contracting unmanageable diseases. The sheep disease which seems to bafile the skill of the Eastern Shore farmer, appears to me to be but too mmech fat. Their flocks are so small as that they are constantly over-ted by what they pick up. Sheep in tbat condition will notremain healthy in considerable flocks, all shee))-growers know; and more especially where, when housed in winter, they are almost invariubly carelessly attended to. Sheep-growing on “The Shore” is attended with more clear profit than any where else on this continent, I really believe. The cost of steam transportation to the Baltimore market is but 50 cents pergrown sheep and 25 cents per lamb, worth, the former trom $12 to $14, and the latter from $7 to $1l, withont being fed a dollar's worth of grain, and of course without being hay fed; as not one farmer in twenty on the portion of “The Shore” of which 1 write cnts a ton of hay an- nually. When the farmers of “The Shore” learn to take as much care of their sheep in winter as they take of their horses, they will surely realize that they can as safely yentare to keep each his hundred Cotswolds in a flock, as twenty-five. The best grazing lands of Derchester county are at this time its lowest priced lands—those bordering its fresh tide- waters, where they are apt to be margined by marsh from a quarter to a mile wide. Un- drained and uncleared as they are, musquitoes and ague have prevented them from being set- tled up. Yet wherever drained and cleared in considerable tracts, both these pests have in- variably disappeared. Most of the farms that produce year after year the large yield of wheat per acre, of which 1 wrote above, and nearly all that ship beef cattle in condition to market, are properly improved farms in that section of the county; the lands in their yvicin- ity being now rated at very low prices, though in most instances having upon them spare fire wood and ship timber sufficient to pay back the enterprising settler their cost in fee and all the expense of their proper drainage. Ww. D. W. &2-The Niagara Ship Canal isto be one hun- dred and five feet wide onthe surface, ninety feet on the botiom, with twelve feet depth of water, and lockstwa hundred and seventy- five feet long and forty-five feet wide. The New York Express thus moralizes: plantoa inst. year S/isi,e08 people, and only lanted last year 5 ple, Fitted two of ‘hem. Happy’ 2,151,096. Miser- art housand and sixty-one’ persons leg tl ani have hE coliea for service in South Oaroli- na, and ef these 2,533;have been for physical disability. aa Why is washerwomen like griet? Because. she wrings men’s bosoms. mind and his judgment that we haven’t white material sufficient to win this fight, and Re ‘would vote to put the last able-bodied negro into our ranks. CONGRESSIONAL. IN THE SENATE yesterday after the close of our report— The Senate took up the enrollment bill. Amendments providing that substitute brokers, recruiting officers. or other persona wha ahall Jor pay or profit enlist insane persons or r= sons in a state of intoxication shall be punished; making parties accused of the above offenses amenabie to the civil courts; enabling a drafted person to put ina substitute who may himself be liable to draft; making it an offence to enlist any convict or person charged with crime; and retaining on the enrollment list the name of each dratted person who furnishes a substi- tute sable to draft; were adopted and the bill passed. Alter the consideration of the bill author- izing the construction ot a bridge over the Ohio river at Louisville, the Senate adjourned. In THE HovsE— _The House took up the army appropriation ubana after a recess, in the evening ses- sion— Mr. Long, of Ohio, said that the position he occupied last year had been strengthened by subsequent events. He regarded the recent Presideptial election as a farce. The coercion Policy has failed, as itever must do, under the providence of God, because it isin derogation of law. Onurarmies and their able leaders, though they have cone all that brave men could do, have failed to overcome the South, becauee to do so is an impossibility. He did not Baleve ‘we can make war against a sovereign State. Mr. Broomall asked whether he believed in the right of a State to secede. Mr. Long replied he did, and that there was nothing in the Constitution to prohibit it. Mr. Broomall asked wherein did the opinions of the gentleman differ from those of Jett” Davis; and he further inquired whether Jeff Davis wae right in trying to get States out of the nion. Mr. Long replied he was not here to answer for the opinions ot Jefferson Davis, nor was hehere to say whether Davis was right or wrong. He was not here to curse or praise him. If abuse would do anything he should prefer the gentleman from Pennsylvania. (Mr. Broomall,) together with Andrew Johnsonand Parson Brownlow, should curse him out of his boots, if that would put down the rebellion in short order. He continued to speak against coercion, and concluded by a review of the finances. Afetr further debate the Ho adjourned. S27 The Leavenworth Times says there are about one hundred and twenty-five commis- sioned officers at the Fort, and that it takes about that number of men to do duty there. iG” The Government now have five torpedo steamers carrying one gun each. They are called the China, Casco, Napa, Naubuc and Modoc. &@ The namber of beef cattle cut up at Chi- cage during the past year, was 92,400, an in- crease of 22,323 over last year. The number of hogs cut during the year was 730,117, a decrease from Jast year of 151,512 The average weight of the hogs was 10!¢ pounds lighter than last year. QG-The quota of West Virginiais 4,431 an- der the last call. When is the neuralgia in the face like the ancient money changers! When it is seat- ed in tLe temple. ®2-The quota of Indiana under the call for 300,000 men, is 22,582. BaIt is proposed to start a daily paper in Chicago, with a capital of $500,000, at cele Sum $230,000 have been subscribed. It is to be conducted by an incorperated company. ® The Boston horse railroadsare introduc- ing steam in place of horses. It is tound to be cheaper, safer and more reliable. U7 The Ohio Legislature has passed a yery stringent law against substitute brokers. WCattle are not ambitious egfame, but the very wind blows their horns fe them. @7-There are five young kings, or heirs to kingdoms, in Europe, in wantof wives, viz: Bavaria, Greece, Orange, Sardinia and Rus- sia. ‘The executor on Samuel Colt’s estate in nie, Conz.,pays an income tax of $165,- 018. {7 Cotton is now coming in pretty freely at Memphis, some thirty thousand bales having been brought in since January first. EMIGRATION To MBxIcO.—An extensive emigration from New York to Mexico is on justin a very quiet way. The bark Front duras has been chartered to sail on the 11th in- stant, with a8 Many passengers as she can find accommodations for. The emigrants are said to be, for the most part, foreigners, Mr. Elihu Burritt has been ap; ted Uni- ted States ston at Birmingham, Eng. ‘Lord Lyon is to be Brit wis ast yt appoint Benn Richmoua : , Se ees: 87” Congress has now not quite weeks to remain in session. = 3.