The very important questions of
how long the windrowing of cane
will cause it to retain its saccharine
qualities, and at what length of tjme
after windrowing the yield dimin
ishes, are just now agitating the
minds of many connected with the
sugar interest. So as to throw as
much light upon this subject as pos
sible, we request our numerous cor
respondents in the sugar parishes to
study the question closely and send
in the observations of the facts as
found by planters. The condition of
the iane before windrowing, the loca
tion, whether dry or damp, the
weather since and at the time of
windrowin g, all should be clonvy
observed aid noted, together with
the yield of sugar per ton of cane.
X. 0. Price Ourrent.
Some people growl here about the
town license. Such growlers should
get a copy of the Donaldsonville
CHIEF and peruse the license law of
I)onaldsonville. The licenses gen
erally are double the figures in Thib
odaux, and although it is not so ex
pressed, it is probable that every
man who looks at the wharf must pay
ten cents, and every one who passes
over it must pay 25 cents, especially
if he be a stranger. Any one who
wants to sell a gass of milk or a horse,
or a blue spotted dog, within the lim
its of that city, must pay the piper
first and make happy the hearts of the
ofiicials.--Thibodau.r Sentinel.
Gen. Matthew C. Butler, South
Carolina's new Senator, is the son of
ex-Congressman William Butler and
a nephew of Gen. Pierce M. Butler,
who fell at Cherubusco. Hle is also a
nephew of ex-Senator A. P. Butler.
