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13 ISSUED
Saturday Moral
: BY
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BLAKKS.
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ROSEBU11G, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1879.
NO. 17.
DOUGLAS
1. R. MULLER,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
OAKLAND, . . .
OREGON
Office in Dr. Page' Drug Store. ,
Canyonville Hotel,
0. A. LEVINS,
. PROPRIETOR
H AVISO RECENTLY PURCHASED THE
Canyonri in Hotel, I am now prepared to
Inrn ta travelers with toe beet of apeommodaUona.
Feed And itabling tut stock. D. A. LEVINS.
W. D. WOODCOCK.
R. W. CHTJBCHILL,
Woodcock & Churchill,
MYRTLE CREEK, - ,. . . . OBEGOJt
npEAMSTEBS FROM JACKSONVILLE
and the residenla in Myrtle Creek will find
the beet honmttuen at this establishment. In
tbii tine we claim to do work equal to any in the
State. New work manufactured and repairs
made on the shortest notiee. uive us a trial, sua
if we cannot in it too none can.
WOODCOCK CHURCHILL.
W. W. HalFs
RESTAURANT.
TUIs po.alr Rsturant now under Compe
trnt innnnK-iu-Dt Is prepared lo ac-...-
coinmiMtate the pablle In a man.
Ht-r unsurpassed In the elly.
Supper for Bills and Private Parties.
Furnished on Short notice. OItc us call.
W. W. HALL.
JAB. THOBNTON.
W. B. ATKINSON.
JACOB WAGNER.
B. X. ANDERSON
Ashland Woolen Manufacturing
Company,
Manufacturers and Dealer in
White & Colored Blanket
Plain and Fancy Cainmeres, Doeskins,
Flannels, Em. lo,
OVER AND UNDERWEAR CLOTHING
... . ., t . Made to Order.
XV. XI. ATKINSON, Sec'y
ASHLAND, Jackson County, Oregon.
H. C. STANTON,
Dealer in . ;
Staple Dry Goods 1
.. Eeepa Constantly on hand si general assort-
,. ment of '
EXTRA FINE GROCERIES,
WOOD, WILLOW AND GLASSWARE!
ALSO
Crockery and Cordage
- ' r - A fuU stock of
SCHOOL BOOKS
Such as required by the Public County School!
All kinds ef 8TATIOBTERY, TOYS
FANCY ARTICLES
To suit both Young and Old.
and
TITTTS AVD SELLS LEGAL TENDERS
farninhis Checks on Portland, and procures
JJralta on fian Francisco.
MAHONEY'S SALOON.
Xearest to the Railroad Dopot, Oaklaud.
Jam. Mahoney, Prop'r.
Tkt) Caest of wines, liquor and cigar in Doug
las county, and tbe best
SIl.ll.IA.H,r TA.Mt.B3
In th State kept in proper repair; ,,
larUe traveling on the railroad will find this
j place very handy to visit during the top
ping of the train at the Oak
land. Depot. Give me a call.
J A3. MAHONEY.
SALEM
Foundry and Hachine Shop
B. F. DRAKE, Proprietor.
SAIjEM, . OBE3GOIT.
Htstm Bnglne. Saw AllUa.
Orlae Mills, Reaper. Pump
and all kind an style ot
Machinery made to Order.
Machinery repaired on
Short Motloe.
Pattern mating done in all it various form,
and all kinds of brass and iron casting fur
nished on short notice. Also manufao
tarar of Enterprise Plainer and
Matcher, and Sucker and
Sharpers.
PATTERSON'S
Jus. II. Tipton, Frop'r.
ALL KINDS OF LUMBER,'
. 'V Indudlng :. :. - j ; .;
BuffarPlne,
. '..OedareXTiri
. J?lne and Oalc
Lumber,
Always on band,
And. Order promptly filled on
. the Mhorteat notice
AH kinda of dressed lumber constantly on
band. Lumber furnished at any
point in Rosebnrg without extra
charge, and bv application to
me it will be. found that
My Lumber is
the cheapest
me and ace.
not 'only the best but
in tbe market. Try
Address all letters to
t
JAS. H. TIFTOW.
Patterson's Mill. Or.
GLACKSniTniUG,
jwADKINS BROS.
TTotfUl W5nn the public that they have leased
the Urfs'BJacksmilbing hop lately occupied
by tieor Mickle, and that they are
prepared .to do
All Hinds of Blackymitlring
' " - la first-etas ile,
Ana 4i prices lower than the lowest TT have
Bwoy' year experience la the line of
Ilorso Shoeing!
AoaJtoi,ontW.
competent waou- u ' , , .
taurfactUni of patron. All kind ot
Machinery . repaired, Plow
-. Work, Etc
I Civ them call. Shop opposite B. Mark k Co.
13 ti
Furniture Store !
JOHN GI L.IEHSL13Vli:
HAVI2TG PURCHASED THE FURXI
ture Establishment of John Lehnberr, U
now prepared to do any woik in the
UPHOLSTERING LINE.
He ii also prepared to furnish
In all stylo, of the best manufacture, and cheaper
than the cheapest. His
Chairs,
Tables.
DurchtiM,
IlciUtcndw,
ETC., i ETC., v ETC.
Are of superior make, and for low cost cannot be
, equalied-in the State. The
Finest of Spring Beds
And the
Most Complete tofas
Always on band. Everything in he line fur
nished the best quality, on the shortest
notice and at the lowest rates.
COFFINS MADE AND TRIMMED
And order filled cheaper and belter than can ,
any otner estaDiisnment.
Desiring a share of public patronage, the un
dersigned promises to oner extra inducements to
ail patrons, uive me a irian
i J VUCi Ull.itKSbf.Hi.
JOHN FRASER.
mm mm sat) ii I
HOUie . M2.de aJuTXUtUrSt I
WILBUR,
OREGON.
Upholstery, Spring Mattrasses,
. Constantly on hand.
Etc.,
CI'SJ f TITO I? I nave the beat stock 0
f UAH 1 IV ftBt lurnttore south of Portland
And all of my own manufacture.
No two Prices to Customers
Residents of Douglas county are requested to
give me a call before purchasing elsewhere.
jgjf ALL WORK "WARRANTED.-
DEPOT HOTEL-
OAKLASD,
. . ORKGOX.
Rioliard Thomas, Frop'r.
rpHIS HOTEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED
" lor a number ot years, and has become very
popular with the traveling public First-class
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS.
And the table supplied with the best the market
affords. Hotel at tbe depot of the Kailmad.
Fine liquors and Cigars.
The undersigned has purchased the saloon form
erly kept by Mr. Tibbets, Oakland, and
with new brands of wines, liquor
and cigars be is prepared to
hospitably entertain all who
may give him a call. :
A. Flno ISimarcl Table
is kept in constant repair.
DAVID BAKER.
T. C. SMITH
CO
HwRUCS'G'ISTS
Chemists and Pharmacists I
. Patton's Block, State Street,
SAXKM, - " OKBOOW.
Particular attention given to proscriptions, and
ail order by mail or express filled
promptly and accurately.
Physicians and country dealers will save money
by examining our stock, or procuring
our prices, before purchasing else-
r where. 40t
Sugar Pine Mills
Ideated at Sugar Pine Mountain,
Post Office address, Looking Class, Oregon.
The Company owning these m!!ls would say they
are prepared to furnish the
BEST OF LUMBER
At the most reasonable rate. '
Sugar- Xlne,
j Fir andCedar
Lumber al way on hand, and all person wishing
purchase Lumber will do well to give us an
Tiportunily f filling their orders before going
elsewhere.
JO. CALLIGSAIT, President,
yf, B. PL 1 liKR. Bwury an.lTWwirw
Oreson and California
STAGE X-IIVJEJ!
TKS0U8H TO SAN FRANCISCO
XTOXTI DAYS.
THE
QUICKEST, SAFEST AND
EASIEST EOTJTE.
STAGES LEAVI ROSEBURQ
very Day at T-30 P. Mi
Makinf ooiok connection at Reading with the
" ears of the C. O. K. R.
For full particular and passage apply to
PERKINS HEADR1CK.
4 gent.
HAMHOTH
LIVERY AND FEED
STAB1.E.
Thl establishment is the
Rpct m the OlSlte I may U disposed to take part jn a repre
OtJSjb 111 .'lA setetio,, 0 tUe national and industrial
and connected with it is a large
Wagon Yard and Shed Room f
Capable of
acooramodaing any
burses and wagon.
number of
Best of Hny unci Grain
nlwav in full wpp'yand atlivinvpr-ce.
and no one is allowed V go awy diMKtHged.
Don't fail to give us a call, f-w we re
determined to suit you in 'ia
i tity,qnlity and pnea.
VOU'" l'Kl.S-
IMOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT
x' mav concern that the undersigned ha beea
awarded ths contract for keeping too uougia
County paupers for period of two year. Ail
persons m need of assistance from awd county
must first procure a certificate to that effect front
... f tk. Csnntv Board and present is
to on olth following named persons, who are
authorised to and will eare for those presenting
inch certificates: Button A- Perkins, Boseburg; L.
L. Kellogg, Oakland; Mrs. Brown, looking
Glass. Dr. Woodruff is aathorised to furnish
nedical aid to all person m need or we same ana
who bar been declared paupers of Doujltf
Oounty. W. B. CLARK.
TELEGRAPHIC:
EASTERN.
Oeau OrT. gen Charged with Haider.
New York. July 28. A special from
San Antonio, Texas, says that James Ord,
son of Gen. E. O. C. Ord, department
commander, was arrested at Pleasanton
yesterday as accessory to the killing of
Theodore Dewees by Chas. Lempke. Ord
-was released on bonds.
Young Ord Exonerated Partlcu'ars of the
niaraer,
Galveston, July 28. The San Antonio
News gives tho following particulars of
the tragedy in Ascora county on Satur
day: Chas. Tempke and James Ord,
son of Gen. Ord, department command
er, who were riding from the town of
Pleasanton, were hailed by Thos. F. De
wees, between whom and Temple a feud
existed. Tempke asked Dewees what he
wanted. ' Dewees knocked him from his
horse with his fist. Tempke retreated,
followed by Dewees, who continued fight
ing him. Finally Tempke drew his knife
and plunged it into Dewees heart, caus
ing instant death. Tempke and Ord
were arrested. The latter was charged
with complicity in the crime but has since
been released.
Tnoae ProlfesslonsdWorklngmen.
Chicago, July 28. The congressional
committee of which Hendrick B. Wright
is chairman, began its inquiry to-day in
to the causes of depression in trade and
industry. .Lyman J. Gage, cashier of
the First National Bank, was the first
witness. He regarded the present supply
of money in the country as ample, al
though ten years back we had much
more money in circulation, yet the bank
ing business of Chicago is sounder to-day
than ever before. He thought the return
ui pruBpeniy uegau uuuui eigurcen
ninths ago, and tae outlook now is very
of prosperity began about eighteen
I withdrawal of currency bad operated to
At V Ul tlA V. AAW DMU 1VAA V UVUlUCOO A-ltO
depress business tiie past ten years, but
bad not operated so as to be a very es
sential factor. The depression was a re
action toward tbe normal standard, wbicb
bad been unnaturally disturbed by war
and its results.
' Railroad Collision
Philadelphia, Juhr 28. During the
- storm Saturday evening the Doylestown
accomadonon and tne cetniehem express
collided on the north Pennsylvania
branch of the Beading railroad, com
pletely wrecking both trains and severely
injuring a uuuiuer iu passengers.
Killed by his Wife. C
Baltimore, July 28. Thomas H. Ben-
ner, occupying tbe lodge at Antietam
seminary, was yesterday instantly killed
by his wife. He charged her with inti
I macy with Haverfield, superintendent of
the seminary, and made an assault upon
her, when she siezed a carbine and shot
him through the heart. Mrs. Benner
was lodged in jail at Hagerstown. She
I alleges that the shooting was to protect
her own life.
Minister Welch Resigns.
Washington, July 28. Secretary
Evans nas received a dispatch irom Aim
ister Welch stating that his resignation
has been forwarded by mail.
Army Change and Details.
First Lieut. Q. O. Greenongh, 4th ar
tillery, is relieved from duty at the Uni
versity of California,, at Berkely and
ordered to join his battery. First Lieut.
M. C. Wilkinson, 3d infantry, is detailed
as professor of military science and tac
tics at Tualatin Academy and Pacific uni
versity, Forest Grove Oregon, and order
ed to report lor duty accordingly,
Chivalry Cheeked.
Richmond, July 28. Judge Robert
Oald, a prominent lawyer of this city,
and well known as the confederate com
missioner for the exchange of prisoners
during the war, and Dr. A. Speers
George, also of this city, were arrested
this evening charged with being about
to engage in a duel. The trouble, be
tween the parties grew out of a law suit.
A New Government Dry Dock,
Chester. July 29. The Fowhatlan
and Vandalia left to-day, each having
in tow a section oi a dry dock, intended
for the Pensacola navy yard.
Fanallv Drowned.
East Fabmington, July 29. John
Kranz, a farmer, drove into a lake to
water his horses, and the animals becom
ing frightened ran into deep water upset
ting tbe wasron and drowning Kranz and
An. siliililvati T 1 1 n a4vtli awam ntif MltaM
eldest was a girl 17 years old.
Miles' Campaign.
St. Paul. July 29. There seems to be
an impression in the east that Gen. Miles
is acting with or in excess of instructions
from his . superiors m his campaign
against the Indians. It is stated in de
partment headquarters that he is acting
under precise instructions from Gen.
Terry, commanding the department, and
has not executed or departed irom tnem
Rapid Flight of Carrier Pigeons.
New Yobk, July 29. Of six carrier
pieeons libe.ated at Columbus, Ohio,
yesterday at 5:30 A. M. one arrived here
at 11:15 A, M. to-day. and a second at
2:50 P.M.
Skirmish with Indiana.
Galveston, July 29. A dispatch from
Fort Davis sava that Major Courtney
skirmished with Indians at the Salt
Lakes. 75 miles west of here Saturday,
Two soldiers were badly wounded. Ten
horses were captured from the Indians.
River and Harbor Improvement..
Washington. July 29. The cabinet
to-day decided that money appropriated
by the recent act making appropriations
for rivers and harbors should not be
million dollars, will therefore be expends
edthis year. A warrant placing this
money to the credit of the war depart
ment passed the treasury of the United
States this afternoon.
The Manufacture of Money,
The coinage of standard silver dollars
will this month fall between $500,000 and
8700 000 short of the minimum amount
fixed bv laar. 2.000.000 monthly. The
deflniennv will be due to the fact that on
the 1st of July tbe atooa of "silver bullion
at San Francisco and Carson City mints
had been so much reduced there was
nothing to commence work upon
Ths V. S. and the Australian Exhibition
The following was issued to-day by the
dnartment of state for the information of
merchant, manufactures and others who
riroducte of the United States at the Syd-
and Melbourne exhibition. The sec
retary of state announces the organiza
tion of a commission for both exhibitions
as follows i Commissioner, Oliver M.
Spencer, consul general of the U. S. at
Melbourne, Victoria, Honorary Comrnis-
nnnaH i n OT1 KlTIS JUOTT1B. OYUUKT, XI. u.
y"s:Lr?piA nr0ihnne victoria.
Dr. V. V. KMX OI wnBiuKWut "".
appointed secretary pf the commisipn.
and will sail from San Francisco cm the
th of Aasmst. All persons having ocr
casion to commHuiiiftte with the secre
taries of the commission may send to the
care of the state department where thu
matt will be regularly made up,
The Cast of Living la) Chicago.
Chicago. July 29.: Before tho labor
Hnnminittee this evening. R. D. Streeter.
in behalf of the trade and la Dor counoia
of the eity. submitted statistics as to la
bor. wages, expenses, eto pf their work
men of Chicago. Thdsa showed gener
al average of their weekly earning to be
$8 65 per person ; actual earnings per
vu, ft:-t71 Tim reduction in wages since
T . .a .4 in,.
mW 9 sal 1 1 1 avjj v An vv w
average total cost of living $445 58. This
nri had ruxin i-iu vvt ircu, xuc
would allow each person per day 13 cents
for food, 13 cents for clothing, 8 3-5 cents
for fuel, 1 4-5 cents for rent, i cents for
recreation, 1-10 cent for education. To
tal 23 cents. Other workingmen gave
views. . . j
Arrest of a Savings Bank President
St. Louis, July 30. J. P. Krieger,
senior president of the defunct Broad
way savings bank, has been arrested i on
a charge of embezzlement in connection
with alleged frauds committed by the
officers of that institution. He gave
bonds.
- Fatal Raw between Brothers.
Indianapolis, July 30. A shooting af
fray occurred at the farm residence of
Lucas Covert, near Columbus, Indiana,
at the breakfast table this morning, be
tween his sons Henry and Aleck, in
which Henry was instantly killed and
Aleck mortally wounded.
' An Astonishing Statement.
- Prof. Chantiler, of the health board,
says that scarlet fever caused more deaths
in New York state last year than yellow
fever did in the south, and yet faded to
excite publio apprehension or to make
people ordinarily careful to prevent in
fection. .... . ..
Hostile Feeling toward Corporations.
New Yobk, July 30. The war against
railroad managements in this state prom
ises to be a very bitter one in the coming
lau election, xne nuuettn to-day quotes
Hugh Hastings' recent declaration that
neither finance nor Tammany Hall will
be the issue, but the same subject that
made itself felt in California, namely,
distrust of corporations ; and shows that
the slaughter of local interests by great
railroads in the state is driving business
and business men away from the interior
towns and cities along their lines. A
very hostile feeling is being awakened,
and it is asserted that no man who is a
servant of corporations can hope to suc
ceed in the elections this fall.
Unfortunate Accident.
Oswego, July 31. Two steamers lash
ed together and containing a pleasure
party, bad not proceeded more than
twenty rods from the dock when the head
lashing loosed, and a yacht capsized and
sunk, drowning four ladies.
Sale of a Railroad.
Austin, July 31. The International &
Great Northern railroad has been sold
for 81,000,000. It was bid in by George
Zaley, of Galveston,' representing Ken
nedy taloane, of Hew York, trustees
for the bondholders.
Murder.
Hempstead, July 31. B. B. Boothe.
ex-county attorney, was shot and instant
ly killed last night by It. T. Springfield.
The murderer is at large, and two sheriffs'
posses are pursuing.
Two Ladle. Drowned,
New Bbunswick, July 31. A row boat
containing a pleasure pary of five per
sons, was run into by the schooner
Hayes this morning in the Raritan river.
It was capsized, and two ladies drowned.
Doe Mlddleton Caught,
Cheyenne. July 31. Doc Middleton.
the notorious horse and cattle thief, for
whose capture large rewards were offered
by difierent counties of Nebraska, was
taken last Sunday in his camp on the
Niobrara river: about 200 miles north
west of Columbus, Nebraska, and
brought into that town this evening.
Sunday morning detectives and soldiers
from Columbus and Grand Island sur
rounded the house of Bichardson, Mid-
dleton's father in-law, and captured Bich
ardson and five of Middleton s .gang.
Bichardson was compelled by threats of
hanging to lead the party to Middleton s
camp, wmcn was ionna in a aeep canyon
near the river. It was immediately sur
rounded, and Middleton, his wife and
two of his gang captured. Middleton
was found to be severely wounded, tho
result of his fight with detectives last
week. It is supposed that the greater
number of the gang were away locating
a new camp, as no stock was found with
Middleton.
The Mint.
Washington, July 31. The mint at
Carson City has been reopened, and coin
age will be recommenced as soon as the
necessary bullion can bo procured at
market rates. The New Orleans mint is
rnnninir at its full canacitv. with plenty
of bullion on hand. Much of the bul
lion purchased there has been in the form
oiMexioan douars.
Concerned about V. S. Shipping Facilities.
London. July 31. The Odessa cham
ber of commerce manifests much concern
at the extra facilities afforded the United
States for exporting wheat by deepening
tne mouin oi tne iuississippi.
Death of Bishop O'Brien,
Quebec. Aug. 1. Bishop O'Brien, of
Kingston, died suddenly this morning.
Free Postal Delivery for Portland.
Washington. Aug. 1 By order of the
postmaster general, the free delivery ser
vice will be established at Portland, Ore
gon, on October 1st.
The Fishery Question Again,
In anticipation of the early reopening
of the North American fishery question,
Evarts will request that an American na
val vessel be sent to cruise on the inshore
fishing grounds of the dominion. Infor
mation of recent date has already been
obtained to clearly demonstrate the ex
travagance of the award of the Halifax
tribunal. The object of the presence of
the American vessel is to secure the lat
est authoritative information respecting
these fisheries as a basis of .future nego
tiations with Great Britain,
Harvest n the Middle West
New Yobs, Aug. l.Aorop correspon
dent of the Commercial Bulletin here
reports that harvest has progressed finely
in Nebraska and Iowa. The wheat har
vest in Minnesota will be m full blast
this week. The weather in that state has
been very fine for a week, and the work
0f chinch bugs and blight has been ar
rested. The best advice we have receiv-
ed have been from along the line of the
Northern Pacific railroad. In that local?
ity nothing has befallen the crop, and
there is every indications of a fall b4?
vest from that region.
That Humbug Excursion,
Chicago, August 1. The congres
sional committee, after taking the testi
mony to-day of several prominent busi
ness men, adjourned to meet in Omaha,
Sat Lake and San Francisco in the order
named.
A Nebraska Outlar,
Omaha, Aug. 1. Doc Middleton, the
captive brigand chcif, was brought into
Columbus last night, and to-day will be
taken to Chevenne for trial on several in
dictments. Ho is recovering rapidly
from his wounds. He says he was shot
by Detective Hazen. At Columbus MuL
dleton was the object of great curiosity
BBU was visitea py nuqarpuB pfjupte,
9 -' , . 1 , I T 1 J
Death of J . 91 Porter,
Eabton, Aug. 2. James Madison For-
ia onn f ik. nMnnH uaw.4aww nf WAV
past grand master of the Masonic grand
lodge of Pennsylvania, died to-day,
I Boston's Asseesedl Vana, -
Boston. Aug. 2. The assessor's valua
tion of the city for 1879, is $612 253,600,
of which S423.786.300 is real estate.
There is a gain of 3539 polls, mainly in
aemocrauo TBrwi.
V. ft. Prisoner Taken by Fore from a
'Marshal. ..:
ABLiwGTOir. Texas. Aug. 8. -Deputy
Raited j&tates Marshal George White and
soaA J , W AbAA m JV m WUUCI . AVIUSftMul
en route to Fort Worth, were attacked by
throe of Alford's brothers. In the ensu
u v-wir with a nncrnnA 'I's-kim. 1 ! TrtTTt vni a
ing skirmish. Marshal White was shot in
the groin, perhaps fatally, Two of the
Alfordswere wounded, put rescued the
prisoner and escaped,
A Harrtblo Death.
CwcnrHAW. Aug. 3.--At a late hour
last night Mrs. Howe, wife of a promi
s v ' m
nent business man of Cincinnati, and a
servant, Ann Brown, fell through the
floor of a vault at their residence! in Cov
ington, and before they could be rescued
both were suffocated. Mr. Howe hear
ing their cries, ran out and jumped down
to their relief, and was taken out insensi
ble, but was resuscitated by vigorous
means. : ; V
Quarrel and Death.!
Chicago. Aug. 3. William Fitzpatrick
and Edward By an. two dock hands,
while engaged in a fight on the stairway
of a building juBt over the stairway,
were precipitated over the railing to the
dock, and thence into the river, where
both were drowned.
Counterfeit Blls Afloat.
Washington. Auar. 8. Information
has been received by the secret service
division of the treasury department that
photographic counterfeit five dollar notes
on the Globe Continental, Boston, Mass.,
letter C, and the Dedham National Bank,
Dedham, Mass., letter D, made their ap
pearance on Saturday at an jfranciscw.
Indian Outrages In Mexico. .
San Antonio, Aug. 3. Mexican troops
are pursuing Indians, who have carried
off 250 horses and killed 15 persons dur
ing the past week.
YELLOW FEVER.
The Yellow Fever Spreading.
Memphis, July 28. Three new cases
were reported to the board of health this
morning. Ho death had occurred. A
detail of twenty-five men from a colored
military company has been made to do
police duty during the day, as the entire
strength of the regular force has been
assigned to night service. It has been
raining steadily since daylight.
Ten additional cases were reported to
the board of health this afternoon, six of
whom are colored. Two deaths from yel
low fever have occurred ; one, however,
is beyond the city limits. Special police
men, engaged in taking the census of the
city, completed their task to-day. The
result shows the population of Memphis
to be 16,110 ; whites, 4283 ; colored, 11,-
827 ; adults, 10,651 ; children, 5559. Of
the whole 9743 have had the fever, leav
ing ldb7 susceptible to the disease. Fail
ing to secure transportation to the site
selected for the es ablishment of a camp
on the Paducah railroad, this afternoon
at o o clock Colonel John F. Cameron,
with a detail of sixteen colored soldiers,
took passage on a train furnished by
Superintendent Mike Burke, of the Mis
sissitmi & Tennesson railroad, and ad.
tablished a camp five miles south of the
city, one half mile below where camp
Joe Williams was established last year.
lents were taken along and .by morning
the detail will have fifty tents for occu-
. A ml . . " m . a
pan on. i ne secretary oi war telegraph
ed D. T. Porter, chief executive of the
city that rations will be furnished only
to those sick with yellow fever or in
camps. A. D. Longstaff, president, and
Gen. W. J. Smith, vice-president of the
Howard association, have been added to
the executive committee of safety.
Railroad Business Stopped.
Nashville, July 28. On and and af
ter Thursday next the Louisville &
Nashville railroad having determined to
discontinue its trains between McKenzie
and Memphis, which connect with those
of the Nashville. Chattanooga & St.
Louis railroad, trains on the latter road
will not go any further than McKenzie.
Nashville will then be without any di
rect rail connections. The trains on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad stop
ping at Milan, "100 miles distant, and
those of Memphis and Charleston at Mos
cow, 4U miles distant from Memphis.
The Fever at Louisville.
Louisville. July 28. Mrs. Pomeroy
who, with her child was removed from
Preston street to the hospital last week,
uied last night. The child, which was
suffering from fever, is doing well. They
arrived from Memphis only the day be
fore they were removed to the hospital.
The death of Mrs. Pomeroy is the third
that has occurred here this year from
yellow fever, and the first at the- yellow
fever hospital. All of the cases were
imported from Memphis, not a single lo
cal case having occurred. .
Another Death from Yellow Fever at New
York.
New Yobk. July 28. Michael Fitz-
Gibbons, a Memphis refugee, died to-day
at quarantine of yellow lever.
The Fever at Hew Orleans.
New Orleans, July 28. One fatal case
of yellow fever here.
Rations Only for the Hick.
Washington. July 28. The secretary
of war telegraphed to the president of
the board of health at Memphis in re
sponse to an application for rations, that
rations will only be furnished to persons
sick with yellow fever or in quarantine
camp, and who can be subsisted in no
other way.
Yellow Fever and the Malls.
New Yobk, July 28. Precautions were
taken at the general postoffice in this city
yesterday, for the first time, to prevent
the dissemination of yellow fever by
means of mail matter from Memphis and
other doubtful localities. The postmast
er ordered a liberal supply of disinfect
ants, and all mail and packages from the
the south will be thoroughly treated.
The proposition to heat all mail matter
m ovens to 300 degrees ahrenneit, is
thought to be impracticable, as then, if
it wonld not destroy the paper, the heat
would melt the sealing-wax, which is
still used bv manv oeoole. Not less than
fifty tons of matter reach the office daily.
and to cook" thut amount would be out
of the question. Another proposition is
that mail matter nhould be submitted to
a freezing process before being dtrlbut
ed. It is known that black frost kills the
fever, and it is suggested that the germs
might be destroyed by intense cold. The
officials of the postoffice have no fears,
however, of the pestilence reaching here.
The Havana mail, though, is looked
Upon with considerable distrust.
Shrcveport Guarding against the Feyer
Shreveuobt, July 29. The authorities
tordav established a retroactive quaraU'
tine against New Orleans, Nothing that
nas oeen m was ony wnue t uiy mm wm
be permitted to enter Shreveport.
Hatches Quarantine against Hew Orleans
Natchez. July 29. The city council
to-day declared strict quarantine against
New Orleans to take effect from and after
Wednesday, the 30th.
Quarantine against Hew Orleans.
Memphis, July 29.r-Six new cases were
reported to the board qf health this,
morning. Late last night a case was re
ported from Baleigh, Tenn. Colonel
Cameron, with his uetau qi coiorea soi
diers. took possession oi the ground
wbioh had been selected for the establish'
ment of a camp, and by 6 o olook this
morning had 125 tents erected. The first
train with refugees will leave this after
noon at 5 o clock. The polioy ot the au
thorities to furnish rations only to those
who are in tents will be strictly observed,
All mail matter leaving this city is thor
oughly disinfected under the personal
supervision of inspectors of the national
board of health. ' i
Two more cases were repotted to the
board of health this afternoon. Four
deaths from yellow fever have been re-
ported bv undertakers. Ada Hicks (col
ored), Easter Qty. (colored), Bridget
Twpiney and John Twomey, The two
last named had never ;been reponea to
the board of health as! having yellow fe
ver.
About 50 people weftt down to camp
this afternoon, The weather has greatly
interfered with the removal. , The poor
oamp has been named: uamp Marks, in
honor of the governor.' The Howard As
sociation has assigned 10 additional nur
ses to duty, An aged negronamed Bil
ly McDonald, who had b4en left in
oharge of Mrs. Allen's residence, near
the north gate of Elmwood cemetery,
was found dead this morning. Some un
known party murdered him.
At New Orleans.
New Obleaks, July 29. No new cases
reported in the city. The little child
brought here sick Sunday night from
Morgan City has tho black vomit and will
die. j
Montgomery and Vicksburg have es
tablished quarantine against New Or
leans. In consequence of possible in
terference from local quarantines, the ex
ecutive council have decided to hold a
convention of the national cotton ex
change in New York on the 13th of Au
gust instead of St. Louis.
, Quarantine at Hickman, Ky.
Catso, July 29. Hickman, Ky., has
established quarantine against all steam
boats up or down.
. Quarantine Regulations
Louisville, July 29. Regulations of
quarantine are being made much more
strict than ever before. Departing pas
sengers must have their baggage check
ed by quarantine officials. No new cases
of yellow fever have been reported here,
and the only ones we have are four in the
yellow fever hospital, all being imported
and all doing well.
Memphis, July 30. Four new cases
were reported this morning. No deaths
reported up to noon. W. W. Corcoran,
a banker at Washington, D. C, has sent
a check for $2000, to be used for the re
moval of the poor and destitute from the
city.
The Situation at Hew Orleans.
New Orleans, July 30. A conflict of
opinion between the board of health and
a majority of the city physicians, makes
it difficult for that body and the public
generally to ascertain the true condition
of affairs here. The board only admits
the existence of four cases of fever, but
physicians in private practice report the
number of cases now existing to be sev
enteen, and the total numcer to date,
twenty-two. This includes the cases now
suspicious, but strongly believe to be
yellow fever. The principal cause of re
luctance to report is a resolution adopted
by the board of health to isolate each
case, and physicians will not allow their
patients and families to be so incommod
ed, and therefore will not report. All
cases known are isolated and the sur
rounding streets drenched with tincture
of iron. The exodus has early begun,
and alarm is visible on every side, being
Iterhaps more actively manifested than
ast year. It is not considered as certain
that there will be an epidemic, although
since the disease has manifested itself so
early in the season the prospect is very
grave and the probability strong that
among those yet remaining unacclimated
the disease will run its course pretty
thoroughly before the frosts set in. The
disease is apparently of a much milder
type than usual with early cases.
Two suspicious cases were reported to
the board of health to-day, making a to
tal of five cases under supervision. No
deaths.
Death of an American In Havana.
New Yobk. July 30. Steward Wells.
of the steamer Niagara, plying between
this port and Havana, died in the latter
port yesterday of yellow fever. All the
Memphis refugees sent to quarantine last
week have been discharged.
The Worst of the Epidemic.
New Yobk, July 3L Special dis
patches from Memphis report the situa
tion as considerable more hopeful. It is
even hoped that the worst is over. The
theories of the most learned physicians
about the disease are being overturned.
It is now known that those who have had
the fever once are not certain of immun
ity from the same disease, cases disprov
ing the old idea having occurred this
year already. One refugee left Memphis
m a smaii skih, mere peing no steamers
or railroad trains. Several sporadic
cases of fever are reported about the
country, including a fatal case in New
York ; but no fear of the spread of the
disease is entertained.
Deaths from Yellow Fever at Quarantine
nnew xorat.
Bartholomew McKeon, fireman of the
steamer Merida, from Havana, died this
morning of yellow fever at quarantine.
A. F. Rofth, barber of the steamer Sara
toga, died last night. One patient is
still in the hospital.
Memphis, July 31. A large meeting of
colored people was held to-day at noon,
at the uochran hotel, liesolutions op
posing the removal of the blacks to camp,
and their determination to appeal to ab
sent mercnants ior assistance, were
adopted. The sentiment of the meeting
was strongly opposed to the camp
scheme.
The Howard's at Work.
Memphis, Ang. 3. Six new cases were
reported to the board of health this
morning, and two deaths occurred since
last night. Benjamin Adams, whose
death is recorded, had the fever last year.
which explodes the theory of immunity
from a second attack. Col. Cameron
has quietly collected all arms and ammu
nition from the gun stores and placed
them in the arsenal at the station. The
last passenger train on the Louisville &
A ash ville railroad left last night. No
mails have been received by that rout
this morning.
Twelve new cases were reported to the
board of health to-day, six of whom were
colored. Two deaths have occurred.
According to report of J. H. Edmondson,
superintendent of the nurses of the How
am Association, they have 65 on duty at
tending 7d sick people, ob of whom are
whites and 17 colored. The death rate
to date has been 3 3-13 per cent. The
Howards to-morrow will open a supply
depot from which will be furnished
nourishment and stimulants to the indig
ent sick on requisition of Howard phy
sicians, four of whom are on duty.
FOREIGN.
Another American Horse Wins,
Losdqn, July 30. LoriUard'a Geral
dine won the Levant stakes at the Good
wood meeting.
The Goodwood Stakes.
The Goodwood stakes race was won bv
Bay Archer : Mistress of Robes, second.
and Bocheampton, third.
A Woman Hanged for Murder.
London, July 29, Kate Webster, con
victed of the murder of Mrs, Thomas, hep
mistress, at Richmond, was hanged to
day lp NYandsworth prison. She confess
ed that she committed the murder.
- The Goodwood Cup Race.
Isonomy won the Goodwood cup, Bear
second, raroie third.
Kain fell in torrents in the morning
and many racing men. who never failed
to see the cup run for, were appalled at
tbe deluge, and relied upon the news
paper for a full account of the contest
between Parole andlsonomy. The heavy
.rain ended some time before the race be
gun. The American colony was well re
presented. -
Tricked at His Food. A Boston boy.
I Causeur of a restaurant experience that
befell him out beyond the Mississippi.
The waiter had brought him something
which did not come up to his expeota
tions. He oalled the waiter and com
plained. The waiter said he would
speak to tbe proprietor, who soon ap
peared upon the scene. - " I can't eat
this," said the guest. The landlord
looked at the plate, and then, turning to
the young man ) in j a patronizing and
sympathizing sort of way. said. " Well,
I wouldn't." and with that he strode
away. But the meal, though left un
eaten, ha to be paid for just the same.
Boston Transcript.
The Rosy Crewn of Ylrtae.
Correspondence of the New York World.
Pabib, June 6. I do not know how
the little town of Nanterra, near Paris,
fared during the war but it ought to
have well. There must always be more
than an average ten , of the righteous in
it, and that we know was onoe accorded
more than enough to save a city. For
Nanterre has been from time immemorial
the typical town of all France for high,
in the sense of holy! living. Year by
year it nas never tailed to furnish a
Rosiere for the prize'; of virtue, acd as
this immaculate young person rarely
does more than win in the race by a
neck, the average of merit in this district
must be exceedingly high. This year
alone was there a poo race, indeed it
was only a walk-over . Mile Delphine
Collet, who won the crown of roses last
Sunday, was without a single competitor.
Scores of young girls who would have
taken the first prize in , any other town,
recognized her transcendant gift of good
ness and kept out of the field.
rrance has almost the monopoly of
this idea of rewards for virtue, and Nan
terre has the first reputation of all the
towns of France for the article in ques
tion. In fact it produces little else than
virtue and pork sausages, though careful
trade statisticians mention also its build
ing stone and a kindred material known
as the Nanterre cakes. Once a year its
municipality meet in solemn convoca
tion, and proceed to consider the claims
of all the candidates for virtue's crown,
and for certain collateral rewards in the
shape of clothing, a sum of 500 francs to
form a marriage portion, trinkets and
other gifts. It is worth 1000 francs, all
told, say those who ought to know. The
question is settled by vote, and on the
Sunday of Pentecost the winner is con
ducted to the Maine to ; receive the
trinkets, to the Church to receive a
blessing, and finally to her own home.
to continue that private practice of vir
tue which has been her title to public
distinction. Her innocent town's-folk
and some of the most cvnicallv cor runt
men of the capital attend the ceremony.
The local fanare is blown in her honor,
the gallant " sapper pumpers (other
wise the firemen of Nanterre) , precede
her with blast of bugle and beat of
drum, and the whole region makes holi
day at lair and ball. Aanterre revels in
the consciousness of her own perfections,
and who shall deny her right V It would
be hard enough to be so good anywhere,
but to be good within a two hours . walk
of Paris is virtue, indeed. ,,
The liosiere. it ought to be stated, is
chosen on no narrow and conventional
estimate of the qualification. Virtue in
the eyes of French prize-givers very
properly means goodness all round.
Thus it was even taken into account that
Delphine was an orphan, and, though she
was not exactly - rewarded ; for this, it
was considered to augment the splendor
oi her triumphs, tier positive qualities
were industry and thrift, devotion to a
young brother, and to an aged uncle and
aunt, sweetness of temper in fact, all
the attributes of the angel of the house,
Report of her was sent up from the
launurv wnere sue woru Dvnnmic inm
to constituted anthoritv. Constituted I
authority deliberated on the matter with
what result we have seen. :
It rained on Sunday most persistently
all the morning. Delphine was to have
been fetched from her home at ' o clock,
but her escort thought it prudent to
defer her triumph for half an hour. Im
patient calleis could get no news of her
beyond that she was for the present "at
the coiffeur's over the way." Presently
she tripped lightly back, not to be seen
again till she appeared in all the glory
of ber white - frock. Meanwhile M. le
Maire and the other local dignitaries had
begun to assemble at the Mairie. There
was the Deputy of the Department; there
were the seven Mayors of the canton,
with a Secretary-General of the Prefec
ture of the Seine. Some had hopes of
seeing even the great Prefect himself.
but he was not visible to the naked eye.
Presently a great crash of brass musio
and roll of drums announced the arrival
of the procession. Delphine had picked
her way through the muddy streets and
was at the Maine door, nhe came in a
cloud of white, preceded by another
cloud of larger volume, which incased
last year's Rosiere. Last year she had
the advantage in beauty as well as in
bulk. She looked dignified, but rather
sad; it was the end of her mayoralty of
virtue. The latest incumbent of the
office was a thick-set, plain-faced peas
ant with the red hands with which
she had toiled her way to emi
nence ready to burst through her
white gloves. She was quietly recueittie
in manner, perfectly steady and self
possessed, but all the time you felt that
if any one said a word to her she might
begin to cry. Nobody said a word to
her therefore, only a good deal was said
at her. A notable took up the parable
and invited her tnarraine a godmcther
selected for the occasion to deck her
with ber trinkets, brooch, ear-rings and
such like. There was, of course, a cry
for "pins" at this semi-official toilet, and
none were forthcoming. The Notable
made a joke about the want of them.
at which, although the whole point
was in the subject and not at all
in the way of treating it, we all laugh
ed. It was the day of smooth sayings
peace on earth, good will toward women.
Then the Notable called out the order of
procession. One dignitary was to take
the marraim, another the retiring Ro
siere. and the Rosiere of the day was to
give her arm to "a distinguished visitor
from London Mr. Flee ruing Jenkin, of
the Royal Society." The 'Frenchman
applauded, but they did not like it; and
one of them cut in before the tardy
Fleeming offered his arm and bore off
the prize, leaving the distinguished vis
iter from London to make a bad second
on the other aide. In order or no order,
the procession went from the Mairie
through the narrow, old-fashioned streets
to the church, escorted as before by the
firemen with trumpet and drum. The
Rosiere of last year, with the marraine.
niea on to a covered seat in the nave;
the new one advanced to the altar, with
four small children in white, who bore
her crown. The crown was sprinkled
with holy water; the Rosiere knelt in
prayer; the service went forward with
great pomp by the help of a powerful
rural choir, reinforced by stars from the
capital. The church was crowded, and
with a motley congregation here M. D.
Lesseps (who has promised to give the
Rosiere the first share in the Darien
Canal Company), there "Mark Twain
Among the Frenchman hardly a soul
seemed to pay the slightest attention to
the service; and when the rather croak
ing voice of the old priest took up the
chant after the ohoir, there was a titter
at the very altar rails. The old man
preached a short sermon, in which he
was evidently airing his period for the
eoincanon oi tne rans crowd talked of
the Rosiere s "consulate of virtue." and
sketched her history in narrative from
the cradle, and prophecy to the grave,
Then Delphine, leaving the altar for the
seat of honor in the nave by the aide of
her tnarraine, was solemnly crowned by
that matron with a wreath of white roses:
and with triumphant outburst of song
the ceremony came to an end. The pro
cession was formed once more, and the
Rosiere was reconducted to her humble
lodgings by the gallant "sapper-pump
er" band. The crowd then dispersed
some to see the conjuror swallow the
sword at the fair, some to taste the water
of the well of Bt. Genevieve, which is
understood to cure all blindness, except
that of the, belief in its miraculous pow
ers,
Touch Not toe Wine.
KB. PEKEB'S BEA80H FOB EXPECTING AN
rNCBEASKD DEATH-BATE IN CKBTADt
QUABTEBS.
Some deaths among the Tenth avenue
gang may be confidently expected within
the current week. The following adver
tisement, published yesterday in a morn
ing newspaper, may aid the Coroner who
holds the inquests in determining the
cause oi death:
CIA RBw-ABD FOB BfTCRN OF WINK
ttA.S taken Irom H 4th av Uqnor destera
sake warning, aa four bottles kQMpoisun.
The proprietor of the bar-room at 484
Eighth avenue is A. F. Peker, who is fat,
phlegmatic, and upward of forty.
Yah," he said, but evening, " dot ish
mein advertisement, and I pay for it,
too," and he gazed proudly upon the
clipping that he held between his thumb
and forefinger.
" Was there really poison in some of
the bottles of wine that were stolen from
you?" he was asked.
Tan, yah," continued Mr. Peker. with
undisturbed phlegm, "I fix dot mein-
self. Tier fellers dot shtole dot wein will1
get a big dose. We vill hear of some
dead beoples around here. I vould make j
a leetle bet I ll tell you vat it vas. i
Der fellers have cUkned out mein place
five dimes. One ditde they shtole all der
liquors und der cigars dot vos in der
vay und der next dimijbilliard balls
nnder der bagatelle balls ua mein new
poots. Dot shoemaker in der basement
don't keep no more shoes in his blace.
Der fellers wait, und yen he gets a big
shtock they valk off mit it. Der shoe
maker keeps der shoes in another blace
and makes them in the basement. So dem
fellers come to mein blace again. Und
den I get very mad, und I fixes some bot
tles mit der poison 'Oxford Salts' dot
poison is, I guess und I pnt der
bottles mid der oder bottles. I put
some private mark on der bottles
mid der poison, und mein barkeeper und
meinself don't give dot to der customers.
Veil, der fellers come again Thursday
night. Mid a key der fellers unlocked
der door of mein basement, and shtole
der wine. Der fellers shtole four bottles
mit der poison, und ven der bottles is
drunk, vot dose some fellers vill get. I
half advertise dot wine so dot der liquor
dealers vill be careful so dot dey don't
buy er poison."
Then Mr. Peker resumed his chat with
his barkeeper and a customer as though
no vision of the possible death throes of
the thieves who stole his wine, or others
who may innocently buy it, disturbed
him. His barkeeper, however, showed
some uneasiiaas to what might follow,
should death result from drinking from
the poisoned bottles, and he asked
whether any punishment could be im
posed upon Mr. Peker for putting the
poison in the wine.
; England Fifty Years igo.
In those days there we.re no envelopes
for letters, and postage was calculate 1 by
distance; twopence in the Metropolitan
District, tenpence to York, one shilling
and twopence to Edinburgh, two shil
lings to John o' Groat's House, and
something almost prohibitive to the eon-
tinent of
Jburope. r ranks were in
great request, and members of both
Houses of Parliament were daily, if not
hourly, besieged by letter writers to
obtain the privilege of their names on
the corners of epistles, which would not
have been sent through the post at all
unless they could have been sent gratis.
When Sir Rowland Hill proposed his
scheme of a uniform rate of postage, he
was considered a daring revolutionist.
destined to ruin the country, even when
he fixed the rate temporarily at four-
pence. When, after a quiet interval, to
accustom the panio stricken publio to
the great change originally contem
plated, the rate was reduced to a penny,
elderly people held up their hands in
dismay and predicted the collapse, not
only of the poatomce, but of the Empire
of Great Britain. When I was a youth.
women wore patterns. Are such articles
ever seen in our day ? At that time it
was considered vulgar for a gentleman to
wear a cotton Bhirt or a silk hat. The
shirt of fine linen and the hat of bea
ver were de riaueur. Watches had
double cases, between the outer and in
ner of which it was the custom to insert
what were called watch-papers, on which
were printed or written text from scrip
ture, moral maxims, passages from the
poets, or tender love effusions purport
ing to be original. Still more recently.
and when in my prime, I remaAuber that
was considered contra dodos mores
and all the proprieties for a lady to ride
in a hansom cab, or for a gentleman to
smoke in a lady a presence; and
worse still, if possible, for a lady to be
seen in the street with a gentleman who
had pipe or a cigar in his mouth. I re
member and it is scarcely a memory of
older date than thirty years when a
gentleman in full dress was not com
pelled by fasliion to attire himself like
a clergyman or tavern waiter; when the
lasmonable evening dress was a blue
coat and gilt buttons and a colored or
embroidered vest, and when bright col
ors in the waistcoat were not considered
the exclusive right of the footman or the
costennonger. I remember, too, when
taaies were not ashamed to be economi
cal in their attire, and did not allow
their silks or satins to trail on the
ground, but wore their "gowns," as they
were called, of a length that just touched
their ankle, and allowed the dainty feet
ana a portion of the ankle to be seen.
This fashion pleased the gentlemen and
did no harm to the ladies, conduced
greatly to comfort in walking, besides
saving a considerable sum in the dress
maker's account.
Sleeping Cab Laundbt Bills. One
of the principal expenses of those prime
necessities of comfortable night travel
sleeping cars is the laundry bill. Even
here at Boston, says the Commercial
Bulletin, from which point only an aver-
. I f TA 1 1 1
oi auom nve or six jruiuuau wwir
ers are in regular operation, the monthly
wash list includes about 6000 pieces of
linen, and the bill is upward of 890.
fach car contains 24 berths, but nas a
total equipment of 100 sheets, 100 pillow
slips, 30 hand towels and 1 roller tow
els. The entire eauioment of the Pull
man Company in the matter of linen is
about J,UUU sheets, 4,uuu pmow Blips,
16.000 hand towels and 6000 roller towels.
The company also uses about 13,000
blankets. A sleeping car is entirely
cleaned out. and its linen seat to the
laundry as soon as it arrives at its desti
nation, and the companies have their
laundries at all the principal centers,
The Pullman Company also wash and
reiuvenate their blankets at proper in
tervals at tbe cities in which the division
headquarters are situated. Tbe W agner
Company, however, send theirs to be
cleansed at the mills in Pittsfleld. Mass,
where they were made. The total equip
ment of the Wagner Company is 4000
woolen blankets. 13.851 linen sheets. 12,
202 pillow slips, 5740 hand towels and
2347 roller towels. The aggregate ex
pense of keeping the bedding of the
Wagner Company clean amounts to be
tween saxij aim guwo g month, or o,
000 a year; that of the Pullman Com
pany to $9000 or $10,000 month. Yet
the cost of the laundry work is reduced
to tbe lowest possible point, bneets are
washed for a cent and a half apiece, and
pillow slips and towels for one cent each.
In addition to the other expenses, that
of providing the sleeping ears witn
combs, brushes, whisk brooms, feather
dusters, soap, and other accessories of
the toilet is not an insignificant one, and
is largely increased by the theft of these
articles Dy passengers.
aGEICULTERIL MATIF.B.
Potatoes. Potatoes s offer more
from weeds thaB any other crop. One
weed will take up and evamnLt. .
good deal of moisture from the soil
and rob the crop of what it trrpmlv
needs. This loss of moiBtore is not
often tbonght of in considering tho
effect of weeds, but it is very import
ant. When too late to be killd bv
cultivation the weeds should be hand
puued. -
Neglected Orchards. The abund
ant fruit crops of last year have had
the disastrous result of cansipg own
ers of orchards to neglect their trees
on account of the low prices for
which apples and other fruit has been
sold. This is, however, the worst
course to pursue as, for lack of a lit
tle care, fruit trees will soon produce .
only worm eaten and knotty apples,
and will become utterly worthies.
On the contrary, manure your trees,
destroy insects, and by careful thin
ning and selection you will be ena
bled to furnish such fine specimens
for the market as will readily com
mand good prices.
- 1Arbolic Acid for Trees. Tbe
New York Herald gives the following
result of its experiment with carbolic
acid as a destroyer of potato bugs
and other insects unfriendly to gar
deners: We have found upon trial
that crude carbolic in proportion of
two tablespoonfuls to a half pail of
water will kill the weeds in cardi
walks. Applv with s watering not.
It must not come in contact with
grass or flower borders. Weeds in
lawns, such as dandelions, daisies
and plantains, may be killed by hav
ing a drop or two of undiluted car
bolic or strong sulpherio acid poured
into the crown of the plant.
Currant Worm. The season is
now at hand when the current worm
makes his annual visit. To one pail-
ul of wood ashes add one quart each
of white hellebore and flour of sul
phur; mix thoroughly; apply by sift
ing on the bushes. I used nothing
else on my plantation of over two
acres last season, and want nothing
better. When the Wilson Albauy
strawberry is in full bloom, then
apply the codling moth bands to
your orchards. Our most careful
fruit growers think the praclico
pays. Examine the bands fort
nightly to destroy tho larva) of tbe
moth. Many growers use two bands
one near the branches, tbe other
near the root. They find that two
bands are a better protection than
one.
Protecting Grapes from Insects.
The Secretary of the Ohio State
Horticultural society recommends
covering the clusters of grapes to
protect them from rot and insects.
"Covering the fruit by .''slipping a
paper bag over each cluster alter the
riAFFlAa tra fr-.rmari ann lafrini. wv. t,
main till ripe is iountd a complete k
protection from rot if mi" j6lr0flr-
insects and birds. Tbe bags are
ikftaa tn Amnnn iaa ttw m. n .
size 6x9 inches, and costing about $2
per looo. 'i hey are fastened around,
the stem of the clusters with two
pins, of course allowing space for the
fruit to grow. One gentleman near
Cincinnati saves from 5000 to 7000
clusters per year in this way, largely
of Catawbas, and finds the quality
veiy superior The cost, including
labor, he estimates at only one third
of a cent per cluster."
Gapes in Chickens. The plan
given below has been mccessiully
used by us. We give it anew from
the pen of an English farmer: "I
have frequently lost large numbers
of chickens from gapes, and buve
oever until this spring been success
ful in curing them. About six or
seven weeks ago the old complaint
made its appearance in about thirty
chickens, some tbe size of pigeons
and others less. As an experiment I -
tried sulphur, commonly called flour
of brimstone, and salt namely, two
parts sulphur and one part salt, -mixed
with water to the consistency
of thick cream (it is best to use tho
finger in mixiDg, as sulphur will not
readily mix with water). 1 then ap
plied it with a feather from a fowl's
wing, dipping it in the mixture and
putting it down the chicken's throat
about three inches, worked tbe foath-
a... .. n nn.l - . a ( A . 1 AM AA . 1 A m A 1.
vr up auu uut u a itn biiuvo, vucu 1 -
lied some more in the same way.
soon found they were much better.
and repeated the operation three or .
four timcs.two or three days between
each application. They are now
all cured and doing well. I have
not lost one, although some of them
were very bad indeed wben the rem
edy was first applied. I may add
that the feather requires to have
about half of the broad side clipped
off, or it would be too large for tho
purpose required.
The Fotato Beetle. There is
danger that the slow progress of tho
potato beetle this season will make
farmers careless, and if hot weather
and busy times in haying and har
vesting come together tbe crop will
be lost, sometimes in a single day.
T l T n i AAA MAAAAM W K T J1 AH
IU1B 19 UUQ ftVAOuu n u r a. .civ utl
hand picking. It has proved with me
less troublo than using Paris green.
and I am sure that while 1 can keep
tbe bugs down 1 am sate from ntter
destruction of the crop. We cannot
kill the old beetles with poison, as
they seldom eat anything. Wbilo
the plants aro young, and there are
only old beetles, it is very easy to- :
keep the vines clear by hand picking,
though repeated operations are
needed. In tho garden paicn ana
for ail early planted potatoes it is
best to go over the vines every other
day until the middle of June. After
that they will need little or no care.
Late planted potatoes can be entirely
freed from beetles by two or three
thorough pickings while the plants
are young. The entire secret of
success in fighting the potato beetlo
is thorough work from the very first.
The above from the Country Gentle
man. We would suggest that whero
hand picking is resorted to the per
sonal supervision of the owner will
be required. In our own experie.uco
we have found that persons cm
ployed to clear a field of potato bugs
are apt to be very careless. An old
Irish gardener, who cleared a two
acre foVwitb suspicious celeritVj was
found, upon inquiry, to have gone
between the ; rows with a tcaty
branch and knocked them off. If the
eggs are careiully searched for bat
few of the ycuDg bugs will make
J their appearance.
Al