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JJ Jblie3i)f tinmerous Feleral soldiers, . that had has tily bevn Intel red there. , .1 had fwith me nljr iiiflcien numl)r of men of my company t propeiy guard and car for the uie.-ins of truns poVUttion, and other 6kvernn)i'tt;prpperty for ' whicUI was. resporisile,' and wdsf autjioiued to procure pie services of civilian employees, to per form Uw4iianirliate vvork incident) to this pre luatnreresiirreQtiori.' , iSldiei;six.atnrally"(bject to snub oqupntion ; bnt with : Unelo, Sani's yuwlersor:-cisht; I had no , difficulty n obt;iin ing, in a short time, as 'funny. Inhorers anilcar jH.nters as I wished, such was the.j scarcity of gi'eenlKiclis in this, but lately 'war-mraged sec tion. 1V the 0rirp?nU!r3 was assigned the man uf ict me of coffins or j boxes; and an elderly niKn rtnd hlsswn had been engaged for the? pur iloe, iniy the fornierj of wfiom I Imd seen. J'hMr-workeT 'In an ohUdcseited. stAblii'ne.-ir thernilrojult iind here, too, when, ready, the Ijjoxes with their frail contents were stored to ' await transposition. .,This building was at l:ist half a niie " from the' ' impromptu' burial ground, within a few; hundred yards of whit h were the mins o what had ' Ixn , once a haud sme Southern mansion, with jwide, 'encircling ' jveraiMrahs. tthat had subsequently 'served as a hospital. .'and the only resjelctable rwini of wiiicii A now Kvupieu uiit-iioilses aim lences hal btin destroyed, liy seveVe skirmishes that ' capture of L - - ami i fritut'd or fins 'during the ensuetl here lnMore the s consiil Table quantities of stores. " This little yillaje4 but one or , two miles 'distant was hidden by a partly burnt d altotjctlrer, a forest anV art aspiring hill; fceiio of greater'drcariricss andj gloom, only re lieved by the white canvass tents occupied by my men. can scarcely be .imagined. The eom pletc destruction that had followed the occupa tion of this point .by one or the other army, was too recent to be easily disguised, ihduglf Nature had done her IhjsI. ' )'..." 1, fit Was the night after! my arrival, and Ixuhg fatigtied.JJ Imd retired early, but not to fcloep. I haI pon-hnsed html Kjf r from the news lwy of Uie departing train, and by the dim light of x candle was attempting to md, strotch rd upon nij camp-mattress. The first tiling ed to my improvised bed-chamber, secured the windows and doors as well as possible, and the nightpassed without further incident. 'I slept soqndly after my ; previous excitement and pro longed fwatching. In the morning, . I made irjany but unavailing inquiries concerning the disturber' of my jpeace and slumbers j and in thear prosecution!. Wandered to the graVryard. where the Work or disinterring the poor fellows, who " ! ; ;- ' '- ' ' 1 ' ' " Seeking flie bubble, rtputatlon,- ; Erjes; ia the cannon's ntouth,r :v, ' had .left their bones to bleach nTd moulder- in a foreign soil, was jrapidly progressing. ; Here I remained until eVening, not because of the at tractions of this,- as ''Mai k Taplcy says of grave-' digging. 7 good, dump, woijmy sort of business but only that I haI nothing else to do. A skel eton hot 'imfreqncntly bocsime dUmombered, from the effof tsnvade to f-ieilitate its unearth- ing by those who brefeired to pull rather than dig and I found j that my Guorgfems needed Watching.) More jthan' once did I ( discover n xxr devil about being transported with some body ielse1 leg. ! or perhaps i an ' awn-! hastily palmed uff upon njy. credulous nnd iihsuspcctig sergeant, as a not tinusnal means of hicpniotion, -ami placed where jd'stmy leg should have been, Somewhat tired from the rouisual'aetivlty of the' day, after eating n light supper, I Retired and slept very soundly for--it seemed to mo when I awoko iuany h urs; So -surprised was I to find myself in entiro darkness, anticipating as I did,, lu-oad d-.iylight, that.. I reached" for my rough orershirt. lit ..trie pockets, of which, as 1 wore no vest, .and fepldier's trousers without fob, I usually kept my watch,' with the intention of TiiK WpnrJ. r . i i i. . tickyl . v," ; TH DEAD DP 1875. TABLE 8IIOWTXQ. KXt!', ANt ATE OF DEATH OF NOTED rOPLE TlIKO.UGIIOUl .'':Afcnihall. W: ir-JanoaTrl 18 Aclnird, Lonis. author PUv Atircli 1 27. jAst(.r. W B-November 24. . - Bramlette, T , E. ' ex-Governor Kent LouisVillo January 12. IV" ' r' ! Jt"' ! Buckingham, W A., px-Spnatpr Norwich; Febroary.l: r ' ; ", '-'rt t":'!, "IV " ; r Bennett, 'William Fnrndale,:composef lion don, FebrnarT T.,"' ."- ' T ' i" "'V ' : Bell.' Charles. JlcaY-A imrral-New Brnhs wick, N. J., Fcbmary-l9: f ' ' ' " Bnffintii,-JamesM C.; Mass,-Fbbr uary. 7. 'Batewiah, I ILondon, March 221., "". , , B3'ant, Dani comedian April j , i Brunow. Baipn Vin April J3. , i ' ' Breckenridge, J. C. ex-Sonator May 7 v? 1 ? Briffht. Jesse D .Indiana May" 20. Blair; F V..'Sr'.StA LonK Jnly 8. .7 striking a ,njateh aotl ascurt.-thiins;: the - hour. Surprised at not finding, it there. I was at once thovoughly. awakened; and somwhat alarmtnt at the distsovery, IjThe watch 'was a souvenir of a dear friend, the gift of a vanished hand, and apart from its intrinsic merits and value, I prized it bn this account and for its many years of service and companionships I searched the ile pockets of my jtHiUseft as they hung njalnt the wall, tliosij of my blouse, and then about tlie room with a. lighted candle but without avail. Suddeulythe thought struck me that I had left it in oncof the coffins at the grave-yard; for I distinctly' remembered that while in a s'oopiag position' Examining th"se and their contents, it had several times slipped; from my lioelef and fallea'tho lefigth f Uie ciUird into uie ixtx. jl.. nw -nor- nesiuite' w itrnw on mri snppi-s,; uirnw ataie oyer my slioatdors and thus attlml, with inly! shirt and drawers iMMieath, to set oiit far: the graveyard. The niht was warm but dark; so I provided my self with candle and matches. I felt that with early morning thfr Workmen Would be ujkii Die sjjtit, and the recovery of my watch, :f found by r them, very improbable! t ! ' ! . ! ArriTinjr at my jdestination, I removed the large stones that Imd temporarily secftred tlie lid ' of the last'., filled box! 'and with .-light-' ed .c:indle groped nmf looked among j its skele ton contents for the losi watclu A sudden'gnst of wind, to which iiiy change 'of position ex posed the flickering llanie, extinguished it; and having niisIaitUmy .liox ' if matches-when I first struck a. light I continued mv searclt in the dark. 1 In my anxiety to obtain" tlie watch, the liorribie : neecsMty of gmspinor thus with naked hands aiuong thoscattered btn,iS 5)f these dead comradesj hat not enteretl my" brain.) In tlie gradual illumination of the recumbent and jsirtly dismembTeI " skeleton, as: my candle caught flame from the match and brightened, ( had seen nothing to alarm me,! althbitgli when I uscovereii a ioz;n yawning graves at my feet. tfuil canght my eye. already eager for an.Y-Jld-J.I)ej!e and tltere "",,t"","!.tr.Tnri Prntrnilipw n-trt ICS minute account of Uie murder of :i whole fami ly, by a "member - of the same family, who had long been insane but (thought!, too imbecile to da harm, This, accorint,, horrible as wcie its . details,- possessed a most-singular and painful fascination for rue.-- 1 know not to what child ish fright or fancy I am indebt-d for niy intense fear of a maniac ; but it has been conspicuous in me, from earliest recolleCion. This infinenc was so strongly Upon fuc.as. I laid .aside, my DMjerthafc for t several hours I was unable -to sleep. atd firiallyr only (r'om slieer physical -x-. Imustion. passed into a 'fitful arid restless slum ber from winch "I was awakened by, a noise, that appeared jib proceed frofnjn wlndow;.oppo-' site to. and across, thej ehamber from me. Its i siish did notcojitain a single pane of glass, and tlie ight .'of a rlsiig moon was .djriily reflected thrpugb.iinto tiiepaierwise darkened Toom. Xwi'is setting, up iu'lijed. niy revolver inJhanil, and was about; to lyi down again, when il saw H head covered by a slouvh ,list Warily inserted through "0ip broken 'sasli, 'and while, the out lines of ajvap were distinct, tTie' face'was in'his . shaflow". . 1 Alt 'lliat J.e V:is peering' aroujid the room. 'In another second; the head was with drawn, and tlie man disappchrdd, and I was just about ttov.JispsPt ?gV9,?th;,w)'R!owv when X ";: Blnney; Horaco--May 12- i 1 BrcgentokU Count Molko--October 1.. : y -Botehm, Rov Father (MetMoiUst,; eQten'i -a Deeember28. ''I'M ;! n.';"..' f Collins. GO.'. teaTOerch-iiit tebiurary 11. . -i Coiiway, M- nctress Brooklyn, April 28. - . ;' . , ' :.- ; Charlick, Oliver, politician-Flushing, April 80.-- .'-' -k if v'.l. '-'-; Cairnes. J E, cconomist-v-Jnlv 7. ..i.r , Hiannfrpl: RV. Ath:in:t-M JuW 23. , Tli-tiW. S fi. hlsi'torl.-lii-i-Iloston. June 14. '! a Do CamKAdmiral-Jnne 24;' v j ' '' ! Drake? Cdmmander.'A J A ogtist 4. 1 i , J ' K-vton, J p; painters-New York, Tebruary 7. Ew:ild, It G. A, historian May 5. - ' ' Fraiiklin,' Lady Jane-Jniy 13. ' ? i' "",,J "' Finney, ReV. CMias. G-Obcrlin, Call. August 16. v, j ,' , - I-! .. -j: ! . . Ferry, O. S. Scnntor-Xaveiubor 21, r. Frederict William,, Elector ;or Ilesse Jan-; uarv 7,- ' , , . j ! ' 1,'; ' '; , Field, Maunsell, B January 23. , Ferdinand of Austria, ex-Emperor June 2t).' Grant, Sir John Hopn London, March'. ' ' Gorim, Sir William, Constable of the Tower, -Idtrch 15. ; .,' : s -j : Hardin; l Judge M R Louisville, ; Ky , Janur ary-S.i' v;',; . --f - : ' -; - j n j ;.. , , Hays, Brigadier-General' William Boston, Tl . rr ... . ..... i . ; xewuJirT 4., i : i i i j II.. " O - Ml n T"-. . I . 1 O Weather. notion that the moon exerts 'an Influence KiTlie l the wfatber is so doe il v. rootad thia i noU- wUlwtaading : H ilte iUckj which liavn boonr made tagnitist jt since metporplngy bns, een seriously studie it continues to retiun iis bold, PPtn us. And Vet thera never was a bbiitll.tr Buwrstltlorl niornttrt-lr wtthoitt lisU iiuin ibis.) 'one, u uio nuKin did fcallvr nossesf a&T powJr over tbo weiitljcrj that power cttuld pnly ba ox Brtsed in one of ...three ways by, reflection tf t1o!8uns rays. by! atttVctlon.' pr'by eruenatton. No other fonn of action is tJoficcItablo. Now5,' na tlw brightest IlgtitW t 'a full moon is 4qu:ain intuifshy. orjqpantity : U that.wkh U reflected towards tvs by a, white cloud on a,om Bier day, it caasccrcely' bo prctcnilctl.lhat wcatli-. vr Irnffectcd, by fcuh ii caaso: 'That the" moon 'doc ntt exert aarttctiow Imv w is tnani fost-w Its working in -ibolitlus UiU. ihoHgU i; Via. no Jnrr-fvtvrvti!r. it i mot iinlitilv llmt it can t!o saiiQ to(air, fo the'; speclpe grsivity.ofj the atmosphere is so1 smalt that-' there is nothing to Ah Le altrkelAli'' LnplncfG rtilculiW, Indeed; that Jh(i jnint turret Ion of tlie'ttUi aiid moon togCtli er bpttkk not stiv Uiejituiosjphcro . at a iqickcr. itt,thn firo Jipntes a Ayu IllTr cma r,l:. ....f'- mir ..rd.r.iii h-i Kvtr! been di- VmfffWitiv-rjriTrt fitflTTerfCTj prnimcrd'ny 'Hv phses-bf the moon is therefore based on' no rccogiflKiiblc r cause wuatevcr, . i; uitiici more. it is, now distinctly-shown lliat no variations at all real lj-occur .In-wcithcr" at Iho clianjres'of quarter, any more than n't other ordinary times. Slice the estabiUhaient of niotooro) ogical sta tlnS all over the earth, it ias .been proved by millions of olwervatons that there is hoimul thheousness whatever between tho j supseit cause and the supposed efiect. Tlie wliqjo-story Is n finT tsinxrsllUjrt. whicli Imw 1)0ctj landeii iniwn to us uncontrolled. nni iwiifcu we lave accepted as true , because our forefathers lelieved it. Tho-'moort exercises no more in fill ejice ; on, weather' than herings do on, thy Gd ernment of SyriUerland. lihtckwood. ti i !o; -a .i . t .... K t I iieips, cur ivruiur iuruii f.j. Hays, W. J., animal: minter March 15. . Hickman, John, ex-M . C Westchester, Pa., March .25. r , " : i i '' Harper. Jolinl publisher April 22. t , Head, Sir F. B., anthm .July 30; Mi t-M . r . Hamilton,' General Alcxanler New York, Ansnst 2. " ,- t:.:l7-:V w Hudson, Frederick, journalist Noarrraber 2U Jarnac, Count du, .f iciicu ani')as"sa,dor Lon don March 22. r- " , .'''.,.'";' '' Johnson. Andrew, cx-President-July 31.' ' Kingsley. Charles, author-fLondoh, Jan. 4 Iedru Holliii, Alex.'Aug ; lawycar iind States man Paris, January 3. '.' j .! ' I " . ' lAJvy.-'.AIichacl, publisher Paris'May 5." Iococ-k, Sir Charles, physician Jiilyr23. ' Motley, Mrs. John Lotiup LondouJanu ary 3. . x , ..'!- 1 Jliller. J." F.. u.inter Paris, January 20. ; ' Matliieu, C LM.,' astronomer March 7. Mitchel. Jno Maivh20. N - - ' ' Motlena. Francis. Doku of November 21. - Oslmro, Adm. SlMndd .M-iy 6." ':. ' . '. Pereire, Emil. financier January 7. . Pickersgill. II W piilnter April 22.- tQSlffli Kit li U 1IiiiIhmKiSi heard cautious -iJiicrajm.isvaiiaDie ireau :oi mw on aProseiiiBS.; Aiiaa' jnov tnouolii ot scunnir either dtaif. and before II was sufficiently col ected frVtfuirw' surprise ccasionHl by this in ,rusKn. t qo sb, a AikkI of moonlight from a new source almost dazzled mo for an 'instant, trid was theiv bb.4ired;5Bab in that moment, m tlie; bright lisickgrmnd: of both open door- ways-in aiilireet. line vitb-the moon, scarcely above tlie:hrizfm Itbart.ateognized-iny pre- .yioojf iifttriUunvnti the-" window.- As I the door closed lie vknjshed for a moment inbi .1hj (svc peedmg 'darithess but' I ktiew hewa$ Jn the room.'- Indeed; I slioultl havsSett his pre.H'nce, had I nbticaii.bimienter'.aiid Dow though conscioiw that he irnsT absent from my iJiysical sight, his outlines-, were usTdistinct upon my brain as thoiigh seen; in broad ,d.tylight-i j , . , '"' ."'It'tnnst.'be eonsKlered- that4 thi vui an en tirelv desertl sixr.-' Save the men of myoWn party .aadne'of" 'ttem I should have recog nlecd I lnvl'seeh no one near; -it: Moreover, ito . mind -natprally imaginative and prone to J absurd fancies; the evening's sensational read ing and subsequent 1 disturbed sleep had proved far from scthing'.' VL'rhe figure of the man, as " depicted in my' mind, "became 'one with that "of my ey6 as it grewaccusomed to the dalrkliess, am he cohimeheco! f to' 'niove ;ckuti6nsly hboot the .room, and to examine the clothing which -htmr ngaf ustUre 1 wall: - tjtieTrti i " . them,-with ho".lovjeyes" and' smooth! shining pate grinning horribly at. me, thischarnel house scene was too hiueously suggestive not to'pro duce a! m-MueiitArv efiect, j IVovoked t at I nit -fears I had but' realized their'absurdity and dis missed the matter from my mind, when jthey returned in renewed strength but different in character. .Indeedij I was distinctly consi-ions ol the1 presence of a' socoml and unknown party, and experienced Tot tho first time since child hood, the tH-culiar sensation that is -then! not unh'equently felt when passing iip or down a dark staircase ,r cjosetJ But it wasoot lonsr in assuming more definite and tangible propor tions, for before I had timo to lmik to the rear,' nspally the supposed objective ixint. 1h all cuch fancied attacks I plainly and unjiustaka lly heard .a soft stp' -upon the tnrf pear ma,; iind a- moment iiftef the "confused and -horrible muttering of the preceding1 night; It did hot need the darkness nor my Ningnlar psition and suiTonndings to make me feel that " slow tbnch of a frozen finger tfacing'out my spine," soi sig nificant 'of intense! fright. ( Tlie maniac for snch indeel he was had evidently been wan-. clering l iv the Jiefghijorliood and had discover ed the manentary illumination prolueiH.l by tho' now extinguished candle, for tceasing; his idiotic chattering he betrayed a partial cotj sciousness pf my occupation,; by inqairingliri a tone" bf appaient sanity, ' Shaking Vn npi are yon?'?' I Despite my prevjous agitation,!! the question appeared. so ludicrous, that reassured hy it and his quietivoice and manner, I; instinct lvelyi mumbl;d an incoherent ieplyi.that he seemnl.to interpret as an express desire iinon my piirt, that iiu shoukl accompany me to mi o,aarrn, wmuier j no uuiTiea mo witli Jon strides, holding my arm and affectioiiately ad" dressing mu at times, -as ., Griffin" somo fnn ciod name. r erltaps lingeriiig thmigh mista ken gleam of memory.) The few hundred yards we liati to traverse, assumed, to my distortec braiii the proportions of the cartli's circumfer eneej nnd an eternity seemed to have: elapsed befbiv we reached camp. . " In his condition t,hen I no longer feared him, though I did the recurt Quinet. Edgar. Frem-h Idstorian March 28. Rolierts. Bishop J W LilH-ria. March 7. - Ileade. Winwixnl. traveler April 27 i , ' Remusat, Chas. dc. author Paris. June 6; RaWn. W (J pretidejit Bank of California August 27.' I " j ' '. Richardson, W ,A 'ex-St-natoj Illinois, De cember 28.' , " . ' ' j . y ' St. Leinards; Lord, chancellor England, January 20. ! -.; - - - , Smith. Gerritt March 6. : ' - Selwyn, Rev..Wm. April 2 !. . Mnger.. Isaac iuerriti, inventor .Jiuy 2J.-- - Sic war tw Sir Houston, admiral Dccemljor 21. . . '-..". - " Toung tdu, emperor pf Chiua January 12.'- Thomas Ixrenzo, ad interim secretary o war March 2. . . I . - . . Tiaibs. John, author London. Man-li' 5.-'- Thomas, Ricliai-d.- ('.'Mini', iuoiia,") Feder al fov M:irvlaud. March '24. t . -I " llwiuipson, Mortimer ,(,"l-)pestieks, author j.aneo.'- .:A .... c . . , ... . .nTliirwall. BishopJuly 27.- . . ' ' ; VtKiih-utt, Jutlge lewis 1 heptemher 10.' (- t . Wilson, - Ileury, , .Vice-President November,, Wheatstone, C F fdectrfcian- October 20. - Zetlerstedt, J .Wwudisli naturalist Janai- ry 4.'ii:.'..ai'...-:.-i-.(-.!:;:; .( v...i- :).,; ; - Wicftolas W Wooilha, a prominent lawyer Aslievillo, N. O. ; ' : ; ! ii.' : -. - . .5. Gorrell.-Ralphv lawyer Greensboro. N. C. Col Thomas li.-uidotpli..gr;iud.sou f Thomas Jefferson, and autlior of his., "Life," RichmoiHl, Va October.: -Ji r , - ' --"-i.h r f .' . ':- - Dr. Wm. H Mekee.i distinguishwl physioian. agMl 60, at IL-iWiglMN.-C. j" .s j .-- Prof. S J Stephens of JPeaco Institute. Ral eigh'.5? ?i I ' -rL- j.J i'.'.. i ,,L ."(' Rev.- Daniel Dpub," Forsylh countywagiHl Mrs. B. Mendenhatl, wife of Cyrus iP. Me,n denhall. M;vo of OrecmOVirrrJ N1 fTnl v " ensboro. cnattssiijnnh ' n .. Cutting Down thp .Ajfrny Sarlea.' ThA Post '''Otftie FraitdtK 1 lYexentThe. Cuba Sttoar qnd Tobuo Crop tee.' bo .prppaml v bill., wtucii .po. 7mtK bowi. re'mlaUnir Uio. pat of om . ' .The1' American' Flag. Tho flag unfurled at Cambridge. las.j on January 1, 176, by the cnmmamlcr-n-chief o the couaiial army, was-not spangle.! p ilU stars. tt consisted of thirteen alternale r.cHl md white stripes, ititii Uie British cmhletuii of Uie. crosses of St. Gcorgo of EngUnd and ScAwdrvw of Scotland emblazoned, '.toil tin) .-VIuo: canton. .ip phtteof.tlie star,' which :now shin4 .TtitU. so much lustre. Tho flag was first thrown to the breezo on the second day of January.! 1776,'one hundred years Sign. The - first legislation ' by Congress in relation to a flag' for tlid UidttHl States was on Juno 14,- 1777. nndnn oflicial declaration that it should consist of thirteen al ternate red and white strliios. and thirteen stars on a white nnd blue field the. union represent ing thu thirteen late colonies. This flag is Said to have been nrst hoisted by tho erratic and gallant John Panl Jones, on hi shlpj tint Ran ger. Capt. Samuel C. 'Idfjl, or nr infant nt vv. first recomm nded to Conrres tlut :uloiAion of our present flag,. January 2. 1317, Which was finally acted upon by Congress. April 4, 1818. 1 he designer fixed tho mimicr or -strirx-s at thirteen, and tho arningeraent of thoistars into, ono largo star, a pew star to be adiled on the fourth of July succeeding the aumission of a Suite into the Union. -Congress formally adopt ed Recti's' suggestion, but left tbo stellar ar rangement out nf Ukj .resolution. However, the sturs and 8trla-s wrre hoist ml by tho Presi dent on Uio 13th of Arril. 1818. on the Capitol. JYi i'"'VlL,"lY IrV rMtborftvhnftwn 'th ytwrs. parvifiit :iuu-cangl .in one Lirizw mtr, white IntCftijaiinj the. Uovernnient, unming '' WittrfX3-rt5.'1?Jah.'" 25. General Banning, tho CJwtrmartof ,Um Ilonsb MUiUvry ComruiV wiu intro ccrs of the ! 1.1- army.. wwcii. u Wv.? a-saving" pr'rroTir ow,wu 'io- wwyw jiw nm nnim by profUVwte first tlh:t oflicbn lnc on ac tfto dnty.ibanareeioVB only, Uielr w proper, all nllowncca.being cut off; second, that they HkiII recieve qna'rters',' fuel and ' foMge ; "only In kind, i. e-. they shall not rccie Vein faioneycom lnutalWn for Ihcio . allowahces f whoa: hey xIq hot aotuojly 4ied.'lna. pnd.'!hL7heVr M1, w-te oaaclivt duty orrut: third, oSiccra deUile(I from rcglmeo'tTfo stsiff 'duty, shall receive the hnl"rnrfnjg faiUin juawnl'VwkTiot that of their st:iffank;i Untler UusproviUon Liepton antFml Grant, whoso staff; jrapk v is,4.h:4jQl' Llfnrtcnant (ndoriel. will only recelye-pny as a First Licutentl TIio bilt 1s very-comprehensive, and applies ta general -officers as well as thoe of lower grades'.' Thus! Gen-. Slierman'a pay wonld be reduced mm $18,000, to $15,000; Sheridan's frm 15,000 to 1 1,000.; M:nor Gen erals from S9.G0O to S5.500; BHgadicr Generals lcom $7,500 to $5,000.; . " ' .Mr. Stone, of Miasouvi, wlto unsriecossfnlly chdeavoi-cd last tyioter to sepuro ai thorough in- vestijpiUon Pf alleged .fraOds in the jostoffice UejKirtment, lias pre jxared a st of resolutions to this end. to be offered to-morrow.1 1 It is said that Jewell.' wIkv is smarting itnder the action of Uio Presnlcnt in imttingaa nd to tho invesr tigtUlotis set oi foot by . him. has rbecn actively ly aiding. Mf. Stone in' Qollcting fjvcts. " " . Notwithstanding impressions to the contrary. g;uncd by dispatches1 from hero. ?b is ovitlent that there will bon PirlfT.biil for a month to come. ' Tho copimittoe of wayi nnd jneans lias not as ycL touched for consideration any.bilj re latinz in the remotest decree' to tariff or taxes.- Tho members liaVe nnanimbdsly iigriwtl, with out regard to-iporry'or' fiiinnc;ui ppinions. to waif untiUtlt?; ooianiittceqr appropi-iatioris si iall hare Liken action o' a ital ,apropria tin' bifl.:; Tlieri theyj pr64 to1 rtnstdrtlj bills before thent lrf a 'general 11. aiKl"iilso' to t:iko into consideration tho question of sulxirdi- nating all ptlunr, measures to lie VkmI propo tiition of susjiending Umj sinking fund. ' . The Government printer, AM'. Clapp; i to aprHir before tlie Hons Committee o Prlnt- will bf 1k.2UO to ascertain IvnYjlar, the Uovern-, meat Prjntiug offiet Uis , Uocn justsil as" si politi cal machine. ,Thu resolution jnfli'red by lion. S. S". Cox on this irliject is vert well in its Way; but tlie re i another and morel important poiut that 'nerds Attention. At present all Uie Blank, books, blanks. , S:o.. fr every) Custom Houses Marine Hospital. lt Oflicc. &CU are" printed. and manufactured In Washington It lsJapa bJc of proof that1 all (this work ibnn ho dutiu clieaiier in thu. citiis where ufed! than is now diar(sl for it at the Government office. In ad dition there is tin cost oi ireirL U ueiu! ami tho interiniuobie vxjrnst or lul i'o . ro tiipo machinery to bo ad.lcij agalnsUho, Govern ment workbhopi.. , , j n naval flags they are"scl in Kxralletlines.! It U to ho regretted that so little is knokvn of the . r . u i J !.. L. iiisun-jr in iiiy nannyr now-nwn. or niriier thai so much of its origin is involvcil in bbscuritv ; ( . . i . - . How Greenlanders Dress. A corrcsjxndent with the late JunlaLi exjx: ditiori says of the Greenlanders, that. 'to one ig norant of their style of drns., and thiV similari ty of tho dress of both sexes, it would b s difH cidt to distinguish the man frm tlid woman I he luau combs Ins hair straight down and over ins loceiieao. oniy jwrting it sutiicictilly to ena ble' him to .see ilirectlv ahead of Iiiiu.jwhllo the womaa combs her hfur In a long pl.lit.'forniing it into a knot on the top of the he.-uj - which is eleyaU-d aboiit four inclvs from the scalp, jam! tied 'with a strip of riblxin. . either of a. IJiwk, blue pr red ccdor Uie widiw leingdi&tingiiih ed by the btick ribbon,, the wife bvi the blue, and tlie maiden by the redVone. Tiieireom- ple'xicais coppery, like that of the Ihijian. their hair black and .their nose llat, while tlu-ir cheek- Ikih:s an-broad -and promiuelit. 'nearly hidin the ii'aal apjx-iulagc when the profile' present ed. (The keiie.tah, or jnmiMa'. with hood nttach- Pient. wrn by liolh, sexes, the ImmhI of the wo, iiiailx-ing made larger. iu which "to Scarry the young IkiIh. is sealskin with, triuiniiigs of di-skin. 'flu pantaloons and bin its. are also wo?n by'ilHth seXes, thoe of tlie vvouicn bejng, in host Ciises, -very! id at n irately ami (irtisi:ally trli ined. The panUrMns of tbe'.wpmvn re.-uh on a to the knee, while Ihc hoofs, 'made of fine- ty tinned soalskini nicely criiiiM:i' yipd sewcit wilii the'slnwws of lltu deer, nfakes tjueui'.)opk' coti t orullK. . i " - 11, revolerii gxsTOc-it; morefiriuly as I watclie!; hW everts moyeWeet. and' t idid jnot speaki be-' ibausl cfria ciiKlciilency 'to:w.'J He amjredtoiliavf gyt fk'ftnjte designs -as. he movVd rtetryNrom'portrt to K)inttbiit in3 ently iiamng1acluivifiHed me with agno mi6Uiinl-ib:iUAJn-ul.oWU rect)gaua- .ed. whejj lie geared thewiiidownd inits in cteasftliglre t;drn?dMirt MinteHaaee" towards- me. .Thqtpjm nu Awwng tjiat wiw ( ana senslessWAf: butlMil PfloabtetflRe feseae of a mauliMjin .juy, cponv that peculiarly ! low and at times alnvosti i Ineoltevvt j muttering, which now; nnd then bioko into a sound pain fully resembling the i cooing' of a 'dove,; and have ThTttfnlly electrtfled aid with 'that i TesW which I have said was iincontjrplhible.Y I had no desire, to WlJjUpcKit creature;, and liad I Attempted his destruction, my hand would have ConUnuing, tls ( rautUriftSiJ which Urillod ence of his insanity ;! and with - an apparent riivmatton ol my intention it returned, violently uimipe9tvf(.itsell as 1 turned him. over to my sergeant ana euaro , wiin caohi-oH h ;mniL diately resumed his muttcrm. returned-ta.. bed but not to sleep, and : the neit uiimrt..Bi found the lost watch; in the? buckskin pistol pocket of my trpusers, where I had . placed it for safety, had forgotten the cpounisLance and hiid piissed it in ray search, r The maniac prov ed t bo the son of the old carpenter, who hum bly apologizing for the disturbance, irrfprrfled wejtJaL though Liasape. and .JiUiTOsai-yiQient jfrpui his ..birth,, he.mid txtnght hipi his .trade aod "Jas. T Morchead, btwyer,' 7ft'at.Gre KC-Jnly 4i- ' ' 1t .-f-;.! . " ' Hon, Bmion Crnlg0, px-nierhber of Congress, at Salisbury, N CI ngetF 66 Dc. 2.-- r James A Wll.iiatns. juniiir editor of tho Wil son, Advance, ayoune man 6f much ' nmlabilltv I nml rnthllfM'l nM.itiisii rr...l 09 . V?ll ' -k ofJrt. ??U?-Govcrnor, ex-U. S born in North Carolina, a died tit SaratPgaiN. y., uged.L mn?-!P',n ever Sod oa.ajPertiUzer. j7 . Turing, Uc iast ye:ir I; made a limited ex periment in Uio bsu of grsiss as a fertilizer It ' : was desiroif to plant a recc of worn out land h cabbage. .Howe in:ule ajanra waa pxhaust ed. arid it wa; dWitful whetlier, comniarcial fertilisers. woiUIiiy on land so utterly def titute 05 humus nnd all other cirljonaceoul matter " Furrows were opened foii'r Teet apart with a ono horse turn pkntgli; Which was -ran twice each " way..opcHlng:toatdpth;aod width of about ton Vina.; 4io luajumcs. wero rnortni 1.. wild grass soL which were LiLcn tin vtM. spajlc of h width'!to snlt 'tlre furrowsPand of ucu icnin its . uio sint -woald ailawi Tbesa wero tiikruetl botluai iibwrJ In t tLn r which were then filled full of looso earth wiUa '7' 1WT "c irst rain the plants which Wo: of ?ood slx: vi-n- ,iiKKi. .1 . .. . ' " , , . " iiuu uio iroso einn. ' "no roots rcnchinir down t.Tiii- w j. days, ami tlw result was such a . croi of cabba ges as I have. never, scon produced cxtept in a' , sal in a Mgh'stit pf fertnity prcrtlonsry, or MadwforhtfTeltpYrfhy- Teryllberal ? . applicathni of fcrtiUzersw Tim sod was a sourco ' ' of both moisture and fertility, and maintained a -tliriftincss in the pl.-uits during a drouth, which seriously anccted adjoining crops. Plantation. - 1 . ir . . The . Uses of CharcoaL 1 By keeping cliarcoa! in a hog pen there' will bo but little odor or disagreeable smeir'snctfa Is usual. Tlie hbg appear to thrive better aod: faster than in a strong-smclung sty. They will consume fluite a, qnanUty. which undoubtedly . does UieDp good. Some 'should be powdered ' and some left In chunks ; the powdered absorbs the wet, and the hogs will cat tho stumps a' . they dossil it. ; Tho rehtso makes a most cx- : i11ent manure for oniops or any vegetables, . , By putting a small quantity in tho horse stabht every day under the' horse it will absorb the- wet, and keep tho st-ibfo perfectly . sweet -and wholesome. A 9 it is removed from Uie stable. keep it under &help:r, dry it and sow- it on tlvo: meadows; the incre;tsein tho crop will pay tor the trouble." Cow stables will Teceivo the same ',. benefit and proilnco the same results.; It is al so invaluable in tlio; fioultry- hoie in kecpiii it wlwdcsome for tho fowls, and making a most valuable manure. Tlie fowls will .consume nt :irt "of it; and are not so liable to disease. '. It is ' alsoi.vcry desirable in the sheep pens or! yarils.''. By putting a bnshul or s of- tho, powdered , charcoal down tho watef. closet, it will remove Uie disagreeable snitll which generally attends such place, and will obviate. the great olyec-r tion there is to cleaning tbcni out. When char? coal Is "Mwden d and 11 little dropiel into A xitjito hill whep planted,' it will double tho . crop, and will improve the duality beyond ex-' peetation. An objection to it is that it is Mack and will blacken any person that handles it. I hare powdered it by by pounding it I 011 Uio barn flior. and .also by putting it through an old cider, mill, but it U undoubtedly dirty work any way you' can" fix it. But -he that wool t catch firth nr.i st 'not' mind getting wet."" Cor, Country Gentlcmtn. : . : A Word With Those Who Till .the Soil The life of tho'country is in thu soil. On Uio ' farm are born many of the sons who make onr" ' , .j ...m. At i . . . 'n. biHrinuiu umi n mA MUi -v a- 1 i a .Fiiirv t ihii i o virr r 1 1 . WASHINGTON, .fall. Z-. " .T - r , l,'M4lKWls Having so mi that '-I tttm m m 1 prcsei ntfed'liy51r:S.rgeut.jigBt't by t: 1 Peas Three Thousand Years .Old.' J In the conrso of. late vxpJo'niUon 111 tho an- CM'nt ruins of Kgypt, Geu. . Anderson. iuijEn-' liafi traveler, fiaind, inclosed In a sarcoiihagus .-. 1 . . . if-s,Kui a 111U1111113-, a lew o:ry peas, .wiucp tu pre served iciirefully. amf on "hi. return to Great BriUiin, planted in ther'a h soil of tho islam! of ifuvinscjr. oiu Minis geriuinateti,, ana 1 soon twt liulo plants appi-urcd,' Irom which, at ma turity, siQlcicnt pea wero fathered b. Dhuit euito a largo tnict of ground in the , following U-IlJt iigi Uiatf ho iwas working in my, cmplayi Sinco byjjns t?nl ftu4 Jearnipgs; fitiJ16.0! fiousewas inhabited! it naifbeen almost im- kissibU to kecfihim away, from us.. I tuildly ccVretVtl)i hppeil Wtuturo efforttjo ro strain him, might hemoi-e isuccessfulT-and to more secnrelv attain ! wbich I discliarged-le mariiae carpenter retaining the""61d "man arid laying 1iim ; hjs t sSlVlwags-my nearest p- nrnonh t.t rni-tifwinor tf frftlldnUint. ' VOUCherS. pptifiy; i118 were,' few and rare; on tliat score: th young man was rigidly confined and his father, unassisted; performed the Work I Imd required from their joint labors To this dav I retain the most inveterate aver sion to arid fear of thjEs' 'insane ; rand no, greater mmi9iimem eoaia oe inmctea bow-iuii.t." u enforced visit to and inspection of an asylum for such unfortunates J 1 11 ; . -i ;i vi : . rr r-? To Prevent Lamp Chimneys from Crack-, i-V. ::. i-. i?s king r.:f.f:i , : . ... Put Uie chimnevs iaa kettlo of cold train. and heat gradually -antil tlie water boils,, and et cool" as , gradually. ' As tno neat from the amp flamo becomes more or-iless intense, tli chimnsys will expaml hnd con tract without causing thorn to break or- craek; t , CoaVoil lamps will boliulch safer to nu if the bowl is loosely filled with rawotton or tow before puUin in any oil; - rlairas of falling to the, floor, the burning ntiul cannot By nil over everything. - r ' j Always fall a coal oil lamp-f every day before using.. J-he bowl suouia never no allowed to get empty and be lighted n rthat condition, for the' vacant space li always full of explosive Whithb BftTwoftn row Fbom. Mot Te- me wiUi Abrndnetjilyjtoaw. bej x approached my bed, within two yards 01 wnicn he paused irresolutely for an instant, then walk ed directly to tho door and passed out. I was sure he liad hot seen me, nor realized his situa- 'tion. and while! deliberating inwardly upon his tmrEaha,vioTir ad -f oddenf xUi I was ;arous toVTkMrinrtSie twice peated fchalletige oX ... , r 11 1 t. i. 11 f.. . my solitary senunei, ionoweu ,uj ,.iihi iui uio onrtihtf tt diaiuT.lwhjci li aASwpre! my- Ho renorted that someone had passed his : post and.Vhen dvUlcnged Jmd refsed orfaikd , Urpt to respoml 'niut had broken and" run! return- fo fc t i hum ..r .. : r . atuin: ; ? fi .ic! omi .nr loaded blossoms of cxqnisitooilor, aud of delicv rao tint. ihe eeuliar feature of; tho Krovin i uie stem, winch is small near tho root piit icrcascs greatly, la size as it ascends .requiring a support t-i gw-ctrn i-m I poils, jnsUsul oC ling ditr)buttH iiortKins 01 u 10 stem, as pi iii-or - - . . . w- uritmcn. ' KaYtaar I 1 hat trirr-. ment be organized In the Disirlct t.T 'Columbia, to confer the right of suffnigo ppon women. Iteferred to tho District OMnmltreeit. . , Sitrgcnt prcsenHid a. peUtion llo allow Um, wo men of the District to, vote. . Ho said the move ment was making progress, n.l. ;hc knew no better place to make jtho cxpctfrnenV'tTMn uie capital of the country Referral to tlie District of Columbia Committee. .- ' I j In Ukj House the Committeojon Bunking and Currency rcjxrted adtorsely on three bills re pealing tho ten "per cent. tax on Stitc K-tnk notes. This is an Important victorj' for Uio National Banks J - . : ! Housk Tlie Comni ttco on Appropriations have decided. to rcduci) allsal; .rics, commenc ing wjth Uieir own. . :t" ' ir y ' ' " ) : Tlie Pivsldent replies' to the c all tnado by tho Ihiuse ; fir the crrrponilcnc( - lx.'tveen this country and Enroixtin nations tlicr than Spain regarding Cuba, Umtj" there (is. noner?' The correspondence on this subject With other, Pow--er'was Jn the shape of a noo Ito' Amcric:in ministers topriwont Plhe sevunil government, and was not a correspondence between this, mv tion and oUter.HwersJ. , , I i, Tlie Centennial' Appropriation bltrpaiscd the louse' by a votb!6fl4Mrt 130: f ' ' ' '' Additional petitions for Tc'xaj Pacific railroad were prvsentetl.; ! : V, Jlirt Commirtec on . rublid Jands reported without amendment tho Sunat bill" to : repeal section 2.C03 id" Uie revised statutes of tho Unir tel Status, making rcstrictioiis in the disposi tion ot I'u b iic Jaiuls in Alaixinia, Iouisiana. ihssissipid, Arkansas And Fhiiida.' Placed on tho calendar. H -" .-J'-j I I.'- .-!; i The bill creating an Alcohol Commission lasted Booth of. California, and Withers, ot ii LTinia, vviing wuu ino ibcpuoiicaus lor tne bill " ;- p - ' i ' A wtittoit or citizens r- vv lsconsui nravinff .- .... i .. . -' " lor tlig aUiiitioa of Uie. rninatoj of the, United States was referred to Uie Judiciary Commit tee, i . ' -r l. The appropriation pornmi!te have struck out Uio appropriation fr Clciks of tlie House, reduced the salary of meml.K;rs4"of Congress r . r rri. . a i , . . va .. .. 1 . , 1 w loin g.),wu ii jp.iAw, ami prujmseii to maKe a reduction pfjh-ii, per ,tu:iit.-oii alt civil emplo3-ecs cl of the gowrnrnont.:" - ,J ?-v';i j', $ . Tin? Houa GulmnitUro liaw pgrcud-to j till nUawlnjr criiuiuaU t. t-tify in c vows. its III) Ul-L l SIIIIMlHl what Joyce knows :itnt the'w w nut i.M-uni ami in tbo eabit w.itkwis is Oto nursery ol virtue, t Ull ryi p 7- ' inch deixniding-uixtn hiru I must Ti-v o sJialV.bc imtnnuni i wir ml 11 are grotiiHHl aliout the upinir xtremity. ,Tle vegepilde, it is sahl,. liclpngs to the , ordinary irarden variety : hut from its presenting tho very dUtiictire differences above noted, it seems worthy or cioso ootajucju oosorviHion. jxuu ouas are nt reniarkablv mie flavor, excelling in . i , . i r I ' m. I . ! vue, oeiicacy, uiosv oi iuo ciioiet kiiowu vnri- us. i Kevcr, nbder any circumstances whatever. try to kindle a nro by pouring coal oil into stove from a' can. ' thousands or persons havo been burned to ticalh In this way. and still tlm papers cpronteie ether victims to the practice rvone is aware that Uie wood used by. cngrav era lis the errowUi tof those I far 'away regions arptind Uio Black, aM Caspian &eas.j in yery.j Ifiames of the ports from which it is gliippedbe' ing unfamiliar. lj Yeryjew who consider t)em seives'gttod "geographers 1 ha,ve ever heard of PoUTor Abkassia,'or'TzarTtsTn, and yet Uiese are flourishing, commercial towns, reached by lew .Tprker pepd jannoally . Sl06.(X)dt5ob, The Stato debt of Pennsylvania amouos tni $13,666,664. 1 j j , . , lt)i& way of the I tloldoa' JInjorCQastantUioi lOirjtn-tunlt is the flower1 oftime.'lakd, tlie stalk may remain when the flower is cut off, so be with us When opportunity is gone ever, i U Mil il b4 ' v K Tlioso till jjirU at Rutlicrford College.' Hick ory rress: A correspondent writes: 'Students are flw king hero in larire hnmlicrs.' I think there am near 50 young ladies hero alrcaily '! tbem Ma o bill that they don't sec comruon slzetl youug men. ; Ono of .Uiem says mat wbmv she marries ho wants a husliand wlo win i not get his coat-tail wet in Uio grass when . ..rues up the calves." no stone immediate -fcmily the blessings and comforts of life and tho tn'iiehts to invm :uit jiostenty Ql as ' much intellectual culture as it. is in bis jxiwey to 'givo them- -' must re:ul and encourage his t.l,H,t.ro rend. " No progress is worth much ': tliat is not k-tsctl on intolligcuce. . The ; posses sion of money and lands is a res;xnsibUity Urt , ' nrijuircs .in line-indent luiiui as well as a strong hand. The farmer who would succeed must lay tlie proper foundation for succe, and this qan: lie done only by keeping up with the progress ,, of his noble art, and ho must have the same re- L gard lor his son's welfare as he has for his own. Read the papers, not loosely, carelessly, and ; for the lnirposo of uirre amusement, but with N care and discri initiation for jiurposcs of iecuni ary profit and mental cultivation.. See. who is lntroilucing new linplciaeiits Ol work, new ap pliances to save nniey and time, new and Ict teT fertilizei's and sin-ds and sorts of 'culture. ITio ngriciilturist v!k read with most narticn-, l.-u (lissrimiuatioQ and deepest Uinughtwill meet In h"f i with the ginudest success .and will .bo". ipt to' leave a legacy to lvistcrity that, will Ieaii fruit for gcnenitioiis.X-SItr. " ... : A : . it . . ; -. . ... .'. - , .-,. -" - V ''-' Chipken Baisin'g'as d Source of National ' "u )-- 4 - Wealth. - - i . . One of tho eei-et f -tlio pnspcritr i 'of the i Frejid jeipli, anI.Ueir! ability to, bear cye , the licsiviest.burdena witliout giving way under , them, is tliOj extraordinary thoroughness with ' which they cultivate' tlielr farms, vineyards and ! orchards, and the profits which they" contrive to obtain from tlie smallest and seemingly in-,, significant prolucLt . We. find si fresh cxeni--pli ticatioa of this in some figures lately publish ed iii a French paper, exhibiting the extent and!1 prolftsif chicken raising. There arc in Fran: about 40.000,000 hens, valued at $20,000,000, One-fifth are marketed' yearly for Uio tabic, bringing.alwut. Sl.000,000.' The annual pro-"' duction of chickens is 80.000.000, worth in tho 1 cky markets 824.000,000. and $2,000,000 arei added totr the oxtra valho of capons and fatted f 'fy Tho. List isi Arpund .a l t.vins an intci dioarj pianU in f a41,ingt Scene report certain tti ho to learn diky frautls. ' coti.wu.uw, makjng uio total value ot eggs. hiekcns, capons', and hens annually sold about 80.000.000,-2.22 to every man. woman and child in France; Toejpower to make much out, Qf a .little, and to live frugally on small mean.. -.1. 'i . . . mm wiiii iiiuitcu resources to i.-ui d.-ick on. is. tho distinguishing trait of the French " peonle.' ami ono well worth cmultiting. t - i nth being a wilful r I 'in. Congress. issue ol thu jVlbcnuirlo iltviei con-. ersing iciur iron its editor, now n city. UesCriptiVe of tho scenes that uccrircd 'dtiring the n-cent debate in tle llonse of lie present Uives on the Amnestv Bill.. llefvrripg to llo point of timo when Mr. Blaino charged ox-rrcsidcnt Davis w murderer, the letter says': 1 be excitement in the Iloqso at this point was. intense, but it grew to white fever heat when' tl x-Spenkcr said: ' And I. here lie- lons UCHi, measuring my words knowing their r..il . i t. ..." iuii bawiii 'urn iiu'ii, iicviaro iu:n neiuier the deeds of the Duko of Alva, in the. Ijow Coun tries, nor the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew, nor the thumb screws and engines of torture nf Uie bpanish Inquisition begin to compare in atrocity wituiho hideous prime of Anderson- ville.' .!.',,. i -t. I , ; ; ' Iti fin intfitit ATw lUfm Cnst nf "PqtVt Aain. ,JW asscrteil last-Week tliat the prioe of pork pum ny our luuKeps w-.xs exorbitant, and Uiy-j ing it at 9 and 10 cents was a ruinuous business. Since writing that article we have' read an ari The miners in this country dug up hut year nbotit'$S2,)0,000ot precious metals. i , i tHuiiJ l C, S. Ill There are 75,756 miles Ip operaUT4 r. ir.Hi s pf American'Tailway i ' - 4 Fanny Ellsler is sixty yraf s old aud yet she lances as nimbly as a girl. i' ' Xoirrn Cauouxa Boardino IIousk at f HfLAbEtPHu.Mrs. Beasley of Charlotte, lias n ntwnplation: to establish boarding bonso n "dhulcrpliia, to bo conthietwl during the Cea jennlal, where North Carolinians may stop and be enred for. ir dm ..fslrru. tln ac&nrancc which she expects, fixm i people in this socUon of the State who now proposo to attend tho Ccn- vvnnui, sho will go on to riiibtdclphia in a Bjiort me, to make her arrangoments. Observer. -"Ho Rev. Dr.'Guyleri reckless of '.acQuracy. wys: This nation is spending' nibro money Ior toxicatin drink than Tor all the.bread jt and all the clothes it wears, and all the Qts it reads, and all Uie churches it has ever iNortli Carolina, sprang tU IiIh feet, and with lwwerfjl empliasis sent ringing Uirou?rh tha . ' - . r- a chamber ti ki reply, -.j i- - i, i , , " That it an inamout tlandcr Tho effect wai electrical Tlie hall 1 ran? with applause, ami the kiffl.il i rage of tli3 man- j Apri who Ut seeking, to walk into the Presidency of hi .. t-l t: 1. . . 1 l : i ... I .. over oiuooiii iie;iru w.is inoosvrioaoie. iiaino turned whtiu ana blue and. alP sorts of colors. for he had at hist met a man who in mental tide written by an exjxTiencel farmer,' "Who proves beyond all doubt Utit meat can be nils el aticost of 3 cents a pound. Ho goes on tp show the cost of raising the com and how niudi UtaKcs to Jatten Hogs, and reaches the logical, conclusion that it can he raised at three cents pound. If his reasoning bo true, nudwe.se no direct in it, then these gentlem who sell us xrk make aliotit 6 cents on a pound, $o'on tho hundred, and $60 on the tliousand. N tell ns what other Uisincss pays so well, in thU country.. It beats raising cotUn, selling gotxU or building houses. Aurora. i - -" '.,'.-.., There most. be n miscalculation in the fore going, for our farmers say Ukto is no Rioney in raising port. ... ; t powers U his equal, and in honesty, of purpose and physical courage, his snperior.' . I' t, ,. TT Ijavak'a, Jan. 23. The journals here aver that tho sugar crop will certainly br thirty per cent. less than last year; they also consider tho coming tolxu'oo crop of. Vueha . A hi jo nlmost totally dcstroyci'., owing to ilixxigiit. v . , ; .. The Fincastle Herald lias been informed that a piece of iron hung on fruit trees will effeci- tuaWy prevent Uio ravages of frost. Tho infor mant fetalcst hat tho higbt beforo the brei-m in ril he hung several pieces of old iron in ten lis. peach tnt-s. ami the trees were load! with peaches, the yield being not less than sev enty-five bnlmls , The: frnit of the remaining trees, (sixty-five in number) in the orchard was killed. 'A pieco of horso shoo was hung in a cherry tree and the yield was abundant, whilo In three adjacent trees to fruit was 'entiroiy killed. He says' the hlea4 originatctl with his tnotliCr and UiaX he, by her Jn&jructious when n boy, tried tho same thing frequently, and with the same result. This is important, if trur, and It will cost but little lo'tet tho truUi of it. Wo doubt it. i - i i - V
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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Feb. 3, 1876, edition 1
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