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6 Domestic News. A terrible tornado passed over Uaslmlle, Tenn., on the 15th inst A larsje livery 6table was blown ofl its fonndations into the backwater from the swollen rivers. Small tene ments were destroyed, and damage done in the citv exceeding $100,000. They are having some excite ment in Arkansas. Baxter has been acting Governor. Brooks has been claiming the office,' and having ob tained the decision ot a Court in his favor is 1 preparing to assert his claims by force. Both will proba bly appeal to the President lor sup port. ' ' . Last week a German doctor, named Uhling, in the city . of New Yorkvbad a coffin buried, giving out that it contained the dead -body of hi,s housekeeper, woman .named Louisa Germs. Louisa's life had been insured tor $10,000. On sus picion that the dead woman had oeen iQuiiy aeau- wiiu, iue couin was disinterred and in it wr ?, found noth ing except nineteen bricks. Not finding Louisa in the grave, the po lice sought her among the living and at length found her She confesses that she agreed with Uhling to play dead. He was to collect the $10,000 insurance on her life, was to marry Louisa and go on a bridal trip with her to Europe. The waters of the Mississippi continue to rise. It is estimated that between New Orleans and Cape Girardeau, in Missouri, there are 8,000,000 acres of cultivable land that is subject to overflow. The river is now as high as it has oeen in twenty years; and continues to swell in volume. Great damage has aLeady been done. A dispatch from New Orleans, dated the 16th inst., says : "Delegations of planters from the river parishes bordering on the Onichita and Red rivers, as well as from parishes bordering on the Mis sissippi, waited on the Governor to day, stating that their cattle and - 6tock had all been drowned, their lands and houses inundated and themselves and their laborers reduced to destitution by the. unprecedented f JrS?fi'Sifk " that the United quested to issue rations to the sutler ers." Foreign News. Items. Marshal MeMahon was declared President of France, .for a term of seven years, by the French Assem bly, as the legislature of France is called. But it is said that the Mar shal desires to hold his office by the voice of thetpecple of France ; aind to that end contemplates submitting to a vote of the people this question: "Does the nation confirm my elec tion as President of the Republic for seven years ? i es or No V The steamship Malwa, with the body pt Dr. Livingstone on board, arrived" at Southampton, England, on the 15th inst. The remains were taken thence to London by rail, were formally examined by Sir .Win I Fer guson, Surgeon to the Queen, and fully identified as the mortal past of the great African explorer j An American citizeri is iij jail in Cuba. Mr. Dockery, formerly Collector of Customs at Jackson ville, Fla., has been tried by a court martial and condemned to be shof. Efforts are being ra ade to have the sentence commuted to imprisonment. An explosion, caused by naked lights, in a coal mine near Dukin 'field, in Lancashire, England, on the 15th inst., killed fittytthree miners and wounded many others. ' The British; Parliament, on the 10th inst., was engaged in reducing the taxes to prevent a useless accu mulation of money in the national treasury. It i appeared that the probable income of the Government lor the currentyear .would be $385, 000,000, and that its expenditures would be $360,000,000. So to avoid t collecting $25,000,000 for , which therewould bo no use it was pro posed to reduce the -income tax. The resolution to abolish the duties on sugar immediately passed jn the House of Commons. Close on the heels of the (news announcing the loss of the French steamer Europe, comes the cable dis patch telling that the Amerique. be- . ajjjgiug iu Luc buuiu uue, lounuerea in a great storm, on the 14th inst., about 25 miles from the coast of France. The Amerique left New York for Havre,- April 4th. j The second officer ' of the "vessel; was drowned. The remainder of the crew and all the passengers; were Bared by other vessels. State News. Durham has an ink factory. The farmers in Wayne county are busy. 7 Madison wants a spoke and handle factory. Charlotte is to be visitud by a circus on the 1st of May. Green pea3- and Irish potatoes are now in the Charlotte market. Plato Durham is a candidate for Congress in the Mountain Sth district. Col. S. D. Pool, of Craven, is the Conservative nominee for Super intendent ot Public Instruction. A Uniyei-sal Marat ime Laa- t - ' -. , giiagc. fN. Y. Herald. We have, by the courtesy of a distinguished officer of the United States Navy, received a copj" ot "The International Code of Signals for the Use t all Isatioiii." This volume should be in the hand ot ev ery -ship, schooner or sloop owner. in the world, as it is a complete and intelligible system by Which cratt of all nationalities can communicate with each other when at sea. Near ly all the maritime governments have adopted it, and it can be used by ships, though their officers may be unable to employ any other lan guage in common. The code is ad mirably organized, consisting of p series of phrases current on the sea besides a geographical index and a signal cipher, extremely neat and simple. In future editions ofV this work we hope the editor will make provision for the different yachts on our coast, and for the revenue squad ron as well, in order that they may avail themselves of the advantages1 of the language. This work sug- gests to us many improvements which might be made in all the ex isting systems, by which - travel on the ocean might be rendered less Jangerods', and certainly more expe ditiousf and r satisfactory. We honld have fixed steam lanes, the erection of "ah . international tribv. nal for the government of commerce "'-rr 11 "tMftanders coula be punished tor criminal negirg suiting in loss ot life. RAW nrrn M THIS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MANURE WHICH HAS BEEN thorouglily tested on all crops and in all seetins of the country t, is of fered to farmers with full assurance that its record in the future will -be fully equal to its action yin the past. ! It is manufactured only at ur works aWlmington, Del., under the strictest chemical supervision, and is sold undr the following - ' 'ANALYSIS; ' : AS REQUIRED BY THE RECENT LA IV OF THIS STATE : ft . .1 Soluble Phosphoric Acid, 4.17 I reeipitated Insoluble, Total it u Potash, Soda, . ' 1 ' Actual Ammonia, Nitrogenous organic matter, equivalent to ammonia, We guarantee that each and every sack of our Fertilizer shall he fully up to this standard. Applications for circulars, pamphlets and other information, should be made to any of the following Agents. ' WALTON, WHAM & CO., WIUttlNGTON, DEL. Agents for North Carolina FOR THESAI.E OP ; ., WHANN'S " RAW BONE SUPERPHOSPHATE: ItlLLIAMSON, UPCHUECH & THOMAS, Raleigh, JST: 6. ROUNTREE & CO., Wilson. ROWTLETT & TANNOR, Petersburg, Ya. KING, WHITE & SHAW, Franklinton. McCUBBIKS & CO., Sab'sbury. JAMES SLOANS' SONS, - . ' Greensboro. April 16, 1874. COMMERCIAL, Raleigh Market. Raleigh, N.C., April 22, 1874. Cottok. JZiddliug 1G o-8. : Low middlings 15 5-8. Stained and low grades from 10 to 13. Demand 'good, with liberal sales. Bacox sides 12 to 12 - shoulders. . S) bulk sides 1 . 10 to 12 SrG.r.s A . j 13 1 B -.....,..13 Extra C.....'..i'. 12 O. C 12 Bright G Yellow, , . . 12 c Yellow,.., :.12 Browns 1 10a 11 Coffee Rio. prime, ; . ... . 33a35 Laguira, 34a35 Java...... ...40a45 Flour Patapsco. $13.00 Hope Mills Tamily. .. .:$11.00 do. Extra.." ....$9.00 North Carolina Extra. . ..f8.5o Meal ' $1.00a$1.10 COUNTRY PRODUCE. But tee Best Country.... 30a35 Good Country. ". 30a3- Goshen . .......... . 45a50 Egos. .-. I5a20 Chickens. : 4 20 to 25 Cof.n . . ..... .95 to $1 00 Potatoes Irish, per bushel. . .75 to $1 Sweet, " " .. .80 to $1 Vew York Markets. New York, April 21. Cotton dull; sales 1,793 tales at 17K17. Futures closed steady; sales 22,800 bles as follows: April 16 25-32al6 13-16; May iba 16 29 32; June, 17 3 8al7 13-32; J uly 17 25-32; Aurnst 18. i Southern flour opened dull and declining ; common to fair extra $6 50a$7 40; good to choice $?.45a$ll. ' v ; 'Vheat heavy at la2 cents lower, with a vei' limited enqtfiry, at C5ii66 for winter red west ern. . . ... Corn opened wiih a moderate demand at 82a 82) for common to prime new Western mixed. . Fork quiet ut $17 for new mess. Gold 13 3 4al3. Wilmington Markets. Wilmington, N. C;; April 21 inal; middlings 16 3-4. Cotton noiii- JLivcrpool Markets. Liverpool, April 21'. Noon Cotton 6'trong; uplands 8 3-8a8 Orleans, 8 3 8aS3. Sales 15,000 including 3,000 lor speculation and export. Cotton Markets. Chaklkpton April 21. Cotton quiet; mid. dlin 1C-,-iow: middlings 16 3-8; rood ordinary 15 3 4al6. . ' & fcr-n &.ll. a i ti i i i.n .. . - - 'hi inniiaiinwrTH"n" -dlings 17g; itr middlings, 16; good ordinary 10. SUPER PHOSPHATE. Equivalent to, Bone Phosphate, 9.10 5.4-i " " " . 4k 11.88 : 2.21 - ". " i4 .' 4.82 r 11.82 u " " " ,4 25.80 0.40 ; " u Sulphate Potash, 0.74 3.75 "i " ": Soda, 8.59. .0.37 2.60 ' ' TICK & MEBANE, Wilmington. HYMANS & D ANCT, Norfolk, Ya T. B. HtMAN, Gioldsboro. LINDSAY & REID, Re?dsville. BURPwOUGHS & SPRINGS, . : t- . Charlotte. HODGIN, HINSHAW & CO., Winston. i OFFICE OF GTJAiTAHANi- aAHO C0MPABY. Dear Sir-pYour attention is directed to the following facts : Extract fi-om the Atlanta ILrjhl, February 1st, 187i : GEORGIA STATl' AGIvICULTURMj SOCIETY, L ) EchtTA uv s Officp: Atl.vnta, Ga., Jan. 7, 1674. f To the Editors of the' Hera I : At the last meeting of the State Agricultural Society, there was imposed upon the Secretary the duty of obtaining samples of all commercial fertilizers fxpoed for sale in this Stale, and sending the same to the" Analytical Chemist in the iSlate College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts at Athens, for analysis and estimation of yalue, I have, therefore, ob tained and sent to the Chemist, Prof. White, samples of most of the , leading Guanos' and; Phosphates that are sold in this State. It is proper to say here, that these samples were taken by myself in person, from the Jbulk, in the ware-x houses where they wre stored, and put in air-tight glass jars. Ine analyses were made by number, the Chemist not knowing i the name of the article, or from whom it was obtained.. The names of the fertilizers, corresponding with the numbers sent to the Chemist, were preserved in my office. I have received :om the Laboratory of the State Col'ege the following results of . the analyses of fertillzersj as shown in the enclosed report of Prof. AVhite. The calculation of the commercial value, including profii on manufacture, gives as the cash val ue, for which the article should be sold in Savannah, as follows : ' ' NoTE-T-He follows, the Secretary's report of the actual value ot many Gu anos sold in that State, but the names and value of which you will pardon us for not making public ? " Purchasers of fertilizei-s can compare the calculated commercial value with the seeing price: The StatejAgricultural Society will publish, for the benefit of the planters, the analy ses of other fertilizers as soon as received. ' j Very-respectfully, M. JOHNSTON, Secy. P- S. The names .and selling prices of the Fertilizers in parenthesis, under the numbers, wee inserted 'by the Secretary after the report of the Chemist' was receivejd. . ' r UxiVJiESITY OF GEORGL, Al. Jolinston, Lsq., becretary State Agricultural Society, Atlanta : ' Dear Sir :i I .-have the honor to enclose herewith report of analyses of sam ples of comiiiercial fertilizers received from you in sealed packages, each having a number affixed, under the head of which the analyses are here respectively reported. Please designate each- by the name under-which it is sold in, the , markets (which nam.es are at this time unknown to me,) and make such use of this report as you deem best for the interest of, the Agricultural Society. In estimating the commercial values of the fertilizers here reported, the val uations ha vol been employed that were adopted as proper in the preliminary report from the &tate College recently published. ' jp'ort from the &tate College recently ' I am in receipt of other samples, reports of which shall be duly' forwarded. " . Very respectf ully, your obedient servant, , - H. C. AYHITE, Professor of Chemistry. ' The repori of Prof. AVhite, with the above' letter, is full, and to the point," and containsj a complete analyses o,f each of the articles named, showing1 the" true value of the same, together with the selling price of each.- Of all the Gu-r anos, Phosphates, &c, contained in Prof. White's published report, only the Peruvian Government's Guanape was found to be worth to the agriculturist tho price asked for it, ' ! ' ; ', - - .. As sooji as this, report of the State. Agricultural Society of Georgia was brcmg5ii-tueUotice::ofHhra Company, I was instructed fj4t0 iyrfnrff ttTtp. hv fiTnrit!fl : 1 - - f nn li 4 isuiu ,Ga.to forward him a 200 lb. bag from the cartro that had rrm,o 1 tv i I State, bofli orwtrt, ixed, .Iw0rotft i-m of t ' l f: Sne to. that analysis of both cargoes, and' to let us know, iTsltur iS inao., analvzed. wliat lie considered to be the value of the GuanahamTaslles pany did not desire to sell their Guano FOIiTY DOLLARS per ton asked for it Below youl will find Prof. White's analysis of each cargo sent, and its value. You will also find that of all the Guanos, Phosphates, analyzed by Prof. White, the Guano imported by the Peruvian Govcii-nmeiitj and the Guanahani, imported by j this Company, alone have stood the test, and both articles found to be-worth many dollars more than the selling jrice to the planter. Yours truly, Will. R. GR IFF J Til, General A sent. By order of the Board of Directors. - , Note. The price of Guanahani is only $40 per ton. . ANALYSES OF GUANAHANI GUANOi 32Y PSOFESSOE WHHE, ' " Umversity of Georgia, Laboratory I Applied Cuemistky, ' Athens. G i., April Sth. 1874. Wm lis Griffith, Esq., General Agent s Guanahaui Guano Company, d'e 'tersburg, Va.y i Dear Kik; I have the honor to enclose reports of wnalj ses of two samples of the . Guanahaui Guano, one drawn' from an en tire sack received from you, and. theottier from a sack; received frpm Messrs A. W. Foster & t o.. jyour Agents at Madison, Ga. 'As shown $y the analyses, this Guano contains, in good proportion, nil the ele ments which jai e generally considered as of value for plaht food, and the forms and combinations in which tliey are present are such as t o reader them available to and assimilable b)T the plant In its general -character it is similar to Peruvian Guano, but lacks the excessive proportion of mitro rgenou matter that renders the latter dan gerous to dea with. I should judge that the proper use of this articie for purposes of fertilization would be attended with great profit. I hayec annexed an estimation of the Commercial (value of the Guano, deduced from the analyses, and based upon the val ues adopted at this laboratory, in the re ports recent made to , the JSiate Agricul tural, Society on the values of Commercial ; Fertilizers 1 aai, very respectfully yours,- , II. C. WHITE. Analysis of a Sample of G UANA IIANI G UANO, fir aibn from an entire bag of the Guano, re ceived from WmR. Grif fithEsqi, Petersburg. Moisture, (det at 12 F.) , - 25.345 Volatile and Organic Matter, 12.324 Containing! Nitrogen (Oranin) 0.978 ' fNitricacid, 3-0.52 Phosphoric acid, 18.926 Sulphuric acid, 8.W4 Carbonic acid, 2.051 Lime, , J " '. ' 22.4j6 Magnesia, i , 2.336 Iron and Alum i a, 2.789 Potassum chloride, 1.521 Bodium Chloride. ( . . .87 tsand and other insoluble materia', 2.159 ' i ' - 99.261 The Phosphoric acid (18.923 per cent.) is present in several forms of combination, exhibited In the following table : 1st. In combinatioo with Lime, In a -form soluble in pure water, 0.314 2d. In combination with Lime, in a form solab e in Ammoalam Cit rate, constituting the so-called "Neutral Phosphate," readily available as plant food, 10.101 3d. In combinat ion with Lime, in a form insoluble, except in strong acids, i 6.037 4th. In combination with Iron and Alumina; 2.474 T ' 13,928 .The percentages of these compounds are as follows ; ! ' 1st, Soluble Phosphate, or Super- Phosphate of Lime, 0 6S& 2d. Neutral Phosphate of Lime, 19.313. Sd. Insoluble, or Bone Phosphate of Lime. 12.179 4th. Phosphates of Iron and Alu mina, ) 5.2G3 The total percentage of Phosphoric i Acid, calculated as ' Bone Phos- . phate.would yield Bone Phosphate of Lime, 41.315 Tne total amount of Nitrogen present, is Petejisburo, '.Vjl, lpril 15th, 1874.' LABORATORY OF APPLIED C HEM ISTRT, Athens. Ga..Jan. 17th. 1874. published. unless it was worth to the 'farmer the 1925 percent., capable of yleldlDg Ammo nia. 1337. II.C. W1HTK, Analysis of a Sample of G UANA- 1IANI GUANO, drawn from an . entir e bag of the "Almoner? s" . cargo, received from' SfcHsrs. A. W. Foster - & Co., Madison, ' . Georgia. Moisture, (det. at 212" F.) 27 8 Volatile and Organic Matter, 18.441 Containing Nitrogen (organic), 1.0C7 Nitric Acid, . .213 Phosphoric Acid, 15.1.76 Sulphuric Acid, 9,311 Carbonic Acid, 1.70) I.ijhe, ' j- 18 613 Magnesia, " j 2.511 Iroa and Alumina. . 2 317 Potassium Chloride. 133!) ScKiiOTjfi Chloride, . .799 Sand and other Insoluble Material, 2 W& .723 The Phosphoric Acid (I5J76 per cent ,) is present in several lorms' of combination, exhibited In the following table; ; 1st. In combination with Lime, in a form soluble in pure water. , 0.3)9 2nd in combination with Lime, in a form soluble in Avmonlum Cit rate, constituting the so-called. "Neutral Phosphate," readily available as plant, food. 7,312 3rd. In combination with Lime, in I a form insoluble, except in strong . Acids. ; -.-f. , 5.409 4th. In combi nation with Ircn and - Alutnina. Liyml 15.176 The per cen4,ages of Lh se compound ate jst, 1 Soluble Pljosphale; or Super- pnosphate of Lime, 9.GTA 2nd. Neutral Phosphate of Lime, 14.000 3d. Insoluble, or Bone Phosphate of Lime, 11.808 4th. Phosphates of Iron and Alum ina, 4.373 The tot al per centage of Phosphoric Acid cafe llated an- Bone Phos phate, would yield Bone Phosphate ofL'me,, 3:3.129 The total aiaonnt of Nitrogen pres ' ent, is 2.140 per , cent., capable of ' . yielding Ammonia, 2.508 T H. O. WHITK., The Commercial Value t per ton, (,000 lbs.,) of this. Guano, de duced from the foregoing an- - alysis, would be as follows : I. Sample received from WmI R. Grif ri,Tn, tso. G.28 lb. Soluble Phosphoric Acid f.Icts., t 1.05 202.0C Ids. Neutral, Phosphoric Acid, .16 cents, 33.&4 120,74 lbs. Insoluble Phosphoric Acid, .0oJ cts.. . 6.64 19.20 lbs Potash, '.P4 cts., . 1.2-) 4U.72 lbs. Magnesia, .02H cts., r 1.17; 98.50 lbs. Ntrgen, -30 cts , 11,55 Total, 1 , Sxi.45 II. Sample received from A. v. Foster t Co. : r 7.9S lbs Soluble Phosptoric Acid, f 11.31 145.24 lbs. Neutral Phosphoric Acid, " 24 50 108.18 lbs. Insolubl Phopho: lc Acid, 5.95 17.i2 lbs Potash, IM 50.82 lbs Magnesia, . M7 42.W lbs. Nitrogen, - 1?M To'', S45.9S 1- ? H
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