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From The Philadelphia Lcdgsr.
SILK

We are no very easy believers in manic,
having observed The fate ofsome, and read
about that Of others. Our country was
once visited by Il msrino sleep mania.
Have we now silk mania No. Great
zeal is now manifested for the cultivation OF
silk, and mulberry trees commaud high
prices. Blu: Oh considering tho quantity of
silk consumed in the country, the prices
paid for i, the increase ofdemand with the
increase of population and diminution OF
price, the capacity Of our country tors pro-
ducing silk, the profits ofthe culture at prices
m ch less than those paid for foreign s'k'
tho public utility Of the culture in furnish
ing employment to those who most need IT.,
ana the produc'iveness and early maturity
Of the Chinese mulberry, which vii! afford
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SOMETHING NEW.

BY the poli,eness Of our Old and valued
friends, Dr.. Moorman, OF Grccnbrer, and
Dr.. S. K. Campbell, of Rockbridge, we
were sometime since supplied with quan.
thy Of pills, obtained by boiling down some
Of our Virginia Mineral Walers. Those
sent BY Dr.. Moornan were obtained from
the wafer ofthe White Sulphur Spring, and
were unaccompanied will, any observation
from our friend. Those sent by Dr.. Camp.
bell wers obtained from tho wafer of The
Alum Spring. In an accompanying letter.
he remarked that hs supposed every prop
er'y retained except the carbon'c ucid gas.
Having no occasion for the use Of any sucn
medicine and being ANXIOUS to know the
vsIue Of the pills. We ave permitted others
to use them freely. Thus far The testimony
in favor Of their efficacy is stroag and decl'
ded. the pills, we believe, would. on
fair experiment, be decidedly preferred :.
the bottled wa!er when carried far. Should
tho experiment succeed in either Of these
cases, it will, ofcourse, introduce a ucw ar
t,clc Of trade and mus, cnrliancr he ra!l,c
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4 six producing plantation in the second
year, We can see no mania in the prices no"
paid for mulberry trees. On Tie contrary,
we C that cagerness to obtain them which
is founded upon knowledge ofresuls de'
moastrated to be easily dttainaJle Inc
prices paid for trees in New York, on Sal
urlay las, as noticed by our correspondent
ii ano!hcr colun.n, may appear exirava?''h'
to those who have no; examined the SUBJECT
But to those " no have experience IN the cuI'
t;vation Of silk, and know the productive"
ness Of the Chinese mulberry, these prices
arc not hey onl ther value Trees two
years old were sod for four dollars. But
the planter Of such tree will find that. IN
leit Autumn, lis produce. in trees worth
no more than % cents, will be NORTH i've
times this cost, clear Of all expenses.
But we snail be told that If trees increase
so rapidly, the whole country will soon be
filled with them. Let US reckon, To pro-
duce all the silk now consumed in the Uni.
I'd Sales, would require more trees than
the whole stock now in the country would
produce for The mex. five years. But shall
we be able to produce silk enough for home
consumption -? Not in five years. But we
venture 10 predict that in ten years we shall
supply ourselves. and export largely 20 Eng
land Of raw silk for her manufactures. The
Middle, Southern and Western States equa!
China for The production of silk, and there
fore any excel any part of Europe. Then
what should prevent silk from becoming
one Of our cxpor's? About for:y.five years
since, MANY thought that the United States
could not produce cotton. Let cuIivatorS
ofsllk remember This, and persevere. We
see no mania yet in the eagcrnrs of farmers
TO purchase Mulberry trees for silk orchards.
When we do, we shall cry aloud and spare
not, for we have no great respect for de-
lu.ons.
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The SLAVE CASE. The Recorder .stcr
day gave jud cement in the case of CalciIs.
the slave who was brought here from Porto
Rico. Ills Honor decided that according
10 The constitution Of the United States, and
the laws of,he state fNew York. all slave
brought into this state from any foreign
country, become ipso taclo free the moment
that they land here. And that the laws
which authorize the s!ave.holding states Of
this Union 10 bring their slaves, and hold
them 10 labor here for the space Of nine
months, do not apply to the slaves brought
here from any foreisn country.
After his Honor had gwen this decsionbe
caused an Interpreter 10 inform Calcim tha.
she was no longer slave. but free, and
might leave her master or remain with him..
and stay in this country or return to her
own. Just as she chose.
Caci'ta in reply said that she had hus;
band and parents in her native land, and
was determined to remain as her masters
slave and return to her own country.-Jour.
nal Of Commerce.
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A Novel OYSTER BED.--When the
frigate Consolation was taken into the Dry
Dock, in Charlcstown, on Saturday last,
her bottom was sight to behold; entirely
cnc.usted with u cost Of oysters from
stem 10 stern, ti,e average size OF which
was about eq'al 10 those that are usually
sold for half u cent. There was scarcely
a vacant space of,he size Of ones hand on
the entire copper under light water mark.
The oysters were mostly single, but we eoen
ted num5er of clusters containing from SIX
to eighr, and sometimes more. This friS.
ale has been absent about three years on
the West India station, when she unqucs.
,ionaLly acquired these unwelccme append
ages. Large quantities ofeel grass were
likewise attached to the oysters, hanging
down in S s;,ires of from one 10 three feet long.
The workmen say t!ey never saw so foul
a bottom. She is ola beautiful model, and
when clean and in good trim, must fas:
saer. The wonder is how she sailed 4,
all.--BOston Post.
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REPORT.
OF The INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES.
/COnfjuue1l

OF The INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
(Continued)
PAKr III. THE CORRECTNESS OF TIL RETURNS
WHlCR HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE PRESENT
COLLECTOR AND vAVAL, OFFICERS OF THE
PORT oP NEW YORK, RESPECTIVELY.
Conclusions q the Committee.
lst. That The returns Of the collector OF
customs at the port Of New York have not
been correct, as they have not at all times
embraced, as paid into the public Treasury,
the moneys received by him Or unasccr-
,ained duties, and at no time for duties paid
under protest.
ID. That said collector, in bis. returns,
has violated the instructions Of the Treasury
Department has put at defiance the duies
ass signed him 6y the Secretary Of he Trea.
sury; has repudiated the official decision of
i the responsible law-oflcer of the Executive
department, and is guilty of an illegal re-.
lention and use OF the public money, in tho
amount then held by him for protest and
uuascertained duties.
Sd. That the Committee has been pre-.
vented from asccr.aining what is the ex-
tent o: the illegal retention and use of the
public money by the present collector Of the
port ofNew York, cti.er in funds colIec-
ted under protest, or for unasceltained do
ties, or in other funds collected by him be-
cause Of his refusal to cxh bit bis own book
of cash deposiies in bank, ITO permit the
banks used by him as repositories to cx.
hibt their accounts ofhis depos.tes.
4,h. That the public moneys received by
said collector are mingled with his own
moneys on deposie, and are not kept by
him, nor by his banks of deposiie, distinct
and separate from the individual moaeys of
the collector and Of his "professional eli.
ents;' ard his returns cannot, therefore.
be founded upon them as separate and in.
dependent fund, belonging to Government,
though IN his keeping.
5th. That, as appears by lie letter OF
Gorham A. Worth, the cashier of the City
Bank, the present collector has deposited
public moneys in his hands with bank
which could not, under the law prohibiting
the selection Of any bank as depository
which has issued notes under the denonl,
ina,ion Of five dollars, b. selected by the
Secretary Of the Treasury himself IS dc.
pository Of moneys carried to the credit OF
tho Treasurer Of the Uni;cd States. !
9th. Thai the mode adopted and prac.
tiseJ by the said collector, { keeping and
making returns Of The public money co""c-
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Cure for Cancer.-Mr. Thomas TyreII'
Of Missouri, advertses that cancer upon
his nose, which had been treated without
success by DR.. Smith, of New Haven, AMI
the ablest surgeons in the Western country,
had been cured in the following manner !:
He was recommended 10 use strong potash,
made of he ashes Of rcd oak bark, boiled
down 10 the consstence Of molasses, to
cover the cancer with it, and IN about an
hour afterwards 10 cover with plaster OF
tar, which mus, be removed after few days,
and if any pertubcrances remain III the
wound, apply more potash to them and the
plaster again, until they shall disappear;
after which, heal the wound with common
salve. Cautery and the knife had been
previously used in vain. This treatment
effected perfect and speedy cure.
n. Y. Com. Adr.
The above is going the round oflhe pa
pers as something new under the SUM-
Every physician knows that cancer is
to be cured only by The removal Of the
diseased part for which purpose the knife
or caatics may be used according to cir.
cumstances. The chemist will see that 'the
ashes of red oak bark, boiled down 10 the
consistence of molasses" 8 only caustsc
alkali, Any other caus'ic destroying vi
tality IN tt,e. same portion Cf the patients
flesh, and causing it 10 slough of, would
have cureG tie cancer as efleciualIy ;--tha,
is, would have removed it. and the sound
les!i would then have healed.
Ed. CH. GAz.
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BLACK SEA WHEAT.

4 !rlel.d in PEI DISCO: County. requested
US 10 procure him some ~hea, that would
not rus. Knowing that Mr.. Jewett o
Windsor, raised valuable kind, VIC wrote
TO him respecting i, and recei'ed the follow
ING reply. which we think contains valuable
information and ought TO bc made public
He Nil! therefore, excuse US for publishing
il.
Ifhe will be so knI as TO inform US, or
rather the farmers through Our paper, how
he prepares his seed for sowins-quan'ity
10 the acre--kipd and quantity ofmanure-
general quality Of the soil Oh which 1t IS
sown, and quantity produced TO the acre,
&c. he will perform a good act.
W7udsor, Feb. lst, 1889.
Mr.. Seayey IL received your lines yes.
,erday respecting seed wheat. All can say
is, my wheat is The true Black Sea Wheat AMI
when you see it growing you will know it
from any olher by observing about one SIX
,eenth part of The heads being shor. and
square as a square block with four or SIX
rows on head. The kernel is large and
full. 1t generally makes from forty-seven'
TO fifty pouu Of flour, wll'tcr and better
than any other kind | ever had. 1t has
never been knowa 10 rust as yet; Il has oeen
sowed in amos. all situations in this Viclnt'
~, side by side with other wheat, and The
other wheat has been hardly worth rcapIng'
but this was good ac3 f., AMI no.: a par
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TO PROCURE FLOWERS IN WINTER.
From a German Publicat

A branch proportioned 10 The size of the
objec: required, is Topped from the 'reo. the
flowers Of which are 10 be produced, and
plunged into spring, where it is left for an
hour or two, to give time for such ice as
may adhere 10 the bark 10 melt and to soft.
en- tho buds; it is then carried n:o Il ham,
Der heated by stove, and placed in a
wooden vessel containing water; quick lime
is 10 be added to the wafer and left for II
hours. The branch is then removed into
another vessel containing water with a
small! quantity of vitriol, to prevent putre:
faction. In u lew hours the flowers will
begin 10 appear and afterwards the leaves.
If more quick lime be added The appearance
Of the flowers will be expedited; if on the
contrary none be used the branch will vege:
tate more slowly and the and the leaves will
preccde the flower" >"
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ClTsoN PUNPIoN.-This most excellent
and delicious article introduced into
this conn;ry by Commodore Porter, who
gave few ofthe seed to Lieut.. Gamble,
then at the navy yard in this city, who cul.
tivatcd them successfully. Lieu. Gamble
was transferred TO the navy-yard at New
York, at which place he continued the cul-
tisa,!on, and i. gradually spread over Long
Islam and along the banks Of the Hudson.
In the wheat growing districts of New
York, i, has almost entirely superseded the
common pumpior. 1t possesses all the
good qualities the pumpions and squash
It is neither watery nor strinsy, makes a
most delicious pie, far superior to thot made
Of the former, and goes much farther. ltis
also served up at table with meat. in the
same manner as the squash, and if not su
periour it is certainly equal to the best Of
the species. For all culinary purposes it is
a superiour article, and as it contains q vast
proportion Of saccharinc matter, we are per.
suaded ,ha, i, would be highly beneficial to
cattle, especially mich COWS. Another
great ano very decided advantage is that the
citron pump;on may be readily preserved
throughout the whole winter, provided they
are kept free from the influence Of frost.
The seed may be planted at the usual
time Of planting The pumpion in the spring.
William p. Jenny, Of New Bedford, in "A
letter to a gentleman in this city on tire sub.
jcct, says, " They require rich, n.ois. soil |;
| planted in beds six feet across they re-
euire oonsideralc room, as they are great
runners us well as great bearers. have
seen the ground li.cralIy covered with them
With US they frequently grow 10 tho weight
Of thirty to forty pounds, and have no
douJ: ,ha, they would with proper attention
in the culture reach the weight Of seventy
to eighty pounds. They arc in deservedly
high repute witt, US. They resemble in
shhape melon, have no neck, are easily
cultivated, and in great demand, all brought
10 this uIaI ~. loo. Cull boine in1mehIairly
broush: u?."-Phladephta Farmers CAB.
inck.
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From the United States Gazette.
MORUS MULTICAULIS.

Letters received by the last packet from
France, state that the sales Of trees AMI
cuttings Of The 7Iorus MuAicauLis has ceas.
ed, in consequence Of The greatly increasing
orders from this country. The nursery
men there had not been prepared Tor such
unusual and unexpected demands; and,
after increasing their prices 200 and 300
per cent. they finally quit selling their p ANS,
at any price in order 10 cut them UP, to pro-.
pagaie an additional supply fornext season.
I, has beeaI frequently stated in the papers
that the Morus MuhicauHs IS TOO tender to
Withstand the sey~rily of the winters in
PENNSYLVANIA, and that the A pine, and Mo.
retti, or Morus Macrophyfa, were beIt
adapted TO this climate. 1t is believcd that
this opinion is erroneous, as there are now
growing, in the Bartram Botanic Garder,
three miles S. W. from Philadelphia, severtl
trees of the two las. varieties, which were
received from France ten years sircc (soon
after the Morus MuhcauIs had been pro-
cured from Mani!Ia.) The plants we're
Slightly protected from the cold ofthc first
winter, since which they have never been
s!cl.ered, nor suffered the least injury from
the frost. The !arges, tree o(,hc Ml!licaa-
lis is l8 feet high, and ten inches in circum
ference. The leaves are larger than those
Of tie Macrophy la, and Of smooier and
finer texture they are preferred by the
silk worms. Both varieties appear 10 be
eui:e as hardy as the white mulberry MO-
rrS alya)
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The National Intelligencer furnishes
following sketch Of the public Efa q
individual.
antonio Lopez De Santa Anna. is again
President of,he Republic Of Mexico. What
a chcquered life has his been ! First dis
ringuishiEg lIimseIfin public life {in 1921
as the supporter Of Iturbidc then in arms
agninsr HIM, and chiefly instrumental n his
G,l. and in procuring the adoption OF the
Federal Constitution in year a:,erxards.
attempting and failing to obtain The tiile and
power Of Pro'cctor OF TIC Republic then
for five years livin, IN reirsmenr, out OF
public employ rc.arpcnriGg in 1928, Oh
the news of Pccraza's election to the Pres.
ldency, raLsns he standard in favor of his
oepone.:: G"r:ccro ;hen GetenteJ, driven
to "a mo.:aa'us, aid outlawet' rc"s"ed
limos, immediately, and placed a. tie head
ot sie army seat Oh; to oppose hiaa il,e'i
lin April, 1929. made Secretary OF War
and CoInnhuder.in Chic: Of the Army ia
thar capacity Tcpelng and conquorrnI the
il.distsei Spanisi, invasion uader Bt'fai-
As soom alter, driven from office with til:
President Guerrero again IN arms. driving
Bus amrnfc t.o;n pow~f then succeaingt"
The Presidency Of he Republic, a"I, whist
President, in :!ic r.,:ds: Of sacc' s>fui mR.:
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New SYsrEI OF TELEGRAPH.-Mr Com
on, the inventor of a new System OF COM
munica,ing intelligence by telegraph, is
now in our city. He has mace aneSperI.
n,eut in ,lle presence ofmany members OF
the council of the Second Municipality, the
results Of which,produccd d decided lnpres'
sion Of the practlcabIlity of his plan: In
il few days, arrangements will be mace to
try an experiment upon a more extended
.gcale, Telegraphs will be stationed on the
lsse dome of-the French Exehanse, and e'
some point several miles below, On the
coast, and communications will be carried
on bu,wecn the two stations. There can
be no doubt OF the success Of Mr.. Gonon.
His system is evidently superior to any hllh'
er,o invented and lis general adoption in
our country, will be followed by important
advantages. The facility and speed with
which intelligence can be transmitted from
point 10 point, is truly astonishing. Only
one hundred and fifteen stations would be
required to establish comple;e line Of tie-
graphs between New Orl l,ans and New
York. Communications could then pass
from one to the other, IN fitctn mInntcs'
In this way, even the Presidents message
might be received here from Washington, II,
three or four hours after its delivery. The
importonce Of the invention should com.
mend it 10 pub ic notice, and 10 the fostering
care OF our State and national authorities
y. Orleans Bull.
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PARTV. FACTS CONNECTED wIrH THE FORE
GOING DEFALcATloNs, AND DEEMED ETA.
TERIAL TO DEVELOP THEIR TRUE cuARAc.
TER.
In conclusion, the Committee cannot for.
bear remarking, that during their whole in.
VestigatIon, they have not found the case to
which the laws, as they already erist, donot
apply or IN which they are defective. Tha
permanent provisions of the laws constitute
every necessary check upon collectors, re.
cc!yers, and disbursers of public money /;
and the checks which, by law, have been
and may be created, in the discretion Of tho
Executive, have only 10 be at tended to and
:pplied by li'ose whose duty it is 10 supcrih-
tend the execution of the laws, to en-.
sure fahlulness and detect dcrllictions OF
defulcatIons in public officers.
| ladecd. in all the new recommendations
which have been proposed by the President
or the Secretary ofthe Treasury, the Com.
m';tee has found either what already exists,
or what might have always bqen prescribed
AID enforced in the form Of Treasury reg.
ulatlons, and which, reinforced, would lave
prevented the late defalca,ions and lhest,
new recommendations can, indeed, be re-
garded as SO many proofs Of what regua.
tons IN respect 10 The la:e defaul;ing collec-
tors, receivers, &C., have been hitherto
wholly neglected by the present EScc.ivc
and heads Of Departments.
FART VI. Mn. [lopxINs's SPECIAL coNcrE.
RINcE IN TnEREpoRT OF THE coMMIrTUR,
APprSDrD THERETO BY VOTE OF 7us CON-
MITTEE.
have moi had the requisite time for scru.
linzng the report ofthc Commi;tc wtI,tnat
care and atleulion which lis length nnd inn
portance deserve, and which would have
desired and should have preferred. for this
reason, 10 have presented the journal Of the
Commit c, without comment 10 the House
Of Representatives. But as oonil cting op.
inIons prevail III The Committee. and .are To
be submitted 10 tie country 10 the shape Of
formal reports, consider it my duty 10 shy
that concur with the Committee in all The
cone!'s'ons at which they have arrived, SO
far as those conclusions apply to the extent
and character of the defacations Of Samuel
Swartwout ard William NJ. Price.
l'should he (ai:hlcss 10 my duty, and 10
violence tia ii.a.:. ce-,s- iruv iou, -,,rTvir
tons ofmy judgment, if did not also de-
clare my eplre concurrence in those con.
cusons OF the Committee which relate 10
The conduct Of the lae naval officer Of inc
cus:om.house at New York ; 10 the late and
present Solicitor OF the Treasury /; 10 the
Secretary ard accounting officers Of the
Treasury Department, including lie la'o
Comptroller OF the Department, and in that
part flhe report which reviews Of the COR
duct OF J. lioyt, tho present collector OF
the customs at The port of New York.
GEO. w. HOPKINS,
MemJer Of The Committee.
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GREASE roR WHEELS AND MACHINERY,
NJ. d. Arcc', the celebrated French chemist,
auJ master of the mint in France, ,rccom-
mcnds the following composition as the best
grease fer wheels and machinery, VIZ.
Eighty parts Of grease and twenty parts Of
plumago, {black lead reduced in a very fine
powder. and intimately and very completely
mixel together. A very little sufices." +"
So says French paper.
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OF the waters in our mountains, whlch are
now So Justly celebrated throughout the
world. The gentlemen ofthe faculty. who
remembered, US. have our sincere thanks
-Watchm1u ofhs Soath.
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ROBERTS SILK MANUAL.

Price per single copy, 37l.2 cts.-to
dealers who take 100 copies or more, u de.
duction of 33 l.2 per cent. discount will be
made; to those who take less number, 20
per ct. will be allow eH.
Address E. p. Roberts & S. Sands,
Farmer & Gardener office, Baltimore, Md.
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EE p Ms.

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provided the names be forwarded together, and
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of tho editor till arrearages are paid.
Advertisements not exceeding sixteen lines,
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Persons sending in advertisements are request
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nications.
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Novel SALE.-A gentleman of ButlAlo,
has Just sold al, bis real estate there for
$l3O,Oo0, payable in instalments, without
interest, at the rate Of one dollar an hour.
The advertiser remarks. According 10
these terms the purchaser will have ID years
34days and 20 hours to pay be in, a. the
rate of $3.50 per annum." Phil. Gas.
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M. MacLean, Editor and Proprietor.

ticle Of rust on it. sold nt Gardiner last
year, what | could spare at $500 per BUSH
el. hall sell this year Il, 81 ,50.-Mainc
Farmer.
J.JEWETT.