New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-05
CITY ITEMS.


f,cp.-e OF SALT, one relative 70 CUTS Perchs-a sub
stance allied TO ndisrubber-euuns.a1as the VARIOUS
uses 20 ~nch il can De applied ald detailing the mode
- ,nfsc,riu, !: mo thread and finished oy reading
AZ essay or ,he rsjrvena5on Of WORKOUT lands
gsoy= remarked ira, TIE system recommended IN me
las, communication for renovadns lands wns not new
!, i AID has been prscaced England under the Haic
Of Gurneyisyr, b. The WY. would Ike 20 'ei! our
readers what t.s systeu, Is il understood wei
enough 10 explain-bu; we don't M MEIcs resd
short communication or the supposed cause OF barns
being frequently struck by lightning The writer
well persuaded that re cause sy il the new nay
put barns before Il is thoroughly d-y-and thai Il
better seasoned ;e.c would De less danger lie BAN
tror the electric qualities winch the hay in its green
state Is said possess...N. MEGs continued the ex.
ercses by reading from the Repor, OF the Commission
er o; Patents ex,-sc, .-o- London paper giving
fu.. description of the Gcraey;sri before mentioned
ami letter tro! Roswell L Co OF Paterson Insects
Mr. Colt mas used for the reuora Of tie bugs and u5s
from his peacnees, sas,ccaltar applied 10 the bark
hor, distance above the ground Mex; came line OF
the authority OF Prof RESwIcK stating that rue:g :ons
OF Tur-2ips with the tops had been gathered from one
ace u AYRSHIRE Scotland AT the commencement c;
the meeting Ny ALLEN had exhibited few stalks OF
very ine. heavy Wheat; and now ;ac Secretary read
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been propasa,ed in This country. Il, 5 called tie Wash
n=,on Wheat from haTng been arst seen in this coua
Try with Greenoueh's OF Washington sent from
Itaiy
The Club here took Up the special order OF the day
5y causing 20 be read q communication from gentle
mar OF NevvIer$ev who had used Corrosive Subnia;c
as IN eec;ua remedy for the ravages OF insects The
following is the manner applying the The
earth must be removed distance from the body OF
the tree about 70 the presin. OF the roos-ihe bark
rlys taeu be thoroughly washed with the preparation
composed o: Common Tar lbs Tallow lbs-Inelt
together and add OF pulverzed Corrosive Sub
Innate and 3 ounces OF Salts OF N;tre. This mus: be
warmed sottened to work easily. and applied TO
the high, OF TWO inches ABOVE the Then bandagc
with oiled muslin old oilcloth almost anything OF
Ike nature ned :rrnly the upper cdgr She expense
this treatment IS estimated than TWO
tree and il has been known TO fail
DR.. UNpEgIIILL sad that in England there was no
more important crop thar the Turuip-she produces
moro Of this than of any other vegetable lie remarked
that the difficulty raising Turrps in this country Is
that at the time ,hey is to be the greatest
drouth, and thus. in three OF four, the crop
fails. good yield Is frequently insured By planting
them among which has risen a sufficient hightto
afford shade Mr. MEIGs stated that of the whole
halt is afforded by Turnips alone. Dr. UNoERiiILL
thought that The Tuip would be profitable to
70 England, unless early 10 INFO the
ground before tie drouti. lie would recommend farm
ers TO Immediately the Yellow Aberdeen ana the
Dale Hybrid varieties. The Doctor ;ins that tho Par.
nip and Carrot viii he useful in this country the
Turrip now i in England The Carrot contains more
nourishmnnt than any of our Turups-no insect ever
touches it-ard it very nourishng all kinds of ami
mails. On COO bushels had been raised and he
nal heard of 1900 bushels with very
pcror cultivation. The finest soil for Turnips auyal
or that streams of water OF any description. OF
the insects peculiar this vegetable the Turnpy is
one Of the greatest annoyance In days, during
drou l. whole crop often destroyed by this dcprcda
tor Whea,bran dust from the road scattered over
the tops of the Turnips Will drive this away
Many object 10 feeding Turnps on account OF
thereby importing an unpleasant flavor TO the milk but
this eyi! can be obvnted by feeding the immedi,
n;cly before after milking and giving them nothing
more until just before after the NAT milking. lie has
cr heard OF the favor OF milk being injured such
treatment. DR.. undcrhi closed by saying that decidedly
the hes way OF sowing Turnips large crop.
is in drills. .Mr. MEIGs read OF letter from
Mr. Mchin-ter OF Connecticut the subject Roots
food cattle He considered Carrots worth bushe for
bushe with food horses and he fed ndis
crimnaely al kinds OF animals on his farm always
raw except iattening Mr.. HYDE remarked
that SCOT good remedy for bugs the Ru;abaga
..t this of the proceedings there appeared four
varieties OF The Grape presented by Roswell! l. Colt
luscious looking enough make an anchortcs mouth
water. We couldn't help thinking what pity was
there enough go round -. Mr. j. D. VII.
stated the beneficial effects Guano on Corn and
related experiment tried Long Island, where the
Guano produced stalks of Corn over nine feet high from
ground hitherto useless.
The Club after indicating the subjec; of the next
meeting The Manufacture OF Domestic Wines. and
farther consideration OF the Rootcrop food for Cattle
adjourned
II The Common Council last night had spe
cal meeting and dsbandcd Engine Companies Nos l. s.
o. 81 and 30 for their participation in disturbance in
Broadway between % and l o'clock on Sunday morning
26th July. Andrew McCarty and Jereniah Haley, Of
Engine No. l, and Alexander Mcdonald and DAME! Da-
venport Engine Co. No. 5. expelled For this good
will give the Common Council praise besides
overlooking deal of twadde.
-, 4 sword is TO be presented TO Lieut.. Chas.
F. Morris for the late active part he displayed in the
late battles of Pao Alto and Re de Ia Palma The
presentation Will take place Castle Garden the 18th
instant Hon VIM B. Maclay has been selected make
q speech on the occasion
Lieut. Morris native of Ne7-York ia grandson Of
the celebrated Robert Morris of the Revolution and
son OF the venerable Thomas Morris OF this City His
brother Lieut.. NJ OF the Navy is now in command OF
l. s store ship on the coast of africa
y We learn from the Gossip OF OLD kSEcS
who grows meloer and more sparkling every month
-ha; punchy daily is going to be started here called
Tie Dazu7reotgpe Bad nume for Daguereotypes are
not clectc-they tra, but simply facts II the
new paper started and includes the pens OF our real
wits such as Clark, Harry Franco and 'wo or three
others could meution-and il thore IS captal to pay
for the abora OF genius-:hen il all sue
coed brilliantly. If not not
- REy. DR.. CHEEyER preached by request at
Fabyan; in he White Mountains on Sunday forenoon
the Goth ult audience OF about for persons In
the afternoon Re-. Prof. ErrDExorEa of the Mead
vile Theological Institute in Pennsylvania compiled