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q" From the Southern Cultiva:or
TREATMENT OF STUBBLE LAND.

ME-. EptToR:-Your corrcspnndenl"Jones.
inthe last nnmber, the Culrivator, puts &c
YOU some questions upon subject which
ali farmers are deeply interested in under
standing: ,.Wheil,er 1t is best to turn under
the stubbIe, grass and weeds upon our stub
bief land or to burn il off" am in favor
nfthe former, and have no doubt that ia
King series of years together, it is much
better 10 improve the land. which take it
is the grand object with us all, think sec
clearly that tho difficulty under which
ZONES" laborcd in his experiment, was that
twas too late in The scasm before he turn
ed the stabble and grass over, while al the
same time il was The proper lime to profit
by burning. The experiment was not a
fair ono. II he will take piece ofh!s stub
hlet a,,,l grass land this fall. say the last of
Sepiember sr October. and turn il over tn
ssch dep,h as The soil will allow-sctlng 10
the clay. hut NOT turning il up 10 any extent
--he will find wheiI nc comes 10 plant next
spring. that the vegetable matter will be ST.
decdmpnsed as 10 irnpart much life and vigor
10 his crop. whether corncottcn, or any thing
else, aud his land to that extent permanently
imprred, loose and mellow. But if lie
waits until February or March, and then
turns under large crop Of weeds and grass,
which al that time is dry and brushy no crop
that l ever have tried will grow well on il.
After burning over such land in the spring
have, taken. a, bull tongue Or gopher p!"w,
and cross plowed second and third lime,
and broke the. dry, weeds aud grass, and the
surface s.ml as fine rs it could be done by
such process, yet my corn came up badly,
lo6ked feek e aud made a poor crop. The
reason to NV mind is obvious. The dry
weeds and grsss aff,rtling at the time no
na,urishn,cnt, 10 either land or crop. being
Thoroughly mixcd with the soil, makes il too
open and porous for the growth %! corn, cot
TIN or any nther crop to take root. A
heavy roller would do more good toward
correcting tho evil when land is put in this
situation, than any thing Of which knew.
If Joncs" viii continue to bur off all
such vegetable matter from the same piece
1fground every spring, Tor series of years,
lac will derive some immediate advantage
froin the ashes, which is a first rate article
E,r cotton as well as corn, when applied in
this way. Worms and such insects will be
iess likely to prey upon his crop while small.
But he will ,6nd after pursuing this mode
for a few wears, that his land will become
close and tight, break up cloddy, and will
require semeihing more than the little sprin-
kIe of ashes made lr'm The vegetable matter
burnt on ii to make any crop that he would
Cal! a good one.
With regard to the spring and fall turn
ing. speak from experience. AS to the
burning process. never practiced ii much,
and therefore give only my notions, such as
they arc.
A MoUNTAINEER.
Grcenville, S. c., July, IS4S.
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Grcenvillc, S. c., July, ls4s.

CULTURE OF TEA IN THE UNITED STATES.
We find the following in late number
Of the National lntellsencer:
= An attempt is about to be made on an ex-
tensive scale, to raise or grow tea in this
country. For this purpose an inn ortalon
of tea plants arrived a few days since IN this
city. There are about five hundred in NUN.
her and they arc from one two feet in height.
The gentleman who is cngagd in this enter
prise is Mr.. Junius Smith, naive of the
State Of Connecticut, but resident many
wears in London, whcro he was largely ell
gagged IN trade and commerce. He was
also one of the early and efficient advocates
Of the praclicabiIi,y Of navigating the ocean
by steam, and did much 10 England to-
wards forwarding that enterprise.
Having turned hls attention 10 the subject
Of raising and curing tea, and the nat 'rc of
climate and soil adapted to that plant, he
thinks there is no reason why it should not
be produced is this country, not only for
home consumption, but expectation. MIR.
Smith left here three or four months ago,
and went 10 London to increase his inform.
alton on the subject, and had all the facilities
granted him for that purpose which London
conld afford. And, having completed his
store of knowledge on the subject, he has
now returned home with five hundred tea
plants 10 carry out his enterprise. For this
purpose he will, in few days or weeks. go
south. perhaps 10 some part of Georgia or
Alabama, having ascertaned The soil and c''-
mate in that section of the counirv are pre-.
cisely what the plant requires. He thinks
there is no reason why tea should not be-
come great staple growth ofour country.
Says it may he raised for six cents pound.
He will keep the plants he now has tor seed
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] do, how their JOY can be so houghtless.
1t seems TO me, matter for deep, and almost
fearful congraulation. 1t should be ex-
pressed in religious places and with the SOL.
emn voice worship; and when the period
has thus been marked, It should be speedily
forgotten lest its cloud become depressing.
| am an advocate for all the gaiety that the
spirits will bear. would reserve no par
lcle of the treasure of happiness. The
world IS dull enough at best. But do not
mistake its temper. Do not press into The
service OF gay pleasure the thrilling solemni-
ties of life. ! think anything which reminds
me of death, solemn: any time, when our
escape from ii is trust irresislIbIy upon The
mind, solemn time; and such Is The season
of the new year. 1t should be occupied by
serious thoughts. 1t is The time to reckon
with ones hearl.--to renew and form rcso-
Iullons; TO forgive and reconcile and redeem.
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plants, three or four years, in order to spread
The cultivation rapidly, and after that keep
them for the crop. 1t is an important meas
ure. How he will succeed time must de-
termine.
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The Middlcsex Freeman pays "a beau,
lul and feeling tribute" To the memory of the
late Peter Snooks, esq. 1t SAYS:
MIR. Shocks was a great advon ate Of
home industry and to make his practice
square with his prcceptS-fnr he admired
consistency above all things-al his 'nd ia
maica,' best Santa Cruz and gcnu ne
'Scheidam.' were Of New England manu-
taclurc; and he never went further than New
ark for the champagne which lie disposed of
in sn large quantities. He was also zeal
Gus friend oftemperancc, which he promo
ted by SO reducing his liquors that they
became very weak grog. from the use of
which no man was ever the worse. 1t may
also be mentioned that he was great pat
ron of the newspaper press, as he b"rrowed
all the papers that he could, not for the pur-
pose OF wasting his hours in reading them
for he was one oflhosc who have no time
to rcad,-bu' to save the expense Of wrap
ping paper"
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A European engineer, Mans has got a ma.
chine tor lunneling the Alps. He calculates on
piercing Mont Gents in three years working on
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RAPINE AND MURDER IN California; :
Private letters received here from the gold
mines in California arc rather discourage
lng to those about starting for that region.
They confirm the former reports as to those
who arc IN possession of precious orc in any
quantities, are marked and often disappear.
Even some that have attached themselves
to trains leaving the mines have been robbed
ami trains on their way there have been
piundcrcd.
Another letter states that the mate of
vessel lying on The Coast, who had deserted
month or Two previous. had returned to
tho vessel with $4,000 worth of gold.
Boston Traveller.
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JACOB AND RACHEL.

Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted UP his
voice and w"pt. Scripture.
llRachel was pretty girl and kept her
lace clean, we can't see that Jacob had
much to cry about. N. Y. Globe.
How do you know but that she slapped
his face for him. TN. O. Della.
Weeping is no, unfrcqncniIy produced by
extreme pleasure, jny--happiness; !, may
have been SO in Jacobs case. [Whig.
Gentlemen. hold your tongues. The
cause of Jacobs weeping was the refusal of
Rachel TO allow him to kiss her again.
Taylor Flag.
1t is our opinion Jacob wcpl because he
hadn't kissed Rachel before, and regretted
the time he had lost. Age.
Grcen-vcrdant. all Of yc. The fellow
boo hoocd because she didn't kiss him.
Manchester Advertiser
PShaw! none vt you are Judges of human
natur. Rachel was the first gIrI that Jacob
ever kissed. and he got 50 scared that his
voice trembled and The tears came trick.
ling down his cheeks
Auburn Advertiser.
VIC AUNT thal you are JudSdc oi "hu-
man nalur." Personal knowledge of such
matters is decidedly The best.
Albany Express
Jacob was man who abored in the field.
When he kissed Rachel. he had just return
ed from his l"bprs and had not washed his
lips. After discovering he had soiled Ra.
chefs check, he wept for fcar she would
think he was one the Free Soilsrs."
Albany Frcehoder.
Gentlemen sharp.shooters, pu, up your
weapons. None "fyou hit the mark! ia.
cob wrpl ia view of the severe Caudlcizing
he expected from Leah for displaying par
TALLY for his second wife.
Su!l. Wing.
We think jacob cried in view Of the fact
that hc had wasted so many kisses on Leah;
when Rachel kissed so much sweelcr!
Poughkecpsic Tel.
Gentlemen Editors, you haint none of
you acquainted with human natur Jacob
boo-ho"ed cause he knew in his heart he
had sinned against Leah.
Palmetto State Banner.
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Shocking Casastrophs.-[ais 10 stated Ia7,ha
newspapers, that horse recently bit of a boy 3
nose, in Doyicstown, Pa.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-06
Later from Florida.

BY the steamboat VIM Castor, Capt. Freedom,
from Florida, We received the Ocaa argus, from
which we learn that the Indians are preparing for
a general war, having, during the past year, pro-
vided themselves with considerable quantities of
powder and lead.
The principal Indian villages are located on the
Carlosa hatchee river, about three days journey
from Ocaa. They number, may be, 500 warriors,
and are under the chief Holatter Niece, or Billy
Bowlegs. The sub-chiefs are Assinwar and Sam
Jones; the latter is nearly hundred years old;
his counsel has always been taken by the Indians,
and he Is very vind:ctlve toward the whites.
From passenger on the VIM Castor, we learn
that the Indians have murdered several negroes on
plantation near Tampa Bay, destroyed bridge
and other properly. A detachment OF Is u States
troops went out from the post at Tampa Bay, and
discovered party of about 100 warriors, painted
in war style, and being the weaker party, it was
deemed prudent to return to Tampa Bay.
The steamer Ocmulgee has been chartered TO
proceed to Jacksonville, to take the company of
mounted men, raised there by order OF the Governor
of Florida, to Lake Monroe.
The passengers by the VIM. Castor report these
Indians to be the Arkansas Indians returning.
TIE CRops.-The Ocala Argus says: "Florida
never turned out finer crops than the present. The
fodder has been stripped from the corn, and the
grain many plantations is hard enough to grind.
The crop Is a very large one. The cotton is doing
remarkably we'll of cane we hear very little; the
late spring frost some injured this product.
large quantity of tobacco is cured. All that we
have heretofore said about this plant turns quite
correct. Eyerypound of should bring fifty cents,
if not more"
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shos in this heat between the pole and
the score and 1t supposed that but fer this sesi
si1A Hsat-Ths nsss started Hnsly this time, SUIT
ton beating Suffolk neck to the quarter pole, in IS
seconds. Down the back stretch the race was most
beautiful--they yoked all the way to the half
passing there in Il7 On the lower turn and up the
home stretch there deviation In the position o(
masters Of to change their places they whipped their
nags numerically they whipped each ether
sparngly and then brought their sukiss together to
which the strongest-but ell this did not alter
the position Of the horses They ORA wing near
the stand at tremendous rate of speed, and their
heads were parallel crowd was wild with crate
ment,ssmething must be DIN on ..a sides-snother
nonrlsa " WIN" w the drivers across each others
faces and another collision Of the sulkies might alter
the state Of these unfair tricks resorted
neck ahead The drivers Immediately alight from
their vehicles and hasten to the judges stand the
hsS time to word OF thar cSsrSss tSsy
set to work to batter their already damaged frontis
pieces. The scene now grew uprearious and beggars
description-the judges stand was filed in an in
slant with Interested parties who amused themselves
for time with squeezing each others throttes, and
pulling and tearing each others clothes; and no one
restored the parties having themselves out Of
breath and strength and the judges decided that as
unable to decide who the first aggressor they would
make 1t dead heat Time, 23l. This gave satisfac-
ton to the crowd, and order once more prevailed.
Serenfh Heat.-Quarter judges we're appointed, aad
sent to their respective stations to that each driver
acted fairly towards the other, it having become
dark notwithstanding that the moon shone brightly
over the track that it was impossible to keep watch
from the judges stand the actions of Woodruff and
Bryant. Lady Suffolk the favorite The
started finely and evenly; but Lady Sutton led
round to the quarter pole two lengths in front of Suf
folk Down the back stretch, the grey mare closed,
and Tapped Sutton at the half Round the lower turn
1t difficult to tell which Of the two had the best OF
the race on account Of the darkness; but as they
swung the home stretch, they appeared to be side
and side From the three quarter pole to the stand
the excitement that had been manifest in tho previous
heats was now increased beyond limit; and as Lady
Suffolk crossed the half length in 'front.' shout
given, by athousand voices loud enough to drown
the OF the pillows that break the shores of Long
Island The time Of the last heat was 2:3S The fol-
lowing is q summary Of the race -
Lady Suffolk, d. Bryant. ....1 l
Lady Sutton, !. Woodruff. % / l
Pelham, III. Jones. % distanced.
Lady Moscow, j. Case. Drawn.
Time, 2:29ls 2:3l, $50. 23lh 2:32, 2:3l, 23S.
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Our st Louis Correspondents.

OF. LOUIS, July -, fS9.
Tie Cholra-hs Disappearance 7rads-7M ~
cont pi'itatton, &c.
The pcs,ilential simeon which has been swssT.
ing over our city for the last four months has well
nigh ceased its rsvages, and health If not cheerful
ness, begins TO mark the long desired change The
bills Of mortality continue to show that the epidemic
has not entirely renquished lite grasp; but the fatal
cases are comparatively few, and a pure atmos-
phcre gives promise that the dreadful ,courge viii
soon have passed away. In the country and sur
rounding villages also, the disease is subsidina.
The towns on the Missouri, with the exception Of
Brunswick, are healthy, and very few eases are re-
ported on the Upper Mississippi. Business withus
- r~vivlng. and merchants and tradesmen who had
fled from their homes, are returning with the pros
pect Of busy and prosperous autumn. Never be-
fore has any Western city suffered 90 severe an
affection az that brought on ST LOUIS by the FIRE
and the cholera; but as | once bcfors observed,
burn down 81 Lsuis and destroy her population BY
disease, and she will soon rise again. The location
alone gives her ph,nnix-hke atributes, and neither
fire nor pestlsnce can long retard her onward
course.
The recent visitation. are not without their ul-
innate advantages. Much has bees learned by
these disasters from which profit must accrue
BY the fire we were taught the danger, as well as
inconvenience, Of narrow thoroughfares, and the
value OF fire-proof buildings. BY the pestlence We
have been taught the value OF wholesome atmos-
Of our streets and alleys not to speak OF cellars
and the numerous lcgoons OF standing water in the
vicinity OF our city. The cellars Of 81. LOUIS have
awaysbeen Of manifest injury to health. and recent
examination. have shown that niae-tenths Of them
mere receptsclcs OF filthy water. Ia the heart OF
the city is lake, called Chouteau's Pond. This
~ fruitful source ot disease ard will now pro-
baby be absted. In som- places streets have been
run through this POND, dammng up the water, and
rendering IL putrid During the prevslcnce of the
epidemic more thsn one hundred fatal cases Of
cholera occurred on th- margin Of one Of these
pools, one hundred yards square, called "Shep-
herds Grave Yard" Much Of the northern part OF
the city is drained by natural subtsrrsn.sn OUT
let, high ground being situated betwees that region
and the river. Last spring this outlet becams
STOPPED W, and, rs consequence, many acres
were inundated, the water, for slusres, reaching
the second siorie. Of the houses. la this portion
of the city the ravages Of the cholera were dread
fsl, and nearly all the iuhatitants, who did not
seek eafety in fight. fell vicums 10 the destroyer.
The entire mortality in this city, and Immediate
vicinity TOR the last three months, cannot TAU short
Of eight thousanda loss of life sufficient to afford
a lesson to the survivors TO guard, hereafter,
against such obvious causes Of dIreass as those
sdvefted 10. Aaeps.
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Shipping Inteiii0ence.

NEw ORLEANS, Aug. z.
Arrved-Shp st Petersburg; bark Obern, from Boston;
ship Memphis from NYork. .
MOBILE Aug1
Arrved-Steamer Trent from Havana. barks
pid EYork; Mchen Of Beverley brig Francis Ellen of
Portland; bark John fiersoH, and brig Andrew Bang
quarantine.
BosroN, Aug. 3.
Arrved-Shp Dogenes Nareiles, passed Gibraltar uy
s. sth lat 80 25 Ion 2 passed bark Duchess from Boston,
via Norfolk, for Sicily.
Banks BsIia BshainaG Mary sade, PHILADELPHIA Briggs,
Yucatan schrs Geo Hoffman, do; Stewart Galveston;
Oliver Albany brig shamrock; sshIs Laey Ann, John
Cleared Aug Ship Henry NYork barks Cuba, London;
Paige, Baltimore; Delaware, Philadelphia Cherokee,
Charleston; brigs Sarah Williams, Cienfug American
yannab Benz and Foster Baltimore China, Phi
laaelpbia; 1ngerso dol schrs Reaper and Edward dol
Leland, and Chamberlain, New York.
LONDON. Jnly 20
Arrivsd-ship Persia, New York.
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lack fer dsmsnd from the interior and for the payment
Of dstiss and other dues that will reduce
this dead weight II would be relief to the banks to
have two three millions drawn from them and dis
trbuted over the country and would give impetus
to business throughout the Southern and Western
States.
The annexed statsmsnt1xhibts the quotations for
stocks in this market for each day Of the past week
ana at the close Of the week previous It will be
that prices have been without material variation aud
that the operations have been confined to about half
dozen in the list
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BosroN, Aug. 4, 1910.
There nothing doing in the cotton or aour mar
kets. Corn-Saes of 5000 bushels mixed ut &c. 1900
DO yellow at 65c.; white aaoat Gunny Bags-6o 900
TO arrive, at 103sc.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 2, 1S49.
There nothing Of Importance done in cotton
yesterday; prices continued Arm. Operators were
waiting for the steamers news.
BALTIMORE, Aug 4, 1S49.
There change in -four Wheat declined 4c.
Ter bushel; corn also declined 30.
CINCINNATI, August 4.
Elour-We have no alteration to notice in the
ket Holders firm. and the demand continues mo-
derate. 1000 bbls have been sold, at So rs SIS 81
per Dbl. Provisions-We note sales of 8 900 hhds.
hams at &c. per h., for pieces and caRvassed Lard
The sales Of lard comprise 800 bbls at ego per ID.
Sugsr-sales Of IT'S hhds New Orleans at 5c per lb.
Whisky is quoted at 1sc. per gallon.
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INTELLIGENCE By TIE. NAILS.
Our Washington Correspondents.


WASHINGTON, Aug. l. 1s4S.
Tie Causes Of the Remoralof Col. Ysiler-1h Nos
quito Question The Protest Of the AdmiSixra.
tion, &c.
Col. Weller has already drawn from the Urea
sury SS3 600 out of tho $50 900 appropriated by Con-
gress for the boundary surveys and this vast sum
does not cover the salaries of the corps since March
last. This was drawn before he left Panama,
and the government has no knowledge that he has
gone TO San Diego at alton the contrary there 10
strong reason for believing that he has gone TO
San Francisco. Drafts from hun, independent
of the $4,000, To the amount of $ll 600,
have recently been protested by Mr. CIayton-ma-
king total of 81 900 expended by Weller at Pa
nama independent of the salaries Of his men for
the last four or five nths You will see by this
statement how very unfair was the charge made by
a Washington correspondent of the Herald some
time since, that Weller was removed merely from
political grounds.
will write you with reference to the Mosquito
question in few days. The American govern
ment has protested in the strongest against
the attempt of Engand 10 close the ST. Johns river
against our citizens who have contracted 10 bulda
canal for the State Of Nicaragua. The government
is determined not to permit British interference in
the matter, IN any shape Whatever, and will uphold
our citizens III fulfilling their contraction the canal.
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COmbs.-Ladlcs are Respectfully Invited
the chsss selection Combs the
bers storeshe teysad all doubt the greatest in tha
city among which will be found ths chain pattern.
much admired. Alss DO obtained every tes APpsr-
saininG to the teilet. A. 4 J. SAUNDERS,
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Summer Clothing sold at Cost.-S1O CASH
will be sold 1T 81 50 Alpaca Pants 81 2
81 75 black Cloth Vests and Marseies ditto
81 81 co. usual price 81 o hne blue and black
Sacks and Frocks, from 81 co ~, usual price Sill.
g. b. CLARKE, No. 1l6 William street.