The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-08-19

PorAro por--CAUsE-Hr prac-
iirai asriruturIst from New Fame, his present.
81 u with su,ne OF the evidences which render
il clear 10 has Eiind. and certainly appears p!ausi
be- tha, the general havoc and destruction Of the
potato crop Is caused by Il w"r0i; that This worn,
originates from an egg deposited by small ly. OF
color between IA green and yeiIow.
The tmes presented were partially killed hy
the ses OF the insect, and in each of the prin-
tlpal Stalks vas IA worm evidently making lis way
towards liz reOi. The size of the worm varied
wIih the distance IL seemed In have travelled IN
the stock ! he hy h Describes as small and re-
nIaraabr actlyr; aud he .ad that from ui,serya-
lion AMI experinen, he had lac come satisfied na,
fnn the deposit of The liz desc. ihrd. usually on
tho hlo'."ni OF the potato vines originates the de-
struciive agent.
As san experiment, he hal scattered PLASTER
broadcast over li.: vines, and folnI il eieriut in
Keeping the Il. from the ,hie, and pIe,, aim. any
new deposit. ~ the decay had previously com
menced on any portion of the vines il Was nee
essary IA Cut oft the decn,cd s,alk lust below
where 1t IL affected, leaving The lower part Ia u
healthy STATE
lie has moss 4 field he tells u.s. where the ex-
pertinent has been trad On pat. about half an
acre. where the decay. whici was Rapidly pro-
crossing, has been .rr-st-i, aud the VINE, now
nPprar green and furnishing. Whie the decay IN
adjoining parlioiis OF iii. field. where The plaster
used. Is still. 20 ~ on; The vines now he
ing nearly al dead We have thought incun-
bent on Us ~ CIV. these flci- received for ,he
purpose "f dise:ias attention 10 The subject, and
o.ican. further inquiry. Information, on this cr
any other subject c,naec Ell with agricultural in
i'tess vii always secure atten,lon.-C Lock port
Jour.
On Saturday. Jny ooh. at PHILADELPHIA. two
young men Ia Stewart street, Mnya,uen-lng, made
banier nh each Other IL " ho could drink
The aIlsi liquor. One al them drdn, a pint, wh-,
he became sex and threw il up. IL. however,
gas. han IN attack at mama pnin. from " hich lie
was sufi'rin. ,eser .ny. ard he is -ii unwel To-
day. The other rash ,oun. man. whose name Is
VIII IN Gala her. clird with hi. triumph in ih,.
contest nf Iuy coiimaed /" sw,I.ox the poisnn-
Gus >iuti Until he had taken nearly quart He
Wa s'iZei with alarming symptoms. and this
mornihs expired. large crowd WAS attracted
IL HE house where HE corpse ihy. Tins forenoon
An inqn,-t held hv The Crrourr I he YER
duct al The jury WAS in accoIdance with the facts
Young Gaiiagher was about % ,e.rs odd
HE DISASTER OF THE CLAY. -Puhlic in
di.ainn Is thoroughly aIon>ed az ,m-i the ufiirers
al the Henry C!at. i he New York Tribune
sass:
There Is a universal demand r,r justice ~ inst
the h'iSerthle men Whose madness his thus desc
Lated tmil'e~, hll'mg scores e human beings, Ell
- ~ "i"r' ii'iii one nous c!tpiu
deriny the c,iher from another The W ne, and IRON,
another The lovely ana tender chnd.
Missouri ELECTIoN.-The follow Ing is the
substance at ietrgrarhic dispatch, received last
evening FROM - LOUIS. I he etiire Den. orratic
legislative ticket is elected Ia 81 Louis l., 500 10
l,oJo m"Jnny. Returns m,llc r that Benton j.
elected Ia Congress ~ the 81. inu. district and
'hht o.in, wing. hnd fhe pS and Lamb, demo
Gratis. are eisricd IN other districts Other dis
iiicis uncertain. ! he Democratic Stale ticket
ahead.
Ia ih'S section Of country the winter Wheat is
Gon1. heller Than II has been for u number Of
!eIf-, aud The largest porilo, o! IL has been mar
vested AMI put up ln III, best cni.,iiinn Spri.,
wheat is very promising 81 .;ocainrI Forum
NAvA1. The utmost aciiyii, il e>hblled In
the Navy Yard al Droo~iln, and hands are If
work Oh all The ship. that can be made seaw or,h,.
RIvsa AND HAnBoR BiLL.-In this Ii !.
wien has PASSED HE Ii" sc. "n appropriation l.
made 4" toi,Oo0 Tor HE Improvement oi the D,s
Moines iiapiJS
The River and lInrhor Bill now in the Senate
hppropriacs ,O0J for The inlpro, euent O.. rh,.
Lower Rapids.
hn'nS Porter. who - building flying ship ",
Washington, IA his seni-mnnl,y r+pnu ,o m.
Stockholders. says: a he tihrnu- n,aier, fer The
Heat aud Saloon has been all Vanished ard I'm.
sewing a"d making mp The float ere nnw IN pro-
e'es". and We nm! h',e read, f.r II 4 non in
Two weeks. ! he frame vcr, q; the s,ioou. and
the l"nohn hal rnds CIR the l,at are rad, !, La
eel up he engine anI tci.rrs are onl, v,,,iun
for The furnace
MEAGhEa --thi. eloquent Iri.hnan n,ad,.
strong speech IA New urn. on til. 9Th u,oJ
est YET decided: ha referred la Fl, country and ,o
ours, III ioucirs icr.Ls. / he occa >inn p,oy,d =
Ia he lr!.h nd .,ti, a
with them, as onc II Their noble cl,aut;u,,,
tirue Dem.
Twenty thousand dollars have been raised !,
New Yer. for Tie Mcuireal sLtfere,s.
IL Is sill iha, if the fee, Of = u.,son nros,,,,.d
~ E"""e ~ Tie sun Ice placed wiIhou dc,, II,
warm wH'cr, recovery il certain LIVER, b,d>
employed "nt al doors during Extremely warn,
weather should make note OF this
IL Is proposed 10 erect IA magnificent o,opno,e,,
10 Henry Clay Ia phiiadcphI, 4 .ul,,r,,n,,,u
"Ss'uc me accom- p!isii!ieI,I of the object - A.
'oau! Oh iooi. AMI promises To be ,uccc.,tui
DEATH or A CATHOLIC D,s,o, H.,
1, j. Chaui!rhe>. Caiuac E,.hop Of Match >
"sS'' oiei al Frederick. Mar, tand, on TN. , >,
VII lie h'd been sick al ,hai place slr,c. lin,
Session OF The Mali nal Council al Bnhipu re-.
ON DIr-ll,at The marriage # Edwin For.
resi- MN heaunini 'udJ from HE ii.h cuc.s >,
Shiiade ph'", VII -i.urii! take place.
ar'. John Davis, "i Holden, Mass. died :,
fe'' do, ns'. i,on, lite ,iitc. q, slo,,c,rn h,.
s'e MA i.hA'ed toe the purpose If TIA, ~. i ,o,h
OK f"eteu "mt'h"ut PAM IL Is uul, "a, CT
'i"ee mai Death occurred, under similar ,.,.,
''H''ee-' 'h"r' distance Up HE l.Lu,on ,n.r.
GoILfRs AND BoMB-SHELLs.-F,om r.. =.
"hs ia made 10 tie Shot, II wlid Sc, n, ,,,t ,n
,ohe.s Il tle Mass. 1t, anLo.ts we've md -
oon2' io' tie ex iess pup Use OF tn stnp',. A..
,n.,.,o % SENATOR D"N's, 10. Ter cent q all The
iise.' ae desno,:d by either snags o. ex, iosors-
.uhAen iio's "a hot-.aeaded engineers. Inc nm.
c4 o. hV.s st by these accident >" average eve,
tahteen hundIea year. ''e'
srLf.I,Accordins to the returns made n n.
secretary ct Wa, It costs the Un,,od Snes - ia
year Iof eveiy s~liier engaged in the -, vice ~
,n,s ioV per month As his ay is only per
balance. ''' Ieooii~s 81 tac
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