Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-16

quirs . Heightened description here From ia
hsrdihood, rapid growth, tenacity of life. ia.
eility Of propagation, % we'll IS its unrivs,led
beauty and protection against animals Of ".
rious kinds, its utility as q hedge plant no
longer remsins an experiment
Hedges OF the farest beauty and excellencs
nave been growing near Bos on, Philadelphia,
anu cincinnati, 80 we'll rs In Kentucky, Ter
nessee Northern Missosri, and, n short, in all
tne Middle and Southern States Some of
NEE fences have been standing for twelve or
fourteen years, and their branches have be
Gums 50 interlocsea, gusrdsd as they are BY
their enormous spines, ,hai no farm stock car
pass through them They arc also free from
tho sttsok- OF insects and animals Of all kinds
Propsgatisn. The Ossg6 orange may
really be propagatsd by seeds, from which II
viii grow sufisiently large in three years to
form hedge It succeeds best on land mod.
erstely rich-such, for instance, AZ will pro.
dues good Indian corn but It will grow In
almost any soil that Is not too moist The
lice of ground intended for q hedge should
hrst be dug and we'll pulvsrised-say from II
to IL inches deep, md two feet wide, along
tn. centre of which the plants may be set
When the Usage orange is to be planted ss
o hedge, if the subsoil DO poor, it is recon-
mended to dig q trench in the direction Of
tho intended ..ojge, two or three feet wide
and as many deep, and to fiji up the space
with good surfaces coil taken from tho neigh.
boring groond or elsewhere The soil In the
trench should be raised at leas. q foot above
the adjoining surface, to allow for settling !;
aud along the middle Of this ridge the plants
should pc set from enc foot to eighteen inches
apart
The seeds, before sowing, should be soaked
in tepid water, in warm room for three or
four days; or they may be mixed with equal
parts, by measure, OF moi earth, and exposed
a~feT weeks, in open boxes, to wntry
weather. on the sum y side of building, in
order to freeze and thaw. tbs preferable to
SOW them early in tho spring, In a garden or
nursery where they will shortly after germi
nate aud form into young plants These
should be caref lily weeded or hosd during the
iIst seasons growth, and transplsnted in the
hedge line In the month of March or April of
the Following year"
Soldiers Extra Pay.-A soldier recently
discharged in California, who would have
been entitled, on an honorable discharge, to
extra pay under the law of September %, 1850,
had committed an offence, for which be was
tried, convic ed. sentenced, and pardoned, all
bsfore the passage Of TIE iap-viz: between
May aud June %, lS4s and he applied for
bis extra pay, which the disbursing officer had
declined to pay
1t was held that the general effect of par
don was to restore the convic; to all tho rights
se wcuid have had if the offence had not been
committed. There are exceptions to the rule,
it is true--ss where criminal has been guilty
Of peri Try a pardon will not qualify him to be
ccmpetent witness, or where the offence
worked the civil death of the convict pardon
would not annui the second marriage Of his
wife or affs t the administration of bis estate
but case like tina. presented BIZ the soldier
was rot an exception, and his claim was al.
lowed, especially as no fault was alleged
against him subsequent to tho passage Of tho
law giving the additional compensation.
The Re-arrsst Of Col. Kinney.-We have
satisfied oursslf that the recent re.arrest of
Col Kinney, in Philadelphia, was based
wholly on isfor m tion in the possession of the
officers Of the law in that city, who acted in
his case only on general instructions long
since given to them, to prevent the infrsctiou
Of the neutrality laws Of the United States
from that port. This re arrest at Philadol.
phia was, evidently, not anticipated at this
point, though it is doubtless acceptable.
The Current Operations Of tbs Treasury
Dopsztmsnt.-On yesterday, the 18th of May,
her we're Of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books OF the Department
For the redemption of stock...... 81, 20l so
For paying Treasury debts ...... 1859 81
sor the Customs, ................ 1928 26
For covering into the Treasury
from customs. ........:.......- 3,5l3 IL
For covering into the Treasury
from Lands. .................. 7,I47 80
or the Var Department.. .,...... 347, SIT A
For repaying in the War Depart
Wonl. 80 SUO 4Z0 w