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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

CONGRESSIONAL MoRALITY.-The Lou.
isville Journal says, we were inflely anus
ed three or four weeks sgo by practical
joke in Washington City upon number Of
the nice men of Congress. 1t was too good
to be left unpublished.
A couple Of merry fellows, one Of them
a distinguished member of Congress from a
Southern State, and the other Distinguish
ed ex-editor from Kentucky, concoc,ed a
letter purporling TO be addressed by young
lady to very fine looking gentleman. j.
was 60. up in frs.-ra.e style. The preten-
ded younS slady set forth therein that she
had several times seen the gentleman she
was addressing, tina, she was csp,iva,ed by
his fine face and manly form, tina, her hear,
was deeply touched by all she saw and
heard Of him, that she must make his &C.
quain,ance before his departure from the ci-
~, lha, she hoped and prayed he would for
give her seeming bodness as it was the frs,
lmprudenl acl OF her life, that she had ell
ways moved and was still moving in the
highes. circle of The Capitol, that she would
be upon a certain square of certain street
at precisely IL o'clock on following day in
dress which she described with great par
ticularlIy, end that she hoped and trusted he
oud meet her and thus afford her an op.
por,unily of brief personal intercourse
with the idol of her heart. The two wags had
between thirty and forty copies Of This letter
written by female friend Of theirs, and .hey
sent these copies TO be.W cen thirty and for
" members of Congress, selecting those OF
course who were known 10 entertain very
exalted opinion of their own personal fss-
cins,ions.
Everything being thus arranged, the two
jokers called upon US and another young
gentleman, explained what they had done.
and invited us to &c. into their carriage, tide
with them to the point of assignsIon, and
see the sights. We unhesi'd.ingIy consen.
ted, and we saw sights sure enough. Rid
ing upon the designated square, We beheld
The whole Of the thirty or forty members
N orlhern men and Southern men, Wings,
Democrats, aud Know N olhiugs, walking
10 aud fro, all gazing earnestly IN every di,
rec'ion and at every female figure to discov'
er the object OF their anxious search.
We concluded, that, if few more cople:
Of the letter had been sent to members o
The House Of Representatives, the House
would have had TO adjourn for she want Of {
| quorum.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

The Postmaster General has promptly
responded 10 the wishes Of our citizens.
BY restoring the daily mail service to the
Glymont route. The stages returned to
the line last Monday, and we are now in
the regular receipt Of mails q, this office
every day Except Sunday at about IL M.
But we would remark that there seems to
be an omission some " here in carving ou.
the order Of The Postmaster General. The
daily papers of Baltimore are not received
here until The day after their publication.
Our mails are still taken from the cars 10 the
city post office, we presume, upon their or.
rival in Washington, as was required to be
done under the recen! arrangement. for sup
plying US tri-weekIy by the land route, and
this may be the cause Of those papers moi,
coming TO our pos, office as soon as they
did formerly by the Glymon. route. If so,
We ,rus. the official whose duty i, is 10
look after this matter, will order that our
mails shall be sen, from the cars directly
on board The steamboat. We can see no
necessity whatever for their detention 10
Washington or elsewhere.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

and quantity, bu, have come to The con-
clusion that though fools never learn by
experience. farmers always do. and "experi-
ence is perhaps the bes, ,eacher"-until we
have more cer.sin.v in the so called "Sci-
ence Of Agricultural Chemistry"
During The last summer we noticed that q
learned savsn in Europe has begun to sus-
pec' tina. The value Of lime depends on the
Liberation of ammonia from the clay Of o
soil.
We have then shown that much uncer-
taniy exists, bu, we have many and most
valuable facts and every encouragement, to
use them, in laying The foundation of the
Science Of Agricultural Chemistry, and q
faithful application O: the knowledge We
certainly possess will give US more.
have no doubt lha, the next grea. i'm
provement in regard to the use of lime will
be the use of Ia The quan'i,y per Sc nor as
a means Of liberaling potash and other val.
liable elements from the soil and thus i'm
poverishng while it apparently encircles,
as j! is said in Germany, "Lime enriches
The father bu, impoverishes The con-" buI
believe il will be used in the caus,ic state
with powdered Feldspar and other sources
Of Potash, SC. and having had its in
Anence conc. n,rated upon the most i'm
portant elements Of the soil before i, is
spread, and KEEP. in q caustic state, exerting
its full influence in disintegrating these min
erals for several months it will be applied
with double effect although in Ia the dose,
outstanding end increasing the resources of
the soil, instead of diminishing them, as by
the present system.
am shaid that many Of our alluvisl soils
in Delaware do nc, on an average contain
one half of one per cent. of Potash minerals,
age per cent. OF Potash. Do we then
throw away 100 bushels Of Lime in order
to apply one bushel to this one per cent. of
undecomposed mineral in the soil and
when i, is gone, wha, shall we do? For
several years pas, have been experiment.
ing with lime 10 order to test these theories
in field experiments on my own farm in
Delaware-and thus far in every case with
out exception, the results have endorsed all
that | hoped for or imegined-indeed i, ap-
pears TO be too good 10 be true, and feel
disposed 10 repea! oil my experiments on a
larger scale before admit that any thing
has been accomplished.
If in view of the uncertainty Of ell the
theories in regard to the well established
facts in agriculture, we could avoid the in
auence of more authority and pursue the
truth unlrammeled by previous theories, q
noble science would be the result.
1t is said tina. the immortal Louis, after
spending ten years in the hospitals OF Paris
in the study of disease, burned up all tina,
he had written, in order tina. he might look
again, without prejudice during another de-
cade, and give the world the truth.
DAVID STEWART, NJ. D.
Chemist Of Md. State Agl. Society.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29
Chemist Of Md. State Agl. Society.

MANUFACTURE OF PORT WINE.-A Lon
don paper gives the following accoun. of
The manner in which port wine is msnufac-
tured
When por. is required to be manufacture
ed, two separate processes ere deliberately
and systematically gone through; first, the
wine itself is made, and then the bottles are
prepared into which the liquor is 10 be trans.
ferred. When the mixture itself is deficie IT
in the frsgrancy peculiar TO the grape, q
bouquet is contributed by means Of SWEEP,
scented herbs, by orris-root, elder flowers,
or laurel water. A vinous odor is some
times impaired by small quantities of the
liquid known as CHE oil of wine." The
pleasan, juice of the sIoe impar,s port
like roughness to the compound, and saw
dust or oak bark e1ec. the same purpose
A fruily Taste is given by ,inc.ure Of rails
ms, and The rich ruby color has probably
once flowed in the vessels of the sandal
wood tree. .e
But the bottles have to be crusted. This
is done by tincture Of catechu and sui phate
of lime. The corks are stepped in decoc-
,ion Of Brazil wood and the very casks are
prepared with layer of cream Of tartar,
which is formed Q. The bottom in gli,tering
crystals. Thus pipe of por. which was
young in the morning is made to fell into
extreme old age in the course Of the after
noon. These are no exsggera'ions, and the
following has been given as the chemical a.
nalysis of bottle Of cheap port wine, tn D
for the obvious reasons we suppress the
quantities Spirits Of wine, cider, sugar,
alum, tar'aric acid, and decoclion of log
wood. In most instances, when the wine
IS not manufactured in this country, the
consumer is victimised by ,hree-fold sdul-
'eration. The exporter sdul,erates, the i'm
porter adul'era,es, and finally the retail deal
er sdullera,es.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

LATEST FROM EURoPE.-The steamer
Atlantic, which has been snxiously looked
for several days past, arrived on Tuesday
morning. She brings important news, bu,
we have time only to give the following
brief items:
The death Of the Emperor Nicholas~.o of
Russia, is fully confirmed. Alexander, his
eldest son, has peacefully assembled the
throne, under the title Of Alexander H.
Constantine and the other sons of Nicholas
have taken the oath of allegiance TO the new
Emperor. The latter has issued manifes-
to declaring his adherence TO The policy of
his father.
The allies have ordered their generals to
push forward the war. There had been
more fighting in the Crimea. The French
had stormed redoubt skillfulIy erected BY
the Russians during the night. Several
hundred soldiers were killed. There was
strong fumor that the Grsnd Duke Michael
was wounded in this engagement, and had
since died in SevsslopoI.
A large force Of Russians had threatened
an attack on Bslaklays.
The city of Broussa had been destroyed
by an earthquake and mos, Of the inhabi-
tanis persisted.
The Car expired shortly after noon on
Friday, March Cd. His disease was a,tophy
of the lungs. He was sick only few days.
His las. words were to the Empress "Tell
Frederick (King Of Prussia) to continue at
tsched 10 Russia as he has hitherto been,
and never forget bis fathers words" de
said few words before his death, and sue
ceeded in effec.ing reconciliation between
his two eldest sons, Alexander and Con-
s'an.ine, who were heretofore at variance.
The commercial news by the steamer is
not of much consequence. There was q
decline in Breadstuffs.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29
ENLIsTMENTs FOR THE EASTERN WAR.

ENLIsTMENTs FOR THE EASTERN WAR.
1t is settled beyond doubt, Gays the Bali.
more american, the. recruiting Offices are
now actually open in Philadelphia, New
York. and other American Giles, to procure
soldiers for the British ''foreign LEGION" to
serve in The pending war against Russia
The agent in New York has shipped of
eighty persons already 10 Halifax, where
they are sworn and regularly mustered into
service, and he save he could procure five
hundred men in New York in week, if he
had the means Of shipping them. Fully tina.
number have already applied, though the
agency had been open but few days
These agents are regularly commissioned
by the Governor of Nova Scotia, aud have
issued advertisements. offering q bounty to
recruits. The &C, of Congress of 1912,
which supersedes all former laws in reIa-
.Ion TO the suhjec. says:
elf any person shally within the territory or ju-
risdction of the United States. enlist or enter
himself, or hire or retain another person to enlist
enter himself, go beyond the limits or jurisdic-
ton othe United States, with intent to be enlisted
or entered in the service of any foreign prince,
state, colony, district people as soldier, or as
a marine or seaman on board any vessel of war,
letter of marque or privateer, every person Of
Tending shall be deemed guilty of high m,isdemea-
nor, and shall be find not exceeding $1,000, and
be imprisoned not exceeding three years."
There can be no doubt that the enlist
men.s made by the British agents, even in
the guarded form in which it Is carried on,
is in direc, violation of this law, and that
our Government will be bound to promptly
put stop 10 it,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29
AGRICULTURE,

Is lime manure in the common accep-
talon of that term? The uncertainty OF
our Science Of Agricultural Chemistry, can.
not be better illustrated than by mentioning
a few Of the various opinions of chemists
upon this question. Lime has for many
years, absorbed more Of the money Of Del
aware farmers than any other means II
ilone Of your neighbors in Wilmington, my
honest friend, Mr.. Mcgee, burnt last year
half million Of bushels of quick lime for
the farmers, and we consider his immediate
mpei,ors-m millions Of dollars are soon
set down to The account Of Lime alone, and
any fact that will odd TO or Gelract from its
value one half OF one per cent, is interest
ing. sass
Some Of the most fertile soils 10 the world
do not contain one tenth Of one per cent. of
Lime, or less than 80 bushels per acre, while
Others tina, contain 3 or a per cent, or one
thousand bushels per acre, are benefited
by its application in a caustic stale.
Even the most skeplical with regard TO
soil analysis admi. tina, we can estimate the
proportion Of Lime, 10 Q soil with grea. &C.
curacy ;-and judging from my own, and
!. the analysis Of many others, do no, think
there is soil in the United States deficien,
in Lime or containing less than one tenth
of one per cent. If this is So before any
lime has been added arlifcIally -then j. is
reasonable to infer that lime never acts as 9
manure in the common accep,slion of thai
term.
'sD And yet you will find all Of our sgricul'
tural journals, nay, even our standard works
on agricultural chemistry, ,eeming with as
ser,ions that lime is manure (per se) and
estimating the value of manures by the
weigh. Of lime they contain, and even marIs
The same manner. Imsy place Johnston
snd Ruffin al the head of this list.
~ J have, for many years, frequently called
the attention Of agricullurisls, to this fac,
Chat il is not q msnure) as indicating an
Important practical lesson in the sppIica-
lion Of Lime by the farmer-bolh ss TO the
best season Of The year, and also mode
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29
LAND FOR SALE.

TTHE subscriber is authorized to sell Tract or
l. Parcel of Land, lying in Spalding's District,
on the road leading from Upper Marlboro to
Alexandria, about seven miles from Washington
city. 1t contains
1877 ACRES,
Forty of which are heavily timbered and would
yield wood enough to pay for the place. 1t is well
calculated for a MARKET FARM, the arabic
land being susceptible of high state of improve
ment.
TERMS :-One-third of the purchase money in
cash-the balance in equal instalments of Is
months and years, or, Washington city proper
ty will be taken for the deferred payments. For
terms, &C., apply to the undersigned.
GEO. w. WILSON.
Up. Marlboro March 90, 1855.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

The New ARCTIC ExPEDITIoN.-Lieu,.
Henry J. Har,sene, U. S. NJ, formerly in
command Of one of The California line of
steamers, has been ordered to The command
Of the governments expedition 10 the Arc
tic seas in search Of Dr.. Kane and his party.
The expedition will consist of one steamer
and sailing vessel. 1t will Fl. GU, at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, and sail a5ou. the
first Of June.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

GRAHAM's MAGAzINE.-ln the April
number of this periodical is commenced an
elegant production from the pen of William
Dove, entitled "Mary Stuart. A Romance
of History" This number is embelished
with fine steel eng raving of Mary Queen
Of Scots, and an elegantly coloted steel plate
OF "Paris Fashions"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

There has been more fuss made over Q
be. Of $1,000 on the guberna.orial election
between a Know Nothing in Washington
and Wise man in Petersburg, than we ever
knew before. We are glad to see that the
gentlemen have got gu. Of the papers at last.
alexandria Sentinel.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29
THURSDAY EVENING, MAR. 20, 1855.

ERRArA.-After the first page of this paper had
been printed, our attention was directed to few
errors which escaped our notice in reading the
proof sheet of the excellent Address of BARNES
COMPTON, Esq, delivered on the 22d February
last. We here point out two of them In the Sc
cond column, about one-fourth its length from the
top, there are these words quoted-'sought out
invention, in place of which insert, s'sought out
many inventions. Eleven lines further down
the same column is this omission of sentence
GAS Americans we have more to be grateful for. -
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

THE ANNAPOLIS MUNICIPAL ELECTION
takes place on the first Monday of April for
Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen. The
Known o,hings have nominated Nicholas
Brewer, of n, for Mayor Dennis Claude,
3d.. for Recorder, and Daniel T. Hyde,
Spedden Wilson, John Il. Johnson, Edward
Hopkins and Grafton Monroe for Aldermen.
1t is said an opposition ticket, composed OF
Wings and Democrats, will be brought out.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

INDIAN WAR BREWING. The 81. Louis
Republican Of the l7,h says tina. the Ind,-
ans in the neighbo1hooJ Of Fort Laramie sp-
pear TO be determined TO give the whites q
"big fgh." this spring. They have been
unusually impuden. in their stock stealing
operations, and the Republican learns from
private correspondence .ha. they are GER
tainly preparing for fierce conflict with
the force which our government may send
to chas.ise them for their .hefls and muir
ders
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT EAsToN, MD
A fire broke out in this beautiful town a.
bou. s O'Clock on Sunday morning last,
which has destroyed property estimated at
from 10000 to $4,000. The principal
par, Of the loss falls upon those who are
least able TO bear it. Among the sufferers
is the proprietor Of the Star newspaper,
whose office fell prey to the flames.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29
FIL.LIBUSTER.

~ This thorough bred race Stallion
frTrT--fA (sired by Wilton Brown, dam Mar
aEH grave mare, better known as len-
uaASsnz.t4Z. iins' colt will stand at the sabscr-
ber's stables midway between Newport and
Chaptico) the ensuing season at !. the following
nrices 500 fol-, FLOODED mares-S30 insurance.
! 10 for common mares-Sl5 insurance. Twenty
per cent off, if paid by the lst day OF August
and so cents to the groom.
L. w. B. HUTCHINS,
Near Chaptico.
p. S.-Mares from a distance taken care OF at
q fair price, at the risk though of their owners,
NH 29-3m
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

THE FIsHERIEs.-The Potomac Fishe-
ries, this season are late in getting into op-
Grafton. They have commenced regular
hauling a. but few, if any of the landings
The cold and rainy weather that we have
had, has prevented work, and running of
the fsh.-.4ler. Gazeue
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

A NEW "MAINE Liquor LAw."-Anoth-
er prohibi'ory liquor law has just been pass
ed by The Legislature of Maine, and spprov-
ed by The Governor. For infracions of lis
provisions i, inhic,s for the first offence i'm
prisonmenl, for The third not less than three
nor more than six months, and for the
fourth and every subsequen. conviction.
$l,0O fine and one year in the State prison
Neal Dow, aulhor of the original Maine law,
is again a candidate for mayor of Portland,
for which be has been thrice defeated.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

WHAT IT CosTs.-According to Mr..
Bright, member of the British Parliament,
The cost 10 England of maintaining an arma-
ment in the field, or on the water, is G1OOO
per man; or as Mr.. Brigh. pu. it, tina, war is
another rent 10 be paid by every one in The
kingdom, equal to the rent he pays for his
house. Each Of The ten-inch shells, thrown
by the Allies in the seige of Sevas,opoI,
costs, it is said, Eos, about 1926.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

A meeting of our County Commission ers
is advertised to take place on the 5lh of
April. The Collectors returns will then
be received.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29
NOTICE..

WAS taken up sometime last fall, as an Es-
w tray trespassing upon my enclosures, a
~, small red COW, with the following
R.TMMTsVA marks upon her underblt and split
@7SAASVk on the left ear, and swallow fork on
eSsAsseaN ~. the right ear. The owner of this
Cow Is requested to come forward, prove proper
ty, pay charges and take her away.
NH 29-3t JOSEPH STONE.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29
APPOINTMENTS OF THE BALTIMORE

APPOINTMENTS OF THE BALTIMORE
ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 1855.
The following are the appointments for
the Potomac District. made by the late Bal
tmore Annual Conference of the NJ. E.
Church:
JOHN LANAHAN, Presiding Elder.
.Alerandria-W. G. Egg Ieson, J. N.
Coombs. Princess Street Henry c, West
wood.
Washington City - Foundry - E. P.
Phelps Wesley Chapel and Capitol Hill
r. L. DashieI, G. II. Day. McKendfee
and Fletcher Chapel-George HIIdl, M. A,
Turner, Sup. Ebenezer-Erancis Fl. Rich
ey. Ryland Cha pei and Greenlesf's Pon,
Griffith, w. G. Steele, J.
M. Hanson, Sup. Union Chapel-Fielder
Israel. w. o. Lumsdon. Sup.
Georgetown-B F. Brooke.
West Georgetown and 7'ennezlys To,on-
w. F. Speske
airfar-David Thomas, Thaddeus B
Metals.
Sta6ord-J. w. Hoover, Henry Leber.
Fredericksburg-SamueI Rodgers.
st. .Mary's-Noah Schlosse', one to be
supplied. J. Bunting, Sup.
Charzes-Mar L. HawIey, J. Henry
Wolff
Neutrality-suspicious. H. Busey, James
N. Keyes.
WoodrHle-WilIiam A. Mckee.
Rockrille-John S. Deae, r. r S. Hough,
Basil Barry, Sup.
.Asbury and Mount Zion-Thomas Nc
Gee.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

FRANK LEsLIE's New YORK JOURNAL
is monthly magazine, we'll filled with ar
,icles on various subjects Of in,eres. to the
general reader. Its numerous engravings
are fine and spirited. We commend this
journal to our readers. !, can be had for
no
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

GoDEY's LADY's Book, for next month,
is before us, and contains, besides the usu-
al quantity of valuable reading matter, uu-
merous engravings, patterns, Sc, which cam
no, fail to please its many readers among
the ladies'.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

STATE CoNvENTIoN-Tbe Know 9TH
ings Of Pennsylvania are to hold State
Convention at Harrisburg on the frs. Mon-
day of May, to nominate candidate for Ca
nal Commissioned, and TO appoint delegates
10 National Convention. The convention
ia 10 SC. with open doors.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

Snow and frost seem to have visited
nearly every section of The Southern coun-
try last week. The papers from the inle-
rior of South Carolina and Georgia all
chronicle fall Of snow.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29

The Union, speaking of the recent action
of the Baltimore Annual Conference Of the
Methods. Episcopal Church, on the slavery
question, says, "a unanimous vote agains,
the adoption of the anti-slavery resolutions
is q, this time a gratifying circumstance to
notice, and that qualification is considerably
heightened by the fac. tina, a large portion
of Eastern Pennsy lvanis is within the juris-
dic,ion Of the Baltimore Conference"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-03-29
KNIGHT OF MALTA.

MY YOUNG JACK, Knight of Malta, will
lHl be let to mares at his Stable the present
season, ending the 3Oth June, for the sum of $40,
to be liquidated by the payment of S. if paid by
the 1st day of September next. Twenty-Five
cents to be paid the Groom in each case.
SAMUEL COX,
NH %. Near Port Tobacco, Md.