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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-16
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BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING ,r,.co.o..
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u unr nrrras az sxcnr LovAL OF KNOW NO
ahl TARY M'cLELLAND, ETC.
RAsHIsGTos, June Is 1855.
fAppears tns' NC Siation Of seals by the special
agents OF 'ne rest VI Department ct New Orleans
about whcn SO "u 81 has been said and written was
praevsed ony vP certain letters addressed to c-
tious Psrsopags yclspt " Marshal Hanson" It had
been ssc aAed the agents question that this cog
nonsn Fad been adopted BY somebody deeply engaged
In FOB Ding the mails To ascertain who that somebody
wa1 ana to detect him If possible, his netarious
ppoy ment the Marshal Hanson letters violatsd,
but nobodys rights invaded. II Is not true, how
ever that the Post Office Department either authorized
"wnsed at" violation, in this or any similar
case as intimated By the witness Whitman who, it
seems bad scents been discharged from the office Of
spec agent BY the Department The Department has
uniformly refufed 10 authorize sanction justify such
violations by its agents others AID has dsavowed
the break seal any not returned to
it as dead refossi though repeatedly applied to for
such authority by hs officers OF the law for the detec
tion Of crime
AS to the great paper mill story which 900 letters
were reported to hsve been sold noug the waste and
rubbish Of certain post Offices proves to be bssesss
The called letters shown to have besn refused
speeches documents unssaled lottery
and Insurance suars &C. Tons Of such matter &C.
conuiats N the principal Offices every year. and are
IL known however, that Notwithstanding the pre-
fent low rates Of hostage, there persons
mean "a to violate he law by conceang letters-and
acmetimes even valuable lstters-in newspapers to
cheat the government out Of the postage 1t possible
that letter, valentine two, thus concealed,
may have escaped the vigilance Of the Post Office en-
poyees and 30 have reached the paper mill in question.
This is the only grain OF truth upon which that msre
presentation reste The proprietor Of the paper mill
rred TO- more aston'shed than else at its
magnitude.
The recent removals Of the Know Nothing messengers
from the Treasury and Post Office department regard
cd - preliminary to the decaptaton of the higher
grace officers belonging to that order Much alarm ex-
lists among the clerks, especially OF the Treasury,
The Secretary Of the Interior returned to night.
Lieutenant Captain Ipgrahkm is here.
Land warrants are in good demand at 81 OF 81 90.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-16

Henry A. Wise and the BOstOn Granite Clubs.
BosToN June Is, 1855.
Henry A. Wise, Of virginis having been elected an
honorary member Of the Granite Club No. l. OF this city,
in letter from Onancooh, Va, June 10, tenders his
grateful acknowledgements and expressions Of heartfelt
JOY there still Massachusetts friends Of freedom
and democracy enough to sympathise with
70 ma;na tbs si ss,ih ~ ~. VINO are
republic in ali essential matters OF politics and religion.
He concludes BY saying be steady, be firm, organize
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-16

BRITISH CoNsIsTENCY-The British govern
ment appear to have been taking pretty active
measures 10 recruit soldiers for their army in
the Crime a, in various cities in the United
States. The newspapers in England make no
secret of the matter. They talk of their re-
cruitipg agents in the United STAKES, as coolly
as if these fellows were not engaged in break
ing law of this country, and stirring up
others to do the same. Yet these are the same
journals which affect such virtuous indignation
when word is said about Cuba, or few
scapegraces fit out o steamer to give mate
rial aid TO the poor creoles. As usual with
the English, their idea of the sac,edness of
the neutrality laws is in exact proportion to
their interest therein.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
THE GLOWING CROPS.

= ALrmauGn the Spring is fast merging into
Summer, and Notwithstanding the thorough
preparation that farmers xere enabled to give
their lands, owing to the unprecedented ia
vorableness of the fall aud winter, the grow.
ing crops are still backward. The Cotton,
for q long time, was considered ruined by
the bad stand. Indeed, there was no staud
until within few days back, when the bot
days produced sufficient stand. Ii is sil!
suffering from the effects of the nights, which
have been remarkably cool and pleasant, but
unfavorable to the growth of cotton.
The corn crop is also backward for the
season. and farmers have been much troub-
led to get good stand Many were COM
PEELED to plow up and plant over, and were
disappointed, as the second planting came
up as sparsely as the first; consequently the
unequal sizes and ages of the stalks present
rather an unlikely appearance to the crop.
But we are inclined to the opinion, that the
feature in the present corn crop which mars
its beauty most, is that there is not larger
proportion of corn planted. Such is the
mania for cotton with our people, that they
will run the risk Of starving to make eight
cents cotton. and expect to buy with the mo.
ney all their supplies and pay their debts too.
Alas! how many make this ruiuous mistake
The wheat crop, though good in some
sections, as general thing is short crop,
and backward. We fear that it will still be
injured by rust, and especially the later va
rieties, which are more liable to this fatal dis
aster
The oat crop will evidently be one uni.
versal failure, unless the seasons are more
propitious than they now promise.
We are "not prophet nor the son Of a
prophet" but we predict, that those of our
farmers who save the most crab,graSS hay
this year, will learn to prize it higher All
the rough food or provender of every des'
eription will be worth the trouble of gather
ing. If breadstuffs advance in price and be-
come scarce, every thing that horses and
cattle will eat will be worth as much as so
much corn or other grain, for which it may
be used as substitute.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
English Hosiery.

WILLIAM SHEAR, Augusta, Ga, has just
Wy received from New York, a splendid assort-
ment Of Hosiery, comprising.
Ladies' Plain White and Black English Hose, very
elastic, of the best shape and make:
Ladies' Plain White and Bk English Elsie Thread
Hose of the best make and some at very low
prices;
Ladies' Open Work White and Unbleached English
Cotton Pose;
Ladies' White and Black English Silk Hose;
Misses and Children's White and Fancy Cotton do,
complete assortment;
Youths and Chidrens Fey, White and Unbleach-
ed Cotton Socks, very large supply:
Gentlemen's Fancy and Unbleached Cotton Half
Hose, of the best make and very elastic;
Alcxander's Ladies' and Gentlemen's Kid and Silk
Gloves; beautiful assortment;
Gentlemens, Ladies', Misses, Youths and Chill
dren's Lisle Thread Gloves;
Ladies' and Gent!emen's Fawn and Kid Gauntlet
Gloves, q large supply;
Ladies' and Misses Long and Half Hand Black
Lace Mitts, with and without Half Fingers, a
beautiful assortment;
Ladies' N1erino and Silk Gauzc Vests, superior
article.
The Hosiery is the same style which has hereto
fore given such general satisfaction, is remarkably
elastic, and of the best shape and make. The pub
lie are respectfully invited 70 call aud examine the
assortment.
Aurusia ! Dril TO- IT
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
pEA.CULTURE FOR MANTiRTNG.

Twelve to fifteen years ago, Judge Thos.
Ruffin, of Allamance, North Carolina, gave
up an enclosed lot Of ID acres, of very poor
and exhausted land to the following culture;
The land was plowed every spring, usually
in May, and peas planted in 8 feet rows aud
about Is to Is inches apart-l2 to Is seed
dropped at each place. Two slight plow-
ings were subsequently given, soon after the
last of which the vines crossed and covered
the intervals, SO that no further tlage was
needed, or practicable. One slight hand.
hoeing was given early, to chop out the
strong weeds between the stations. The
whole tillage very slight and cheap. When
from half to two.thirds of the pods were
ripe jor dry,) the hogs designed for slaughter
that season only were put into the lot, (usu-
ally so to l00) and remained until they had
eaten all the peas. They eat but little of
either the vines and leaves, or Of the pea
hulls. sometimes a little grazing of beef
cattle only occurred in addition to the hogs.
All remained in the lot during the whole time
of their grazing on it, night and day, and
no other food given except sometimes cart
load Of pumkns or turnips were given, once
or twice week, and this of course not
until late, or after frost For successive
years, and about the middle of the whole
term, the continued pea culture was varied
by crops of oats being sown, in years al
ternating with others of pea.culture, making
crop of peas and of oats in alternate years.
The oats, when in milk, had the hogs turned
on, and as much Of the crop eaten as the
hogs would consume-and also of the sec.
ond growth of young plants, from the vast.
ed seeds terminating The substitution of
oats was deemed less valuable than the peas,
and so was abandoned, and the general
course resumed. No other manure, or aid,
has been given to the land in this whole time
No products have been Tor could have been)
measured. But Judge R. is sure that the
land could not have produced more than 5
bushels of corn to the acre when his course
was begun, and that it would now bring
three times as much, or Is bushels. This
is still a poor rate of product--and much
less of improvement than usually obtained
from pea.manurlng. But in this case, all
the product of seed or grain of every years
growth has been consumed, Except the few
pumpkins, D or turnips,) and no return, other
than the excrements of the fattening animals
The billy surface of land permitting wash.
ing, with all the care to prevent, has also
retarded the progress of improvement.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
IMPORTANT TO HORSE.RAISERS.

If you wish to ascertain the height which
q colt will obtain when grown, the following
rule will be regarded as nearly correct
When the colt is three weeks old, or as soon
as it is able to stand perfectly erect upon its
pasterns, measure from the edge of the hair
above the hoofs. to the middle of the first
Joint; the number of inches thus measured
will be the number of hands that the colt
may be made to grow. If l6 inches are
measured, the colt is capable of attaining
Gf properly treated) the height Of l6 hands
when grown. So says Mr.. JAS. R. MARTIN,
of Lexington, Kentucky.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
TASKING HANDS.

AS the season for chopping out and hoe
ing cotton is at hand, we drop few hints
upon the subject of tasking. We believe
that the practice of taskiug laborers is bad
policy, in whatever light it is viewed. 1t is
impossible to task hand in such way as
to be just and equal. From the great varie-
ty of spots Of soil even in the same field,
there are always spots, more or less grassy
while some are comparatively clean, others
are worse than fory. Although a good
judgment might under these circumstances
lay off and allot just task, and exact from
hand no more labor than should be requir.
ed, yet, the work would be sighted and not
done in good faith; for negro will get over
his task rather than be punished. 1t is no
little labor to lay off large plantation into
half acres-staking and squaring the tasks.
An overseers time we think is badly spent
in the operation, and we would here say,
that there is not system practised by plan
tiers, in all their farming arrangements bet
ter calculated to ruin ouerseer'S than that of
tasking hands. The overseer starts, for in.
stance, negro to the field with directions to
hoe such task and put it in good order.
The negro goes to the field and finds the
allotted acre very grassy, and hard to clean,
but works faithfully and hard, while the
overseer is on one Of his employers best hor
ses or mules, riding over brother overseer's
crop some ten miles from home. He comes
back at night and the said task is not finish
ed. Of course he blames the negro for not
working, and of course the negro must be
fogged. Now, had the overseer stayed at
home among the hands he would have been
satisfied with the work of the faithful negro.
The better plan is to work hands without
tasking-and separate them as far as posi-.
bic from each other and then give them, if
possible the same ground to work over, during
the crop. The secret of this plan is, that
they will not stop to talk with or listen to
each other and thus neglect or slight their
work. In the next place this plan is more
likely to keep the overseer at home and in
his place. And lastly, the overseer can thus
examine the work of each hand and see that
it lis propsrly done.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
NEW SPRING GOODS.

WILLIAM SHEAR, Augusta, ,I;a;,1IT Ga, has
w received from New York, BEAUTIFUL
SUPPLY OF
SPRING GOODS,
Embracing general assortment Of Fancy and Sta
pie articles suitable for the present season. among
which are
Rich French Printed Organdies, and Printed Jaco-
nets, for Ladies' Dresses;
Fancy Barege and Grenadine Flounced Robes, Of
elegant styles:
Ladies' Summer Dress Silks and Fancy Bareges;
French and English Brilliantes and English and
American Prints;
Sup'r Fancy and Mourning Ginghams and Printed
Lawns;
Superior Brown and Black Mixed DcBege for La
dies Travelling Dresses;
Extra Black Alpaca and Lupin's best Brk Chaley
English Black Grapes, Of extra quality, for Ladies'
Wells and Trimmings;
Ladies' Wide IIem-stitch French Lawn and En-
brodered Hankerchieis, of new and beautiful
styles, some Of extra size;
Gentlemen's Linen Cambria Handkerchefs, with
Colored Borders
Superior Linen Cambrics and Frencl, Lawns:
Long Lawns and Birds Eye Diapers, of extra quail
ity;
Superior 4-4 Irish Linens and Table Diapers
Superior IS inch Pillow Case Linens and 1874 Lin
en- Sheetings;
Superior Huckabacks and Crequelas, for Towels
Allendale, Lancaster and Marseles Quilts, Of ex-
ira size and quality;
Extra White Silk Warp and Gauze Flannels;
Black Silk Gallons and Coat Bindings. Of the best
quait5;
White, Fancy Striped and Cheek Musins, Of beau
tiful styles for Ladies' Dresses;
Superior White Cambrics, Jaconets and Nainsook
Musins;
Plain Swiss, Tarleanes, 1874 Paris Muslins, for
Ladies' Evening Dresses:
Swiss aud Cambria Hair Cord Muslins, OF extra
quality;
Black Seeded Lace. for Ladies Wells;
With great variety of other articles, suitable or
the present season. and to all Of which the attention
of the public is respectfully invited.
Augusta, April 9. # IL
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
Cheap SPRING GOODS:
GRAY BROTHERS,

AUGUSTA, GA,
TTAYE last received the following beautiful and
Ill CHEAP GOODS, to which they would re-
spec,fully invite the attention Of the public
500 pieces rich Spring Nj USLINS, l0c, worth l2c
100 /" fine French Jaconet, 25c. worth Bic;
so +" printed Swiss, 37c, worth 60c;
200 Barege Delanes, Csc, worth 37c;
25 all-wool Barege, small patterns, for
so splendid Satin founced Dressesj
25 extra Brocade do do
10 cases very fine Spring CALICOES, good
colors and very low priced; -
fine French, Scotch, English and Ameri-
can Ginghams;
Marseilles Quilts, exceedingly cheap;
1000 pieces rich Bonnet Ribbons;
500 newest style Dress Trimmings;
IS Farmers Linen Drilling;
50 heavy Cottonade;
100 brown Linen Coating;
10 cases best brands Bleaehed Homespun;
25 bales Brown and Striped do;
500 pcs white Furntare Fringe, very cheap;
$50 doz fine Linen Cambria HaDdkerchiefs;
so Colored Bordered for Gcnilemen
10 bales Of Augusta y Athens, !" sHd Prince
ton" Osnaburgs, at Factory prieesf
100 doz Linen and Damask Towels, very low:
so pcs fine white Swiss NIuslins, very cheap 2
25 K" all eoIors, Tarletan Muslins;
so fine Jaconet and Book Muslns
100 Embroided Dottard Muslins, some very
fine;
1000 doz Ladies' Hose white, black, slate and blue
mixed, fine and cheap;
500 doz Misses, NIL sizes, a
700 Half Hose, very cheap.
Augusta, April IS If IA
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
HONEY BEES.

The Albany Cultivator has an interesting
article on honey bees, from the pen OF
distinguished professor, from which we quote
the following extract:
Many--nearly every body--suppose
that the bee culs honey from the nectar of
the flowers and simply carries it to its cells
in the hive. This is not correct. The nec-
tar it collects from the flower is portion of
its food or drink; the honey it deposits in
its cell is secretion from its melehc or hon.
ey secreting glands, analogous to the milk
secreting gland of the co" aud other AMI.
mails. 1t they were the mere collectors and
transport Of honey from the flowers to the
honey comb then we would have the comb
frequently filled with molasses whenever the
bees have fed at the molasses hogshead.-
The honey bag in the bee performs the same
functions us the cows bag or udder merely
receiving the honey from the secreiing
GLANDS and retaining it until a proper oppor-
tunity presents for its being deposited in its
appropriate store.hou the honey comb.
Another error is that the bee collects pollen
from the flowers accidentally while it is in
search Of honey. Quite the contrary is the
fact The bees while in search of nectar or
honey as it is improperly called does not
collect pollen. 1t goes in search OF pollen
specially and also for nectar. When the
pollen Of the flower is ripe, and fit for the
use of the bee, there is TO nectar; when
there is nectar there is pollen fit for use in
the flower.
"It is generally supposed also that the
bee collects the wax from which it con.
structs its comb from the same vegetable
substance. This is also an error. The wax
is secretion from its body, as the honey is
and it makes its appearance in small scales
or flakes under the ring Of The belly and is
taken thence by other bees rendered plastic
by mixture with the saliva of the bees
mouth and laid on the walls OF the cell with
the tongue very much in the way a plastercr
uses his trowel."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
TREATMENT OF POULTRY.

The following rules are authoritatively
laid down for the treatment Of Poultry--We
hope they may prove of value to cur readers,
l. All young chickens, ducks and turkeys
should be kept under cover out Of the wealth
er during the rainy seasons.
2. Two or three times week, pepper,
shalots, shives or garlic should be mixed up
with their food.
8. A small lump of asafetida should be
placed in the pan in which water is given
them to drink
q. Whenever they manifest disease, by
dropping of the wing, or any outward signs
of i'll health, a little asafetda, broken into
small Jumps, should be mixed with their
food.
5. Chickens which are kept from the
dung.hill while young, seldom have the
gapes; therefore, it should be the object of
those who have the charge of them, so to
preclude their young from the range of barn
or stable yards.
6. Should any of the chickens have the
gapes, mix up small portions of asalGtida,
rhubarb and pepper, in fresh butter, and give
each chicken as much of the mixture as will
lie upon half the bowl of small teaspoon.
7. For the pip the following treatment is
iudicious; take off the indurated covering
on the point of the tongue, and give twice
day piece of garlic the size of pea. If
garlic cannot be obtained, onion, shallot or
shives will do and if neither Of them be conve-
nient, two grains of black pepper, given in
fresh butter will answer.
8. For the snuffles, the same remedy as
the gapes will be found highly curative, but
in addition to these, it will be necessary to
melt little asafetda in fresh butter, and
rub the chicken about the nostrils, taking
care to clean them out.
8. Grown up ducks are sometimes taken
off rapidly by convulsions. In such cases
four grains Of Cayenne pepper mixed in fresh
butter should be administered.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
Professional Notice!

DR.J. C. w. KENNERLY, having
lJy located himself in the neighborhood OF Dry
Church, offers his Professional services in the
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE to the people of the
community, and respectfully socits their patronage
Sy- He will be found at all hours during the
day, except when Professionally engaged, in his
Office, at DR.. Readys, and at night at the residence
of Mr.. Martin McCartey.
otis p q Anrij IN 4Tn IL
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
Rem EN- berI

DR. l.. MI. ASBIEL, having located near
~ the Double Branches, two miles from Ridge,
Post Office. respectfully tenders his Professional
services, in the practice Of
Physic, Surgery and Obstetrics,
To the neighborhood and vicinity. He will be
moderate in charges and prompt in attendance upon
all who favor him with call.
sS5- He can be found at home nt all times except
when Professionally employed.
n. B.-Dr. ~. can be consulted (Prvatcly) free
Of charge.
Ridge Feb ID II
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
farmers 9epmtn1ent,
RAIN.

WE were blessed on Thursday night last
with cheering season of refreshing rain,
that makes US look up with thankful hearts,
70 whence it came, with hope, that seed time
and harvest will reward our tolls.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
State Of South Carolina,
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

EDGEFTELD DISTRICT,
IN ORDINARY,
DY II. T. WRIGHT, Esquire, Ordinary of Edge
ID field District.
Whereas, Jacob Langley has applied tome for Letters
Of Administration, with the Will annexed, on all and
singular the goods and chattes, rights and credits
oc Mary Langley, late of the District aforesaid de-
ceased.
These are therefore, to cite and admonish all and
singular, The kindred and creditors Of the said de-
ceased to be and appear before me, at our next Ord
nary's Court for the said District, to be holden at
Edgefeld C. H., on the 2Sth day of May inst, to
show cause if an, ,why the said administration should
not be granted. go
Given under my hand and seal this 18th day Of May
in the wear of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ftyfve and in the seventy.ninth year Of Amer.
can Independence >, ,,n,o,,,r
Nav l6 It 10
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23
Professional Card,

nR. w. n. ZIMMERMAN, having loea-
IL ted himself at Maj. W. l. CoLEMAN's, offers
his services in the PRACTICE OF MEDICINE,
SURGERY, OBSTETRICS and DENTISTRY,
to the people of the community, and respectfully So
licts their patronage.
Lofts p. o., March 7 #
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-05-23

New HEDGE PLASr.-A shrub has been
discovered near San Antonio, Texas, called
guisacAi, which bids fair to equal or super
sede the Usage orange or Cherokee rose for
hedges in the South. The spines or thorns
are more numerous and formidable than
those of the Usage orange, which is great
desderatum in the formation of live fences.
This subject is worthy of experiment by all
those who are situated near regions where this
plant can be obtained, and, if successful, it
should be made known to the public
Washington Union.