The daily union., 1856-04-04
DEPARTMENT NEWS.
INTrRJoR DEPARTMENT,

Indian Interesting Intelligence from EsW Kars
eoWs make the following extract of letter from DIR.
ssck Indian agent dated Apache Agency the 18th Of Feb
ruary last
ing Apaehes Blanca they have closely watched
the movements Of Cigartos party. About tsn days ago
gaditO Immediately sent directing put the
people their guard, which did at writing TO Ne
stole four oxen and the day they were followed and
oyeraken and three Of them kdons Of them the Of
Apachss, who followed them and killed two others
About month ago Mexican, tusually called Caiiior
and who have suspected was engaged in much of the
petty stealing charged to indiana employed by TO
TO- he borrowed horse and le but instead Of doing as
he agreed went to the Indian camp, told them not
csrGnng the aets probably became alarmed inquiries
being made about the horse They declared that 10
II % s m. =. and 10
part Of il that vouch for h that Jo killed have
since been the ground and have undoued evidence OF
the fact.
Thus have got rid of six thieves in the last month
The remainder Of party have South into Mex
About three weeks ago Palanquiio and vueas, and their
people visited Fort Stanton The remainder of the Msscae
repeatedly the Fort Stanton road but have thus
far noested NO one"
Agrionltnrai Dtpsioa Of the Passns 0oe-Ths FLORIDA
Psao-A lstter dated Taiahassee, tFOrida) March .,
1885, and addressed the Commissioner of Patents TINS
speaks of this esculent
The Florida potato grows the sandy soil of pine
woods the gulf and perennial with cm hing
vine and flower somewhat resembling the
morning ginry. appears to be prolific the
attaining gth the first Of tour I've inches
in twelve inches length The
paAtabe resembling that Of the Irish potato
than anything ese and hogs quite fond Of H. Il has
been cultivated bere article Of food but from It's
pleasant and p0l6c qualities, infer il would prove
valuable addition the list Of crops In
wild both the Irish and sweet potato
lively worthless and unprodsctive but like the
wand Of tbs enchante hAs transformed them In wonderful
able the table Of the rich and the and from their
csedng productEenes carrying plenty, where perhaps,
gaun famine would carry of its thoasands annually May
NOT hope sonsthng from this ne~ varsity intend cul
tivEfing IL carefully
Fyards Cor..-A gentleman writes from Harewood,
Montgomery county, Missouri that this species
prolific that be has grown, and for 10
ealtes may prove very vAlaAbe He procured from Illinois
treufy graan paying for eaeh, (that being the
market price and planted them late in NAY, and fall
seassnabe the rPencd tolsraby we'll Each grain
separate hill and those that escaped the
duosd from three four and Eve strong stalks averaging
eight Iset in Insight and usually from
aIk thus yielding from four eight from
grain planted
The gentleman adds There strong objections to
making . crop in this latitude (as degrses 1t
tanly much later in rPsning than yellow
similar bot the greatest objection H.
field liable fall after a soaking rxin having
but single sustain the great weight f<
For table think it viii prove valuable either IN
sumner, for putting for winter use being
most . white n snow, and very sDeepent"
Paf,us GraHsedThe Of patents the eek end
ing Tuesday, April !, ls5G, a. follows.
Patents