The daily union., 1856-01-30
DEpARTM ENT NEWS.
INTERIOR pEpARrMEsr.


Agricalarat Diusion of the Patent OGee.-Saeees.fM Cal
traion Of the Prune Mr.. Victor Serbia, of
Pburg Penns vana states that in the heart OF Germany
from which he came plums, and especially the ZDcsehe
pre grown in great abundance for home consumption
and for expectation Belgium Holland and the northern
parts of Germany. Some farmers raised there from eighty
to one hundred bushels and in some cases more dried
pruncs The generally planted along the banks
Of large and small streams along the watering bitches
If the meadows and in the shades of orchards, be-
apple and pear They grow there most uxu
rany and the fruit atains larger size and deeper color
than in elevated and exposed locations This obsera
ton induced Mr. S four years ago. when he rented neigh
boring orchard in which large plum trees stood that
scarcely had produced ripe fruit before, to dig
little holes around the trees and to fill the occasionally
ay every three four days during the season with
rain water, dishwaer, soapsud He found the trees
growing uxurianty than before and every good
crop excellent plums remunerated him for the little
trouble Last year the crop larger than he had
in his life, account of the wet rainy the pums
hanging like clusters of the trees One tree of the
grated prune kind had about ten bushels They sold readily
for eight quart in market In 1884, when scarcely
any body raised any pums this vicinity of the
great he had nevertheless small which sold in
market twenty FIVE cents quart. During all this time
he had much trouble with the curculio.
In his native country plum trees and cherry trees
pruned only the dead branches occasionally
moved Even in transpantng the knife is used except
in trimming the roots An old pomoogist In this neighbor
hood whom he had purchased choice peach trees
ADVISED the to OH
the branches injurious to the trees This advice was
strictly followed, and the trees grew most admirably,
bearing fine fruit the year.
The planted prunes which be procured from
Mr. Schmidt OF Wnesbsg Holmes county, Ohio, who has
done great deal in propsgsng this luscious fruit through
the greater part OF Ohio and western Pennsylvania The
grated budded prune degenerates aud is not highly
valued that raised by the seed the shoot These obser
corroborated by those of the Of
Beaver county, Pennsylvania who imported the genuine
scons OF the prune and grated them pum Mr. Pfeer
Of Indiana Pennsylvania who raised prune trees in large
numbers, and sold them at exorban prices high
SIS and s0 and who had of the fruit the Penn
sylvania State Agricultural Fair, held Psburg, which
sold readily at so cents suart Mr.. Schmdfs prune
of like kind and quality the writer having eaten at bis
house. few years SINCE of the delicate and high
ly-havored fruit he had ever tasted.
Pates Granted patents for the week end
ing Tuesday, January 20, 1856, are as follows
Patents 30
Reissues a
Total - 81
Land Office received information day before yesterday
the general OF Kansas and Nebraska to the effect
that number Of contracts had been closed for the
vey township lines and the subdivision Of townships
From the activity with which these surveys prosecuted
and the number of contracts reported to this Office
fair to infer that this work will soon be completed.
TREASURY pEPARTMEsT.
Lighthouse Boord-Liyas Ae Sohpe.t Coast of Nor
Yayecretary Jenkins Of the Light house Board has re-
ceived intelligence that the Royal Norwegian Marine De
parment Chrisns has given notice that the 2sth
day November last the following channel lights
tabshed the Egersupd the southwest
coast OF Norway;
Fired Lym al ViJJer- OddoThis light is placed on the
point Of Egero the western side OF the south
ern entrance to Egersund ...." #.a.."
The height light feet level Of the sea-
and it should be visible, in clear weather. distance OF II
miles from s. w. round easerly to N. Re. II will be
lighted all the year round.
The gbt-tower stands in lat. 5s deg "a min NJ, long
deg. 90 min. east OF Greenwich.
fbe s. W. limit Of light fall, just to the eastward Of
the rocks lonsbo and Maria lying the side OF the
channel of Scsrvo On the side Of the channel
g. r. and s. r. bearing from the light, lie the rocks
ssksAae and syanasnue. The mariner must be careful
therefore, not To bring the light bearing tho
ward Of north, TO the eastward OF N e. while within
three miles OF the light. .e....... S.. .'..#.##
Fired LigAi light h placed ON the
northwestern point OF Grundsundhom the innernos and
most eastey holm in the western northern channel
Egersupd.
The height Of the light Al feet above the level o the Sea
and IT should be visible to seaward in clr weather
OF about ten miles between the limits Of w. BY g. and
W. by s. 8. Inside the set OF Goehom the light IL Wis
ibe from w. g. W. round northery to Il. N II. II will be
lighted all the year round
Tho lgbt-tower stand. in lat IS deg 2GK min n, long
deg. 50L min. east Of Greenwich.
This light guide vessels passing through the
channel leading between the northwest side Egero and
Gulebom the southernmost Of the larger homs lying of
Grundundhom) 10 the anchorage the
hom Ito the northwest Of the and
inside the light The channel and intricate and
should not be attempted without pilot
All bearings are magnetic
DEPARTMENT.
Nsc Post OHoes-The following named new post Offices
been established and the following gentlemen appointed
postmssters;
Clarcmont Dodge county, Minnesota; George Hitchcock
Van Rnren Rinlev couptv Missourit William coo,..u