The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-01-23
New Years Day at the Executive Man
sion.

From eleven o'clock yesterday morning
until two o'clock in the afternoon the Exccu-
tive Mansion presented scene Which vii!
not soon be forgotten bv all these who avail
ed themselves Of the occasion to nav their
respects to, and exchange the congratulations
of the season with, the Chief Magistrate Of
the nation. At eleven o'clock the foreign
ministers with their secretaries, in their rich
and glittcriDg oflicial dresses, were presented
TO the President, with the customary for
malities All the members Of the cabinet
were present, with the exception Of Attor-
ney General Gushing, who we regret to
learn, is still confined to his house by indis-
position.
At halfpast eleven o'clock the officers of
the army and navy Of the United States sta
toned III Washington, besides several now
on visit to the seat Of government present
ell themselves in full uniform, to their Com
mander-in-Chief. They presented a most
gallant appearance.
At twelve o'clock the main entrance of the
mansion was thrown open to the public, and
for two hours hundreds if not thousands of
our citizens passed though, and were several
ly introduced TO the President, who appear
cd to be iii remarkably fine health and
spir'is exchanging in turn with his guest
good wishes fer the coming new year with
that grace, dignity and unaffected cordially
for which he is SO peculiarly distinguished.
In consequence Of the continued illness
ct Ma'>lHl Hoover, Mr. Commissioner
Blake "iii''::,'cd as master of ceremonies on
this interesting occasion, who was assisted,
rs all VIII bear witness WHO were present. in
The most efficient manner hy Deputy Mar
shal Phillips. IVushinytoq Uuion.
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CuREING llAMs.-In the last Patent Of.
flee Report, James Campbell, Of Weston,
n. D.. gives the following as a superior nro-
cess for curing lIams:
best method have found for cur
ing bans, is. after the hams have been cut.
Jet them lie out on Il shelf where they can
have plenty of cool air, SO that the animal
heat ls entirely out Of them before you at.
tcnptto put them down in salt; then corn
them down for two or three davs, after
which drain off any bloody water which
may come out and then make the follow
ing pickle, sufficient 10 cover them: Take
9 pounds of salt, 3 ounces of saltpetre !
ounce OF fsalnratus, pounds of brown. su.
gar or molasses, and six gallons of water,
let them lie in the above pickle from three
to six weeks according to the size of the
hams, when you may take them out and
smoke them with good hickory or apple
wood until sufficient to silt your. taste
They should then be taken down and hung
up in dry, cool place, in bags to protect
them from flies.
Y have hams cured after tho above me-
thod, which were almost as fine when egh-
teen months old, as when taken from the
smoke house. And while, upon the cub
,ject of hams, I would further say that when
you boil them, they should be boiled un-
til done, in good soft water; and when
nearly done, throw in handful Of clean
Timothy hay it absorbs all impurities
which may be around the outside of the
ham. As soon as done, take ont the hay,
;bnt leave the ham in the water until near
Isl cold, when you may take it out.