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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-12
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KRAFT 81 HEILMAN.

MANUFACTURERS AND BUILDERS OFSTEA NJ
ENGINES AND BOILERS,
Saw and Grist Mill Machinery, Tobacco scr5bs
Cumming Machines, Chinese Sugar Caua Mills,
Thrastng Machines, dLcs
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-12

AA.V HAND WcETH.g REEE STOCK
Y u of QGEENSWARE, FRENCH AND ENC
L!SH, CHINA, GLASSWARE, TEL IRA rs,
AND TABLE CUTLERY, for the Fall trade at
cincinnati prices, which will save ten per cent ia
ITeight and charges to all parties below the Falls
NO IL Main street, Evansville, Ind.
Hea- Assorted Crates for the country trade on
hand. ssnt1s
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12

En CASKS Of LIME Tor sale low for Cash. Aiso
w COFFEE. stasn's SUGAR, and many other
sessonsble sitielss.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12
TAN BARK FOR POTATOES.

This subject is brought before the Iarmer,
Of England. by a communication in the MARX
Lane Express. Mr. r. Bamiord claims thir
y five years experience in this matter; and
has issued a pamphlet giving his method oI
using Il, which Is briefly stated in the follow.
ing: He does not cut his potatoe for set.
ting. but sets them in whole, and the largest
he can select. The rows are thirty inches
apart. and the potatoes are put n,ne inches
from each other in the rows. The land is
plowed only eight inches deep. he treads the
manure firmly 10 the furrows, puts in the
iubers, and covers them up with tan refuse.
nine inches derp instead Of catthing up. ln
this gay he reports that in 1857. he raised
675 bushels OF potatoes--not rotten one a.
mong them-to the acre, with nothing but
waste tan as covering. This is Of great
Importance. the tan refuse being Of little or
no value. and IL il can be put 10 such an i'm.
portant and advantageous a use as 10 this
;ase. u should be widely known aud prae.
iced.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12
MANURING CORN AND WHEAT.


To apply manure to corn, the common
course 10 to draw out the manure on the fiel,
10 be planted, and throw it of in heaps, sa,
four to the load, and left lying ill piowin.
time. when 1t is spread and plowed under
This 70 . great deal better than none at al
and is perhaps the only way that can be q.
dopted when help is very scarce, but still il
IS wasteful method. AS far as manure il
concerned. the same amount reduced 10 con-
post and applied 10 the hill would secure a
far greater yield Of grain.
But as applied to the wheat crop, consid
er its application as dressing by Ear the
cheapest. best and most profitable.
My reasons for this opinion are these:
LIST. II is more evenly spread than it usu-
ally IS when drawn and thrown on the ground
and spread before plowing and thus il can
be made 70 reach and sustain all the wheat
plants.
2d. BY being put on the top il is Just where
Il is needed to nourish the young plant and
give il strong and healthy roots. so that il il
not easily thrown out by the frost-it also
prevents winter-killing by freezing.
Sd. Having tired il my self and having seen
others try it. knoW that it is altogether the
best way. that IS if the appearance of the
growing crop and the looks of the shocks az.
ter the wheat IS cut are any criterion by
which we are 10 judge.
But the objection will be that il takes too
much labour to prepare manure for such a
use, aud that il takes a team and a hand
from the pillow right in the busy time Of seed
ing. consequently il won't pay. Let US see
about that. In the first place the manure
should be taken from the yard Cor il lhe yard
- large enough Il can be done in ii) and pill
ed in heap 50 that il will rot aud become
pulserzed. suppose it would be better If
i should be pitched or shoyeIed over before
using, but still that is not necessary if care
Is used while making the pile to mix the
coarse and fine together. II there is much
coarse manure. the pile should be made rath.
er Hat on the top to ALLOW the rain 10 90
down through and rot il. | said il was
cheaper. and the reason is that this can all
be done when the ground is too wet to pillow
or to allow the manure 10 be hauled over il
TO the field.
10 the fall, after ploughing for seed and be-
lore sowing. haul the manure and scatter il
from the wagon. and il can be put ON thick
or thin as desired. | believe one load thus
applied is worth two put on before the fa!lo~
is broken.
Experience and observation have satisfied
me that where land needs manure az all for
wheat. Two acres thus handled will produce
more than three without il. so while ii takes
little more time during seeding. il is not a
loss bot gain.
Having given my opinion. am prepared
to back u with this offer: II any man who
does not take the Fsrmer. whose barn. yard
resembles the one kinted at in the beginning
Of this article. will make the experiment fair.
" and fnds il does not pay. he may draw on
me for one years subscription.
Cor. Michigan Farmer.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12
WHITE NAVY DEANS.

Such Of our readers as can procure seed o
the small white Navy bean will find them a
proitsble crop Tor the army. or for home con-
sumption. They may be planted as late as
COW peas. are generally as prolific. and sell
for twice as much per bushel. The seed Of
this plant was a great iavorits with the an.
eient Romans, and on which their most Ell.
eient soldiers mainly subsisted. One hun.
dred pounds of beans contain about twice as
much Of muscle forming elements as our best
Indian corn. Seed can probably be obtain.
ed in Nashville, or in Upper Georgia.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12

A SUGGESTION FOR THE TMes.-We have
received the following communication from
a city correspondent.
I" A very good coffee can be made, costing
only l2i cents, by mixing one spoonful Of
coffee with one spoonful Of toasted corn
meal. boil well. and clear in the usual way.
| have used il for two weeks, and several
friends visiting my house, say they could
not discover anything peculiar in the taste
Of my coffee. but pronounced it very good.
Try il and see if we cannot get along com
fortably, even while our ports are block
AIDED by the would be King. / can as
sure You it is very pleasant though not strong
enough 10 make US drunk"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12

KEEP OFF MoTHs.--Il is usual, during the
summer months. for dry goods and clothing
houses. as well as private families. 10 use large
quantities Of camphor for the purpose OF pre-.
serving their goods from the moths. Now,
as csmphor is one ofthe mos. necessary drugs
for medical purposes, and as our means for
receiving further supplies are restricted, il
behooves US to husband The supply now on
hand. especially IS many other and more plen.
tlfhI articles will answer equally as we'll for
the removal Of these destructive insects. One
OF our most prominent druggists has recon,
mended Us to suggest The use Of Vanilla
leaves. Tobacco leaves are also an excel
len, substitute. Either Of these articles are
just as good for the preservation Of clothes as
the more expensive article Of camphor.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12

sAvE youR sEEps.--PIaniers and garden.
ers muH not rely as heretofore on getting
their garden seeds FROM the Northern States
We sdvise lhem to be very careful in saving
a good supply Of all kinds. as they will soon
BE- rips. Plant q late crop Of Irish p6Iatoes;
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12

WATERPROOF CLorH FOR SoLDIER's OyER.
thousand tunics, rendered.
waterproof. and yet porous, we're served out
to the French army during the late war with
Russia. They were prepared after the fol-
lowing recipe:
Take lbs. 4 or. of alum, and dissolve il
in 10 gallons of water in like manner dis
solve the same quantity Of sugar of lead in
similar quantity Of water. and mix the two
together. They form a precipitate of the
suIphate Of lead. The clear liquor is now
Withdrawn, and the cloth immersed for one
hour in the solution, when il is taken out,
dried in the shade, washed in clean water
and then dried again.
This preparation enables the cloth to re-
pei water like the feathers Of ducks back.
allows the perspiration to pass somewhat
freely through il. which is not The case with
gutta percha or India rubber cloth.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12

a blessing to increase in every rolling wear,
q memento at once OF bis patriotism and Wis
dom to be cherished as long as his immortal
memory endures.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12

they will make seed potatoes. if nothing
more. Look to your interests in time.
Richmond Wing.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12
Farmers and Mill Owners and Agricul.
tural Head Quarters.
NORTH CAROLINA
tsansrp 4hs Matbint @arks,
SALISBURY, NC.


TBEH@ES q NAIDKBo
succrsscns TO n. norpRs q sox,
MANUFACTURERS OF
CMSftC1fOs's, PLOaCs, COrM Shell
tcrs. Seed ,S0scers.
Horse-Powers, Threshers,
Threshing, Separating and Cleaning
Machines,
CIDER AND SUGAR MILLS,
Shifting and Machinery for Grist. Circular
and Vertical Saw M..'s. Gold, Copper,
and Silver Mines.
Agents for
DR.. y O. EIlIett's Patent Mmsy saw.
MIN and Water-WheeIs.
Iron and Brass Castings,
Forcings. and Finished Works Of every
description;
Tobacco Presses and Fixtures,
and other kinds Of Machinery repaired at
Short Notice.
February H. 79-ism
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-12
c0FrINs CorrINs!

Patent Window Blinds.
A Great InprsVtmtnt-suRris 10 Anything In ses
THIS BLIND when closed shuts perfectly tight, and
keepsout all wet du insects, &C., and entirely ex-
cludes the light, and makes beautiful appearances on
the outside II has every advantage over the other
kind and costs but lrife more.
This Blind will recommendiiself Any one can Judge
Of lis superiority over the old style at frsi sight.
No person that has this Blind will ever order
any other kind.
The subseriber will be happy tosho~ model TO sny
person wishing 10 obtain Blinds and receive their or
dsrs. which will be promptly filled.
]. ID. BURDICK,
Kinsion, NC.
Msy Q. 4i-
, 1861-03-15
The Empire City and Star Of the West
under Government Charter,
fEr01n the N Y 1farnli 1at1,

The Empire City, which LETT her dock on
Saturday, did not proceed to sea as vas an
nounced, but anchored at quarantine to awnit
orders from Washington. Aiany Of the Staten
ISLANDERS supposed that she remained at
her anchorage on ACCOUNT Of the stormy
weather Of Saturday, and several persons went
On board and learned that she Is TO ren3a;r1
the West.
The Star Of the West was nearly finished
coeling at sundown last evening, and the work
would continue until finished, when Sic
would hare On board about five hundred tons
Of fle!. The dock waa full Of army stores,
consisting Of navy and pilot bread, beans,
split peas, molassea, hams, sugar, coffee. tea.
and such like; oil the packages being marked
~. S. L., A. G. s" The deck had rows cf
salted provisions extending fore and aft. In
stores, ana SO 1u1l that there would be no
them.
A1ors than usual activity is manifested in
fitting out this ship, and there arc sundry
rnnors afsoat IN regard to her. Some persist
IN saying that she with The Empire City, arc
. destined for tue relief Of Fort Sumter, but
this is impossible with the water they draw.
It is IIn.ored that they arc chartered for only
twenty days, but trom, another source, 10
which some credence may be given, we learn
that it will not be improbable # they reu,aia
Amy lot tWo moutns 1T any rate government
has plenty Of work for them to DO, and lust
at this time their owneTs are very glad to place
them at the disposal OF Uncle Sam.
Iii G!so stated that ns soon as the Star of
the West shall ESTe sailed. tho Philadelphia
will be coaled, and fitted for sea, but Of this
move there is at present no positive Signs
Some Of the nav officers ut the Brooklyp
Navy Yard have been in Washington fof
few days past, rs is supposed, for tie purpose
Of joining in tne counsels in relercnce to tire
proposed movements Of the war vessels at this
port, aud of those who afe daily expected to
arrive. -
The q. 8. steamer Vixen hos been hauled
from the Navy Yard aud anchored off the
battery, and would be enabled to proceed to
sen at a few hours' notice. The work on the
us. steals;; Corwin is rapidly approaching
completion, and she soo3 will be in sailing
trim. =
the wharf, with all hands on board, aWaifinc<
orders. Many suppose that these two lasf
named boats vii convoy tho Empire CITY aud
Star Of the West to their destination. From
the bustle On board Of those ships this look3
probable, but in these revolutionary times no
one knows one day what the next may bring
forth.
, 1861-03-15
WESTERN MATTERS.

/ 104L1c MEErNe At RocKroRD.-Pursuan
to call Of the Common Council, meettns
of the legal voters Of the city Of Rockford wai
held on the 9Th inst, to take into considera
tion the following propositions:.
Proposition Of The <. E. GR.LRR. Coupan,
to The Aayor and Common Council Of The Cit
Of Rockford:
In consideration Of the surrender of the Gf,r
i've first mortgage bonds Of said Company
IF M1aEsaid ~ Il C com5any m to give said City !,
notes for 5,00o-sl2, 500 payable in two
Years, and &12,5 500 payable in three years from
date, with annual interest at ten per cent.
payable at the Office Of the Treasurer of said
City.
Second The Proceeds of the tlfty-fiye bonds
to be invested in rolling stock {engfnes mud
cars) for the road said folling stock to eonal,
in cash value $25,O0O, to be purchased in. ths
name Of the City Of Rockford, and to be own
ed BY sald City until the fun payment of the
principal and interest Of the sum Of $225, COO
according to the tenor Of the above mentioned
notes.
11lTd-1he Company to place in the banaa
Of the Mayor Of the city, as further security.
$55'Wo n second mortgage bonds of the Com.
pa1y, with authority to sell the same upon de-
tefest Of the ADORE mentioned notes, giving
LeA 0Als notice to tAe Secretary Of this Com
pany Of the time and place Of sale, and apply
ing the Proceeds to the payment Of said
notes.
After pretty thorough discussion of the
above Proposition, the following resolution
was adopted BY a large majority:
Reso1rea, That the Common Council be 1eouest
cd to accept the proposition submitted to them by
tae T., B. l. r. l. r. R. Company foE.changing the
securities now held for the city loan Of $4,000.
EETESs1VE FAILURE In CAMBRIDGE, MD.-
We learn that L. B. Morrison, who for some
time past hns been associated with Thos. New
By, Cashier Of the Cambridge City lind. Baak,
in the general merchandise, and with Sanford
Lacky In the distilling business, absconded
few days since, leaving behind him very lnrge
indebtedness. 4 letter from New York, writ
ten by him and sent to Cambridge City, stated
he Eas on bis way to Central America. Messrs,
Aacky and Newby, in consequence Of which,
were compelled to make an assignment The
, 1861-03-15

The Boston Courier, the ablest and the bit
terest antiRepublican journal printed east oi
us, thus fairly speaks Of our Postmaster Gen
eral:
"The Hon. Montgomery Blair, the newly
appointed Postmaster General, was born in
the State Of Kentucky, but removed, in his
youth, with the other members Of his family,
to the city Of Washington in 1923, the first
year Of Gen. Jackson's administration. His
father, the Hon. Francis r Blair, was the
founder of the Globe newspaper in Washing
ton. one of its first proprietors, and during the
entire administrations Of Gen. Jackson, Mr.
Van Buren,, Gen. Harrison aud President IT,
1er, it's sole editor. He is man eminently
distinguished for his talents, learning, politi-
cal sagacity and integrity Of character. As an
editor, perhaps, VIC have never had in the
country his superior, In the general manage
ment Of 3 polfical journal He was an init.
mate friend of Gen. jackson, and probably
more trusted By the old hero ofthe Hermitage
"HIs son, tie present Postmaster General.
inhetits largely his fathers, talents and saga
city He has been most faithfully educated,
first at Vest Point, and then as lawyer. He
was plaeed upon the Bench in the State Of
Missouri, at very early ege in Life, where he
acquitted himself as Judge with great abili-
r. subsequently he received, from President
torney for the Court Of Chains, than which a
more laborious position cannot be found in
any Of the Departments of the Government.
Thousands will bear willing testimony to the
ready learning, tie great ability, and the per
sevezing and untitipg industry which Judge
Blair brought to bear in the discharge Of tie
duties Of that responsible office.
Whatever differences Of opinion may ex-
Isl IN sis party, as to his political tendencies
and afinitfes, al Efe have made the acquaint-
Of the first order, profound learning "a Jur-
list, the most energetic industry and perseyer-
ence in whatever be undertakes, and moral
character entirely without reproach-
"Judge Blair is an elder brother Of the Re
preventative in Congress from the State Of
Missouri, the Hon. F. r. Rlair, ,jr., and his wife
ter Of the late Hon Levi Woodbury."
, 1861-03-15

deu to was to this effect: 1.-THE aggregate
number Of failures throughout the year
1860 was 3676," says the Herald, land
thus it will be seen that the failures Of the
past month Of the present. year are very
considerably above the average per month
in 1860" The number Of failures for the
pa t, month Of Tie present year Is 4e6.
The inquiry very naturally arises, what
was the number the same month in 1860.
On reference to AIcKellop s. Co.'s table
of that year, we find it set down at G48,- =
1872, or about one-third more than during
January, 1861. But this showing Of figures
did not square with the wishes and de-
signs Of the Herald, as it left not the
.remotest foothold on which TO- inaugu-
rate panic;;~ hence the illusory mode
Of comparison introduced ;by that
sheet. In this mode Of comparison there
is double advantage gained-the truth is
concealed, and the terror Of commercial
circles is augmented in view Of opr "polit-
ical troubles" by an apparent increase Of
confusion and disorder in the business re-
1ations Of the Union. # for January, 1860,
when no political or sectional difficulties
existed, the failures were GAS, and in Jauu-
ary, 1861, they we're 466, in spite Of our
political difficulties, does it not surely fol-
low that the basis for healthy and thriy-
ing trade throughout the Union IS much
stronger than in 1860? Perhaps the sedu-
1ous efforts Of the professional panic-mak-
ers may increase our difficulties, by Great
ing distrust and alarm in: advance, but we
trust they calculate beyond their. strength.
, 1861-03-15

| failure Of Mr. Newly will haze no effect on
the Cambridge City Bank. The losses sus:
tanned by the farming community arc very
large.-Cin. .Ga=.
--One day last week, tTo little boys at Al.
bert Lea, Freeborn county, Alnn., says the
Winona Republican, were indu1ging in the
amusement Of mock hanging, when one OF
them got the rope 30 firmly around bis throat
that the play ended in tragedy. !. -
A Ssow-SToRh.-We learn from passengers
On the steamer Die Vernon that they sncouu-
tered terrible snow.storm d short distance
below Louisiana, about daylight yesterday
morning. The horizon was completely dark
: stern wheel steamer, descending, had to 90
to see how to proceed. The ground On either
side WAS perfectly white. Only few wander
ing fakes fell here. This is winter lingering
IN the lap ofspring. g."-Hannibaz Messenger, 1ozH.
Snow AND IcE.-We hnve now eix feet Of
SNOW On the ground, and it is al the while in
creastng.
The bay was cleared Of ice by the wind On
Wednesday last, but new ice is already form
ing, and, II it does not get covered too deep
with snoE, will soon make good skating.
I. S.-Thls afternoon there is at least five
inches Of snow on the ice Of the bay.-Udr-
Qsiete Aess, Fs6. 49,
FATAL M1s7AKE-On Sunday last, q child Of
j. +. Brockhage, clerk in the Post-ofice, was
given fire dropscf laudanum, at the suggestion
OF q woman who visited the family, to cause it
TO sleep. The dose, Of course, proved fatal,
causing the death Of the little sufferer in about
eight hours. It Was only five days o1d.-lhss-
edtine Journal
, 1861-03-15
MUSICAL MATTERS.

Iho net proceeds ofthe concert recently given
by Miss Isabella Hinckley at Albany were
lisa very handsome sum fora young LADY
to clear III one evening.
The New York opera season has been
marked as furnishing the debut Of Miss Hiuck.
ley and Miss kellogg, both American-the for.
mer success, the latter mixed.
The New York opera troupe is now in
Boston, having opened last week IN s.Martha "
1t is generally believed that Ullman will
again rise from his present obscurity and next
fall, commence again the old battle, which nav
result in the usual bankruptcy Of the manager,
or the more unusual circumstance Of tillinr
his pockets
English opera in New York has come 10
an untimely end. Mdme Anna Bishop sang
we'll and worked industriously, but sometime
more than prima donna, or even the yery
clever contralto with her, Miss Kemp, is nee
essary to attract paying houses.
Rose Durand, we believe, is now in Cali
fornia, and Henry squires and Lucy Escott are
in Australia.
A good English operatic company could
trasel between New York, Philadelphia and
Boston, with an occasional detour to Buffalo.
Chicago, Cincinnati and st. Louis, and make
money. But it must be well made M and Of
sterling material
-Adelina Patti has accomplished !, remark
able feat in New Orleans by performing tie
role OF Vslentide In the tHuguenots," She
sang it in French, to the great qualification of
the Orleanoise. She will soon return to New
York, and probably come to Chicago.
-Carlottt Patti, whose appearance In Bos-
ton few weeks since was the theme of uni
versal admiration, will soon start On q concert
tour through New York to the West.
Buffalo has contributed quite 8 large ad
dition to the choirs Of the city Of New York.
Mrs. Anderson, Miss Scott, a1r. Emerson, Mr.
James F: Taunt, and Nh. Geo. c. Rexford, are
al Of them occupying responsible positions in
prominent churches Of the metropolis,
Our Cincinnati friends are Just now luz
uriating in German Opera. The twelfth gala
night Of the Magic Veil II was announced for
last Saturday evening.