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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16
Professor A .a.six in Brazil.

The 1ngl0 Brazilian Tunes announces the de-
parure of Prof Agasss for the Valley Of the MACON
Mr. Plant geologist Of Rio dc Janeiro, submitted 10
him such fossils and geological ustrntions Of the Prov
ince OF Rio Grande dc Sui he supposed would be OF
interest and would help to complete tho collections
which are being made for the Uniled States Govern.
ment and in few days aferward be received in reply
the following letter:
RIO June L.
DEAN SIR have not yet returned my thanks Tor the
fine specimens You have presented 10 me- though ever
oincc saw them have oked tpr "a moment H. sure To
do so.
However, this gives me an opportunity Of expressing
more mature opinion concerning their geological
which am glad 70 have opportunity OF recording,
especially since the examination have made of them
mas sdEi'd me OF The CORRECTNESS OF some views con
Cegung the fossils Of ID, oldest geOOy zeal formation u
which had little confidence. That these organic
mains all belong Ia the carbOn@Tons period is unqucs
onabe, and II Is the close affinity With the character
istic fossils OF Europe which particularly interests and
IN measure supplies Had the whole cnllro tion
been made IN Pennsy vsniH would not decidedly
have recognized IT, earbonterous eharactoristos down
10 the ROCKS underlying and everything tho f0ssifefous
beds and tie photographs you have shown me Of the
localities leave no doubI Of the great extent aud value
OF the coal beds proper VI the Candida while the
coal itsen may fairly b. compared " the best in the
market. Judging from the specimens yon have show n
Ine, and these owe 10 your kindness.
As to the coal Of tho Falkland Islands / eau only
compare u 10 the anthracite OF Mansfield in Massa
chusetts, and the adjoining deposits in Rhode lsland
though II doe. not appear quite pure the bet
anthracite or the United States hut this IN An impress
sion derived from surface specimens gathered NJ ran
dom
With my best wishes for the further success of your
geological explorations in which hope Won nay here
ater also include The drt and erraticr now thai YOU
yours very truly, l.. AUAs-iL
~. Plant, esq
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16
Remark able Phcnomeuop.

To n. Editor II The n. T. Iy.t4a1
SIR: Last evening at about O'Clock crossed
over to brooklyn and was very much s.tonished at
what appeared 10 be gas lamps ranged song The sides
Of tie streets As snch appearances have not for a
long time heretofore prevailed in that great city, con.
cIuded /. must have been optical Illusion Can you
throw any HSA on the subject, QuEHlsr.
xept. 10 1865
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16

The late disastrous and fatal fires that have
0cept,y occurred upon steam vessels ecan direct at
,sntou 10 their construction and equipment, and as
che ,roportonte loss of stoam vessels by fire Is greater
in this country than with any other nation. we deem
not siss a. this period to refer to the causes OF IT, ha
We NAV call tie attention Of all interested IN this I'M
norapt after to the following recital OF the principe"
c,u.es Of these fearful fires and what remedial meas
mos .bond be re.orted TO BY the constructors owners
ami officers Of steam vessels to remove them.
srG1yCr OF SECURITY AND PROVISIONS AGAINST
FiPY,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-16

CHlMyEYs AND sMOKR-pIrEs.
J.. UoOd uork around Boiisrs.-The woodwork mmc-
diatcy around boilers and their steamchimneys should
be set off from them far may be practicable
sstent with the capacity of the vessel Tins when the
boiler is ia the hold of a singedecked vessel 1t is not
practicable afford much space between its top and
the under side of the deck beams above it without
making bre tx in the deck measure not always con
sisent with the requirements Of the vessel; neither
desirable when the boilers are upon the guards Of
steamer to construct covering to them Of sufficient
hight 10 secure il from being fired b radiation OF heat
from the boiler Neither is it imperatiyely necessary
that there should be distance between boiler
and lis surrounding woodwork foot is desirable
distance and even more would be preferable but when
blowers are used and boiler * properly covered the
wood work around it, If properly protected may be set
within the distance just given with safety but all wood
wolk about boiler as well the top and sides OF the
rorooms should be covered with sheet iron or zinc Sc
cured in the manner already detailed with the further
precauton of placing the laps OF the sheets upward
When a metal covering il not used. several coats OF
thick whitewash, stfIened with a little glue will an
swer good purpose in fact some Observing engineers
think this preferable the metal coverings az they arc
HsualIy put on.
@ Hood no,k around Steam Chimney and Smoke Pipe.
Chimney rooms should he afforded space sufficient
10 admit Of the passage of man around the chimney,
and should be without any floor. 10 furnish free
communication for the escape upward Of the heated air
from around the boiler and also to admit Of the intro
duction Of hose pipe in the event Of the wood work
around It being ignited. Whenever q smoke pipe
passes through deck. however light Its character,
there should be ali open space around ii to admit Of
current Of air to pass through it, and between this space
and the woodwork there should be metallic covering
70 guard the wood from ignition.
PROVISIONS AGAINST FIRE.
Psmp.-Whers security from fire 10 imperfect a
greater regard TO tho provisions against 1t should be
had. This requirement however is in very many cases
not obssrved and the disregard 10 the safety OF human
life and the intsrests Of those in the relation Of In
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-01

t
 ! Morniug came. The flock had disappeared. The nearest encampment was that of regi
 ment of tZouaves. The farmer, raving over his loss, visited it, and saw seventy sheep-skins ly- ing hehind thesWaIl near the encauapment. He called upon the Colonel of the regiment, who received him with courtesy. z &s'3''a
 ssColonel,, he said :, T see that your soldiers have killed my flock of sheep. and I want pay for them .i:ad4 hne sssasss sSsa zss3Nis P fsae als Ton sare smistaken. Sir: The orders are, are very strict against taking anything The quar. .termaster and commissary alone can forage I do not allow any marauding. .sssa 5asis q asi ' We'll. Sir, whether you allow it or not, they have stolen my sheep sA T e ' z
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- - ..T 2 Ff--Ts'if-'sI-7sf fFtt WHOLE NO. 2OS1.

prosperity to misfortune. You owe him your best epdsavors to secure him the best chance I to work and earn that he is now able to em. brace. You owe him constant solicitude for his welfare and for ihat of his wife and ebil dren. You owe him lifelong gratitude--activs and practical-for your Liberty and Nation. ality preserved by bis valor, his peril, bis self sacrifice. Never let the maimed Union soldier feel that you grudge him anything which he needs and you can justly give him or do for him. And your. obligation can best be dis. charged by concerted, systematic efforts by the whole community to fulfill the obligation resting equally. end uringly, on all.
 Men and brethrenl let us all resolve to con. sider-in our gatherings on the Fourth of July next, where no other day shall be especially designated for the purpose, our duty to the surviving soldiers of the Union, especially to the disabled, and to the widows and children of those who have given their lives to their country -lndepsndent. .-
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Agrifultural Departme,,t.
PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR THE ENQUIRER" BY
 T.s. GOLD, West Cornwall, Ct. To phom all Communications should De addr.,..d.
APPLE TREE BoRER.


 This is the greatest pest to which our or. chards are subject in these modern times. The canker worm and the caterpiler destroy the foliage, but leave the tree intact in it's trunk and branches.
 The perfect form of the borer is beetle- black. with light colored stripes, about half an inch in length. These beetles make their appearance in June, but. as they are hid under the loose bark. they are rarely seen. They lay their eggs near tho root of young trees, or in the sprouts that cluster about old trunks;- rarely in the forks of the branches. These soon hatch into little whitish worm, which eats through the bark and burrows into the wood. In this condition they live two or three years, being more voracious and boring deeper as they increase in size. Their presence is' always shown by their chips, which they cast out of their holes. As at first they are only in the bark, it appears as reddish spot on the service. but as they 20 deener and 9rnH goose quill. and wh,t they cast out appears like sawdust. The first year the borer keeps close to the ground. often beneath it, but as he approaches maturity he bores upwards, and usually emerges as perfect beetle about six inches from the ground, The appearance of hole there is an indication that he comes out of the tree. .ge5 bss ssf2 .ae..4 s-s.
 The borer has been known but few years in this part of the country, but now scarcely a tree escapes his attack and if neglected, death follows. When tree bears prematurely, the leaves turn yellow, md it ceases to grow, we have reason to suspect the borer is at .work. REMEDY AND PREvENTIoN.
 When the borer has once entered the tree, the only remedy is to cut him out with knife or gouge, or punch him to death with wire. When first hatched, while he is yet in the outer bark, thin slice discloses him, but afterwards he will sometimes bore through the trunk repeatedly, tilli breaks of by the w.nd. ..r -.T
 The prevention consists in washing the trees with some compound so offensive to the beetle as to prevent them from laying their eggs. We use mixture of soap studs (that from whale oil is best,) with ashes and the fresh manure of cattle. This should be ap. piled with an old broom, and allowed to run down freely to the soil. Applied about the first of June, one application would be sufi- cieut, if not washed of soon by heavy rains. were it not that all the beetles do not mature at the same time, and there are some strag- glers all summer. In searching for the borsr, remove a little of the surface soil with hoe, and replace it after the search; otherwise you lay bare to the beetle just its favorite place to lay its eggs. Besides washing all young ap- pie trees as indicated above, they should be carefully examined twice every year. and every borer dug out. The neglect of this for a single season may ruin the orchard.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-01
CALIFORNIA.

The following account of California, by correspondent of the Country Gentleman, though sad. is we fear too true:
 certainly have tried hard to see what are the wonderful attiaotions in this land of gold, and in it's soil, and in its climate. to make Q rational man leave father and mother. home and it's affections, for do not suppose thas the readers of the Country Gentleman are Ara5,, to wander here in pursuit of that con- tent and those home blessings that alone are of any value to truly good citizen. 1T . Californian speaks of his claim or soil, It Is only of it's wonders--its best productions you at the east. only hear of it's chief attrac- ,;o,s of none of its drawbacks, and if the writer, in his hastily written and seldom ps- rused letters can place the facts before your readers that pertain to this side of the conti- uent, he will feel fully recompenssd, even if not made member of Congress. +
 They will tell you that you have much longer season to put in your crops, and that you need not labor. so hard to get living - Go to the islands of the Pacific, or to Congo, where your only apparel is breach cloth, and you can do it with still less labor. I amsyet to learn that idleness is 2 blessing, either so- cial, moral or physical. But few days since I slept in the cabin of q highly socisl, intslli- gent and intellectual man, which costs less than the hog-pen of . respectable Vsrmont farmer Part of the bed was covered with raw hide to protect 1t from the rein ths roof (cont;nssd on FourtA Psgs.)
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-01
ROBERT WINTHROP PUTNAM.

I i.s In Dana's line is the Nineteenth Massachu
 sets. It fought at Fair Oaks. Savage Station White Oak Swamp, Glendale and Malvern. Its ranks have been sadly thinned A great many brave men have fallen, but those who survive emulate the deeds of their comrades They remember one who fell in front of Rich mond-a descendant of a glorious Revolution ary sire-the patriot Putnam, relative of the young officer, Lieut. Putnam, who fell mortally wounded at Balls Bluff. He was born where 1 the old General played in childhood, before be became rife ranger fighting the Indians in the dark forests bordering Lake Champlain. They could not, forget Robert Winthrop Putnam, the frail and feeble boy. He was but sixteen years old when the flag was insulted at Sumter His whole soul was on fire. He resolved to enlist. The Surgeons would not accept him, he was so weak and slender. Again and again he tried to become a soldier, but was as often rejected.
 The fire of patriotism burned within his breast. He slept in the room which his great ancestor had occupied in his youth. He sat by the window through the moonlt nights, and carved a wooden sword, thus feeding the con. sumng flame. On side one he cut this motto
 Nor TO BE DRAWN WITHOUT JUSTICE j.
 Nor TO BE sHEATHED WITHOUT HONOR
 Upon the other side, giving vent to his pent up soul, were the words: s. $. s..-.s.... T4
 DEATH TO TRA1ToRsr ,-.-, ..-
 He brooded over his disappointment by day and dreamed of it by night. He made one more effort. No, questions were asked he was accepted, and became soldier He was intelligent manly, courageous and temperate. His drink was cold water. Calmly and delb- erately he bade farewell to his aged parents and his young sister and brother, turning from the dear scenes of home and childhood, hallow- ed by ever fragrant memories, buckled on his knapsack, and took his place in the ranks. When mortalIy wounded he refused to leave the field, but cheered his comrades in the fight. In his last letter, written te kis sister eated to defend Constitution that was second to none in the world, a flag which every nation on earth respected and if 1 am to die, [ shall be happy to die in theservice of my country
 The boy-soldier was gone from the ranks, but his spirit was there, an all -animatng pres encp.
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T will see about that, Sir. If find I'll,
 men have been marauding. will have then punished, said the Colonel The regimen
 was ordered to appear on parade. The mel were questioned, and all denied having killet any sheep. The camp was searched, but n, saddles of mutton were discovered.
 It must have been some other regiment, sir who committed the depredation,' said the Col 1 onel. The farmer visited the next regiment, the Fifth New Hampshire commanded by Colonel Cross. | come to see, sir, if it was your soldiers who stole my sheep last night said the farmer Impossible, sir It couldn't have been the soldiers of this regiment. My men are from New Hamshire, Sir, the Granite State, the State of Daniel Webster and Franklin Pierce. Nv soldiers would scorn to do a mean thing, sir They come from moral community. They are above suspicion, sir, said Colonel Cross.
 Will you have the camp searched, Col. ?
 could not think of such a thing, sir. l should wrong the men. would not have them think that suspected them, sir. If an officer IS continually saspecting his men they lose confidence in him. It never would do to let them mistrust that I had doubted their honor.
 The farmer visited other regiments, but with no better success. He could not find out who had taken the sheep The evidence was all against the Zouaves, the pelts being in their encampment: .@. At noon I dined with Colonel Cross. We sat around the camp chest, which was our ta- bie. There was a saddle of mutton, hot, iucey. tender, and savory. 5-1
 My cook has wonderful faculty of finding mutton, chickens, and pigs,' said the Colonel, but l obey the injunction of the apostle Paul to eat what is set before me, asking nc ques- tions for conscience sake As passed through the camp, on my way to the Colonels quarters, l saw that the soldiers generally were dining on mutton.
 lou live well,' said to soldier.
 Yes, sir. found leg of mutton last night Strange, wasn't it?' ..s...
 He chuekled merrily and looked knowingly.
 'I'll tell you how it .was,' said be- .The Zouaves played a trick on us while ago, so last night we paid them We knocked over the ahAAfs --,a T .'. We kent the
 aaa M cRhsRR tfs sgaia a as ns thought of the fun of the thing. 'Of course the Col onel and the other officers don't now anything about it. They never smell round through the camp He laughed again. .
 Thus the soldiers had their fun and their fresh provisions, notwithstanding the orders from headquarters. Few of the officers thought it worth while to inquire of the soldiers where they purchased their chickens, turkeys, and mutton.
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Alisfellanp.
NOW SMILE.

NOW SMILE.
 - The most unreliable thing in this world is a shirt button. ...... Parents said solemn lecturer. you have children or, if ycu have not. your daughters may have.'
 - Referring to investments in matrimonial stock, somebody says the five-twenties are much more popular than seven-thirties.
 -'Any ting pite you dare 1? inquired one Dutchman of another, while engaged in angling. No, noting at all' 'Vell,' returned the other, nothing pite me, too.
 = Bill Jones' said bullying urchfn to an. other lad, Next time catch you alone, I'll Hog you like anything We'll replied Bill, I ain; often much alone commonly have my legs and fists with me-
 r A woman who was enjoined to try the ef- feet of kindness on. her husband, so as to heap ceals of fire on his head, replied that she had tried bilin water, and it didn't do bit o good. oJ *r-'
 = They tell the hard story that there is an undertaken in Newborn, who is also an embalm CT, and when his wife died he exercised his ar upon her remains in his best style, and now keeps her in bis room to exhibit as specimen of his art. -Ts "'l3'-- @'-~" z - An instance of 6lial affection among the Piute Indians, we fnd recorded in Nevada paper Two young braves under the assur ance of being hanged. propose to give five DO nies to the authorities, if they will allow thei aged fathers to be hung in their place!
 -'I was teaching school in quet country village. The second morning of the season found leisure to note my surroundings. ans among the scanty furniture I noted three legged stool. Is that the duncs's block P 1 said to little girl of five. The eyes sparkled and the curls nodded assent, and the lips rir pied out, I guess so-the teacher always sit on that @;
 A lady entered dry goods store in =
 
 street, and expressed desire to see som wool de laines. The polite clerk with elegar address, showed her a variety of pieces of fir ltexture, and choice coloring. After tossiH and examining to her hearts content, she T marked, .s, As sgg sHG The goods are part cotton, sir. sasss B My dear madame returned the shopmal these goods are as free from cotton as yo' breast is-(the lady starts)-free from guilt he added. .. .g
 - Mir. Choate once begun political spess at Faneuil Hall by saying, Mir. Chairman, yt called on me last evening to invite me to spes to the Wings of Boston. tonight, Itold y } that under no circumstances could be pre- ent, and, accordingly. here am?t This } morous non-seq,ater seems to have been fo ' lowed by General Lee in bis surrender to Gle . Grant. He says practically-' Ientirely dis gree with you, Gen. Grant. about the despe atenessof my situation, and accordingly, Iw giyeip. sass s.f s eai saseE
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-01

battle was won. Night cane on. It had rain ed through the day, and the men, victorious at last, lay down to sleep on the field, while the Rebels fled towards Richmond, leaving several cannon, many wagons, and several hundred of their wounded in Williamsburg.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-01

LIFE IN NEW YoRK.-Less than two months ago one of the showiest equipages seen in the Central Park on sunny afternoons belonged to the establishment of a we'll known citizen in Lexington avenue, whose elegant profusion' was a proverb about town, One of the showiest boxes at the opera was his also, and on Sun days the congregation of C-y church on Fourth avenue would be disturbed at their prayers by the entrance of the rich mansand his daughters late on purpose, in order to attract attention and create sensation. Balls, parties. receptions, etc., were events of almost nightly occurrence at his residence. and to obtain en tree there is considered thereafter an unques- tionable passporss to 'our best society," Every thing went on swmmingly for while, but the turn fthe tide came at last. Three weeks ago this very day one of the daughters was engag sd to be married to Wall street broker. The cards were out and the bridal presents begin- hing to come in, when To ! sudden and ruin ous decline in gold and produce, and some des- criptions of merchandise, in which the old man was bull, compelled him to suspend payment and to suspend for decency's sake, the diamond wedding he was getting up for his daughter For that matter, however, he need not been at much trouble for the bridegroom on learning that bis contemplated fatherin law had gone up' lost no time in informing his intended that circumstances over which he had DO control would compel him to have their nuptials in definitely postponed The result of it all is, that the showy equipage is no logger visible in the Central Park; the fashionable mansion is nc longer illuminated at night i; the music and dancing are succeeded by death-like silence while the following placard on the richly cary. ed door bring this eventful history to its ap propriate conclusion: 7a ''.
 F @@a THIS HOUSE FOR SALE, l TO SATISFY A JUDGMENT. zss
 Apply immediately to is
 4s sa J.R. SPINE Street. r
 Terms Cash
 l Sylvanus Cobb, or Emerson Bennett, or an, other sensation writer of the dime novel; schoo would make their fortunes if they would ge about town in times like these, and hunt u, material. There is plenty of it, and of the kint too that shows that truth oftener is strange than fiction; ;'-Ph1. Inquirer.
 
 l D9 Lord M with no very large pol tion of wit or wisdom, had very exalted opin ion of his own powers. When once in larg
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-01

Dsr Lord M, with no very large DOT
 ton of wit or wisdom, had very exalted opin- ion of his own powers. When once in large company, and expatiating about himself, he made the following pointed remark When happen to, say foolish thing, always burst out laughing !'ai. envy you your happiness
 my lord. then,' said Charles Townsend, for you mdat certainly live the merriest life in England.' l.nusE afgiag ba9 att2flas sFa'