The national Republican., 1867-09-14

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His opinion will be expressed on this subject In
tho forthcoming Agricultural Report. We meas
| ured several Of these beets, and found them 10
measure about eighteen inches In cireumferenee,
with about one.third OF their time 10 mature.
They are Gne, tndeed-exoellent whom young for
table usei and whsni older the best Of food for
milch COWS. -f g gHEH. ...-..
The bsna plant, imported from China, at.
tracted our attention considerably. II Is q low
plsnt. bearing leave, about half foot long and
from two 10 four inches In width. These leaves
are very valuable as q medicine, Thre, or four
of them put into tumbier Of cold water and
the latter drank down (the dose TO be repeated
every few minutes three or four times) 10 an 81
most certain cure for diarrhns. This every
family should rsiss In It's yard or garden. It
prospsrs finely In our soil
Tho China pea also attracted our attention.
II resembles what is knovnto housekeepers as
string beans, with the exception that the pods
are mot so broad. These are said TO DO very
tender and nutritious.
Several specimens Of tobacco were r'so show i
US. We have seen much finer leaves frequently,
but these were very fair specimens, eon'idering
the nature Of tho soil In which they were propa-
gated. The best Of the collection 10 what 10
known as the old Virginia plug, some Of the
leaves Of which measure 34by IL inches.
There are in those grounds about forty yarie.
ties Of potatoes, embracing the oroma and Good
rich kinds, the latter Of which is the favorits
and was brought BY Mr.. o. W. Gleason, near
Holden, Mass. The potato crop Is doing well,
and tho yield will be prolific should tho weather
not become 80 wet as To rot them.
| The mammoth China tomatoes would bo an
improvement In the vegetable kingdom and
be much sought for In our markets II they
should once get scattered among our farmers and
gardeners. They arc very large, and are pos
sessed Of . very pleasant flavor.
| 0fturnips there were planted fourteen differ
snt sorts, nearly all Of which were growing
finely, and will yield IN abundant supply Of
these favorite roots.
There are IL varieties Of squashss, or pump.
kins, Of which the Honolulu Is the king One Of
these measured feet inches In circumference
and another feet 8 inches, and they yet have
seversl W. ,ks to grow. Psis beans arc thriving
fnsly-about 80 kinds--lnd win give hand
some yield In few weeks.
Some very fair cucumbsrs still grace the vines,
though they are somewhat late 10 the season.
One Of those measures ~ inches In length.
During the season very fine varieties Of straw
berries wero raised here, some nine or ten kinds
having boon cultivated. or these the Agricul.
turs'ist ws, the finest, some Of them measuring
ten inches in circumference, and Of delicious
flavor. XIV.
About dozen peach trees, In their third year,
arc real, living wonders. They are all Of uni
/ form size, and arc bearing some OF the finest
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Besides all those, and much more, thero are
several beds Of beautiful flowers, many Of them
Of the finest hues, notwithstanding the lateness
Of tho season.
The piowman Is now breaking tho soil, pro.
paratory to sowing wheat and rye, and We could
not help admiripg the good work done BY the
plow, which we learned was from Bartholow q
to have only the best Of implements to work
with here since bad tools tell as plainly in the
earth as they do In wood.
4 The basement Of tho new agricultural building
Is nearly completed, the dimensions being 90 BY
10 feet. Mr.. Francis A. Gibbons, Of Balti-
more, is the contractor, and expects to have the
structure under roof by the 18th Of next Decem.
II will prove to be Of the most substantial char
acter. or the plan Of this building we have
given q minute description heretofore.
/ Tho very gentlemanly clerk took great pride
In showing us about the grounds and explaining
what was new To Us, for which We return our
sincere thanks. He is the right man in the
right place, and keeps everything about him In
| The CASE OF THE AUcTIoNEERs.-The
case Of Ezekiel, Colman, Lewis, and other auc-
tioneers, charged with violation of tho law by
obstructing the sidewalk with their goods chat.
tells, &c, when exposed for sale, was decided yes
i toiuhy JustiVo WIN poivio VIM" ~ "he
heard.
The Justice said: ''The question was, who had
control of the Avenue? Tho United States Gov
ernment under tho act Of 1858, or the corpora
tion under the act Of 1885,"
| He thought chat the Government had entire
control Of the Avenue, and paying for improve.
ments on the same, had right to decide as to
laws governing. the same. Heretofore, parties
exposing goods for sale had permit so to do,
though many had been fined for spreading their
wares over two feet from the building which dis.
tance was allowed by the corporation law. The
auctioneers have license, but there Is no doubt
that they obstruot the sidewalks. Their license
gives them no right to inconvenience and annoy
their neighbors. The Commissioner Of Public
Buildings had given them notice which they had
disregardsd. and thereby rendered themselves
liable to the penalty"
| In view, however, Of the misinterpretation Of
the law by the defendants the Justice did not
impose q Hne in this instance.
| GARRoTERs.-0n Thursday night last,
about 10 O'Clock, as DR.. Boyd was proceeding to
visit patient on Pennsylvania avenue, beyond
Eighth street east, he passed two mon near the
Wallaoh school building who were sitting down,
and who endeavored to trip him and then catch
him around the neck, The Doctor, however, got
away from them and lodged complaint with
Lieut.. Milstead, and the two fellows were taken
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kicking up disturbance with some colored fam
lilies contiguous to the locality whore they had
endsavored to trip up Dr. Boyd. Tho pair wero
taken to the station house, where they gave
their names as George Smith and John Brooks,
and belonging to the 18th United States infantry
Juctice Tucker fined the twain IS each, and
some advice being given them they were allowed
to 60.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A colored man by the
name OF Charles Wilson, q stranger In the city,
applied at the house Of John Butler, also q col
orsd man. residing on street north, between
First and Second streets east, on Wednesday
night for admission, stating that hs was sick.
Mr.. Butler, like the good Samaritan, at once
admitted the stranger, and sent for DR.. W. @.
Cook to prescribe for him. DR.. Cook gave him
some medicine, but the poor fellow died sud.
denly at an early hour yesterday morning His
desth Is said to have been caused by disease Of
the heart. His body was taken charge Of by
officers attached to the Freedmen's Bureau, and
by them inferred.
A SwIHDLE.-0n Thursday afternoon, q
young man Of prepossessing appearance ap-
peared at the residence Of Mr.. Alexander Wat
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