Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-14


ton, got hinof Son probation, as it is called,
by promising that he.. should be :et to work at
a trade Immediately. I'm afraid that if all our
boys who shoot pigeons, and brcaI, windows,
we're in Boston. they would see more OF the
lock up than.of Bunker:1lilI and B61tW Com
mon -. - -:
There arc SOME things here that are certain
Is improvements on our customs llack-drlyerS
and rortcrs are not allowed to yell at you, nor
grab at Your baggage they stand along the side
Of the depot. and ask whether You Il have
hack.as respectfully: as gentleman would ask
YOU to visit him. B0otb!acks and ncwSboys
TOO. arc licensed. and have to 60 to school part
of the day, and they don yell atyeu shine
.cm I'D for FIVE cents, at every corner:
The onlt| old Acxandrians have met with
were the Rev. Robert j. Fulton. pastor Of 4
fine stone church on Harrison Avenue: and
| President Of Boston GplltGe and the Rev.
! Joseph NJ. Finotti. pastor Of church ut Brook
line. lovely suburban village" Both de,
lighted to SOC anybody from tic old. town and
made many enquiries after tllelroldf friends.
~. -. FIhttS
CoNprcT or \ NAVAL OFFICER A matter
has been brought to our nntic; says the. Norfolk
Journal, which displays a naval Qlicerin a,t.ery
uuenyiable attitude. On Saturday evening"
while MeSsrS VI. +. Taylor, l.. II. ic>hic!d:.
and NJ. Herbert were sitting on the door step
of house on Newton's wharf: used by Nr.
Deshiclds as trucking depot, a laqnG!r fE@h
the I. s. shiI, New Hampshire landed ut the
Wharf rented BIZ Mr.. DeShiei<. Mr.. : ~ Jest
inelv said tn the sailors. twho We're blacks.
go to vonf own landing you old tar= The
sailors obcyed his directions and moved their
boat \ short time afterwards an Officer, saul
to be lieutenant Of the New Hampshire. game
up where AFr. DeslilcHs and the other gentle
men were sitting and asked who had or
dered his men to move their boat. Mr.. Desh
ields replied he had The officer demanded to
.knoy by what right he had done. 80: Nr:: ID.
replied that'he rented the wharf. paying So
per month for it. and he thought he had Tie
right to say who Should and who should lot
land at it. The officer then BEGAN to curse ana
abuse Mr.. Deshie!Is. saying thaE h. w9nl !aIIl
at that wharf or die n:thc attempt. III, con
tinucd abusing Mr.. cDeshield>. hcaping vile anil
opprobrious cpithets upon ,hirh Untit NJ. /.
Taylor indignantly s,,nl: n wisI. stood III
Mr.. DcShicld shoes five minutes. The leu
tenant turned to linn and asked him what lie
would do. Il d slap your head of. said Dir.
Tavlor Tie officer struck: ut him with hi;
cane. when Mr. ia, 1or Knocked him down.
Two other officers coming ~ the lieutenant
went off to his ship Com. NcCo9H <a!y this
is INCORRECT. -. 49, {
7 Mr.. NJ. Herbert illorpts'uS that, a. slaviE Of
ticer told him that lieutenant w. nai'' h.S
men row to the ship. and called 10 the muster
alarms t.. hand him four lladc! pl:i9!!s that
he then started back to the wharf. Luz wasln-
tereepted by Lieut. Com 3IcCook, Of Tie l.
s steamer lantit, and diSarmed anil ofd"r'i'!
to return 10 His ship
The same officer Informed Ni. lleri'"ri thar
the Lieut.. came ashore ut night. aal, arln!ng
|fllc crew of his boat with pieces ot!aos'dS.
made them guard him some distance u!o- the
street. and then sert them back 70 the boat
CULTIVATION OF EoES-Ihe backward Ines
t Of the corn crop :ai compared with Tint. pi
wheat, renders Unnecessary that IL cultivation
should be continued. 1t is very ":icn IN" cI!,
that the corn crop is sufficiently we'll advanced
at the Dcriod,6f wheat harvest: that.li. can l.;
4, safely laid by 1t the present time the earl
ness of the wheat harvest: has checked in maay
instances the usual cnftivation Of thrn.' and ic
work has now to be vigorously prosecuted. =
Every farmers knows flat the vigorous @rowt!
of corn depends largely upon frequent stirring,
of the soil-that the lighter and more r2rvlou:
the Soils made: To, tln an u,d Tire sum
NOR roins the better It is for the ant. =
Afor ,bo corn has rcochrd r}c height Of thrr,
fat i ~; i NOT c1 ,dv;S,be 70 Use the onrh il!
,Io lotnra ronfs hive Then snread across tn,
;nterrals I,rtM1cn rbc rows. a1ars in ,langc
~ f' La;". tnrn and mu,;la,cl At this stage Of
81 rro WITH and subsequently, the, shovel the cnI
tivator and the hoe are the only implements
tL, t' ou@Lt 70 ne used, There Is. moreover
a general belief. that except on slope, hlliis
If corn is not beneficial. On HAT surfaces
wbero tho soil has beon plsuehed deeply in til,
fret instance it is undoubtedly better TO dis
naise with hills 50 that the entire surface may
catch the rain fall. The old method Of throw
inc burrows to corn is only advisable on hill
sides. and thcn. the rows Should r. So kid oil
as to catch and retain as much Of the, rain ini