Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-09-03
For THE GAZETTE.
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

The question whether man has right to
keep more beeves than he can provide pasture
for, is now being discussed 1t is contended
that man who viii! keep beeves ought to keep
them at home as much as if they were pigs
and poultry, and not permit them to roam at
large to the detriment of his neighbours pro-
perty.
A corner in pork is the latest of reported
summer recreations, in which ring Of capital
lists, spreading from Montreal to Chicago, is en-
gagged.
The crops in Charlotte county, Va, are said
to be excellent. Its corn and tobacco crop has
suffered less for rain than IN any other part OF
the State.
4 large and enthusiastic meeting of the farm
ers was held in Cumberland county on the 10th
ult. Mr.. T. f. Cambliss addressed the audience
on the Importance of agricultural organization,
and energetic and harmonious action to build
UP the material interests Of the State. a reso
luton was adopted in favor of sending delegates
to farmer convention to be held at Peters
burg on the 9th of November next
\ meeting OF the farmers of New keLt
county was held at the Court House on Thurs
day last to organize Farmers Club, and to
look to the interest of the farming commun-
ity. Gen W. H. T. Lee presided as chairman,
and, in few forcible remarks, urged upon the
farmers the i'm portance OF united action If they
wish to make their business success. He said
that the best advertisement of our lands that
We could send abroad would be to let the peo
pie abroad know that We are prospering aud
doing well, and we would then End that it
would not be hard matter to induce strangers
to settle among us.
An English farmer puts IN strong plea tor
,ucnips accounting them considerably superior
to carrots or maugel wurzas. The milk induced
ly mangels is large in supply but of poorer
quality and not nearly so productive of cream
as that resulting from the use of turnips.
Clover and timothy seed are very easily raised
and saved, and one acre of each will be found
amply sufficient for the needs of a farm OF
hundred acres? Each crop should be grown by
itself On good soil timothy would be better
TO be craded and put into sheaves for conyeni-
ence in threshing. Clover should be taken from
the second crop.
1t is estimated that proper care of agricultur-
al machinery would save to the farmers, an
nually, no less than s5,000,000.
A journal of horticultural inclination reports
'pairs abundant and front gates loaded down
with them on fue evenings"
DR.. Holt stated before the Farmers Conven-
ton at Petersburg, Va, that the peanut crop
of the counties of Surrey, Sussex, Southamp-
ton, Narsemond and Prince Georges has often
been equal in value to the entire wheat harvest
sold in Richmond in one year:
Every family should provide box or barrel
for receiving chicken bones, fish bones, and
bits of bones which accumulate in the kitchen.
\ hundred pounds may be saved 10 a few
weeks Such bones are valuable for grass land
and for burving around all kinds of fruit trees
and grape vines.
An Ohioan, who has three-quarters of an
acre of ounce orchard from which, last year
he sold 800 bushels of first class fruit, spades
the ground in Spring and scatters peck OF
coal ashes around each tree, also quart OF salt,
and another quart when the ounces are halt
grown. .
4 recipe for making tatfy-One pound of
brown sugar, one cup OF molaSses or syrup
three-fourths cup of water. and small lump
of butter; boil twenty minutes, or until the tai
fv hardens when dropped in cold water; spread
in tins in which are scattered walnut meats and
pop corn.
A Sw1SDLER's FATE-John Vollman, an
alleged real estate swinder of Newark n. j.,
was arrested on Friday evening upon informa-
ton received by Detective Corwln and Othcer
Shanley of the First Precinct. The clrcum-
stances of the case are as follows
Vollman went to Joseph Liebstein, whom he
learned was anxious to buy certain piece OF
property, and presented himself as Henry
iIegelmau, the owner, and offered to sell 1t at
such low price that Liebstein, to olno the
contract, gave him $3.50 the balance to De paio
ON conveyance of the deeds. Llebsteln en-
ployed lawyer. and had the necessary searcn
made, and the morning that the transfer was
about being made, and Voiman 10 receive nis
money. the owner, Henry Hegelman, who only
= short while before received notice OF the ln-
tended swinde, sought Liebsteln and pro-
nounced the whole thing fraud.
Vollman then fed to this city, and, as De-
fore stated, was arrested. Corwl in telegrap!hcd
to Newark and Liebstein came down last nlght
and identified the prisoner. The detective set
ont on the ll:36 7. NJ train with his prisoner,
uccompanied by Liebstein. While on the way
Iiebs,ein conversed in German with Follman,
and when nearing Newark, after crossing the
Hackensack bridge, the prisoner desired 20 go
to the closet, but the detective told nun 3haC
he should remain till he reached NeWafk.M
Tiebste;n now interceded for him and hnaIly
The detectiya allowed him to 60. Both went
INTO the next car, the detective occupying seat
while the prisoner was in the closet; Oh com-
inp out with sudden grasp he caught the door
Leading to the platform, and was on the OUTSIDE
when the detective grabbed him by the coat
tail mt ne slammed the door too, aud 1t caught
the the detectives wrist, forcing him to let go.
When the detective got to the outside the prs.
ouer had disappeared. On reaching :, Newark S ne ne
reported the matter to the Chief OF Pollce' ana
Detective Fisher was detailed to accompany
hm in search after the prisoner. lhey tooh d
lantern and went along the track 70 ~here ne ne
had jumped of, and found his hleless sa ou,y o0ay
horribly mangled, the cars having passed over
it.
1t was placed upon freight train and taken /,
to Newark at about half past three o'clock this
morning. There will be a coroner's inquest
held on the remains to-day
The unfurtu1ate man was about thirty. hVe
Years DID, and over six feet two inches IN height.
He was married, but was separated from MS
wife, who lives iu New York. He acknowl-
edged to the detective that he had been con, @