Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-31

CALIFORNIA SuAD EXPERIMENT. Mr.. Seth
Green has published a report OF his experience
in attempting to transplant young shad from
the Hudson to the Sacramento river, notice
of which was given to our readers at the time
when the experiment was progressing. Mr
Green start ed on the 10th of June, 1871, with
$4,000 young fish in four eight gallon mllk-cans
These had been Matched the night before at the
New York State establishment At Clcvel land
Mr.. Green put 200 shad IN Lake Erie. and the
same number in Lake Michigan at Chicago
Ie experienced great difficulty 10 procuring
suitable water for the young fish while crossing
the continent, Tut succeeded in reaching Sacra-
mento with his charge in fair condition. lie
went from Sacramento 275 miles up the river,
when he found suitable place, and deposited
10000 fish on the Goth of Juue in the presence
of the California Commissioners. In the course
of three years Mr.. Green predicts that the
presence of the fish will be made manifest
from the head waters of'the stream to its mouth
where it empties into the Pacific ocean.-Rlch
Whig
AN INCIDENT AT A CoNCERT.-One even
ing last week, while Theodore Thomas's con-
cert organization we're performing at Assembly
Hall, the following incident contributed no little
to the enjoyment Of those present
Schroeder and another distinguished musician
were rendering a most brilliant passage from
celebrated opera, and the vast audience sat
spel-bound listening to the subdued strains
from the full orchestra, which filled the room
like aolian notes waited from atir over moon
lit waters Every voice was hushed, and the
souls Of the cnrapturcd listeners hoated out up
on the sea of melody. Just then middlc-aged
gentleman upon one of the front seats was seen
to twist uneasily in his chair. He drew from
his coat-tlil pocket huge bandanna handker-
chief, fourished it in the air, and applying it
to his face, gave one nasal blast so long and
loud that it resoundcd through the whole
house. The effect was grand. The swelling
cheeks of the musicians relaxed, broad grim
spread over their features, and the applause
which followed the performance Of this new
aspirant for musical fame, was enthusiastic and
deatening. Richmond Wing.
CH1coRY.-Colonel G. Ruffn, in letter to
the New York South, after quoting from a
memorial of German chicory importers, praying
that the duty on that article be removed so as
to place it in the reach Of the middle classes of
French and Germans as beverage, and stating
that it cannot be raised in this country, 'hav-
ing been, in vain, tried in Illinois, Wisconsin,
Long Island and California, comments as
follows =
All this may be true but I know that chico
ry grows with remarkable luxuriance IN Abe
male county, Va know chicory as well as l
know lettuce; and when lived in that county
| had fields of my own and often saw fields OF
my neighbors blue with it. 1t had escaped
from garden. possibly Mr. Jeferson's, who
was particularly fond Of French esculents, and
seemed to riot in the soil-red lands of the
Southwest Mountains. We never made any
use of it, however. 1t was used successfully as
substitute for coffee during the late war.