, 1873-01-15
JEFFERSON CITY.
Tho Missouri Leglslnture---Gov-
ornor WoodsOn.
Tho State horticultural Socicty's An.
nual Meeting...Iho Fruit-GroN.
Ing Interest.

In either House, thoro Is always aomo lawyer
from st.'LouiR or Kansas City that lays claim to
tho same but hitherto tho opportunity to show
OF las boon lacking. There aro worry fow Of tho
old Representatives presont,-not over ton or
twolvo, believe. About oyory second bill in-
troduced thuB far has boon reforrod to- tho Com
mi&too on netronohmont and Reform; mud there
ls great ooncern lest, somo fine morning, the
people Of the State of Missouri should woke up
with tho information sounding In their ears that
the State ia out Of debt, and that tho sheriffs
mud Tux qathorera have been abolished forever.
GOVERNOR s1LAs wooDsoN,
tho present Executive Of tho State Of Missouri,
is OF Kentucky blood, person Of medium build
as to height and siao, apparently about 50 years
Of ago. cloan-ahnven all around, and, seou from
distance, while reading his inaugural address,
in general contour somewhat rosemb1sa sonator
Trun,bull, Of Illinois. Everybody says that, II
he slall carry cut, at least in good dogrce, tho
measures and reforms recommended In his in
augeral, both his political friends and opponents
will 10 very .agrocably disappointed. They do
not at all question the Governors Intentions.
but sono do question the disposition Of tho Log
islaturo to carry out the reforms indicated.
THE aovEnSon's FIRST RECEPTION
camo OF Oh "Wednesday evening. The now
Mansion, as it Ia generally called, Is very at
tractivo in its interior arrangements. Two
urge parlors aud IN auto-room arc on tho right.
In tho middle ono stood the Governor; on his
left, his wife and on hor left, Mrs. Shannon,
w1ilc receiving. It ia customary horo to issue
no caryls, and overy one is free to como and to
go at public reception; to bo introduced, or to
let It alone. On this ocoasion, ali tho rooms
we're crowded with charming young ladiee,
Senators mud Representatives, officials, citizens
Of jefferson geuorally, aud quito . aprinkling Of
strangers. Dancing commenced about O'Clock,
and 1asted It'll :" tho wee sma' hours" Formerly
joining countics used to s1go through tho eata-
bleB and drinkabl.3. This custom is abolished.
TIE BrATE nonT1ouLrunAL SOCIETY.
Tho fourteenth annual mcottng Of the Mis-
so,ri State Horticultural Society has just closed,
and the many readers Of TIE TRIBUNE directly
Interested In horticulture aud agriculture will
their Missouri brethren are doing in thia field Of
Industry. To Rtnrt out with, allow mo to state
that, while the attendance q old and regular
merbers was good, that Of tho citi2cns Of this
ccioty wero not vouchsafod tho light OF tic coun-
Judge Krekel, Of tho United states District
Court t,-llmacli, like most Of his brethren OF tho
ermine, an enthusiastic hortioulturist, well
co,ncd tho Society to Jefferson City, and en-
braced the occasion to reter to the happy geo.
graphical location Of MISSOURI as . frlit-growing
State, Ind the great unlevo1oped wealth Of tho
stats especially with reference to tho cultivation
Of fruits. He conplimentod the members on
their diaintereBted lnbors Of love In striving to
disseminate information regarding thobest man
ner Of cultivation and the bcat varetics Of fruits.
Tie Acting Chairman, In bis response, referred
to the fact that Jeforaon City was the birthplace
Of tilis Society, and accounted for tho paucity OF
mcmbera from the fact that, with most farmers
and frnit-growors,, money was scarce: He
claimed that we had raised too much and too in
ferior fruit, and that, in order to mike it pay,
we must raiso the boat, and put 1t On tho market
III the best shape; II wo wore to do this. fruit-
growing would pay.
Committees generally indicate that fruit espe-
chilly apples and peaches, have been very abun-
aant in III parts OF the State. but TINT peaches
generally had been small. Tho sinking Of tho
morcury to 24 degroos below zero during Decom-
her last, killed Ill the peach and many Of tho
buds Of tho cherry Tint there iBlittlo prospect
for these desirable fruits for the coming summon.
:. Tho raports also indicnta that, whore the So
cial feature has been adopted by the Local Hor-
ticultural Sooiotiea, they flourish otherwise the
attendance is small. 9omo OF the Local Societies
dGyote the surplus cash received from Summer
Fairs In tho purchase Of books for tl1cir respoc-
tive libraries ,-showing . commendablo thirst
for knowledge, calculated to advance their mite
rial prosperity.
III thia connection, cannos omit noticing tho
deep, interear. with which many members aro
~. - D1roi i tn ha1r +,s f,rlt }ioso h. t{,oo
M St.nd;n a1 M H.,
nnr'sey 1en ma,Iaao n'aIp8 1aeo On . sne
1oskoa to n,eos IA tha s oqnornnitv y vs eIG{
~" ~. ~ u , .o t " sta.s
o no ann,It,on IN lug year past pns anothGf has
dst faats nu est w u nope ~ w. ~
sa % a. iA9sg Ta,oho " Mat - Ss.ia,
II ~ ad h ;aaarnha oss 1ousa- psaa
ant naaa "ou smas,,d ~ ~ @ oen men tIea %
dns, ;ntoua ;t, - paa;gt A19m .s
Professor Dlanly Miles, Of Michigan and Pres-
nn m o. at tG s;t e., eo
s3sctyo iputitutona ovor ~ vhieh teso car nontIo.
lar ,,-oe;Ia ~ .a,, soar
AHA XIII ta socoty aSnmia avo a4stod 4or
fnen vnars 1;tSont Soin0 incornnratad h,,t M 4
tnns ,,n'a ,n,v hnes 4a1a, ~ aa,,,ea ns ~
AMI eS'P' A"'o A0"; D'''t $AA'D " '0ou'o 1l4''
f Until tho voar 1879 thc N,;aaonr; stota Hort;.
,,rn1 o5 ~" acnira5 1t." .',
ceivcd s1,0oo,-an appropriation Which was
the intorpretorH Of the law conatruo differently,
atu G1aaih tnAt ~ MHs only III cuo 5oar. tue