Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-26

Sinaloa, has officially reported to :he Prefect
of his district that on April 4h he arrested,
tried and burned alive Jose Maria Bopilla and
his wife. Dega, for sorcery, it having been
proved that they had bewitched one Splvestre
Zacarias The day before the execution citizen
porras, as a final test, made Zacarias take
three swallows of blessed water, whereupon
the latter vomited fragments of blanket and
buuches of hair. The Alcalde states that the
people we're exasperated against the sorcerers,
and demanded that they be burned. The SEN
tence was executed with his approval, and lie
has his eye Oh other sorcerers against whom
complaints have been made BY citizens,
The official Diaro of this city confirms the
report Of the outrage, and says several families
in town have since compelled the officer to burn
another old woman and her son for the same
cause. The General Government has asked
the authorities of Sinaloa to send detailed re-
DOT. of these proceedings, and take measures
to protect the lives OF persons threatened with
similar violence.
SCARLET GERANIUMs Nothing is more
showy 10 the flower garden or pleasure grounds
during the whole summer and autumn mouths,
than beds or masses Of scarlet blooming gerani-
um, of which the old horseshoe geraDium is
the original type. There are great mum ber
of new and very beautiful sorts, and when they
are properly grouped together on lawn, they
make glorious display. There are few plants
more easily grown or that better repay the care
Of the cultivator. All the kinds require light,
rich soil, composed of loan, leaf mould or rot
without either glass or bottom heat. Gardeners
generally take cuttings in autum1 months and
put them into six inch pots. we'll drained and
cr.l 49,. ID nd y>lonod in ool1 fropoo
They will be rooted 10 q month or five weeks,
and they should be carefully lifted and placed
in three inch pots and taken to the greenhouse
or some sheltered place until they begin to
grow. Water OCCASIONALLY until such time as
the weather compels you TO house them. Dur
iug the winter, they require little wafer and
ccOl temperature. In March, shift into five
inch pots, and when the time comes for bedding,
these plants will repay for all labor. As there
are many who would be glad to cultivate them
who have no greenhouse 10 which to keep them,
| will mention for the benefit of such, very
simple method which practice occasionally
with great success. As soon as the first frost
nips the foliage, take as many geranlum
plants as | want, and put them into as small
Iots as possible, and take them to dry pit or
cellar free from FROST Here they remain dry
until spriug. When my beds are ready, Icut
them to four or five eyes of the collar, and, so
far from injuring them, firmly believe they
flower much finer after a winters rest than
when kept in a greenhouse. - Gardeners
Monthly.
SrURGEoN.-The old fishermen say that
sturgeon are becoming scarce in the Potomac,
aud as Seth Green has not turned his attention
TO this fish iu his attempt to restock the rivers
of the country, it is feared that within the
memory of the present inhabitaot the Potomac
will know this excellent fish no more forever,
unless the fish propagators turn their attention
to the cultivation Of the greatest OF river fishes.
In the Southern portions of Russia, in the
rivers running into the Black and Caspian seas
the Don, the Dpeiper, and the Volga-the
sturgeon fishery supports hundreds oil thous.
auds, and the caviare. (sturge0D roes, the re-
suit Of their labOrs, is seen upon the table OF
the wealthy throughout the Cars territories
as relish, and it is principal part OF the food
OF the Inhabitants of lower Russia, especially
the Cossacks Of the Don The Potomac has
heretofore been full of this fish (which in nu-
triIive quality is almost equal to beef) 10 the
spring season, and it would seem that the fish,
ermeu Oh the river might make more profit
able industry in protecting and securing this
fish than in exclusively basing their profits on
the catch of shad and herring. ashtngton
Chronicle
STUDENTS REBELLIoN.-The students of
Bowdou Colege, Maine, have for some time
past manifested in various ways their oppOsi-
ton to the military drill which is required Of
them, and on Friday the sophomorcs and fresh
men Glasses held meetings and agreed not to
drill again, all the members of the two classes,
except two sophomores, signing paper to that
effect The two sophomores who refused to
sign the papers were the only students present
90 the parade ground at the usual hour for
drill on Saturday morning. The jupiors also
held meeting and took similar action, after
which there was joint meeting of the three
classes, and an agreement was signed that sus-
pension or expulsion of one of their number
would be considered by them as suspension, or
expulsion Of ALL The faculty have the matter
under consideration, and it is said they will in
siSt upon the students reoeding from their po-
sition or expulsion will follow.
WHITE WASH. Now that the white-wash-
Ing season has set in, we publish the following
receipt for making the wash, which Is re-
commended by one of our citizens as being ex-
cellept:
Take one busbel unslacked line. 10 pounds
Spanish whiting, one half gallon linseed oil, l
pint spirits turpentiDe; slack the lime 10 clean
not water. and while Stacking put in the whit
Ing, oil and urpentine Stir them all together
and don't use it for two hours Then thin it
with sweet milk and you have an excellent
white wash ready for use.
The judicious application of white wash Is
measure ofecooomy in the protection of prop
erty, besides adding materially in appearance
10 the DremlSaS where If is nse1 I
The FORREST CASE ESETrLED.-Between the
executors of the will OF the late Edwin Forrest,
the tragediau, and the widow of the latter, q
settlement has been effected for the sum OF
$4,000 Two acts were passed by the Legisla.
lure of New York 10 frrtherance of the settle
neut' sigued BY the Governor Of that State and
approved by the courts Of this. The money
Slll be realized by the sale of property on the
North rlver. The entire estate of Mr. Forrest
worth about 81 100000. Iu view of this set
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