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Brooklyn Theatre.

The regular fall and winter season orened at
Mrs. Conways Brooklyn Theatre last night. Mrs.
+. w. Lander, in the "Schoo for Scandal,r was
the attraction. She was supported by her own
company, which is not good one. Mrs. Lander's
conception OF Lady Teazle Is a peculiar one. To be
sure the conceivinG and executing OF part are
O,rerent things; but II there Is anything In the
world more extraordinary tnan Mrs. Lauder's co
eeption OF this famous role, 1t certainly Is her exc.
cution OF that idea. Originality Is of course an
offspring OF genius but the originality In THIS case
so apparently OF the same family as that OF Mrs
Landers other roles that we scarcely
inclined TO bend before 1t In worship.
more strained or abored performance
1t has rarely been our misfortune or duty
70 witness. The lady at times ran into tropical,
drawn out utterances that were positively painful
to hear, accompanied d as they were with unsuited
action and this too IN the sScnOO for Scandal" At
the close OF the great closet scene made UNIQUE "a
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A POLICE OFFICER INJURED.

At an early hour this morning oficer Stevens, OF
the Twentieth precinct, found John Kelly, OF No.
$40 Tenth avenue, asleep on the stoop and told MIN
to 60 in the house. After going up stairs he went
to the roof and threw large glass bottle at the
Off1cer striking him on the head and injuripg
him severely. The oficer then gave the alarm
and Oficers Stanton and Smith responded to the
CALL The officers proceeded to the roof and found
Kelly behind chimney, and arrested him and took
him to the rhirty.seventh street station house.
The wounded officer was also taken to the station
house, where ne was attended by Police
Surgeon Wade, who dressed his wounds and
ordered him be sent to his home In Thirty ninth
street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues. The
Oiflcer, who ls o married man ana mas three chill
dren, and has been on the force five years, Is
considered by Captain Mcdonnell as an excellent
officer. Kelly will be arraigned at JeGegson Mar.
ket Police Court this morning.
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ENGLAND AND SPAIN.
Cabinet Correspondence Concerning the vir-
ginius-A Pitiful Appeal rom Madrid
to Downing sreet-Lord Derby De-
mands An Early Settlement

LONDON, August 81, 1874
Additional correspondence between the British
government and the representative at Madrid,
concerning the vtrginius outrage. is published.
MI. Macdonell, the British Charge d'Adaires,
writes 70 Lord Derby, July T. that the Spanish gov
eminent appeals to England 10 defer pressing set
temenr OF her claims account of the
pending with the United States. Spain will be
'hampered in dealing with the latter Power II the
American government Is able to cite as prece.
dent the payment OF the indemnity to England
Lord Derby replies, July IL, demanding that q
settlement be made by fixed and not too dis
tant date.
MI. Macdonell telegraphs to Lord Derby August
u tnat sen0r Ulloa, the Spanish Minister OF For
'eign Affairs, agrees that the indemnity shall be
settled Immediately under certain reservations.
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AUSTRALASIA.

,Steamships, Trade and Travel-Thc
Dead Of tho Ship British Admiral.
SAN FRANCISCO August 81 1874.
The Sydney IN. s. W. Hero,d, to hand by the
steamship Mikado, says the rumor that the
steamer line to san Francisco had been suspended
was without foundation.
The Melbourne Argus complains that the mail
service on the lines is very ineflcent; that Cali
iornia dates are constantly anticipated by vessels
BY the Suez Canal, and that, as far as Melbourne
Is concerned, the California service Is useless.
twenty-five more bodies have been recovered
from the wreck OF the ship British Admiral A
portion OF the cargo saved has been brought to
Melbourne.
OCEAN TELEGRAPHY.
The British ship Challenger has finished sound
ing for the cable between sydney ana Wellington,
Nav ZEALAND.
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THE POPULATION OF CHINA.

The population OF China, Notwithstanding the
frightul ravages Of the great rebellion, which in
some parts mas reduced 1t by one-half Is STILL says
an English journal OF August TO- marvellous for the
amazing figure to which It reaches. Baron Reich
totem has estimated 1t at 100 OOo oOO but the Abpe
communication TO the S0Ciet6 de Geographic of
Paris, declares this to be much below the real
OF the province OF Kiangst which he thinks below
the average, NJ David reckons the population Of
the Flowary Land at 900 OO0, 900 But for infanti-
eide and smallpox he believes the people would
double themselves eyeEy twenty yeayM
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Woods Museum. !.

Last evening "a gorgeous spectacular play" as
the bills had It. was produced at this pl ace Of
amusement. with the startling title OF "The Last
Nail, or the Monster Of COLLINS Cap.n 1t Is need
less to say that this esrfuy named drama bristled
all over with horrors, and the play wright had
even the teperity to INTRODUCE q conn shop in
which the undertaker's assstants were repre-
sented by demons and gn0mes. The three acts
bad English, and as there Is something good even
In the worst constructed play ever written we
may commend the acting OF Miss Belle Hewitt,
Mr.. David Saeerin and A.. H. Sheldon, VINO did
something to illuminate tho dismal horrors Of the
play.
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A FIRE IN BROOKLYN.

At nine O'Clock last evening nre broke out In
the oakum shop OF Divine 4 Burtis, at the foot of
Conover street. Owing to the innammable nature
OF the contents OF the building the fremen expe-
renced considerable difficulty In extin4uishng the
flames, which was accomplished after an hour Of
hard work. The loss on building and stock is
Al 900. There WAS no inaurnnce ON the nropertY.
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BALTIMORE POOR oH1LDREN's EXCURSION.
BALTIMORE. Nd, August 81, IS

BALTIMORE, Nd, August 81, 1874.
Several hundred newsboys and bootblacks OF
this city proceeded down Chesapeake Bay on q
steamer to Annapolis this morning on an excur-
sion gotten up under the auspices Of the managers
OF the free excursions. In marching TO the wharf
the novel procession was headed by q band OF
music and several nags were carried. The streets
were lined with spectators.
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WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, August 31-l A. M.

WAR DEPARTMENT., J.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, August 31-l A. M.
Probabilities
Over the South Atlantic and Gulf States higher
barometer, slight changes in temperature, winds
mostly from northeast to southeast and clear or
partly cloudy weather will prevail
Over Tennessee and the Ohio Valley slight
changes in temperature, northeast to southeast
winds, generally clear weather and followed by
falling barometer.
Over the lower lake regions high barometer,
slight changes in temperature. northeast south.
east winds and clear weather.
Over the upper lake regions falling barometer,
stationary or rising temperature, fresh and brisk
east to south winds, partly cloudy weather, and
over the northern portion rain areas.
over the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri
valleys and the Northwest, low barometer, high
temperature, fresh and brisk southeast to SOUTH
west winds, parity cloudy weather, and over the
northern portions rain areas.
OVER NEW ENGLAND AND THE MIDDLE STArRs,
RISING BARoMErER, STATIONARY OR FALLING TEN
PKRArURE, WINDS MOSTLY PROM NORTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST, AND CLEAR OR PARTLY CLOUDY
WEATHER.
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BAGGAGE MASTER KILLED.

BANGoRvILLE, Me-, August 81, 1874.
C.B. Skinner, baggage master on the European
and North American Railway, was KILLED while
coupling cars Of Old Town to-day.
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MAILS FOR EUROPE.

The steamship Abyssinia will leave this port On
Wednesday for Queenstown ana Liverpool
The mails for Europe will close at the Post once
ct haf-past six O'Clock A. M.
TIE NEW YORK HERALD-Edition for Europe
viii be ready at haM-past nve O'Clock In the morn
ing.
Single copies, wrappers for mailing, STE cents
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THE CONSHATTA TROUBLES.

The Removal OF the Prisoners 10 Shreve-
port-Thsy arc Reported Overtak ken
and Killed by . Party OF Texans-The
Statement Discredited.
SHREVEPORT La. August 81, 1874.
The air Ii full OF rumors concerning the Con-
shatta trouble, but none OF them can be traced to
Q reliable source. gentleman who left Con-
shatta yesterday morning reports all quiet and
citizens discussing the propriety OF removing the
prisoners to Shreveport 1t is reported to-day
that the prisoners were intercepted near Mans
field, by party OF Texans, and hanged, but the
driver OF the Mansfield stage, whicn has just ar
rived, pronounces the report entirely unfounded.
The Times has just received the following de-
spatch from Minden:-
oon gentleman Just up from Red ElyeI says that the
Sonshatta prisoners ovsrassn twenty three miles
c4S Or On s %e 10 &c
Texans from beyond the sabine who took prisoners
on s
but were hapd and %
to have shared the same tate. The prisoners
that s @
Eys % t ass xa
aed with the assurances tnat they would leave the
Texans swore they did not intend have such damned
hunting % in their state The
dead bodies Of the three drst mentioned parties
This despatch Is not generally credited here, as
field, Keochi and Kingston who must have passed
near the scenes OF the reported murders this
morning, and they bring no Information on the
subject. Strong hopes are entertained that this
report, like earlier ones. may prove untrue.
The Reported Murder OF tho Prisoners
Confirmed.
SHREVEPORT, La August 81, 1874.
Later reports Just received tend to confirm the
Minden despatch to the Times and leave little
room for doubt that the Conshatta prisoners were
miles below here on the east side Of Red River,
and near the boundary line between Bassier and
Red River parishes.
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NOMINATION FOR STATE SENATOR,

BATH, Me-, August 81 1874
The democrats OF Sagadahock have nominated
william A. Potter. OfArrowsic, for State Senator.
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THE CANAAN CAMP MEETING.
POUGHKE EBPS

PoUGHKEsPsIE, N. Y, August 81, 1S7A
The camp meeting at Canaan, N. Y, Having
lasted one week broke up to-day. Yesterday Rev.
congregatioR Of 1000 people.
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SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THB JAMES

TROY, N. T., August 81, 1874
Major General Joseph r. Hawley, President OF tho
Society Of the Army OF the James, has directed
the Secretary, Major W. E. Kesselburgh, OF this
CITY, to call the third triennial meeting Of the
society to be held In the city OF New York on
Wednesday, the 7th oil October.
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ST. THOMAS.

KINGSTON, JAM, August 90 1874.
serious hre broke out the Island of st.
Thomas on the night OF the 17th Of August. The
Turco Hotel was partially burned, and damage
done to the extent of $4,000. The greater part OF
shs loss is covered by insurance In English onices.
The New York herald., 1874-09-01

House FREQ Gift to Every Sixty>
fourth purchSssr =. q lot in Garden city raxt4e
wihous Interest," and two story Dwellings now ben
erected TO be distributed BY drawing next a
cost No chance to lose but ten chances receive Z
present OF dwelling Come ct O'clock any uorun6'
and accompany the agent to the property OF en-
Pemss Free excursion every SUNDAY 6y special train A.
choice Of Location can Be- nSd by appyiny Maps
quarters Soo Third avenue Twenty dxh street
New York Enclose stamp for map.
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ITALY.
Military Action Against Brigands.

ROME, August 81, 1874.
Several regiments have been sent to Sicily be-
cause OF the increase of brigandage and general
aawlessness. Courts martial have been established
for the prompt punishment OF offenders.
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THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.

LOUISVILLE, August 81. 1874.
On1cial election returns received from all coun-
ties, except Union and wayne, give the following
vote for Clerk OF the Court OF Appeals:-Jones,
u1348; Cochran, 53,5 ,504. jones' majority, 80, 0,s4A.
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The Reported Murder Of tho Prisoners
Confirmed.
PBAORMAKERs INDICTED.

LOUISVILLE KY. August 81, 1874.
special despatch from the rier-Jouynal
says that q number Of men who went from STAN.
ford to aid in suppressing the troubles in Lancas-
ter were indicted by the Garrard county Grand
answer.
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THE DISTURBANCES IN LEE COUNTY.
ALABAMA

COLUMBUS, Ca, August 81, 1874.
The Lee county (Alabamal fight has been very
much exaggerated. No person was killed and
only one church was burned. All Is now quiet
there. It ls believed no one was much hurt.
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Patti to Weber.


ALBEIT WEBER, ESQ s.
which accompanied US through late concert TOT
Exposed TO an unusually winter and extraordt.
ready and cansed y:e and the troupe continued pleas
Weber Piano allied to such lovely qualify astonisheo
u.s. and will ever prove theme Of wonder to all OF us
associated have used the pianos OF eelebrate1
my best wtshea CARLOTTA BATTL
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MOUNT ETNA.

The Volcano in State of Active Eruption.
ROME. August 81 1874.
Mount Etna has been in state OF eruption since
Saturday, and streams Vi lava are pouring from
three craters.
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Average temperature yesteruay ......,..... 7IL
last year ....................... TAX
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rhe South America and West India
Cables.
KINGSTON, JAM, August 90. 1874.

KINGSTON, JAM, August 90 1874.
Mr. r. T. Brown, Manager OF the West India and
Panama Telegraph Company's cables has arrived
at st. Thomas from Para, where he left the Brazilian
cable expedition. He has proceeded to Jamaica,
but will return to meet the cable steamer Hooper
With the cable to connect Cayenne with Demerara.
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OCEAN TELEGRAPHY.
Paying Out the New Atlantic Cable.

LONDON, August 81, 1874.
the Great Eastern up to yesterday SUNDAY,
noon had paid out 647 nautical miles Of the Anglo.
American Company's new cable, and all was going
on we'll
The New York herald., 1874-09-01

A.-Hcr11d Branch Once. BROOKLYN
corner Fulton avenue and Boerum street.
Open from A. N. to p NJ.
On sunday from to 9P NJ
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SPAIN.
The carI,su Assault Puiso.rd. risresly.
MADRID, August 81, 1877

Tho Cariists made two determined assaults on
sPutgcerda to-day, but without effect. Both attacks
were defeated and the besiegers in their rage set
are to ana destroyed the houses outside the walls
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A-Rupture and Physical Doformitioa.
successfully treated bv Dr. g. N MARSH At No vosey
street. Astor House.
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A Guaranteed Cure for Rheuma tfsm~
Neuralgia Nervous Kidney Diseases Dr.. FITLER'8.
Rheumatic Remedy Is Bond street Send for pamphlet
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way soon cures Rupture The metal truss smitha
are Quitting ther cruel business without receiving
dAlen. u. -
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The Weather in This City Yesterday.
The following record will show the changes in
the temperature for the past twenty -four hours,
in comparison with the corresponding day OF last
wear, as indicated BY the thermometer at Hudnut,s
pharmacy, HERALD Bulldtng:-
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Bachelors Hair Dye ID splsndid.>
Never fsiiN Establshed 81 years Sold ana properlu
applied at BArOnELOR's Wig Factory. I6 Bond st. n Z
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

A CYCLOPADtA or HTal
Best Thoughts, IN one volume.
tdg PIP. By Y. @. de Fontaine>i
For sale everywhere.
and writer.
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Morton House, Greenwich, Conn, Win
be kept open during entire month OF September; NV
desirable Rooms vacant Apply at Morton House, 70
A6HMAN MORTON, Proprie tora
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. W The best labels for plants and
trees may be made by writing with a
lead pencil on slips of zinc, and attach
ing these to the plants by copper wire
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SHORTEN AND DEEPEN THE FURRow.
At the present time the average crop
of wheat per acre. in Great Britain, on
a soil cultivated for years, is about
double that produced on comparatively
new soil in Ohio. Why is this? Sim
ply because the British are educated
men, and apply their work wisely
They endeavor by every means in their
power to enrich their land, and in re-
turn it enriches them Why do not
our American farmers do the same, in
stead Of laboring to double the number
of their acres, and thereby double their
crops. Many farmers never think of
digging ten inches into the soil, unless
they are in search of lump of gold
If every farmer would pillow his land
deeper, he would soon find that it would
pay better than digging for gold
1t don't pay to farm unless you pillow
the ground deep and give it such ma
nures as it requires farmers had better
sell off one-half of their farms and ap-
ply the proceeds thereof to the other
half They would thereby put the bal
ance in condition to produce large
crops. This is better than buying dou-
bic the number of acres they already
have, paying large taxes on the same
and getting nothing for their labor, as
is generally the case on too large farms
and with shallow blowing.
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HAY.
From the Germantown Telegraph.

From the Germantoaon Telegraph.
Where grass for hay or pasture is
the paramount object, it is a common
practice to seed with grain crop on
land in so low condition that it is in
capable of producing full crop of
grain, which being a stronger plant
than the grass, as well as larger one,
shades and robs the grass plants whilst
they are growing together; and when
the grain is removed the grass plants
are so feeble that they are very liable
to suffer or die from the effects of
drought and should they survive that
adverse influence, they are still liable to
ed by the grain crop with which they
are sown. | have counseled my clients
to seed exhausted land with grass
alone, and an experience of fifteen years
with the practice has satisfied me that
it is decidedly more judicious than
seeding with grain crop. have had
excellent success in setting land in tim
othy in Autumn when | have sown a
light seeding of oats with the grass,
which is killed by frost and forms
great protection to the young grass
plants at the most critical stage and
season. | have rarely failed to get
good set of clover when sown alone in
the Spring, if the land was sufficiently
fertile and in proper filth.
The quality of hay is affected by
variety of causes, to-wit: seeding too
scantily, causing coarse woody growth,
and favoring growth of weeds, which
are unavoidably cut, cured and stored
with the hay, and frequently on account
of the weeds requiring more curing
than the hay, when the latter is in con-
dition to store, all are stored away to-
gether. The violent fermentation in
the NOW, occasioned by the undue
amount of sap in the weeds, produces
a musty condition of the mass, and the
Objectionable flavor of the weed is given
to the hay, until, as it were, all is
equivalent to weeds.
Uneven seeding is another fertile
cause of poor hay and lights crops.
When portion of the land receives
no seed and other portions double
quantity, the grass plants will be feeble
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and slim and the unseeded portion will
grow weeds, which having the full oc-
cupancy of the soil, will be large and
vigorous, and when the feeble grass
and the strong weeds are cured and
stored together the condition will be, if
possible, worse than that above describ-
ed.
Imperfect and uneven seeding is the
rule in the eight States which form my
field of operation in landscape-garden-
ing.
Not one per cent of the farmers with
whom l am acquainted are good seeds
men, and none Of them. fully realize the
Importance of proper seeding
| am unable to find man anywhere
who | can entrust with seeding lawns.
Fortunately, grass-seeding machines
are of late greatly improved, yet the
best of them have serious defect COM
mon to all, viz: the seed is discharged
from the seed-box at so great height
from the ground that even gentle side
wind will cause belts to be left, the
width in proportion to the force of the
wind, without any seed. Being obliged
to depend in great degree on the
machine in sowing grass seeds, and
finding it impossible to do good work
if there is any wind, l decided to en-
deavored to supply an appendage to all
seeding and fertilizer spreading ma
chimes that would effectually prevent
the action of the wind on the seed
The first plan adopted is full success,
and is so simple that it is almost ride
ulous
1t is simply to make hoop-skirt or
wind-screen of muslin, and put wire
in hem at the bottom of it and tack
it to the seeding machine or fertilizer
spreader. l bring it down near the
surface of the ground so that l can
sow in calm or gale equally well. 1t
is found invaluable on lime spreaders,
in fact it is so perfectly efficient and so
inexpensive that l have applied for a
patent for it, and my agent informs me
that it will soon be granted.
Baltimore, Md. J. WILKINSON.
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WOODEN NEST EGGs.-A correspol

WOODEN NEST EGGs-A correspon,
dent writes US, says an exchange, that
he has been trying wooden nest eggs,
and finds them preferable to glass OF
china, in that they are lighter and there
is no danger of them breaking the eggs
that may be laid in the nest. There is
no danger of sending bad eggs to mar.
ket if all real eggs are gathered often
and no danger from chickens or hens
learning to cat eggs, which they are
apt to do if an egg gets broken by
freezing, or by collision with q china
erp
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eY Farmers picnics are the order

sW@ Farmers picnics are the order
of the day. We hear of them in every
direction. Besides being very agreea-
BILE, socially, they are agencies produc-
tive of immense good in giving oppor-
tunity for comparison of experiences
and opinions. The feature, too, of in
viting speakers to present the topics of
the day, when it is not carried to such
extreme as to be wearisome, is most
commendable. 1t is undoubtedly the
case that reading gives most thorough
knowledge of subject, but there are
many who do not yet have opportunity
to read sufficiently to keep fully posted
upon these special, but yet exceedingly
important economic questions. Those
who hear are stimulated finally to read
so that we may well encourage both
methods of imparting instruction.
dI,n,1},
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FARCY.--A COUNTRY

FARCY--A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
correspondent says: Fill paddle with
sharp tacks driven well through, and
use it in puncturing the buds, after
which wash the parts with salt and
water, and turn your horse on good
grass for two weeks, it will effect q
cure. This has been my mode of treat.
ment, and always with success. Green
food is positively essential, and very
often this alone will effect cure.
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WINDGALLs.-A correspondent in the
LIVE Stock JOURNAL gives the follow
ing treatment: Give rest and apply
bandage soaked in cold water; also
give the parts plenty Of h and rubbing
for two or three weeks, and should this
not effect cure, apply an ointment
composed of biniodide of mercury one
part, lard three parts. The hair should
be clipped off before applying the ONT
ment, which should be rubbed in for
fifteen minutes. Apply sweet oil or
lard on the third or fourth day.
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Port Deposit Branch Railroad
TRAINS RUN AS FOLLOWS:
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
! AND AFTER MONDAY, OCT. 10Th, 1873.

Rs-RoUND TRIP TICKETS from Elkton, the
Accommodation Train to Philadelphia and back, same
day. 500.