Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-29

totkAt III tnts city a lew very small peaches
OF very inferior quality. They were brought
from the south, and think they were to be
found on the market a day OF two earlier
than that. There were peaches on the mar
ket from the 10th of July right along until
the close OF the season, but the supply didn't
come from the country round about, any OF
Ii until the last days of July.
There were certain noticeable facts In con-
pection with the peach crop the past season.
The spring, so far as observers could judge,
There were late heavy frosts and freezes
after the blOssOmiDg. Many growers pro-
nounced the buds nearly all killed; others
two thirds killed; few were of the opinion
that there would be at the most but a limit
ed crop. Later, when the peaches them
selves were sufficiently developed to show
without further accident, would exceed the
most liberal Judgment that mad been pro-
nounced anent it.
Under these circumstances felt quite sure
that we should have a demonstration that
would awaken the peach growers as they
mad not hitherto been ava ened. thought,
Una that limited as the crop promised to be, that
curculio to so damage 1t, as to render it
wholly unmarketable. ! think published
such an opinion last spring. But what was
decade when the work of this pest was SO
slight. The fact was, that the popularity of
the season or some enemy appeared and cut
them on, just when their destructive power
might have demonstrated itself to most
discouragiBg degree. There was another
noticeable fact in connection with the peach
we had slight drizzling rain. The country
Lhen was suffering from almost drought.
Ihe crizZling rain OF that day proved to be
Ine precursor and the admon1tion OF the
Immediately after 1t, IL began to rain In
earnest and the very extraordinary rainy
season Continued until sometime In Sep
TENDER. The effect of the wet on the peach
crop was as remarkable as was the season
itself, TO this region. / have never seen so
favorless a peach crop. The fruit was
Watery, without sweetness.
The peach season extended to the Goth of
OCTOBER, and possibly for a few days after
that date there might have been found few
peaches on the market. ceased to visit the
market for peaches after the goth. 1t seems
to me that the region about this city might
afford peach season OF full ninety days du-
ration-say from the Goth of July to the 2Oth
of October. 1t will be seen, therefore, that
10 do this 1t must be heightened at the be,in-
ming. There are varieties of sufficient earli-
ness, if what is claimed for them by those
who brought them out be true to enable orr
growers to give us the ninety day season.
They sre the Alexander, Amsden, Beatrice
Early Rivers, Louise, etc. Possibly, the sea-
son might be extended few days beyond the
10th. Gentlemen peach growers, pray do
make our peach season as long as Provi-
dence will permit l.. s. A.
BALLARD PAVEMENT COMPANY vs. MAN
DEL EFT AL A Controversy as 10 AUDITORS
rhfcdfeS"-Ye5terday, in the Supreme
Court of the District in General Term, the
case of the Ballard Pavement Company agt,
Mandel and others was argued by Stanton
and Warrington for compliments, and
ant.
The bin in this case sets up that the four
auditors certificates, the right to the pro-
ceeds of which Is in controversy and the
claims which they evidence, belonged TO COM
plalnants in January, 1874; that they pledged
he certitcates as collateral security with
the defendant, Mandel, or his brokers; that
before the notes secured by this collateral
fell due, Mandel sold the certificates and ab-
scOnded; and that they came into the hands
OF the defendants respectively, who have
pendente lite converted them into bonds
payable TO bearer or into money. 1t is
claimed by defendants that when plaintiffs
left the certificates with Mandel or his bro
Rtrs, endorsed in blank, and the latter had
pat them on the market, although wrong
fully, that those who purchased them with
out notice took them free of all equities be-
tW cen Mandel and the complaiEants.
TIE complainants say: If the Board Of Pub
lie Works had assumed TO issue these certif-
Gates in negotiable form, payable to bearer,
they had no power to do so. and the holder
even OF such certificates would not take the
legal title, and would take them subject to
equities. The auditors certificates in cues
ton are not promises to pay. They are mere
posed TO be due to the contractor named In
them from the Board of Public Works, and
are signed by the auditor or book keeper OF
which the assignees of instruments much
more commonly known and in more general
use than the auditors certifica in aue5-
ton, and bearing a greater resemblance to
negotiable prOmissOry notes or bills of ex.
change, have been held to take them subject
TO prior equities, of which they had no notice.
A
A BIG TIGER SKIN.-In an article which
appeared In THE STAR of 22d inst. respect
ing the habits and size Of the tiger will be
found the following paragraph: "Jerdon, in
his Mammals OF India, says 'the average
size OF full grown male tiger Is from nine
To Line and half feet in length; OCCASION
ally tigers are killed 10 feet in length, and
perhaps few inches over; but the stories of
ii or IL feet In length, which are so often
heard, certainly require confirmation"
This quotation from JerdOn is made by DIR,
Fahyver in his book on the royal tiger (ti-
girls regalis), and stands fully endorsed by
the learned author. But that 1.-The stories OF
III and IL feet in length which are so often
heard" may not longer lack confirmation,
we record the fact that Mr.. A H. Evans,
esq, OF this city, is now the fortunate owner
OF q tiger skin which measures from tip to
tip just t,DetCe feet and ste inches, and across
the shoulders full seven feet and half This
robe is no doubt the largest and most beau
tiful one of the kind on this continent, and,
in view of the authorities quoted, perhaps
the largest in the world.