Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-09
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FRIDAY. MARCH 9. 1877.
Deferred Items.

| IL Is oulclally announced lrolu tne GAecutlVe
Mansion that for the present no visitors will bs
received on Cabinet days except members of the
| Senate and House OF Representatives, and those
who call only to pay their respects, and these
between 10 and l2e. Iii. On other days Senators
and members will be received from 10 to II a. M,
general visitors on business by card, II to p. m.
Visitors who call to psy their respects Will
materially facilitate their entry by writing on
their card the word Respects"
Now settlers are Aocking into Florida by
the hundreds. Several prominent capitalists
from Europe have been negotiating for somo
time, and at last successfully, with the land
commissioners of the State for eight millions Of
dollars worth Of orange lands. They intend to
bring into the State two or three thousand hardy
farmers from England, Germany, France and
Italy.
Hon. J. Ross Snowden. ex.director of the
United States mint is now in Charoltte, N. c.,
for tho purpose of examining into the mining
resources Of that section with q view OF making
report of their character to the directors Of the
mint and advise rs to the feasibility OF re-
establishing branch mint Of coinage at Char
lotte.
In New York yesterday Michael Sullivan and
bis wife Bridget, both drunk, had fight. Sui
livan knocked hor down. jumped upon hor.
kicked her savsgely, and beat her with poker,
causing internal injuries which will probably
prove fatal. Sullivan was arrested
A San Francisco dispatch states that j. T.
Beads, secretary Of the California Stock Ex-
change, has absconded, taking the books aad
papers Of the exchange and stocks to the value
of about ST., 0O0 which were deposited by NOM
bers as security for loans. Colluson of some
other officers of the board is suspected.
1t reported that Gen. Banks is anxious for
the French mission, and his claims to remem-
brance have already been presented to Governor
Hayes. Some of his friends have asked him TO
remain in the House and take his chances for the
Speakership.
Before retiring as President, orders were issued
through the Attorney Generals Office by ex-
President Grant to enter a nolie prosequi in the
Southern illicit distillery case.
Ex-Gov. Fenton, of Now York, arrived at
Columbia, S. c., yesterday, and had lengthy
interview with Govs. Hampton and Chamber
lain.
Sentence of death has been passed on john ID.
Leo, tho Mountain Meadow. Utah murderer
He is to be executed on Friday, the 23d of March.
Tho Erie railway depot at Elmira, N. Y.
was destroyed by fire last night. -Four freight
cars partially loaded were burned.
The desth of Matilda Heron, tho celebrated
actress is announced in New York.
HARD TO KILL-In 1865, writes correspon-
dent, made on experiment to see how soon
locusts would drown. After combining them in
water twelve hours they soon showed signs OF
life wnen placed in tho sunshine, and in few
minutes commenced 10 movo. tried freezing,
and came to tho conclusion that they could be
frozen up any length oftimc and tho warm sun
shine would revive them. In 1917 I tried an
imal poisons to 500 wha. effect thoy would pro-
duco on locusts / put the pOisons On celery,
which the locusts prefer TO other vegetables
and after observing the effect, formed the opin'
ion that they could eat their weight OF any an
NAL poison without iii effect to them,
As soon ss they hatchcd out mnd commenced
eating in April, 1875, took Can cf coal oil
ind u pan for the purpose ot making a hgol 10
burn some that had just commenced on my
wheat, coming from sandy knoll In the le.d.
1 pou cd the oil IN tho can, and moving about
I caused two or three to leap into ii. l percelV..
od that they changed color instantly, and TO all
appearances ware dead. l then forced them IN
and observed the same results; On placing
them in the sunshine il failed to BRING them 10
life again. [ atterward tried coai tar with the
samo happy result. Tutpcntine, slcohol, alkAll
and croton oil will kill Them, and from the re-
suits of my experience | believe that anything
that will Kill vegetable lifs will destroy locust
life under tho same conditions.
know no insect that exniDlls lne cunning oi
locusts after they arc four weeks Old. Whom
worry young they appear to have 70 sense rs
tbey will leap into water and fro if II their
course. Afser four woeks olo they will perform
acts of cunning that are incredible TO the un'
observing. In 1875 uf:tr they ate my nogh6ors
crop on the east, they set out for my field;
l1rned water between his and my field, and let
it 1ow through the wheat ten or 1f!een 1eet
wide in places l soon found them crossing by
thousands, swinging from blsdc to blade OF the
wheat that stood in the running water. then
cut the wheat out, but ct a junction OF dltca
had left two fence poles in the form of tho letter
Y, tho lower ends crossing near the water CT tne
ditch. They soon found passage and would
and did climb down pole fifteen leot long over
the field. They were making this passage IN
ono continuous stream when, I made the dis,
covery, and the ground and wheat were covered
near tho passage by those that had crossed.