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BY telegraph.


NEW YORK. May i7.--flour agIiI Gu.l. and 10
ag5c. lower. closing dull and ,lecilning snperfine
western and State. s7cnt7.25 s',athern- e0
s ss GOOD 5ISG to s coIce extra sE
Wheat cnll aud nominal!y IN hnyer5' flor; No.
$l.90: winter wheat dull and nominal. Corn s@
Lc. better: yellow western, 69ac. yellow southern,
On track. G9c. white suuhern TOO lc.; old west,
fairly active. Coilee-Rio dull anu nominay nn-
changed Sugar quiet. steady and nncilAnscd: NO,
without material change In price Iiilow easier
prime, s4@ SIS. Ro,in dnil and unGis9ged TUT MI
ciosns ilrner prime steam, $3.50. closing
az the latter. Whi>key .hae trIit"l'- closing nj
81. l0,a bid, Sl.ll asked. freshts qnl":.
BALTIMORE.
| BALTIMORE. Stay 17.-Flour dull, heavy, and un.
| changed. Wheat iull renmsylfania red. :iS2 2@
White and yellow, Csc. Oats steady. Rye quiet at
0O@95c. Provisions dull and heavy. sisss pork,
@s S"'' Larc@Redned, 1880 Ioac: Coffee easier
but not lower. W'hiskey quiet s1.l2E@Sll3. su-
gar. 12c ~
LOUISVILLE, May 17.1Fiour dull extra. extra, s7:s1
Gs7. 10 family. SSGtSS.25. Cora duh; white o5c;
mixed, SIC. Rye quiet at So@95c Gat; ,,. dull |;
changed but dull shoulders. 54c. clear ribs, H.;
clear sides nc. Bacon quiet and all offerings taken
Lard quiet; choice leaf tlercc, 10ac choice kegs dull
| and nominal. Whiskcy nominay unchanged. Bag
| ging quiet ut 12l4Gl 3c.
/ ,... H.. CiNClSNATlI .q..a liz.
uaNcISNATT, May l7.-Ftour easier: family
lSS.B5@Ss.S5. Wheat quiet: red. Sl.foDsl.9U.
| Corn dull at 48G50c Oats quiet, but steady at 40
/ M5Uc.r Rye unsettled aud Iowerat S5MS6 Barley
| duh aud nominal. Pork dull ut $l4.2o 3D. St4.50
| asked, Lard dull and nominal: Stean-rendered,
1928; krtIle-rendered, SO. Bulk:mests e.sier !;
clear sides, $3.50. Bacon dull and nominai; shout
ders 6Ac.; cIcar-rib and cear sides, Skc. WDlskey
steady and In good demand. Butter Gul! and ull-
| changed. IIsgs dull ANA lower; packing. s4.90Gs,
1915.
| ST. LOUIS, May 17.-Fiour steady. Wheat fiat;
No. 2 red fall. Szln asked SO bid: No. 3 red fall,
mixed, 409s6l49!sc. bid Oats iGmii and lower to
sell 42c bid rye dull and lower to sells SOC bid.
Whiskey steady at $ LOT. Pork active an. lower
| SLABS bid. Lard dull and nominal. lluk-meats
duh and lower sell clear rtb-side:. INC. asked
/ 7e. bio Bacon duh 1t 53 s, ana SEc. for shoul-
1 tie active: choice To- fancy steers, S5.G2h9soS7H
| CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May l7.--FIour quiet and steady; west
ern extras 1896 Wheat unsettled, generally lever,
closing trmer; No. 2 spring, $3.50 cash. s1.6lh
higher; 49Ec. cash, 501s6l5Q,ac. Jnuc, SIC. bid
july Oats irregular; IL. cash, ilAc: Dune. Rye
duIf and lower ut soc. Barley Gull and unchanged.
Pork unsettled: closing frner III ga cash and June,
l$14.106S14l22 July. Lard unsettled, Rnd closed
| firm: S9.17a cash. S9.2Q@ES922s June, 5000
TIC. for shoulders, shortriJs and short clear mid
dies. Whiskey stcany: fair demand 1T SLOT
Afternoon Bodrd.-Wheat higher; Sl.63 June,
| Sl.64 July. Corn irin 50'sc. June. 53hsc. July.
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MARINE ISTELLiGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, MAY II. 1877.
ARRIVED,

:.
Steamship Richmond. Kelly. New Yor,.. tlcrchan-
disc and passengers, Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany.
disc and passengers, W. r. Porter, agent.
steamer George II. Stout, Jones, tatlmerv Iner-
steamer EliEl Hallcox. Clifford, Norfolk. meTchan-
disc and passengers, l.. Il. Tatum. agent.
Schooner G. :. Van Slyck, Mott, Jsmesrigcr lum-
Der.
Bark vova tNor.l, from Hampton Goads.
SAILED.
steamer John sylvester. Post Norfolk, nertlian-
disc and passengers. l.. Il. Tatunl agent.
Bark Constance tDutch), Nauninss, koniys berg,
refined petroleum. Meissner, AckerHann y CO.
Schooner John McGinnis. Colbourn. Philadelphia,
assorted cargo, Curtis Parker
CLEARED FOR THIS PORT.
From liverpool May sth, brig Hiding tSor.l, Ell
From Liverpool May 9th, bark 81. Olaf tSor.),
From Alexandria April 30:h. schooner George T..
f From pbIiadelohia May 7 schooner Iowa Heyy
From Philadelphia May sth' schooner alast'e 'ic'
from From PhiladeIphla May sth, schooner John Bic.
From From PhIiadeiphia Stay 9th, schooner Readlns
Fro so ss Woos siay In schoone.
L. From W. Baltimore Nay 1e,b Schooner A. smyr
fi fr"m 'Phadephsa May 12sh. schooner Thomas
G. F sen.G New York May l4.h schooner George p
Hf FrS pSisdeph, May 18TH schooner Mary and
f1 From Baltimore May 1e,h, schooner e K. VIII
SON. o'o u ]. MExoRAxDA.
schooner Helen A. Hoyt from Richmond fcr Bos-
ton. ut Vineyard Haven May 10Th. - ,,,.,
! m on arrived at Woods Hole May l4th: .
Schooner Walter, Thomas, from Ricnnaond, az
e /. !
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EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.
THE E1sHrY.sEcoND ANNUAL SESSION.

OF BISHOP wHITTLE-HIs YEARS
woRK-A PLAIN TALK ABOUT WoRLGI-
NESS IN THE ChURcH-SUNDAY OPERA
AND RITUALIsTIC EMBLEMs NOT IN FA-
voR WITH THE BISHoP-ANIMATED DIS
CUsSIoN ON THE DIOCESAN DIVISION
oUEsTIoN-FINAL VOTE NOT YET TAKEN
A JEALOUS RICHMOND CHURcHWoMAN.
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BY Telegraph.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. May 17.-Gold opened at 1917.
Noon.- Stocks quiet and hrnl. Money, 2 per cent
Exclauge-Loug, 1917: Short, 400. State bonds
unchanged and dull. Governments firm
EpeRing.-Ioney easy ut 1902 per cent Ster
ling. 1879. Gold firm az l07@1071a. Government:
closed strong: new SIS. 111& States frmer. Stocks
dull aud lower: New York Central, 92A; Erie, Gi5
Lake Shore, 5lS Illinois Central, 57h: Pittsburgh
S5!4: Chicago and Northwestern, 203s; preferred
453s Rock Island, 924.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, May 17.-Yirgiula G's old, 81; con-
solidated. ZOE; second series, AN. North Caro-
lima 6's. old, 21G; new, 8.
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.

MAY 1l.-To6acco-Nei sales to-day were
quite large for Friday; the offerings were generally
inferior and prices low. We do NOT remember OF
ever seeing the trade az little disposed to buy as was
eyincci to-day. Some s,irnlse that prices Will pc
lower than at present. If the war continues. The.
outlook for high prices is indeed gloomy. We re-
port the market dull st quotations.:
LeaI.-Common, s5@S6: meainm. SG@ s70U;
good. $7.50@*9: good 10 fine, S9@$ll.50; ma:
hogauy, *l2@Sl5.
Lu0s.-Conmon, s3@$4: medium 10 good. $40
So: fine s5.5O@$7.50.-dppcdi.
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South CaroIma.
THE WESTERN EXCURsIONISI

CHARLESTON, May 1.-THE western ex-
cursionists reached here this morning, and
were handsomely entertained during the
day by the citizens and the Chamber OF
Commerce. Tomorrow they will take an
excursion down the harbor.
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the resolutions adopted by the Conference,
and telegraphed last evening.

the resolutions adopted by the Conference
and telegraphed last evening.
Mr.. n. p. Andrews, OF Shepherdstown
presented an amendment to exclude afy
parish In Jefferson and Berkeley counties
from the proposed new Diocese that desire
to remain with the old Diocese.
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, OF shepherdstown
moved to amend the amendment 30 as to
make the dividing line follow the western
boundary lines of the counties OF Grant
and Pendleton, and thence identical with
the boundary line Of the State OF West Vir-
ginia. ,...@
Rev. DR.. Peterkin madea most powerful
and touching address in behalf Of united
Diocese with Bishop at the head Of the
Church and suffragan bishops residing in
various portions of the Diocese. He would
not object to five bishops clothed with all
the powers, but if the time has come to
divide the Diocese he hoped it would SO end
as to rebound to the glory OF God. Pend
| ing the further discussion the Council took
recess until P. NJ. r'r.l.
At the afternoon session the discussion Of
the West Virginia proposition was resumed
and continued at great length.
Mr.. Taylor Berry, OF Amherst, moved to
lay the whole subject on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was de-
feated by an almost unanimous vote.
Mr.. Hubbard's amendment was lost.
| DR.. Peterkin now indicated his desire to
offer substitute.
DR.. sprigs said If DR.. Peterkin proposed
to present proposition for /, sufragan
bishops he would be voted down, but il he
would wait until this matter is disposed OF
he might get quite 4 number OF votes.
! (Laughter.]
An amendment that the proposed diocese
i shall be composed OF the State OF West Vir-
ginia, except the counties Of Jefferson and
Berkeley, was rejected.
DR.. Peterkin now offered his substitute
to provide for sutragan bishops instead Of
dividing the diocese.
The subject was vehcmently discussed,
and finally, by consent Of the house, Or.
Peterkin withdrew his substitute. -,
It was now nearly I o'clock, and mo-
| ton to adjourn was made aud lost.
A number OF dilatory motions were de-
! feated, and finally the vote was about to be
taken when question was raised whether
or not it required two-thrds vote to decide
the matter; and on motion, the Chair APP
pointed Judge Shelley, Major Isaac II.
Darlington, and Taylor Berry to report
upon the question in the morning:
Adjourned
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AN IMPORTANT DAY.

To-day has been a very interesting and
important day in the history of this do
cesc, and no doubt the proceedings will
long be remembered. Among the more
prominent delegates here are several en-
Confederate generals, one or two congress
men, three members OF the Legislature
two OF the last General Assembly, noted
LAWYERS, &C.. &c. ~
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to 4c. March 2St, is repetition OF what we have
seen TOO Often and the PRESENT movement looks as
IL the same influences were at work. II may be
maintained for time. but L. Is sure TO be followed
by reaction as disastrous to printers any above
given. Outside or Fall River and the printers the
production Of cloths Is 100000 pieces weekly, and
the present dull market for bleachcd goods must In.
Of cloths. -. -
5000 cloths are reported very strong at 3sc.. and
not plenty at that. - -. ~
Prints have been In no large request. although I'm
some choice styles there have beet, selections Of
light assorfmeuts. - : - &
Lawns and light prints of this character are SELL
ing well in proportion to the supply
Woollen goods have failed to exhibit the action Of
last week In the way OF orders, and though we have
10 notice some business both In orders aud move.
ment 1t Is much wanting In the activity Of previous
Heeks.-y0urudt of Commerce.
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CALIFORNIA;.
DIFFICULTY IN A SECRET ORDER.

DIFFICULTY IN SECRET OKDEK... -
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17.-Council NO.
| Is, Order of Caucassia, expelled the chief
organizer, P. S.Dorney, who in return pre-
ferred criminal charges against several men,
bers Of the order before the Sacramento
Grand iury 800
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NEW YORK sua1AC MARKET.

MAY 15.-Sumdc.-Foreign quoted ut Sl01.50.
gold for lead seal. and low grades ut S05fGS60,
currency: Virginia quoted At sG5GnS70, CURRENCY
Journal 0f Commerce..
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Cuba.

THE 1NsuRGESTs--M MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS OF
A CATHOLIC .pRIEsT-ExTESsIyE FRAUDS IN
THE CusToM-HoUsE. s, e 49,
Havana. MAY i.-General MARTINEZ;
Campos, Captains General, continues at fu-
erto Principe. The army is operating. IN
that vicinity in detacbments. The lpsur-
gents still appear occasionally in Cinco VII
las.
The mysterious movements OF On Ameri'
can Catholic priest, DR.. Pope, have attract
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Maryland.
THE METHODIST CONvENTI0N-PERMANE
ORGANIZATION.

BALTIMORE, May 17.-The Methodists met
in Joint session to-day. Rev. l.. w. Bates,
pastor of Light-Street Methodist Protestant
church, OF Baltimore, was elected permanent
president; Rev. J. j. Smith, of New York,
vice-president; and Rev. G. B. .McElroy, Of
Michigan, and Rev. w. 4. Wills, OF North
Carolina, secretaries.
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Kentucky.
The RACES AT LEXINGTON

LEXINGTON, Ky, May. 17.-In the one
MISUNDERSTANDING race Bradamante won,
with King Faro second, and Harry Peyton
third; time, 1881. In the tive-furlong race
Bomeroye won, with Milan second, and
Heingar third time, 1:O4}. In the one
and-a-half-mile race McWherter Won, with
Whisper second. and Emma third; time,
2:3S5. -
LOUISVILLE, May 17.-Aristides will not
run at Louisville. Ten Brock will run
against time.
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SALES.
RE-EXHIBITED.
CoRN.-IThite, 1S4 bushels.
sEw YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
Flour.

Fine $3.50: superfDe. s9.25@s9. 50 extra super
fancy family, 81 l.5O@Sl2. Market very dull,
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Louisiana,
.S-TrDJIN CONVENTION

PRESBYTERIAN CONVENTION.
New ORLEANS, May livery southern
State is represented IN the Presbyterian
Convention.
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massachusetts.

ARREST OF PROMINENT CANDY MANUFACTURERS.
BosToS, May 1.-THE Board. OF Health
md five prominent candy manufacturers
indicted for adulterating with poisonous
ingredients. They gave tal in 5000 each
Tor trial i'm the Criminal Court. = st5 &.
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DANvILLE TOBACCO MARKET.

faeported expressly for the Richmond Dispatch.J
MAY l7-Brsaks full, and prices abou. rs last
Inns.-New--C Common, 1905; good. s5@&6;
common bright, $s@sl5; good bright. $l5@
common bright, sl56s20; good bright. S25@S36.
+, old Vrappers.-Common, 81 5@fS30 good. $50
Mf4O: Rne, &409S5O: extra, S50@S65.
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COMMERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND. May II, 1877.
OFFERINGS. 50. sa ls@
WIiEAr.-White. 156 bushels Ret, 30S bushels
CORN WI ite 3S4 bushels. Mixed, 200 bushels
OATs.-6S bushels.
HAY.-276 bushels. 4-.t:a3 ..:ts 49,
STRAw.-76 bushels.
SALES. : ,i-54E IL:
WIIEAT.-Vhite, 10 bushels very good n 81 So
46 bushels fair ut SI.76; 90 bushels very good ut
$l.95; 20 bushels eootiat $1.9O-tota L SO bushels.
Red. SO bushels tair atH$l.75 02 bushels common
at $685. bushels fair ut 81. 10; 20 bushels good
ut 81. 80; SO bushels at S1.90-tota 236 bushels.
CoRN-lYhite, 4S bushels good at &c. l5O BUSH
els very good ut 67c.-total, 1913 bushels. Ki.red,
200 bushels very good Mt Csc. ~
UATs.-52 bushels 1T 45c. .fss... HI.
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Pennsylvania.

DEPARTURE OF EX-PREsIDENT GRANT.
, PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-President Grant
and family embarked on the steamer Indi-
ana. The shipping was gaily decorated.
a &IFE-MURDERER EXECUTED.
PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-Quigley, the
wife-murderer, was hung to-day.
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Illinois.

THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE Presbyterian
'ene raj Assembly convened here to-day.
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MOTION DENIED.

NEW YORK, May 17.-Judge Barrett has
denied the motion for the appointment OF
a receiver for the New York and Southern
Steamship Company. |".. : '-.
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New York.

THE RUSSIAN FLEET UNDER SEALED ORDERS.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Russian ships
Sultana, Boyotyr, and Askold sailed to-
day-all under sealed orders. ~
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.nOOK AND JOB WORK NEATL.g,s;.EE1S-
ID EGBTED AT THE AItsia kltis
HOUSE
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STRUCK BY A wATER-spoUT.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE brig Orleans,
from Cardenas, reports that May 9Th, at IL
P. NJ, in the Gulf stream. she was struck
by a water-spout, which carried away her
foretopmast, foreyard, upper and lower top
sail.yard, and all attached. --..~ ....
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EnnkAEu.
- az pPFUIDEST N'MAHON.

THE TINES ON fhESIDESl 'iaho-''
!. LONDON, May 17.-Thc Times in leader
SAYS: We doubt If any King OF France ever
addressed more unceremonlous message
70 the chief of his servants than tnat OF
President MacMahon to NJ. Simon. ne
could scarcely have been more peremptory
if NJ. Simon had been subaltern IN a fegl-
ment.
I THE TAX on IMPORTED TOBACCO IN RUSSIA.
LONDON, May 17.--The Pat- MaH ga
zetps Berlin dispatch says: 1t Is stated that
Russia intends to increase the duty ON
imported tobacco. which now ylelds aDout
ten million roubles yearly, sunclentiy 10
increase the yield several millions simui,
taneously. The tax on Russian CROWN wiz
be reduced to encourage home CULTIVATION.
Ireland. s
RESCUE OF FIVE AMERICAN sEAMEN--DEATH OF
Z CAPTAIN BLACKWELL,
|, DUBLIN, May 1.-THE bark Gyller, from
Baltimore, arrived here to-day. She landeo
Ave OF the rescued crew Of the American
brig C. C. Bearcc, from Charleston ana
hound for Boston, which had been wrecked:
The Gyller reports that Captain, BlackWel'
aud one seaman died on board! tue be sa &C.
News OF the War. L
MOVEMENTS OF THE TURKISH AND RUSSIAN AR
M1Es-ISHABITASTs ALONG THE DANUBE AolE
ORDERED ITO RETIRE.
LONDON, May 1.-THE commuters q
fine Turkish fertresses have Issued % mahs.
festo urging the people along tho Dan .l''
10 move back to the Balkans.
Enormous masses OF Turkish cavalry are
saidi to be visible opposite dalatz. An az
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Diocese by the line of West Virginia, and
also the following: .. .-= -
Resolved, That in the opinion OF this
committee the; petition presented to the last
Council by C. j. Gibson, for himself and
others, asking for a division OF the Diocese
OF Virginia and the establishment OF new
diocese upon the South side OF james river
be so far granted by the Council Us to con-
sent to the erection such new diocese to
be composed of the counties Of Accomac
and Northampton, Princess Anne, Norfolk,
Nansemond, Isle. OF Wight, Surry, Sus-
sex, southampton, Greenville, Dinwiddie,
Prince George, Brunswick, Nottoway, Ame-
liza, Chesterfield, Powhatan, Cumberland,
Prince Edward, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg,
Halifax, Charlotte, Campbell, AppomattoX,
Buckine ham, Pittsylvania, Bedford, ALLIE
gilany, Craig, Botetourt, Roanoke, Mont
gomery, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Floyd,
Carroll, Pulaski, Giles, Bland, Wythe,
Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Buchanan, Rus
sell, Washington. Scott, Wise, and Lee
Provided, The Council is satisfied that such
is the wish of that portion of the clergy and
laity residing in such territory.
DIR. Norton raised the point that the COM
nlittee had not adopted report but had
adopted two resolutions. 22N@
DR.. Hanckel moved that the report be re.
committed, -
DR.. Norton wanted the minority report
read protesting against division. a,:!
DR.. Gibson read from the Dispatch no.
tice that the protest Of the minority OF the
committee would be presented to the Coun'
Gil. L#
DR.. Norton said that the word protes,
had never been used, nor was there any
such language in the minority resolution
After debate the motion to recommit
was Withdrawn and the minority resolution
read. So much Of the report as relates t
the Southside division was, on motion o
Colonel Taylor, OF Norfolk, made the ordel
OF the day for tomorrow at noon.
On motion, st. Paups church, Lynch
burg, was selected as the next place O
meeting OF the. Council. - 81.
Rey. r. 81, Mason presented q resolution
referring that, portion Of the Bishops ad
dress relating to worldliness to the Commit
tee on the State OF the Church.
THE WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION
wa, now taken up, Mr.. Hyland presenting
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Wa, now taken mp, Mr.. Hyland presenting
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Poultry.

A number of years ago, when our flock
was very much afflicted with cholera, not.
ed poultry fancier was asked the remedy for
it. He replied that no poultry yard was
ever visited by it, where convenient sup
ply of clean sand was always accessible to
the chickens. Acting on this hint, a fat
box was filed with coarse sand, and the
epidemic disappeared entirely. Ever since
box Of sand has been at hand for the use
of poultry, and they have kept in perfect
health. They sometimes stand over and
pick at it for several minutes, as if the
contents were corn, or some other food. 1t
is also good to keep water vessel of cast
iron, the rust of which is very healthy for
the chickens that drink out of it. If small
quantities of Stacked lime are mixed with
the sand, the effect is good. In prairie soils
poultry cannot get enough either of lime or
sand, as is imperatively necessary for heal tn
unless the supply is especially and regular
ly made for them.
Corn should be ted only in cold weather
and then but once day, and that for the
last meal AS rule hens will eat nothing
else when they get corn. The result is an
increase of Eat ON their bodies and decrease
of vitality and productiveness. Too much
corn interferes with a laying hen, it contains
asurplas amount of fattening material and
not enough albuminous for the production
of eggs.
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. How To GET RID OF TREE STUNTS
General Colquitt, of Georgia in recent ad :
dress gives the following two ways of doing
this:
To remove stumps fom field all that is
necessary is to have one or more sheet-iron
chimneys, some fear or five feet high. Set
fire to the stump and place the chimney
over it 30 as to give the requisite draaght at
the aothom. 1t will draw like stove. The
stump viii soon be consumed. With several
sach ohimneys of different sizes the removal
ofstnmps may be accomplished at merely
nominal labor aud expense.
In the autumn, bore bole an inch or two
in diameter according to the girth of the
stump vertically in the centre of the. latter
and about eighteen inches deep Put into
it from one to two ounces of saltpetre; fill
the hole with water and plug up close. In
the ensuing spring take out the plug, and
pour in about one or two gills, of ken9sene
oil and ignite it. The stump will shoulder
away, without blazing,to the very extremity
of tho roots leaving nothing but ashes.