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BLACK's LEFT HANDED FARMING.
Crops Len TO Rot while re waited for mn
Adrnnce Of Mnrkct uniniInn..

DOYLESTowN, Pa, Sept. 21.-On Mr. Elias
Blacks farm. in New Britain township about
four miles above this place. nrc over 100 hay
and grain stacks. the accumulation OF sixteen
harvess. Mr.. Blacks farm consists Of 1873
tive as any farm in Bucks County. Evcr since
1862 the crops have been harvested and stacked
up in tho fields and what has not been con-
sumcd on the farm stands as 1t WIS left ut the
close OF cach harvest season. In all TINT time
not n ton Of hay or hushel of grain has been
sold from the place. BY actual count tho stacks
now number 1O3. and nre in all stages uf pres
crvation. from the bright ones Of this years
harvest down TO the rotten and vermin eaten
oncs OF longer stnnding. A number ol the lat
have rOtted down to onc-hulf their original size,
nnd have uxuriant growths OF weeds flourish
ing on thoir tops. We're they all in condition
tho aggregate value Of these stacks would not
DO less than $4,000 or $50 OG0 but ut least one.
half OF thcm are worthless from the ravagcs OF
the weather and vermin.
The motive that actuated MIR. Black in thus
stacking up the products Of his farm ~ said 10
have been, originally. desire tn hold bnck for
high prices. The breaking out Of tho war ~
the rebellion was the signal FOR rapid rise IN
the prices OF all farm products, and In lSG2
Black stacked M his crops, In hopes OF rsnl-
izng extraordinary prices. Prices reached nj
most fabulous figures. but still Black held back
his crops for higher prices. Many offers wcre
made him. but MI were declined and the stacks
went on accommodating. Prices since have stead
lily declined. hut Black. cnhttcrod 10y disap-
pointmcnt continues his stacking manin.
Mr.. Elias Black is insisted in his manage
mcnt of tho farm by his brother John aud sister
Rcbccca. They live entirely alone. making no
vsits and receiving no visitors. The brothers
and sster own the farm in partnership. II WIS
left to them by their father. Elns IL the eldest
and rules tho others in NIL things. He Is prac-
ticaly master; they servants. They havs, en-
tircy secluded themselves from society. They
do not even attend divine wOrahip.
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A Fish-Iinwk Hooked.


Capt. James Slocun. while trnwlnc for bluo-
nsh IN warren river. had lis halt polncrd upon nv
large h.hhawk who bore tho tcmniing hnit With line
nirChod some hundred .ct IN air much the Surprs
nt The captain, who nmrdiaciv upon recovering rom
"a" surprise o rins his line leave rs usual cement
gan hauling down his game After some Zen minute :.
hard labor the bird was secured
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Another new counterfeit made its appear.
ance Yesterday. This looks as II the national
bank notes engraved under the supervision OF
the Government are not ne safe from imitation
as they ought 10 be. Why should counterfeit
ing be encouraged BY having the national bank
notes all Mike?
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The threatened war between the Argcn-
tine Republic and Chill had not yet broken out
according to the latest advices from South
America. but u peaceful solution OF the DIM
Guilty seems improbable. 1t is expected that
Peru and Bolivia may tnko part in the con-
test. should war be declared. the former on the
side OF Chilli. Tho result would determine
whether the Argentine Republic or Chill should
have the privilege OF conqueriug the sayaGes OF
sterile Patagonia.
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Advertisements FOR lHE WEEKLY SuN. rs.
sued Tomorrow morp,n5. must be handed u. tbs
suentltg before 81 o'flJck
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir, pronose
70 Nl'l inc places lately visited by the socAcd Rev MIR
Ialmage, m order 10 warn young men against placing
themselves within the fearful influence and So Oh
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AZ the auction sale Of boxes for the yell
low fever benefit in Philadelphia the first choice
was bought for $500 by Mr.. GEORGE WASHING
TON CHiLDs. \. NJ. The second choice went for
the same price to Mr.. CHrLDs's inseparahle
friend aud generous emulaior. Mr.. ToNY
DRrNEl. The third was sold for 800 to another
ToNY-the accomplished comic vocalist. Mr.
Tony PASTOR II IS only another evidence -
the unobtrusivc character Of Mr.. CHiL ps chari-
ties that he did not attend the sale in person
hut sent his lawyer 10 do the bidding. The per.
sonal absence Of the poet. however. was by no
means a matter TO be- regretted for it gave the
lawyer an opportunity to pronounce tho follow.
ing graceful tribute to his principal bencvo-
lence
II am Surc ladies and gentlemen Won will araui, mo ~
ant n''nuon g. 'ain SOU with uunece~sir, remarks
am ltfn fn gentleman who is unaNnI ably
sh"n L. his Hhsoure I lean srr what rDld not say
wtr" i' wiu us Foremost aulOur all gentlemen of
cupr. VI Hf7pet ~ rUfrs n, D.. not unY tie patron
w ar ilH frffi 80 TIE flsN Poop g. bat i. rnud. with
h. lu~o in u t.a. gen =. fhe CAV fo mcuns CLARITY
Tic is, IN act the 'UrrYati Hn,ilcr. m ono am 90
Tecicd by ttm Co bad so tor the first bon
Mr.. q. WAsHiSoToS CHILDs would hayc
blushed. no DOUBT, had lac been present an
heard his lawyers ouloey But blush rs he
might he could have escaped the conscious.
ness that II was well deserved.
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Mr.. Roles edition Of Hamlet is published by
Messrs Harper Brothers No other edition Is SO con
yenisnt 10 the reader
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II TALMAGE wants n text TO preach from,
Instead OF going to disreputable resorts in New
York he might find il in HENRY WARD BEECH
Frs case in Brooklyn.
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Even should the Washington mob break
NJ joins SHERMAS's Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing 1t would be no more fragrant violation
OF law than the existence OF the bureau has
always been. JoHN SHrRMAS's own nvesti.
eating committee long ago pointed out to him
that vast sums were there expended without
any show OF authority
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SCHUYLER CoLFAx is lecturing against
the Mormons. 1t is probable that BRIGHAM
You've never saw n to conriiiate SCHUYLER by
the present Of Il & 900 ereonhack
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Stray hostiles still committing murders
and depredatons is the way that the san
Francisco papers announce that Howard did
not clean out tho Bannocks In the field as thor
oughy as by tolngrnnh.
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tempted to do when such scenes occur as were
witnessed last evening; and trains ought to be
large and frequent enough TO convey pnssen-
gers speedily. easily and without danger
Above all. the safety Of the travelling public
must be- provided for. The plea Of contribu-
tory negligence that the elevated railroads
may rely upon in case Of accidents will not
practically be tolrrnted
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trsus~m~"t, to-Bs,.
a-.rie.- rnstitute Ishibitioa -esi ct .uisir
uooth's Theatre -Henry VIII
broadway rbeatre 4 Woman of the People
F.fth As---- th.str~ tvsine.
sr".d Or~ra Hsos~ rony Pastors rrour.
ss"rsor-'- ,.Nrd-r-C Concert
u.y-srt-t Theatre Variety.
Iyee.ss is-.s~--Josius wnteopb
~ Week. tqu-ri..'u- HloaIvsy AL sstS st.
~ hie's Gari~p- MIG
rnrL uhestr--Hnrro
San Ersp-is~o ,itn~trri> Hrsaiw.y cor. 7ethu
STANDARD rh-str rli.e Ttis.
Tb~ssSe coo,tnu~-vnetv
5hrstr. Brighton -Nirait M,tine-
r"ios sp'.ar- Tb~,tr- Il th-f sni $50.
NvattEck's Theatres. hosi .ot scandal
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TIL all the whites quit carrying arms and
nrihuus u'in nt my people We wIl have trnIhe 70
t'~ ihitss arc iuit-h"i IN she papers want 90" white
- flc a. fil no. more lios They make ftr %
mo ana want It stopped and vii stop the luiinus
Hon carr1lns guns
SO spoke Chief Moses to HOWARD. and he
spoke from his heart. When the men who
Goad the Indians into war. and then JIG about the
causes OF tho war. cease their nefarious work.
then the Indian may be expected "a live in
peace with the whites But that il not likely 10
come to pass under tho rule Of Fraudulent
Administration which must have some pretext
for maintaining standing army
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1t is almost assured TINT the next session of
Congress viii have To- dcyiS new methods Of ncreas
ins thu Federal revenue SIN Fdncisoo fhronich
The Chronicle adds that $1,000. 900 might be
raised by renewal Of certain taxes that have
been abolished.
Tho people are in no humor for an increase
OF their burdens. Let the military establish
ment be brought down. and there will be no
need OF increasing taxation.
During the season now closing public OK
hibitions Of swimming by young women have
for tho first time taken firm hold In the city. so
as to attract popular attention. Tho pnstime Is
evidently one in which women might excel. as
the skill and endurance shown by their sex in
the Pacific islands may suggest Classic le-
gcnds peopled the sens and the rivers with
nymphs and naiads and mermaids. In prosnic
modern DAYS some excellent public swimming
performances have been given by women-nota-
bly, the one of Miss 'AdNrs BEcKwIrH in the
Thames. during the past summer. This young
woman OF II years swan twenty miles in six
hours and twenty-five minutes. including some
time spent In show 81 hoop and fancy SWIM
ming, and in her lcisurey lunch Of two CUPS Of
beef tea while floating on her back. She started
upstream from Westminster Bridge. and turned
when the tide turned; her father and brother
rowcd near by In a whcrry. and there was
plenty Of public applause over the perform
ance. which was not for bet. but TO encourage
women TO swim. Prizes for public swimming
by ladies' may one day he as customary Us prizes
for their horsemanship ut agricultural iairs.
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Prencher.. L.nMYer.. md Doctor..

fnR ne R1eheTsr Union 1ni Afr>rn~r.
Th" state prison Mt Auburn holds twenty
clf-Nmcu oftl twulNW1 and thirteen doc tors
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MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.

Chesterfield Nems-4ttempte Robbery
On Wednesday night, as Mr.. Z. :. Slaugh-
ter, who resides at Swift-Creek Cotton
Mills, was going out from Petersburg, he
overlook Il couple of negroes, whose ac-
tions were very suspicious. They inquired
OF Mr.. Slaughter il he was alone, to which
he replied he was. The negroes continued
to follow him until they got near Mr.. Bruck-
shaw's Ga blacksmith by trade), when they
left Mr.. Slaughter and turned of into the
woods. Mr.. Slaughter went on alone and
undisturbcd until he got near DR.. J. n.
Vaughan's residence, when the same two
negroes rushed out OF the woods and Or
dered him to stop. He at first refused to
do so. They ordered him the second time,
when he halted and produced something
from his pocket that sounded like the click
OF Il pistol. which scared the fellows off.
Their object evidently was robbery.
The citizens Of Swift Creek village en-
ioyed themselves on the Fourth ut picnic
near the village. There is near the Swift
Creek cotton-miils an excellent spring OF
sulphur and iron water, which was cultl-
waited several years ago, but was allowed TO
20 down until few days ago, when the cit
liens of the village cleaned out the spring
and cleared away the shrtbbery. which rem
ders 1t quite 4 comfortable place. The VA
ter is very healthy.
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Y'ollteucss of the yiennesc.

The people OF Vienna excel the French
in politeness. Everybody you come In con-
tact with bows to you, and IL he has his hat
on will raise it. In entering store the pro-
prietor and clerks will bow to you, and
thew are not at all pleased II you do not
promptly return the salutatlon. On pass
ing about your hotel everybody connected
with the establishment bows or courtesles
to you every time you pass, II 1t should be
dozen times in an hour. II you enter Il
place OF business Or store and do not take
off your hat, you are considered rude ana
impolite, and in many cases VIII be treated
coolly. The walters in the cafes all bow
to YOU as you pass them, and to the
Americans, who are not bowing peo-
pie, this popularity is rather annoying
than otherwise. Richclieu said OF the cap
tain OF the guard, 81 doubt his honesty, he
bowed too low" Before remaining long
in Vienna, the stranger is apt to come to
the same conclusion with regard to great
many OF these bowling gentlemen. The Of
ticials connected with the hotels, who are
the greatest Of all the bowers, arc always
intent on plllcking the stranger who comes
to their net, and the S!orekeeperS who
bow most frequently will take the greatest
advantage OF their customers. Vienna has
always been unpopular with strangers,
and especially Americans and English,
who do not speak the language. They
admire the city and like the people they
meet socially, but every hour in the day they
find some one intent upon taking advan-
tage OF them. They ultimately get dis
gusted, pack their trunks, and leave, when
they would otherwise have made pro-
longcd stay. Then there are so few people
here who speak either English or French
that The difficulty Of even making car
riase.drivcr understand where he is wanted
to go is very great. There are generally
persons about the hotels who speak Eng
lish, but it is dangerous to fall into their
clutches il you have any respect for your
pocket-book. Tn fact, the plundering OF
strangers is - so systematized that it
is impossible to escape the sharks
except by leaving the city. Notwitll-
standing this peculiarly they are the
politest people upon the face OF the earth.
An American who had made prolonged
stay here once remarked to us, "The people
Of Vienna are the most courteous and agree
able people / have ever met with, and as
lavish with their money as Americans, but
they seem to take pleasure in taking advan-
tage OF all with whom they have Dealings"
or course there are plenty of honest and
fair-dealing people in Vienna, but they sell
dom come in contact with the stranger who
falls into the hands Of those who make it
the business OF their lives to live by their
Tits.-C. &. FHlton- Vienna letter.
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Minor Topics.-Chesterfield County
Court meets to-day at IL O'Clock 4. NJ.
A meeting to organize q glass-bali shoot
ing club will be held at the Mayors Court
room tonight.
Work is progressing iavorably on the city
dam at the head-sates.
The Old Dominion Cotton Mills are eX-
pected to resume operations to-day.
Both of the stage lines to Richmond are
well patronzed both ways this warm
weather.
The next picnic on the !apis is that OF
the Meade Memorial Sabbcth-school.
All the Manchester tobacco factories and
brick.yards are in full blast, and with fa-
yorable weather good season is anticipated.
1t is, reported that there are some haf1'
dozen applicants for positions on the police
force, and twice as many aspirants 1or the
post OF City Scavenger.
The Manchester orders have all eiecteo
and installed officers, andnow we shall nave
a rest until the last week In December.
The interior OF the Danville railroad prlaSe
| Is being neatly whitewashed. -,
| 1t is hard to tell which are the happies'
men IN Maachester-those who have 1us'
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Council Notes.-The members from the
First and Third Wards did not draw lots
ior the one, two, and three-years terms, rs
was expected, Friday night.
The term OF Sidney NJ. Perdue rs super,
intendent OF Maury Cemetery does not eX-
pire until January l.. 1870. Mr. PerGue
makes faithful and efficient officer.
aIr. John {. Batcheller, of the Fourth, and
not Mr.. II. Z. Ba|lowc, OF the First ward,
is Il member OF the Committee Oil Ordl-
nances. This committee is composed as
follows: Mcssrs. Perdue, lloWle, Batchet.
Ter. and Spain.
The Board Of Police Commissioners meet
at the Mayors courtroom tomorrow nlSht
,t I o'clock
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FARMING UNDER THE SEA.-The fact is
not generally known that within three
hours ride Of Boston large and profitable
business has been carried on ever since
1S49, along the seashore, and which is moth
ing more nor less than EARNING under the
sea-" Everywhere upon the coast OF east
ern New England may be found, about ten
feet below water-mark, the lichen known as
darrageen-the /" Irish mos" !" of commerce.
1t may be torn from the sunken rocks any
where, and yet the little seaport Of Scituate
is almost the only place in the country
where il is gathered and cured. This vii
lage is the great centre OF the moss Dusi:
ness in the country, and the entire Union
draws its supplies from those beaches.
Long rakes are used in tilling this marine
farm, and it does not take long to ill the
many dories that await the lichen, torn
from its salty, rocky bed. The husbands
and fathers gather the moss from the sea,
and the wives and daughters prepare it
for market. Soak it in water and it will
melt away TO jelly. Boil 1t with milk and
q delicious white and creamy blanc-nange
is the result. The annual product is from
ten to fifteen thousand barrels, and it brings
$50, 900 into the town which sum IS shared
by some one hundred and fifty families. Its
consumption In the manufacture OF lager
beeris very large, and the entire beer inter-
est in the country draws its supplies from
the Scituate beaches, as the. importation
from Ireland has almost ceased. 1t is gen.
orally known that the moss, as an article OF
food, is called stSea-M oss Farine."
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FOREIGN AND COASTwIsE CoMMERcE-TlE
DULLEsT WEEK on RECOED.-BusineSs Was
dull last week both in foreign and coastwise
commerce. In the latter particularly the
number OF arrivals and departures reported
was the smallest in twelve months. From
the custom-house there were cleared July
lst the American schooner y. Head,
Deherty master, for Rio Grande do Sui,
Brazil, with q cargo Of flour, valued at
sl3,51O.90. and dry goods OF the value OF
S2,213, shipped by Dunlop Il McCancc.
July 5th the British barkentine Brazilian,
Cook master, cleared for Bahia, Brazil, with
2,4G7 barrels OF flour, valued at SIS, 422.65,
shipped by the HaXal- Crenshaw Company.
Total value OF exports for the week, $751;
205,95. The number Of vessels arriving
coastwise was eight. or this number five
came light to load. and the others brought
cargoes of grain, salt, and ice, from New
York, Baltimore, and Horse Island, Me.
The number Of coastwiSe clearances was
seven-al laden with coal-for Philadelphia,
New Bedford, Baltimore, and New York.
There are at this time fewer sailing craft in
port than at any time during the year, and
the outlook is not an encouraging one.
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View Wrinkle il, Railroad Meals.

After leaving Vienna yesterday we found
Il printed card in the car-in German,
French, and English-notifying passengers
that the restaurant at Linz would furnish
dinner in the cars at one form (fifty cents
each; that the dinners would be furnished
on trays constructed for that purpose, and
that the empty trays would be removed from
the cars at Lumbach at the expiration OF
forty-iive minutes. The guard came in the
cars before reaching Kemmelbach to receive
orders, which photographed from that point
to Linz, at the same time pasting on the
window Of each section the number Of trays
that were ordered for that section. On
reaching Linz, the moment the car-doorS
were opened boys, carrying trays, came
alongside and supplied to each section the
number that they found posted on the win
dows, and a collector followed them to
gather in the money. We found the trays
very neat contrirances of German silver,
with sunken places to hold a flask OF wine,
another OF water, little salt and pepper
boxes, Il cup OF soup, with top to it: Il
tureen, with meat and vegetables, together
with tumbler, knife, fork, spoon, and
napkins, and plate OF cold ham, With
bread, &c. They are called alpaca, or
packfonS trays, and are certainly very COM
pact and neat contrivanccs, holding every
thing that is on them firmly. We found
the dinnervery excellent and an abundance
OF it-served up hot and well cooked, even
to warm plates and large and clean nap
kin. AS we flew along towards Lumbach
we partook OF our dinners leisurely, and
on arriving at that place, in forty-tive min
utes, the number on the window brought
to our compartment men to remove the
trays and dishes; which we had in the mean
time placed under our seats, as directed in
the circular. AS they seldom allow more
than ten minutes at 4 station anywhere in
Europe, this is certainly both convenience
and a comfort. 1t is something on the same
style as the lunci-baskets furnished at Liv-
erpool to passengers going to London, with
plates, knives, and forks, and bottle OF
wine, the basket to be left in the car and
returned by the guards.-C. {. ENl!on-
Vienna letter.
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THE MARKETS SATURDAY.-The markets
were abundantly supplied Saturday with
all seasonabe vegetables. Cabbage, cuc,lm-
bers, cymlinS, snaps. potatoes, onions, &c.,
were cheap enough to be within reach of all.
Peaches were plentiful at 10c. per quart !;
apples, &c.; watermelons, % to 50c. for
choice; cantcloupcs, IS to zoe. for choice
blackberrics and huck!chcrries, , to 5e. per
quart.
The fish market was rather scant; trout
could be had at from II TO zoe. per bunch ;
sturgeon, sc. per pound; SheepShead, to
10c. per pound; mackerel, 70 to soc. per
pair; bonito, 124c. per pound; CLANS, 40c.
per 100; crabs, 90 to 30c. per dozen.
Butter was cheap, being held at from 10
to 25c. per pound; eggs, Zoe. per dozen ;
chickens, so to zoe. per pair.
The mcat-stalls were filled with fresh and
salt meats. Good beef. veal, and lamb could
be had at from 10 to 12tc. per pound; choice
cuts, Il to 1GSc.
Oranges, lemons, pineapplcs, and bauanas
were plentiful and ut last quotations.
The demand for all articles was good, and
the markets were crowded with buyers I'M
til q late hour.
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entered the City Council or those who's
terms have Just expired.
| The market Saturday was very we'll sup
| piled with vegetables and meat. Fruit anG
| poultry were scarce.
Watchman Loterzo is engaged In repair
! ing the Free bridge, but finds it hard worl
to keep it in passable condition without as
sistance.
| The baseball clubs of the city speak oI
fixing up fine ball-palk at or near Spring
Hill.
In 4 short time Manchester will have add
ed to its ether excellent benevolent orders
a tribe of the Improved Order OF Red Men.
During the continued illness OF Mr.. John
T. Cogbill, clerk OF the Hastings Court,
his duties are efficiently performed by Mr..
II. f. Duval.
Every fire makes an Improvement in Man.
chester. The buildings erected on Fourth
street are far more handsome than those
destroyed.
At the Richmond and Danville railroad
ear-shops, in this city, SIS tine and substan-
tial work is turned out as ut any similar
establishment in the country.
Manchester does not boast Of many an
cient ruins, but HullStreet pavement from
Mayo's bridge to Bridge avenue is Gu
riosity.