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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
tai Sales-States s2l5. 900, Premiums $40 900
OUTSIDE SALES
by telegraph

y cent: Exchange closed steady at 4s5K
@4s7h. Gold opened and closed at 1o0s6
Governments closed firm. Currency skies l2O@
@12l. Pacific Railroad bonds closed as follows:
Union tirsts 1O7A@1Os: Union land grants 1910
l0TA; Union sinking funds offered at 101K !;
Centrals 1os@1OSH. In State bonds Louisiana
consols advanced to 83k and District of Colum-
bia 365's sold at SSZ.
Clearing House Statement-Currency ex.
changes s52954,019; currency balances 81 40 224 ;
$S03, 1856
Weekly Clearing House Statement Currency
exchanges s43. 1886: balances 81, $780, 1877.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
SALE OF THE REVENUES OF THE
PUBLIC MARKETS.
BY HoEY. MACON & o'CONNoR.


DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. !
City Hall, New Orleans, June 20, 1873 {
Will be sold at public auction, in the Council
Chamber. City Hall. on WEDNESDAY, June rs,
1878, at 70 o'clock M. the revenues of the
public markets for the month of July. 1873. viz:
Fruit and Vegetable Markets.
French Meat Market.
Poydras and Pile Markets.
IRENE Market.
Washington and Port Markets.
st. Bernard Market.
LeBreton Market.
st. Mary's Market.
Magazine Market.
Claiborne Market
Jefferson City Market,
Sorapuru Market
Ninth Street Market
Algiers Market.
Dryades Market.
The markets will be sold separately.
Terms and Conditions on the spot in
United States currency.
The city reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
CHARLES CAvANAC,
ieaf % 2426 Administrator of Commerce.
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JuDIo1AL ApvrRTrarnrEnrs.
AUCTION SALES.
By Albert Paul.
TWO-STORY BRICK HOUSE ON MANDE
WILLIE STREET.
SUCCESSION OF ALEXANDER eAUr1ER
Second District Court for the parish Of Orleans
No Be. 7e8.

RYu ALBERT PAUL, Auetioneer-On TUES
- PAY, July %, 1878. at 10 O'Clock M ct the
mhercnants and Auctioneers' Exchange, on
hsoysl near Canal street, BY virtue Of an order
Oh Of the bon. A. u. Tissot. Judge of the Second
plstrlct court Tor the Parish of Orleans dated
une 20, 1879 will be sold at public auction
,A CERTAIN PORTION OF LAND, In the
Inlra Dlstriet OF this city. In esduare bounded
streets. measuring 26 feet inches lines front
on ,Mandeville street by a depth OF 63 feet IL
ments thereon, etc.
Tefms-Cash
Act OF sale at purchasers expense before E.
Cambray notary public. Je23 i've t3 20 40
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

We notice that the New Orleans National
Bank has declared dividend of four per cent
payable on after the first Of July. This
bank Is becoming popular institution among
our commercial community.
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Succession of mrs. suzan 1. Cex.

GECoND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
- ish OF Orleans, No. 4o.Ol5-Notiee Is here
oy given, t, the creditors of this estate
ana TO all other persons herein interested TO
snow cause within ten days from the present
notlHcation, If any they have or can. why the
account presented by the admins rator OF this
estate. should not be approved and hOmole-
Herewith
By order of the court.
jBIs % 27* JOHN HERBERT. Clerk.
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Succession of ID. y. NEanaerl.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
~ ish OF Orleans, No 395sl-No office is hereby
other persons herein inter, sted to show cause
within len days from the present notification.
scented by the Administrative OF this estate
should not be approved and homoiogated, and
the funds distributed In accordance herewith.
je15 10 az JOHN HERBERT. Clerk.
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Ocean FrelEhts.

New York June 22--Fair business. All rates
steady. To Liverpool by steam. 10000 bushels
81 !: 10000 boxes cheese for next week quoted
at do@45s. An Austrian bark to O ,rk for orders
H Hs1 aOoS quarters gFaih Ut Is Id bark to
iers at 6s Sd; q Norweglnn bark to, direct
French port with 5000 do ut IS 4Ad; an Ameri-
can brig to Messina with 11.OsO cases refined
petroleum at 27e gold.
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Succession Of Pierre W.,,.

~ tsh Of Orleans, Mo- SO, 267-N0tice Ia harab
given to the creditors o. this estate and 10 III
other persons herein interested to show earse
II any they have or anWhy the acoonnt nra
scented by d. Il. Parker, public admfnistrafor
ana admilnlssrator o, this estate, should NOT be
trIbuted In accordance herewith. - 4I'.
BY order Of the court
je14 18 23@ JOHN HERpEpm fuony.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

The steamship Margaret, commanded by
our old friend Capt. James McC. Baker,
cleared yesterday for Key West and Cedar
Keys with 1850 bbls Of flour and 1928 sacks OF
corn, besides numerous other articles, on her
manifest. The Margaret, which is great
fayorite with the trade, will proceed to Phila-
delphia to be overhauled.
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yUDrc1AL ADvTRrrsrasrrTs.
CONSTABLE SALES.
John 1Eoylan vs.. '. q. Pree,

john mOylan VS.. j. G.. Freeman.
STXTH. JUSTICE COURT FOR THE pap
~ 1sh Of Orleans No 154-By virtue of az, aIs To-
writ q fari faeias, to me directed BY the HON
PE lI EEs KAISER, Sixth Justice oil the Peace IL
ana Tor me parish of Orleans. will proceed Ia
sei1 at PUBLIC auction, at my warehouse cornes.
q gamp and st. Mary streets. Fourth District
Of ms city, on SATURDAY, June 81, 1873 at IL
ONE LOT OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. as
per inventory on file in my office. - -
Seized in tbs aboveauit
J919 % 30 DANIEL O'LEARY, Constable.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

The railroad companies represent in this
country s6,0OO0oO,OOO of capital; in England,
&2,SO0,O00oO0; in Germany, $1,0OO,o0O,O0O; in
France, 81, 400. 100000. In 1880 there were but
twenty-three miles of railroad In operation in
the United States; in 1910 but 1918; in 1850
but 9021; In 1860 there were 3O,665 and in 1876
there were 774g0
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

WASHINGTON AVENUE DRUG SToRE-Corner
OF Magazine and Washington streets, is one OF
the most reliable pharmacies in the upper dis
trict, They are receiving constantIy a fresh
supply of pure, fresh drugs, which can be pro-
cured at all hours of the night. compounded by
experienced clerks. In this establishment Ii
be found very choice selection of articles for
toilet purposes, such as brushes, combs, soaps,
perfumeri S. etc. Dr. Il. J. Mainegra, who has
his Office in the same building is too well known
caro- in another column.
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succession of widow Davis Lanaux.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
~ ish OF Orleans, No. 39.81t-Notice Is hereby
given to the creditors OF this estate and to all
other persons hereiR interested to show cause
any they have or can, why the account pre-.
sented By Babylas La Branche, testamentary
executor m MS SsIsJ5, 5i1OI'td not
accordance Herewith.
By order Of the court.
iel5 10 . IGHN uERPERT r1arty
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succession Of w. n. 2gmn,ev.nanr

SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR TuF PAR
~ lsh OF Orleans. No. A02s4--Notice il herahv
given to the creditors of this estate and tn hi
otn as persons herein Interested, to show cause
Wltnln ten days from the present notification II
any they nave or can why the account presented
oy Mary Jane Stanford, widow Of VI. ii. Zim-
hermann, administrators Of this estate should
not be approved and homolgatea, and the fnnda
distributed 10 accordance Herewith. - -
BY order of the court.
je14 10 23* John HERRERT c1nrh
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GEC0ND DISTRICT COURT FOR THEPAR-
~ ish Of Orleans, No. 1886 Notice is here
sy given to the creditors of this estate, and
to all other persons herein interested 70
show cause within ten days from the present
notification, II any they have or can, why the
account presented by John b. Lallande testa-
paentory executor in this estate, should not be-
approved and homolgated and the funds dis
tributed in accordance Herewith.
By order of the court.
iets 327* JOHN HERBERT Clerk.
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je14 10 23* JOHN HERBERT, Clerk.
succession of ASlae Uubourg, widow al
Michel Dovadon Rrinoiar

SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
- parish OF Orleans, No. 40. 40 whereas Louis
Amedee Brtngier has pettioned the court for
letters OF administration on the estate Of the
late Il Mrs Widow Michel D. Bringler, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it NAV
concern to show cause within ten days why
the prayer OF the said petitioner should not Be-
q anted. 80 -
By order of the court.
je18 d 2T* John HERPERT rnarb
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

The leading editorial in the London
Economist of late date contains the follow
ing on the question: Of Specie and the Pos
sible Demand for IT,"
There is an influence at work this year
which may cause a demand for specie here.
or at least a diminution in the supply that
might otherwise have come here, which NAV
have considerable effect on the stock of bull
lion held, and this is the resumption of specie
payments In America. Secretary Sherman
anticipates that he will want to obtain g1O.-
900, GOO of gold for that purpose between this
time and January next, and we believe he
viii obtain it. Whether this Is done nv
drawing supplies of bullion from us. is the
same thing as far as the stock here is con-
eerned. Already we observe that some banks
of the United States are advertising pay
Tnents In gold This is a very desirable thing:
bat it means. also, that they must keep a
supply of that metal by them to an extent
which they have not needed before. Even
the New York banks have accumulated con-
siderable stock IF specie. A quiet accumula-
hon OF this description over territory OF
the immense extent and vast resources of the
United States must produce very consider
ape influence on the stock OF specie held in
the rest OF the world. Therefore, as de-
Enand fsT specie must exist this year for this
purpose, We are glad to see some prospect of
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
MUNICIPAL ADvERrIsEMEN EMIT :.
NOTICE.
UNPAID CITY TAXES OF 1873.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, Cry HALL, /
New Orleans, June 81, 1878.
Onthe FIRST OF JULY the unpaid City Taxes
of 1878 will be filed In the court and judgments
Immediately obtained, upon which executions
will be issued to the Sheriff, and that officer re-.
Quired to proceed by seizure and sale to collect
the amounts due.
je21 jy1 J. c. DENIS, Administrator.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
Of Daniel Kane ana Egfs xvgs

succession of Daniel Kane and EEIs wife.
SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR.
J.. Kane has petitioned the court Tor letters of
administration on the estate of the late Daniel
Kane and bis wife, deceased. Notice is hereby
within ten days why the prayer OF the said
petitioner should not be granted.
BY order OF the court.
TelA 10 23* Holm HERpTpTs Fua~fr
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

State Consols opened yesterday at 84zs,
up TO So, reeeded to SO, and closed fairly
tive at s294@s3, against S11S@s1H on Fri
The sales were $4,000 at the Exchange,
and $4,000 outside, making total of
$72b,000. Premium Bonds opened at SO, and
closed at 331S@334, against 325S@33 the
previous day, the sales amounting to $144, 900.
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! is 2s+ JOHN HERBERT, Clerk.
Suggestion Of m cNei,vonoo

CECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE par.
- ish Of Orleans, No. 50, 4sS-W Whereas, Jules IL.
Livahdats has petitioned the court for letters al
administration on the above entitled estate.
Notice is hereby given to all whom It NAV
concern to show cause, within ten days. why
the prayer OF the said petitioner should not IS
granted. - 49, -
BY order of the court.
jeI4 10 23@ JOHN HERBERT Ctart
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Succession OF James aather.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
- tsh Of Orleans, No. 4O4I9- Whereas, Joseph
Mather has petitioned the court for letters of
Mather, deceased. Notice is hereby given to all
whom 1t may concern to show cause within ten
days why the prayer of the said petitioner
should not be granted.
By order of the court
je19 23 IS JOHN HERBERT, Clerk.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Domestic.

NEW York. June 22-Ooffaa dull and nominal .
salea-70o Horrax, 800 Sp"tless; at Baltimore
$500 mild coffee; prices nomiually unei augad
Raw sugar moderately active: sales-i62n h ia
eflning fair 70 gead fair TH97 SIG. good IL
prime ~. Refined sngar steady. with fair de.
mand Linseed oil 5T@5a
CINGNNATt.J June q. w hisky quiet and steady
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

The bark Lufra cleared yesterday for Cork
with 764s sacks of oil cake--an unusually large
cargo Of that article of commerce.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

The New York Journal of Commerce thinks
that the doings Of the international none
tary conference will not command very high
respect in any quarter, II Germany, Great
Britain, Austria and Belgium persist in TAX
Ing no notice Of our invitation France
Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands,
Russia and Switzerland, which have con
scented toparticlpate in the meetings, by no
means embody the highest financial expe-
1aence and wisdom Of Europe"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

On First Of July prOximO, judgments
Will be obtained ON City Taxes Of 1878.
see advertis ement.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
THE CUNARD STEAMERS.
MR.. A. III. STUART.
= = IA 10 -
..Caronde1et Street.

Is prepared 10 secure massage fron. New YORK.
STEAMERS Parties cross ne The oeasn madL
DO well TO caIi and see him Ia ii n1 !. as these
steamers are filling un rapidly in advance Of
aas1ailiE' ieI6 Su Il
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

For delightful shades. pleasant breezes and
EloIlou5 oW4I U11tt1tI1S1 -&GaaE IIes=r THIS
season.
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MONTGOMERY & co

(E. G. BULLARD Auctioneer.)
Attend to sales REAL ESTATE. MERRIAM.
Disc Of al kinds HOUSEHOLD FURNI-
TUREs HOR rs and LIVE STOCK. CAR
hIAGES. LIBRARIES, PAINTINGS, ETC.
Regular sales at their office and salesroom, the
ga Aucti m Mart. 81 Camp street every
Tuesd4y, Thursday and Saturday at II q. m.
Sales of Horses and Stock, Carriages, Fl +rness,
stc; ey ~ Sa-nrfiay a. II a. M, at MONT
GOMERY'S TATTERSALLS, 10 Baronne
street, -
outdoor sales and sales at residences promptly
-, attended. Cash advances, If desired.
me business OF their friends and the public
solicited.
MONTGOMERY & CO.,
GENERAL AUCTIONEEES,
81 aamp street. my30
J. 3, WALKER, D. D. s..
Canal street.. .T5A
CAREFULLY PERFORMS ALL OPERATIONS
ocssly IN DENTISTRY
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J.B Walker. D. D. s.. No. 1s4 Canal street.

New linen suits and busters at lowest posi-
BILE prices at M. L. Byrne d Co.'s.
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at 1oosS. Here 1t opened at foOID1o1. and
closed at 100sS9101R. Sales $4,000 at 101 $4,000 at
1OIb. aud $4,000 at 100M
STERLlNG-Qniet. Bank bills --C94ssK COM
mercial 4s4k@4s5k Sales-El5oO bill lading at
4S5, and $1,000 at 1855
FRANQS--Bank francs -. commercial 51Th.
SIGHT-S.eady Bank counter rate a com
mercial and bankers 1-16@3.s2 y cent premium.
NEW ORLEANS STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
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Commercial and Financial Matters,

The ship Wyoming, which cleared yester-
day Tor Bremen, carries out 66S hhds of to-
bacco
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
moNETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Saturday Evening, June az. 1878.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

NEW OkLEANb ObHAhlNG HOUHEs
Ceariugs. Balances
June 22.......-......-...s 949,61 90 1923 45 "a
The money market was quiet to-day and alb
sent Of any new feature On the street fair
business was done in securities at irregular
rates.
We quote exceptional paper 7@s v cent; Al
do9@1O: second grade do o.: loans on col
laterals eos; Al mortgage paper sK@10; second
grade do % v cent per annum.
Gold quiet and steadier.
Foreign Exchange dali.
Sight steady.
State Consols are fairly active at s2x@s9.
Premium Bonds are quiet at 336@33A
Stocks moderately active.
Mr.. I. N. Maynard. superintendent of the
Clearing House. has obligingly furnished us
with the following report of the average daily
condition. after the morning exchanges, of the
Associated Banks for the week ending Friday
morning. June 81. 1878:
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he movement at ports for one day. up to

4
Receipts at ports since September 1.... A. 1856 1893
Receipts same time last year. ......... $500. 7s5
Receipts same time year before. 4,048. 845
The. consolidated report for one day gives
exports to
G.B. FIRE. Con. Chan. Stocks
This week.. 942 1878
Last week. 1893 -. 800. -. -. 21BO1S
This week last
year.......... 4.6O9 -. -. So. 277.2os
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-07-12
VARIETIES.

"A llttle girl was reproVed LOT playing
out doors with boys, and informed that be-
ing seven years old, she was "too big for
that now" But with all imaginable inno-
cence, she replied: "Why, the bigger we
grow the better we like EN-"
-Professor-"What is monarchy ?"
Freshman-"A people governed by king"
Protessor-"Who would reign if the king
should die ?" Freshman-"The queen
Professor-"And if the queen should die2"
Freshman-"The jack" Correct
Fond mother (who is looking over her
sons room previous TO- the long recess)-
"Why, Charles, where did you get all these
bottles ?" Charlcs-"Oh! all Let me see.
They were sent me by some young ladies
to decorate, after 1 had joined the Art
Club.
In one of the freedmen's schools lad
was to receive prize banner for reciting
| the Ten Commandments. He advanced to
the platform and the superintendent asked
him his name. His reply was, "Well, sab,
mas'r calls me Cap'n. but my maiden
names Moses" The school smiled.
Sound" said the schoolmaster, "is
what you hear. For instance, you cannot
feel sound" ooh, yes, you can" said a
smart boy. "John Wilson," retorted the
pedagogue, show do you make that out ?
What sound can you feel ~ "a sound
threshing," quickly responded the smart
boy.
"A little boy hearing some one remark
that nothing was quicker than thought,
said 81 know something that is quicker
than thought" "What is it, Johnny 2"
asked his pa. "Whistlng," said Johnny.
"When was in school yesterday, whistled
before | thought, and got licked for it,
too"
The cobbler's last words 81 feel that
| wax weaker each succeeding day, and
that am fast approaching my end few
more stitches, and all will be over, and |
shall go where there is rest for the weary
sole and every sorrow will be heeled."-
Having said awl he wished, lie camlv
breathed his last.
In the house of a Devonshre laborcr
there wero lying in an ordinary sized bed
two mothers, two sons, one daughter, one
grandmother, one grandson, brother and
sister, uncle and nephew, all of whom
sons, viz: A mother and her daughter,
each with an infant son.
Sour church is very peculiar" the
committee say when they are looking
through the list of candidates for man
who will suit all their oddities. Then they
call a very peculiar man, and in short
time he falls out with the very peculiar
people, and the church becomes more Pc
culiar than ever, and at last finds nobody
peculiar enough to suit it.
Dean Swift was applied to at late
hour of a stormy night, after he had gone
to bed, by a runaway couple to be married.
He answered the call from his upper cham
Der window. He told them as he was I'M
dressed, the weather very threatening, and
they, he presumed, were in a hurry, he
would marry them as they stood and, af-
ter asking them the necessary questions,
said:
'Undcr this window, in stormy weather,
marry this man and woman together;
Let none but Him who rules the thunder,
Put this man and woman asuudcr"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-07-12

AS showing how the farmer is taxed to
support somebody, we present the follow
ing little travesty gotten off not long since
in the House of Representatives by "Sun-
set" Cox. Verify, the farmer is Il much
taxed individual 1t is a strong argument
in behalf of Southern manufactures.
"The farmer starting for his work has a
shoe put on his horse with nails taxed G7
per cent, driven with hammer taxed 81
per cent, cuts stick with u knife taxed 81
per cent, bitches his horse to pillow taxed
so per cent, with chains taxed 81 per cent.
He returns to his home at night and lays
his wearied limbs on sheet taxed 5S per
cent, and covers himself with blanket
that has paid tax of 80 per cent. He
rises in the morning, puts on his humble
flannel shirt taxed 80 per cent, his coat
taxed so per cent, shoes taxed 80 per cent,
and hat taxed 20 per cent, opens family
worship with Bible taxed 30 per cent,
and kneels To his God on II carpet taxed
100 per cent, sits down to his humble meal
from plate taxed 40 per cent, with a knife
and fork taxed 80 per cent, drinks his cup
of coffee with sugar taxed 70 per cent,
seasons his food with salt taxed 1870 per
cent, pepper, 297 per cent, and spice 397
per cent, he looks around on his wife and
children all taxed in the same way, takes
chew of tobacco taxed 100 per cent, and
leans back in his chair and thanks his stars
that he lives in the freest and best govern
ment under heaven" -Rural Messenger
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-07-12

PLAN OF EXTIRPATING WEEDs.-The
MteliigeRcer notes the fact that Mr.. Smith,
farmer on White river has adopted Il
very successful method for pconomizng la
Dor in the cultivation Of onions and other
root crops on very weedy ground. Mr..
Smith had piece of land of this tescrip-
ton, very foul with chickweed, pigweed
and other pests that "soil is heir to, which
he sOwed early in onions As soon AS the
weeds had come up thickly and before the
onions were up, he strewed the patch with
straw to the depth of about three inches
and burned it over. The result was the
weeds Were killed, and the vegetation of
the onion seed only FASTENED by warming
up the soil. The onions soon came up Wig
orous and clean with a good free start and
many dollars worth Of time and labor in
wedding was saved. Mr.. Smith thinks the
same plan would work well with beets and
carrots, which take two weeks to germi-
nate, but not with turnips which are quick
in sprouting.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-07-12

ALEX. STEPHENS AS AN OvERCoAT.-W c
saw Alexander Stephens on the cars the
other day. We thought it was somebody's
overcoat thrown in the only unoccupied
seat in the coach, and picking it up, we
started to throw 1t across the back of the
seat, when it began to kick and swear
We dropped it, and as it hit the floor a
voice said: "pm Alexander Stephens, sir"
He is as thin as a June shad, weighs about
80, and sitting sideways it will take six
such as he is to fill car seat Concord
(N. CO. Sun.