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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-19
YACHT ROILER RuRsTED.

Information was received In the city yester-
aay to the effect that the Estelle, one Of Halls
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-19
RE WANTED To DIE.

AS He Was Ashamed Of Els Wlfe's Acts
and Did Not Wish to See His Children
starve.
At about o'clock yesterday morning man
named Phillip Schumacher, on Frenchmen
street. in the outskirts Of the city, attempted to
commit suicide BY jumping into canal that
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-19
THE sEAMEN.s BETHEL.

R-Risine; s-stationary.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-19

The president did not agree with him.
Mr.. Mott offered the following resolution:
Be ii reSolUed, That the steamship Mexico be
allowed to come to the city after eight days alb
sence from an infected port instead of ten days
DR. Taney said that instead of curtailing the
time, he was in favor of augmenting 1t in every
case so that we could be quite sure there was
no danger of contagion.
Gen Cyrus BusSey who was present, ad
dressed the board, stating that this line was
somewhat different from others: that they have
mail contract which requires them to leave
every ten days. He said they were perfectly
willing to be detained eight days, and in case of
any yellow fever they would be willing to sub
NIT to the regulations of the board. 1t is
necessary for the success Of commerce that this
yes sci be allowed this privilege.
Or. Chopin stated that although these vessels
90 not touch the shore. they carry passengers
from one to the other of affected ports. and he
thoueht the board should take every precau-
tlen 10 guard against danger.
Mr. Motifs resolution being seconded the yeas
ana nays were called and it was lost.
eopld not b9 entered into for the vessel to
lighter her cargo to and from the Quarantine
station, and thus escape.
THE TEN DAY LAW,
by not coming to the city at all. ALI he asked
was that the captain and purser be allowed to
The board decided that this could be- done
provided the cargo and mail was thoroughly
fnmigated
After some discussion a resolution was
passed granting this.
The board then went into executive session.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-16

ceeded to their work, some to study
Bible lessons, and more to read in prim-
ers and books used in day-schools. Each
teacher had charge of three or four pu-
pills. The first read his lesson and
changed places with the second, after
him the third. While one read to the
teacher the others read by themselves
aloud, making, to unsophisticated ears,
an intolerable jargon, which, however,
did not seem to disturb the members in
the least. Nearly an hour was spent in
this manner, after which volunteers
quoted passages of scripture, many of
them rendering in English and translat-
ing into Chinese. Eighty Cinnamon
were in attendance, and % white teach
ers, both male and female. All the
evangelical churches carry on Chinese
schools, and with gratifying results.
The sentiment in Oakland is decidedly
in favor of the Chinaman. He is the
favorite house-servant, and mis- employ
ers can not commend too strongly his
tidinesss, celebrity and general efficiency.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-16
ToOmbs as a Soldier.

The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution says:
In conversation with General Long
street concerning the Confederate Gen.
erals with whom he was associated, he
said: "Do you know General Robert
Toombs, of your State, was one of the
bravest and most dashing soldiers that
/ ever saw on any field?"
"He was pretty hard to manage, was
he not?"
"Yes, sir; at first. He had literally
no idea of subordination. He was born
to rule, and had been carrying out the
purpose of his birth pretty well up to
the time he entered the army. i. was
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-16
A CHASTITY Joke on Water Drink
GrS.

A Philadelphia telegram OF the Oath
ult. says: The water drunk by Phila-
delphians will not be so palatable to
many tomorrow. On Christmas Day
last, Maggie Lutz, is years old, left her
parents house, apparently for visit to
a neighbours house. She was attired in
a new print dress, and her hair was
neatly arranged and clasped by a rib
bon. At night she had not returned,
and the alarmed household searched for
her vainly that night and the succeed
ing days, and her fate, until yesterday,
offered food Representations more or less
CHASTITY and anxious. About II o'clo ok
this morning two young men, taking a
stroll along the walk skirting the
reservoir, saw what they presumed was
a dead animal of some sort floating near
the south face of the eastern basin. They
informed the Superintendent, whose lit
tie watch-house surmounts the center OF
the wall dividing the east and west
basins. He procured scoop-net, and
made several lunges at the object, until,
with more vigorous effort, it sank and
reappeared with bound, disclosing the
upturned face of a young girl, whose
form was neatly attired. With assist
ance the body was taken out, and, all
dripping, removed to the Twenty-second
District Station-house. The many Pc
destrians who, passing by, beheld the
policeman's burden, soon spread the
tidings like wildfre. Some of Magis-
trate Lutz's relatives visited the station
ton house, identified the body as that
of the long-lost wanderer, and it was re-
moved to her former home. Hundreds
of people flocked to the basin yesterday,
and the general inquiry was, "I In which
basin was she found?" Many expert
enced mawkish feelings when they re-
reflected that for two months past they
had been drinking water in which a
drowned girl had been macerating all
the while. Numerous inquiries were
made of the Superintendent whether the
water would be drawn eff, to which he
replied, What run 10, 900, 600 gallons
Of water just for one drowned person!
guess mott Why, you're drinking this
Delaware water all this time, and
that is always favored with about doz-
en- drowned men," In order to accom-
p.ish suicide, il such it was, the girl
must have climbed over the paling fence,
nearly SIX feet high, surrounding the
basin.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-16
hard for him to give up his lordly habits

hard for him to give up his lordly habits
even then.
81 remember characteristic instance
in which General Toombs figured. l
sent out his brigade on picket duty once.
OF course, the discretion of placing the
brigades was in the hands of the proper
officers. Toombs had been out that day
dining with Marylander named Den
mis-, who had been one of his colleagues
during his Congressional career. They
had good old wine for dinner, and
Toombs was riding home feeling like n
lord.
Suddenly he ran against his brig
ade on picket duty. He was very much
angered.
"'Who put you thereP' he shouted.
"He was answered that it was the Or
ders from headquarters.
. GO We'll, by -, my orders are that
you come back to camp. I'm not go
ing to have oil the picket duty of the
army put on my brigade. Come along!'
"And sure enough, he led them back
to camp. As soon as l heard Of it l, OF
course, ordered him under arrest. As
was the custom, he was simply ordered
to ride in the rear Of his brigade. l
thought every thing was going off all
right, when suddenly an officer came to
me and told me that we should have q
revolt in the army if l did not interfere.
asked him what he meant, and he told
me that General Toombs was riding
along in the rear of his brigade and ex-
horting the soldiers against the oppres-
sion that had been practiced toward
them and him. My informant said that
the soldiers were getting very restless.
"I ordered General Toombs back to
Gordonville. I kept him there day or
two, when, having received a very hand
some letter from him, ordered him to
the front again. He came as fast as his
horse could carry him. When he reach
ed us, General Lee and myself were to-
gether consulting about the opening OF
battle, which was just then pending.
As General Toombs rode up and saluted,
1 stated that would take great pleasure
in sending a courier with orders restor-
ing him to his command. He spoke up
ron;d1v and said that "a a. charge was
imminent he would like to head it, and
hoped that he might be the bearer of
the orders himself.
~, of course, assented. In q few
moments Toombs's brigade passed us,
hurrying to the charge, and Toombs fly
ing in the front like comet, leading
them to the assault. He was as dashing
soldier as ever went on the battle
field, and hardy and impetuous
fighter"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-16

The Virginia City (Nevada) Chief of
Police has been arrested, charged with
having liberated Chinaman in his Gus
tody on the charge of murder and put
paid Chinese substitute in the place Of
the prisoner. The substitute was dis
covered by a relative of the man muir
dered by the prisoner, the latter having
been fully identified by the same man
a. &c ::--c c. &c arr.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23

Balf-bred Jerseys OF Attorneys are
among the best of the dairy COWS.
Hopgrowers east believe there will be
good sale for thei product this fall.
A weak solution of ammonia is one of
the best invigorators of all kind of
plants.
The crop is raised Do not let it be
wasted either owing to heat, rain, or by
lodged grain. Act with energy to save
it.
Thousands of bushels of grain are
ruined every year by bad stacking. Only
one remedy--keep the middle of the
stack full enough.
1t is estimated that 80 O0O people have
emigrated from Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, TO Kansas, taking
with them Sc, 100000 in capital
The Michigan Farmer comes to the
conclusion that from information from
all quarters wheat will be lower in price
than it has been known in years.
What eats the Colorado potato beetle
Crows, quail, rose-breasted grosbeaks,
ducks, chickens, Guines fowls, skunks,
toads, black snakes, granddaddy longlegs.
yellow mites, ladybirds, rust-red social
wasps, tiger beetles, ground beetles,
soldier bugs, tachina flies, asilus flies.
Cut this out, and post it where you can
always see it, and don't destroy any
such friends. for they destroy many
other insects as well -TQuincy Western
Agriculturist.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
A Convid's Strange Story.

Twelve years for stealing meal to
keep his family from starving This
statement is made by an officia of the
Eastern penitNtiary as a veritable fact.
At the present time there is confined in
the Eastern pnitentiary a man who is
serving out a sntence for the larceny of
food, which WIS to feed his starving wife
and children. The mans story is this
and it is vouched for by a fellow-pris-
oner who was Concerned in the robberies,
and to whom the court gave two years
was coal-niIer, residing at Scran~
ton, and during tle suspension of work
last winter, lie many others, / was on
the verge of starvation. l looked over
my lardsr and found Indian meal and
meat enough to last for week. After
that was gone l knew not where the
next was to come from. There were
my wife and three children to be locked
after, no prospect of work because the
big men OF the coal companies were fight
ing among themselves, and the poor
miners were starving. In the same
house with me lived a Dutchman,
who was also a miner. Seeing that
things were becoming desperate, one day
I proposed to the other fellow that we
should go into the country and get US
enough meal to keep us for month.
We took another fellow with us (there
be is, said the man, pointing to the two>
year fellow. . We went into six barns
and stole as much Indian meal as we
could carry. Then the Dutchman went
into a kitchen and took two cans of fruit.
When we we're nearly back to town this
man here iound spring house open and
piece oSseEt followed him out of
there. Wewtfe arrested afterward and
tried. The Dutchmsn turned states
evidence, ad the Judge gave me twelve
years (twoyears for each barn 1 went
into), while4 /, companion got two years
for that piesek # meat. tell you what,
it's rough lock man up that long for
SO trifing crime, when he does it to
keep the wdf from the door, Phila-
delphia Record.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
Dean swift's End.

In the Anours of Great Men by Mr..
Albert d. Vandum, Swift is depicted
alter the death of Stella and Vanessa SIS
follows: 'Henceforth Swift's life is
ike that serenade which Don Juan,
disguised, sings under balcony, mel
ancholy and piteous song, breathing sor-
row, distress, misguided love, but the
accompaniment to which it is lively,
strident, staccato still the song struggles
on, wailing, making itself heard above
the false instrument, whose hooking
tones want to throw it into derision, and
seems to jeer at being obliged to go so
slowly and mournfully. Nay, in
measure, Swift becomes Don Juan him
self, with whom the marble statue. just
returned from the graves of Vanessa and
Stella, sits down to supper. The dean
remains calm collected. for some time,
but the statue asks his hand; and
when with an assumed Indifference he
has given it. the man is seized with
mortal chill and falls into
convulaions. They get more frequent.
ard at last-esud BIN raEiBg mad, the m
tervsls Of frerzv leaving him mere pit
liable idiot. He i Ike the man who
bossted Of being inaccessible to suPsIsti'
tious tear, and dreaded nothing one
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
summe, Pruning.

It is very useful to give little atten-
ton at the proper season, to the summer
pruning of fruit trees and bushes. The
too rampant growth should be pinched
back and the too crowded branches
thinned, which will give increased
strength to what is allowed to remain.
Raspberry bushes have been sending up
their sprouts, which are 20 bear the fruit
OF the next year; only rs many should be
allowed to grow as are wanted for next
years crop, and these pinched back at
the ends to ensure ripening of the wood.
Pear trees can also be pruned in summer,
and apple trees, and will suffer much
less than if the limbs are allowed TO grow
large and then sawed off, leaving large
wound to be healed. Some fruit will
not bear the saw so well as the apple and
pear, and will be especially benefited by
judicious pinching of the green wood.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
Successful Draininn

Hon. George Geddes, Paramount, N.
Y, recent showed us on his farm a field
ct twelve acres or more which formerly
was cedar swamp, and before drained
could Lot be traversed without LAYING a
broad plank or board to walk on. The
drains were cut in the first place by
means of plank to support the ditchers.
until the water was sufficiently dis,
charged to give them more solid foot
ing. The descent is considerably less
than one foot in a hundred. The main
channels are made of six inch pipe tile !:
the. smaller drains are two rods apart
We drove over this field in a carriage
and found it covered with a luxuriant
growth of grass of several species, among
which Poa pratensis, or June grass,
seemed TO take the lead, the rich soil
imparting to it something of the charac-
ter which the same plant assumes where
it IL known as Kentucky blue grass. A
flock OF some hundreds of sheep feeding
on it, had not apparently made much
impression.--TCountry Gentleman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
Profits Of 4 Snail Dai,v

1t was the rule to charge the dairy
with all cows purchased ard ali grain
consumed. The bay was not charged,
nor was the manure credited, it being
supposed that these two items would
balance each other
April l, commenced with seven cows,
valued at 1886; on the oath of September
a young heifer, valued at $40 so, came
into profit aud ON the 13th of the same
month three cows were purchased at a
cost of $40, making fetal cost of COWS
1886 so; 1876 bushels of grain were fed
average cost, thirty cents per bushel----
making cost of cows and grain $685. 81.
On the credit side we find COWS (fat),
calves and butter sold, amounting to
SOB 81, and leaving ten COWS valued at
$500, showing a balance of 1857 % for
labor and PASTURE. The dairy averaged
a little more than pa pounds of butter
per cow American Dairyman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
A New Use for Seals.

There exists an animal which might
be trained to render us great service. that
Is the seal, which is slaughtered 30 mer.
cilessly for the sake OF its oil and akin.
Intelligent and afectionate, it nossesses
all the qualities suitable for a domestic
state. The director of the museum at
Dion had 80 skiIlfnlly tanned one some
years ago, though by nature amnbibious.
its primitive habits were changed and II
rarely went into the water, placed itself
during the winter close to its mestar in
the warm corner of the Preside. stretcbed
en- the wood-ashes. If pains were taken
to teach the seal, it might become to
the fisherman what the dog is ia the
hunter. Nor need we despair of sucb a
result, for the Chinese train the remora
or sucking-fish to catch turtles and the
heron and cormorsnt to capture fishes.
The coasts of England would ba fit
places for the education of the seal The |
'alue of such help may be imaged when |
We think of the great solitude of the sea
SO many Nmes larger than the soace
overed by land where man has no s,lv.
nd can only count upon those who dread
I'm. What an interest for him in the
cry element itself to have a friend and
Ompanion who would follow him in his
shing expeditions. There are not want
lg conclusive results which have haen
ptained in individual cases; and e the
me esre were extended to the ysea.
e may say that the seal Il an slIy
ady prepared by Nature.--rchsmbsris
,urnal. 1'A'2
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
The Orchard in Small Grain.

1t not unfrequently happens that
wheat or oats are sown in the orchard.
This, of course, is not the best way of
doing, yet from some cause or other, good,
sufficient or otherwise, il is nevertheless
done. The stubble, after the grain is
cut, should the weather be dry and warm,
is capable of rejecting the heat 10 such
an extent as to endanger the lives of the
tree, especially il they be young. To
avoid such condition. the stubble should
be plowed under as soon as possible after
the grain is harvested. By SO doing the
risk of injury from reflection of heat is
not only removed, but the soil is in better
condition to retain moisture, thereby
causing. the trees to grow. Young
orchards should never be sown in small
grain. Older ones are sometimes sown
in oats and pastured down by the hogs
without injurious effects. Clover, how
ever, we think, ans wer better purpose.
and Is more profitable even as food for
swine Journal of Agriculture and
Farmer.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
Naughty Papa.

About noon yesterday portly, digni-
fed gentleman CHANGED to meet his
daughter, q handsome, stylish little miss,
wearing jaunty. velvet hat, and with
her hair rolled up at the back of her
head in the shape of Vienna bun,
sauntering down Vine street under the
escort of a young man dressed with
excIuciating scrupulousness and exceed
ing taste Tho old gentleman stopped
his daughter, and without noticing the
confusion their meeting threw her into,
commenced talking about the weather,
her shopping, etc. She listened duti-
fully moment or two, and then re-
marked. referring to her escort, Papa,
this is Mr.. -" Papa, however, paid
no attention to the young man, but kept
on talking. Again she said, =" Papa,
you didn't hear me this is Mr.. -"
q Yes, yes, my girl, l heard you, F"
said the old gentleman, with an imps-
tient wave of the hand. &c / heard you,
and l don't care to know Mr.. -"
The immediate departure of that
young man in 8 very shrunkenNup con-
dition was one of the funniest sights of
the day Cleyeland Herald
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
Look to the Strawberry Beds.

The American Cultivator says the first
thing you do, attend to the old straw
berry bed if you want crop next sea-
son. Spade up the ground between the
rows, and work it up in the rows with q
fork and spade, scattering among the
vines liberal quantity of well-rotted
compost-nothing better than hen ma
nure. 1t does NO harm To NOW the tops
of them right off Sow seed of MANY
ANIMALS if you want nice show of flow
ers next fall and winter. Don't fail to
get in the turnips this month. Ii YOU
have piece of sod land you wish to put
into small fruit next spring plow it as
soon as you can, and by spring the sod
will be well rotted. Keep the new
growth of raspberries and bIackberries
well nipped back. If you have no straw |
berry bed, plant one out as soon as you
can. Take young plants, dig the hole,
and as soon as the roots are placed in
pour the hole half full of water. and
draw in the earth quickly, and shade the
plants for day or two with newspaper
Or green leaves. They will give you
'ne>third to one half crop next season,
I started in this or next month. Give
he fruit trees good coat of whitewash;
t prevents blight. Sow the lawn with
God coat of plaster; it retains moisture, /
nd is great help to the grass. Cucum- j
ers for picking may be started this
,outh. Put stick in hills of melons :
nd cucumbers. and ths Ike, saturated r
18th gas tar to keep bugs away. j
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-08-23
Com and Rua o. G,sen Selling


The French correspondent Of the
American Farmer commences an inter
esting letter in these words:
The practice of preserving green soil
ing ia trenches for autumn, winter and
spring feeding, not only in dry, but in
uncertain climates, continues to make
great strides. NJ. Gofsrt, the highest
practical authority on the subject, is
now feeding his cattle on maize put in
trenches last September, when the frost
had completely ARE sted the growth of
the plant, the stems having only attain
ed two-thirds of their height. The irost
had even blsckened the stems. When
mown he had the maize cut by the ma
chine into lengths of less than half an
inch, aud pressed into the trench without
salt, or chopped straw or hay. in nu
tritive point of view, the food was more
tender than in the ordinary case when
cut when the ear is in the milky stage );
but as the early cutting represented loss
VI Nv pei SNAhJ nc Oo4AAOb EEdLO II euAo VIII
be made good by the increased alimen-
tary value. But what NJ. Goffart proves
is that frozen maize preserves as we'll as
any other it takes three days to ferment,
instead of the usual twelve or fifteen
hours, and maintains the same low tenn
perature on being taken from the trench
as when being placed therein. NJ Gof
fart, while he finds Mexican maize at
tsins very great height, its stems are
so thick as TO destroy the chopping ma
chine. The same gentleman has Just
chopped and put into the trench for au-
tumn feeding the product Of ten acres of
green rye. To press the matter well to-
gether the tire nch when filed is covered
with logs, on which large stones are
placed, at the rate of half ton to the
square yard. NJ. GofEart reclaims peaty
lands by applying large doses OF fossil
phcsphates and then cultivating legumi-
nous plants; this treatment rapidly ex-
tirpates the rushes. In Belgium green
maize for trenching is generally preferred
in the reclamation of healthy soils, the
latter must be reduced to good filth and
well MANFRED.