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WASHINGTON Oct. 5.-Office Surgeon General
United States Marine Hospital Service Wash
ington October g. 1878: Abstract OF sanitary re-
ports received during the past week under the
national uuaran inc act:
Southwest Pass, La Five deaths from yellow
foyer occurred turing the past week.
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WEATHER REPORT.

WASHINGTON. Oct, 6, / a. m.--For the South
Atlantic and Gulf States. southerly winds,
shifting to cooler northeast and northwest
winds: rising barometer; partly cloudy
weather, possibly occasional rain.
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RHNata1afieg about It'd Begin lin the East
Movements of the opposing Farces.

n LONDON, Oct 5.--A dispatch from Bombay
says British troops are advancing upfn Jamer-
sod. The Annesr threatens an alta upon
ISuitta. A collision between the opposing forces
lib probable at Alimujid.
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GERM ANY.

Resumption of Negotiations with the
Vatican.
LONDON. Oct s.-A dispatch from Berlin says
Prince Hoheklohe has resumed negotiations be.
tween Germany and the Vatican.
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Spores That are Happily Not Infectious.
ISt Louis Times1

Tt isn't what Secretary schurz says that pro-
duces the CONSERVATION, but the oppressive
We're the spores of his verbosity infectious, it
would be sad indeed.
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aaeprEEams aa Office holders.
Augusta Sentinel

The GeorgfaDs somehow manage to hold
their own when any oafieas arc going around.
Df flfteen eadstshIps In the Naval Academy re~
eBnfly@ awarded. Georgia obtained thre5~nore
Ian aEsy otheF State In the list.
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Reports from Chattanooga Jay that the fever
is confined to the fourth wari Of that city, en-
counts encourage the hope that its spread has
been checked.
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a Willing Sacrifices
IN. 7, Sun,I

Much as We Northerners prize our October
Wfather. there is not one OF Is who would not
gladly forego 1t this year ra-h her than have de-
layed by even single day the frusIs Tor which
the Southern cities are praying.
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Nos Quite SO Unanimous.
milwaukee Seutine1.1

Tho remarks Of the Governor OF South Caro-
liaa to tho Governor Of North Carolina were OF
Not 90, however, the words OF the Governor Of
Soath Carolina to the Governor OF Massaoftu-
apf
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slryer Bullion-The Market stagnant.

Il LONDON. Oct, 5-The Times, In Its financial
article this morning says The silver market Is
very stagnant We're even moderate amount
Enfferfng 1t Is generally thought the price wou
relapse. but as there is none to be had no ma
berially adverse movement in the value Is ap-
Snrahnndad
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BISMARCK, y. r.. Oct. 5,-Offiesrs from Fort
dians from Sitting Bulls camp did not ask for
terms ri surrender Tor Sitting Bull but for She
Ogallalla tribe only, Sittfng Boil Eas made no
request.
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our Deaths fFRsm Fever Near Clinton
The Town Deserted

Especial to the Democrnt.1
CLINTON, La. Oct 5.-There have been four
DEATHS from yellow fsysr five miles southeast OF
Clinton. Our town is deserted The Howards
We have no auinine. The
fever s increasing at Port Hudson.
A. LAMBERT
Editor Patriot Democrat
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FRANCE.
Tranquility of the Country-M. Gambet"
fa's Rpeech q Boomerang.

LONDON. Oct. SIN France all is tranquil.
IM. Gambetta has had the modification of find
ing his speech at Romans deprecated even by
many Of his most influential friends. and " at
bfouches him closely. as he Is sensible to En-
Ielish opinion, by the London Times. The I'm
lperialists are the only ones. except the violent
Radicals. who have been pleased with the
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The population OF Memp phis, usually mora
than 400 o. is now. as it is estimated. reduced
By the yellow fever fright to $500 whites and 6eaa
Observation-Disclosures
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Especial to the Dsmeerat.]

CLINTON La. Oct. a.-At the Democratic Par
ish Convention Messrs. Thomas B. Lyons and
G. W. Munday were nominated for the House
OF Representatives. and 7. D. Brame. ESD for
the office OF parish Judge. Burke and Robert
con. together with the whole ticket, Will get the
solid vote OF East Feicana. S. T..
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POLITICAL.
THE STATE CANVASS.

Excellent Legislative Nominees I'm EngC
,FealcfansE--A solid Vote for the WkpuERp
ywsnM@E
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THE YELLOW FEVER.
REPORTS OF THE PROGRESS OF THE
sCOURGE DURING TKaE PAsF
TWENTY~FOUR HOURS.
Forty Eight Deaths n t HEeEmpbTs-NEOrtalH
lily Among R1e Mowards-Ghamge
I'm the Wea tEsey,

fty Among the MOwards-Chamge
I'm the weather.
Especial to the Democrat
MEMPHIS Oct. 5.-There were forty-eighs
deaths to-day. forty-six from yellow fever. In
Guiding eighteen outside Of the city.
John A. Holt cashier Of the Bank Of Com
meree. died this morning. Also, 8. NJ. Jobe, the
tenth death In the Howard Association,
OF thirty Howard msmbers only five have
escaped serious illness or death. These are Ed
mondson, J. Ell. Smith, Bowen. Waring and
Rogers. Most OF their surviving sick are now
convalescent and several are on duty.
The weather Is now cloudy, with north wind
and signs OF change to colder temperature.
- O -. W Z W.
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Eight msasaas mt EsstaaE FgOuge-AE Aggregate
Cases ansl Mortality.
Especial to the Democrat.1
BATON ROUGE, Oct. 5.-Fever report to o'clock
this morning: New cases, eighty; deaths, nins +;
deaths to date eighty -seven total cases to date.
1859. DIR. Dupree, health officer WAS taken to-
day. He Is doing well. W. r. @.
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Laws Against POOL selling to he Enforced.

Afs" oCt' IN MpEui&s8 ptkDHE sbYS JLS
police authorities Or the pool sellers are VIC
Tins OF deiusion The latter have advised the
farmer Of their intention to soil pools on the
Jerome Park races, which begin to- day, The
farmer say to all auestioners that the law
against pool selling will be vigorously enforced
on the track a. we'll as everywhere else, eIee pt
on barge anchored off Weehawken pier
which as at present advised. they regard as
beyond their jurisdictfon. The inspector in
charge Of the park has been told by Su Dsrirt
dent Waing that he can have 5CD policemen. il
be held responsible If pools are sold.
The Financial Review.
NEW Y9aE. Oct. g. Events OF the week in
financial circles were more important Shan
usual. OF late. the money market has been
firmer and higher rates prevailed than for
some time past. Call borrowers paid IS high as
50DG per cent, but Daratively little business
Wts done above per cent Foreign exchange
was weak and nominal Rates were reduced TO
| A81 @4s5as. but at the close there was more de
mand and rates we're steadfer Gold was firm
and prices advanced from 1907 to 1001s. Gov
ernments were quiet and generally fraction
lower. Railway and miscellaneous speculation
tuations in prices. At the opening there was
an advance Of u to n per cent, but subsequently
under heavy pressure to sell, there Was g. de-
cline Of VI TO per cent. This was followed by q
recovery of II to Oh per cent, and later by @ de-
cline Of ~ to 3 per cent. The down ward move
| ment was led by the Granger shares. the truL k
lines. Delaware and LeckaWanna and Western,
New Jarsey Central. Western Union and Illinois
Central. Towards the close q recovery Of n to
2 per cent took place, chiefly In the above mem
toned shares. In the final sales there was a
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and the whole pulpy mass may be
Lifted from the case on the point OF a
knife The leaf is cordate and entire,
and not three lobed as in the p. ec2,tlis
The leaves we received are ten inches
long and seven inches wide at the
widest point. The specimens are the
most striking we have ever seen Of
the PossJsor0, but we have never
had the opportunity Of observation
in the tropical regions where this
numerous race of plants reaches its
perfection. The plant which Mr..
Grelck has SO successfully introduced
will doubtless win high favor both
for its snowy ornamentation and for
the tluitlng qualities which he extols.
We find the pulp to be very fragrant
and mild favored, not having the
marked acid of the u. eo,tlis. We
may remark that gre,aa9iNo is not the
proper specific name of this fruit,
although we have passed it as suchin
this case. Grenat2jll0 and PGSsi120r0
are synonyms. We hope to be able
to fix upon the proper botanical name
OF the plant hereafter.
The fruit with which the Press is
evidently unacquainted, is the Grana-
dilla mot G1'enadiNa), Gra1aa0iUa
Quac1raaguloris. The vines are used
for covering arbors in the tropics and
the pulp of the fruit, when ripe is eat.
en- mixed with wine and sugar, and
considereda delicacy. There are sew
eral varieties of this fruit, the cultiva-
ted sort often growing as large as
persons head. A smaller variety,
holding about half pint of pulp,
grows wild. The skin can be pre-
served like citron. We have repeat
eddy introduced the Granadilla seed
into Florida, but never succeeded in
getting it to vegetate; we are not
aware that others, to whom we gave
seed, have done so. The fruit is said.
to have been named from Granada a
town of Spain, the word signitying, a
pomegranste, and Granadilla, a small
pomegranatc. This is the explana-
ton given, regarding it by some wri-
ters, but we see. no similarity between
the pomegranate and the Granadilla
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Southern California Fair.

Through the courtesy Of l.. NJ.
Holt Esq, Secretary Of the Southern
California horticultural Society, we
have been favored with season
ticket to the First Annual Exhibi-
ton, to be held at Los Angeles, Oct.
l4th to 10Th. 1t is rather too much
of a good thing to travel that dis
lance to attend it, but we appreciate
the compliment nevertheless. The
Society have erected a fine building
which is thus described:
"The Pavilion consists of main
hall two stories high, with 'front.'
age Of rs feet, by depth of 1872
feet, with an annex 80 by 60 feet in
the rear, to be devoted to the pur-
poses Of a stage, and annexes on
each side so by so feet, two stories
in height, one to be devoted to the
purposes of Machinery Hall, and
the other to an Art Gallery. In the
angles, in front of these annexes,
one story apartments will be con
structed 40 by 80 feet each, which
will be employed respectively for
Fine Art and Floral Halls. The Au-
dit0rium in the main hall will be l12
by rs feet, and, with the extensive
galleries, will have seating capacity
of 1000. The Pavilion complete pre-
SCENTS a frontage of 176 feet by a
depth of 1G1.
They are an enterprising set of
people in that State.
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Experimental agriculture.

We wish 10 make q distinction be-
tween experimental agriculture and
theoretical agriculture, In New
England and the older States gener-
ally, long experience has proven
what products are best adapted to
the soil and climate Of each section,
and also what methods of cultivation
are Most advantageous. 1t is there
said by nearly every practical farmer
that theoretical farming is unprofita-
BILE. He means by this that man
who has merely studied agricultural
books or read plans for conducting
model farms without having tested
these ideas thus gained, by practice
on farm, will find that his expecta-
tions concerning the profits and sue
cess Of farming cannot be realized
This is in most cases, the truth. The
oretical farmers usually engage in
certain methods Of cultivation on a
largescale,so that ;ftheir theory proves
to be incorrect, the loss is so great
as TO be I'M few years almost ruinous.
Their theory may be correct, in it.
sell considered. and yet they may fail
from not making proper allowance
for storms, the character OF the sea
6on, whether wet or dry, or the com
position o. the soil, or insects which
may destroy the crop. And on the
other hand q farmer may follow so
closely in the steps OF: his father and
nelghbors IS 20 make no advance
ment. There may be products which
would prove to be, by experiment,
tar more rcmunerative than those he
has always raised yet he will never
IND It OUT. If ne is informed of the
fact, he is so welded to his own prac-
tice as TO regard it Of no Importance.
Such a farmer is little better than the
over-theoretical one. he is over
practical. a - The t.co If their charac.
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Report Oh Insects.

In regard to the insects sent us by
IL. S. W., Rock Ledge, our entomolo-
gist writes:
The greyish ones are a species of
Phocephalis, probably Phacepha6is
o6sc~ra, Horn. The other is species
Of Leafhopper CjcadeAi'aa, genus
Jassus. Both are injurious and as
soon as l can determine the species,
will write fuller report which you
can publish.
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Floridiana.
Geographical Divisions of Florida.

The Florida Immigrant divides the State
into four divisions, for the purpose of con-
venience in locating counties and descrih-
ing different sections. These divisions have
been generally adopted. and are as follows:
EASTERN FLORIDA--Is composed of the
counties of Suwannee, Columbia. Alachua.
Levy, Baker, Nassau. Duval. Bradford,
Clay, st. Johns, Putnam and Marion.
WEST FLoRIDA-Isco composed of the couu-
ties Of Escambia. Santa Rosa, Washington.
Walton, Holmes, Jackson and Calhoun.
MIDDLE FLoRIDA-Is composed of tbs.
counties of Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin.
Leon, Wakulla. Je f1erson, Madison, Taylor.
Lafayette and Hamilton.
SOUTH FLoRIDA-Is composed Of thr
counties of fernando. Sumter Orange
VOlusia. Brevard, Polk, Hilsborough, Man
aztec. Monroe and Dade.
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The Gi'anadiIla.
The following appeared in the
Pacific Rural Press of San Francisco !:

Pacific Rural Press Of San Francisco
PASSION FRUIT ERoM PERU.
Editor Press Il send you with
this, one fruit and three leaves of the
Pass:tora greaodWo, This Is the
first one ripe, although not the lar
gcst, for some of the others not yet
ripe are one-fourth larger. If the
fruit is as good as / have eaten
many times in Peru, it will prove an
excellent fruit. For sick persons no
better fruit can be found, as its
pleasant pulp acts very pleasantly
upon the stomach. The leaves, flow
ers and fruit of this species OF the
passion vine are all noticeably fine
I. GRELCK, Los Angeles, Gal.
This is, indeed, a handsome passion
fruit. The specimen received is seven
and half inches in circumference one
way and eight the other. 1t is q more
perfect oval than the -Pdssifor0 c5,t2ts,
and is of a light orange color covered
with small spangles of lighter shade.
The outside shows longitudinal mark
ings indicating the ix-chambered
structure within; but this division
into six parts only extends to the
inner case which surrounds the seeds,
and to which they are attached.
There are no walls to the chambers,
but when ripe the seeds mass together
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ters could be united in one man, would
make one model farmer.

/ liz
make one model farmer.
The practical man is the safer of
the two. He is pretty sure of a
moderate income. His risks are as
small as they can well be in any cir
cumstances. He is sure to lose little,
but he is almost as sure not to make
! large profit. We, therefore, in our
plan for making a model farmer in
Florida consider the practical man as
the foundation on which we shall
build. We would not advise him to
be theoretical man also, but an ec.
peTinaent0l man. A theoretical cul-
tlvator plants or sows confident of
success. He has expectations Of profit
from his crop. The experimentalist
merely plants or sows, without real
expectations as TO what the result
Will be. He waits to see. He is
seeking new information which he
can put into practice when proved
correct. The theoretical farmer is
confident, and hence generally cult
Yates Oh a large scale the expert
mental farmer is uncertain about the
result and hence, usually, cultivates
but little. Now it is the experiment.
al, not the theoretical clement that
we would add to the practical in
Florida farming. Get the principal
labor and money be expended OH the
cultivation of those crops which ex-
perlence has proven to be safe. But
let some attention be also given to
experiments respecting new products
which there is good reason to believe
will do well in our soil and climate.
For example, time has proven that
sugar cane is reliable crop in GER
tain sections. Let most of the atten-
ton be given to 1t; but have a small
piece OF ground devoted to other
products.
Thus in a very few years, at little
or no expense, one or more new
products may be introdu ced into our
a0rlcpltlIra and .what..sis -nerhans.
equally as important, it will be proven
by the same process what products
can not be here cultivated with profit.
This is peculiarly advisable in our
climate, which differs so widely from
that OF other States. Their expert
ence will not guide us. There is
no source from which we can draw
reliable information. Many of the
products Of more northern states
will thrive in Florida only to limit
cd extent, and Our list of staples
must be enlarged by our own expert
ments with the fruits and grains of
the West Indies and other countries
similarly situated to our own. Farm
ers, look out for new products. Send
to the Agricultural Department at
Washington for them. and spare no
pains to increase the list of profitable
products suited to Florida.
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TO correspondence.

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ton Of the Sugar Cane in our last
number. 1t was written by John. 2.
Glow Esq. for Our Home Journal.
Two Agricultural Papers United.

The California Agriculturist and
Artisan have been amalgamated into
that excellent paper the Pacific Re
raj Press of San Francisco. To those
who are engaged in Southern Agri-
culture, this paper is particularly val
liable, being full of just such informa-
ton as they require, and most ably
conducted and edited. 1t IS pub
lished by Dewey & Co, price S. per
annum.
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strips of lace. The wild fig tree of
South Florida, can be treated in the
same way, and lace obtained, but not
so beautiful as that from the Burn.
nose tree. That part about women
wearing the lace, ornamented with
fire flies is a travellers story, but too
good to spoil.-Ed
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An Archery Club has been
started in Pensacola.
Split oranges make excellent
pies-do not allow them to waste.
We learn that man in this
county killed seven wild turkeys al
one shot OIL last Monday morning.
Monticello Constitution.
"A number Of the Fernandina
people have gone to Memphis, to al
tend the sick with the yellow fever:
among them was DR.. Palmer.
"A CHIP FROM THE OLD BLocK.-
Master Charles H. Pratt, boy OF
13, son of Col. Alligator Pratt Of
Palatka is editing the Sumter Nd
oance and very creditably.
From all parts Of the State We
hear of damages from the storm, but
nothing very serious. We have
much to be thankful for. It was
nothing buta shower. after ALL
The following was the shipping
bushes OF Pensacola for the year
ending August 31st 1878: Vessels,
400; tonnage, 26l, 037 hewn tim
Der, 4,513, 965, cubic feet ; sawn tim
Der, 3,996,64S cubic feet; lumber,
73,366,o00 superficial feet.
We are much pleased to inform
our readers that the next State Fair
is to be held in Gainesville, that
enterprising community having de-
feated Jacksonville in the contest.
Three cheers for Gainesville, say we
all. 1t is earnestly hoped that Levy
county will be fully represented by
her cnterprising farmers, mechanics.
sc, &c, and the ladies in particular.
State Joanndl
The western counties OF the
State now see the benefit of county
fairs. Leon, Gadsden and Jackson
counties have all organizations for
that purpose, grounds purchased and
buildings erected and race courses
laid out. Is South Florida going to
be behindhand. Orange and Volusia
counties you have the name for ell
terprise are you going to be left in
the cold .? No form your local asso-
Citations and organize your fair.
We were not aware until recently
OF the extensive improvements and
settlements about LeesbUrg in Sum
ter county. Sumter will send two
members TO the legislature this fall.
The prospects Of that county are
very promising 1t is not only a
good farming county but one of the
best fruit growing sections III the
State. Pine apples grow to per-
fiction mp there and sell readily at
good prices. Capt. Haynes is very
successful in the cultivation OF tbs
fruit, and, in fact all the tropical and
semi-tropical production. Others
that we could mention are equally
successful PdlatGu HeraId
TIM FLORIDA AGRIcULTUrlsT.-
The very recent settlement of this
portion of Florida places our section
at disadvantage in competing with
older sections OF the State in seeking
to make our many attractions known.
Pretty much all that's seen and read
abroad refers, almost without excep-
ton, to other portions, especially to
Middle and East Florida, and do not
properly apply to our locality, which,
being the most southern, is dissimilar,
IN many important respects, from the
more northern sections we have men
toned. VII
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