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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-31
AT WEST POINT.

Tho members OF George Washington Camp, No 1,
United States war Veterans, Colonel James Turner
commanding, with tneir friends, to The number OF
about lve hundred, went TO West Point IN tho swift
transit syts Dell to decorate the graves OF
the heroes OF all thore buried.-a matter
that has been hitherto neglected on Decoration Day
Il tnst point Of National attraction. The camp was
represented by prominent ACTORS IA scenes ia tho
war II 1872, the with Mexico
lho late rebellion. Tue orator or The day was
Major II. c. Dauc, wno was signal
otncor in the Uuio army in the Department OF the
Gull aud vas IA al tho oretop OF the
United states steamer i .cnmona when Farragut was
FLASHED 10 the shrouds" anu made tue passage into
Mobile Bay, August 4. 1864.
on arriving IL West Point the members Of tho camp
proceeded 70 decorate the graves aud monuments OF
tbosc whose histories we'll known to the nation,
namely :--Gencrni wnned scots, an elaborate h0rai
piece OF Immorelies representing sword. upon tho
blade Of winch iettercd IA vlocts, 'From Vera
Cruz 20 Mexico" Kcsc,usko's monnneni--
win DECORATIONS OF oak ana laurel leaves,
| evcrgrcons cntwntng 7 o simple grave oil General
Custer, which yet romans without headstone, was
decorated with cross 81 imnortcllcs bearing tue
name Custer with wrcaths of autumn leaves aad
Florida Gathers, the offerings 81 a lazy OF thus oiy
| Goueral Burtou's tomb OJre wreath with .la Paz'
upon IT, On General Sedgwick's statue MAS hung a
large wreath with the SIXTH corps badge. Greek
cross la the contre Among the other graves and
tomps decorated those Of Generals rhaycr, Dun
can, Dade, McIsae. Thompson, Davis, Wood, Bowers.
Anderson one hero OF sumtcrL Aarsuf,, Hitch
cock, Major H. q. Hunt, Colonel y. - Hoabrin, Major
wnfiam =. Bainbriuge, Captain Joseph ii. Wniher
aud a great many others. The graves oil officers
and priyaies we're deco atod alike. Al CEN.
crai Tnaycr's grave SIX small IRON urns and
one large one filled with flowers were plant
cd Two Revolutionary soldiers graves were
also dccoratod--onc that OF Captain Rogers Alden,
the other OF Ensign Dominic Irant the later being
young IRISH patriot, who was killed ~ his hrst hght
fJr American independence. On the pravc OF tho ttc
enid oil General schoneid, commandant OF the post
was placed prcttily conceived wreath oil beautiful
flowers the midst oil when were smbosomed Ia let
ters OF volets the words, mot forgotten" Flowers
and wreaibs were in abundance, and wero appropri-
ateIy distributed by the members oil the camp by de-
| tail
GENERAL scHoFIRLD DECORATED
After these ceremoni were the members ofthe
camp repaired the residence oil Generai Scbohed,
where the General was formally presented with god
badge OF the institution by Colonel Turner. The COM
pliment was accepted by General Sch0heid, VINO ex-
pres sed his admiration OF tue patriotism Of tho camp
IN thus cxhoing their feelings for the nations de-
the ora.,on was delivered on the steamer during
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-31
THE DAY AT PETERSBURG THOUSAND
UNION SOLDIERS GRAVES DECORATED

UNION SOLDIERS GRAVES DECORATED
FLOWERS FOR THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE RAID
PETERSBURG Va, May 80, 1878.
Special trains were run to-day TO the Poplar Grove
National Cemetery, i've miles from here, where g. 600
Union soldiers and few Contederates are buried.
There were many hundred persons present, In
cludng ladies OF this city, and every mark
OF respect was shown by all TO tho memory Of the
dead OF both sides Tho graves wcrc all garanded,
and addresses delivered ny A. II. Van Aukcn and Ed
gar Allan. Captain X. G. Pegram, an ex.Contederato
officer, was announced 10 speak, but sent letter
GREETING his Inability to attend There politi-
cal references IN tho speeches. and the spirit OF the
casl0n was patriotic and solemn. Tho City Point
graves also decorated.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-31

her passage down the river by Major Dane
II was very comprehensive history oil the
great events that crowded into me area o.
West Point and at times rose 10 eoquence An IN
tcrestng feature OF address the reference 10
the TACT that II was May 20 177S, Just century
ago. that koscusko. engineer completed the WORKS
at the Point, winch afterward formed SO important
chapter In our Revou tionary history.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-31
ON STATEN ISLAND.


on Staten island business was generally suspended
In tho villages Tho different posts OF tho g. A. R.
the island and Dahigrcn Post; company OF Huwkin's
Zouaves Company b. Irish Volunteers, Captpln Burke
commanding and the Veteran corp, Forty-seventh
regiment OF this city, took part In the ceremonies.
The visitors received the Slapeton ferry by
a company OF the Ninth reg ment, Captain William
Kirkland; the Richmond county Board OF Supervi-
sors ani other officials, and escorted TO Washington
Park, where stand had been erected The cere-
were opened with prayer by tho Rev. DR.. Rockwell
Addresses re delivered by Mr. Tompkins Westervelt
aud Mr.. Erastus Brooks. The children oil the Broad
Street Public School, 500 strong, were arranged in
front OF the platform by Supervisor Frean. Each
one Of the scholars carried q pot OF flowers.
The PROCESSION moved from the Rink, at two O'Clock
p. NJ. IN the following order:-PatoOn OF police,
under com maud Of Sergeant Cornell; Grand Marshal
Henry j. Butte and aids; band, Company b. Ninth
regiment; Subcommittee oil Rankin Post q. A. r..
No. 10; veteran soldiers and sailors, with band;
Hawkins Zouaves. Veteran corps OF the Fortyseventh
regiment. NG.S.N.Y.: Danlgren Post. No lib; Rich
mond county officials and citizens IN carriages,
mounted bsttery from Fort Wadsw0rth aud several
wagons loadeds with flowers Tho liuo OF march was
along the shore 10 West Brighton. u staten
Island Fountain cemeteries tner coIntcrmarched
10 Broadway to ST. Pctcr's Cemetery then through to
Woodland and Coopcr's cemeteries, the distance
m ,rchcd being about eight miles.
Al the cemeteries the graves OF soldiers were marked
with small gs which greatly facilitated their decor.
alton Flags were displayed at halt ana iuii mast on
all the public institutions and many private dwellings
In the evening SERVICES wore held In many oil the
churches.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-31

ON LONG ISLAND.
In Flushing early In the morning Post george
Huntsman had committee at the Town Hail 10
receive flowers. In tho afternoon the Willetrs
Point baod, coming from Baysdc, STOPPED at
College Point and escorted 10 Flushing village
tho fremen, military. schools Turner Rifles
and other organizations. They arrived about
three O'Clock. when the procession was formed on
Broadway, whore Post George Huntsman and tho Sev-
enth separate company, N g., were IN waiting Amer
making a snort parade the column was masscd around
the soldiers monument near the Town Hall, where
inc Rev. Mr.. Coob opened tho ceremonies win
prayer ana followed by DR.. r. s. Bacon with IN
oration suitable to the occasion, the exercises oeng
closed by tho Rev. Mr.. Moore.
Post General George g. Meade, G. A. r., had charge
OF the ceremonies AT Willets Point by permission OF
Major II. $. Abbott, the oflccr IN command there.
The services werc hymns. with dlrge and PRAYER
by the Rev. +. 5. Osborne, after which the graves
were decorated. Then the ''assembly" was sounded,
aud the membe of tho post, The seventy-ninth
High lauders, Captain Ross AMI guests formed hoi-
low square, and g. w. Morton and Colonel q. A. Schae-
fer delivered addresses
The principal point OF attraction IN Suffolk county
was a Riyerhead people from all the neig boring VII
lagos taking part In tn celebration there
Further east the residents OF Greenport and vcin-
ty had thor celebration Mt Oriont where there Is
handsome soldiers monument
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-31

UNION CLERGYMAN WHO BELIEVES IN CLOS
ING UP THE cHAsM--LEE AND JACKSON Ex-
ToLLED
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HARRISBURG, Pa, May 80, 1878
heavy fall OF rain interfered with the succ essful
observance Of Decoration Day Before the process
sion moved toward tho Harrisburg Cemetery, In which
nearly three hundred soldiers are buried ceremonies
held In The Opera House Rev. j. II. Paxton, tn
Presbyterian mnislcr and Union soldier, delivered
an address, IN which he said that the bloody shirt
should be buried out OF sight and tho bloody chasm
DO enectually bridgcd. He cxtolied the heroism OF
General Leo and Stonewal Jackson and xpressed Is
esteem Tor Southern people In honoring thor
memories.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-31

the parade that point and that the services at the
Lincoln monument would be held on sunday alter
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-31
IN wEsrcHEsrEn COUNTY.

At New Rochslls the Committee OF Arrangements
for tho observance OF the day cuscd all tho graves Of
soldiers buried Davids Island. the Episcopal Gem.
ctery, the Catholic Cemetery. the Fiandreau Gene
terry and Upper New Rochelle Burying Ground.
numbering 1U1, TO be appropriately decorated carly
yesterday morning. At eleven O'Clock A. N. tho
General Com tee, with large number OF citizcns,
assembled ut Bcechwood Cemetery and decorated
about nifty graves of soldiers. lu the evening ad
dresses were delivered by j. Warren Lawton. Martin
J. Keosh aud Rev. Mr. Lindsley.
AT Peekskill tho day was observed with military
ana CIVIC procession from tho village TO the old
urch CT Coriiapdtve whore appropriate exercises
took place. and address was dali vered by tho Hon.
George II. Forster, oil Riverdale. after which the
graves OF the soldiers dccOratcd by the Veteran
Association. Tho procession then reformed and
marched TO Montrose Vcrplancks, where tho
graves Of soldiers buried In the cemeteries at those
places also decorated.
Al katonah memorial services wore held in the
cemetery at three O'Clock An interesting and able
ADDRESS delivered Wy Hon l. Bradford Prince.
In tho evening services were hold In the Methodist
Episcopal Church, the Hon. William a. Robertson
presidtoE.
a. Yonksrs, Post EttchsnG T. 4. r.. local military
ccnpanies amt Kagle IsSpp efeavalfy iron M0u0t
Vernon aud pvvsts cllisens marched 10 81. Jones'
Cemetery. where address, was delivered BY Colonel
Matthew II. Ellis. after which the graves Of the
soldiers were decorated.
Al rarrytown and North rarrytown the military and
fire ompanes turned out In tho rain and marched TO
the old Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and there decorated
the graves OF their old comrades who had lost their
lives in the rebellion
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
Coal Ashes for Potatoes
and Tomatoes.

A correspondent, who speaks
from experience, writes as fol-
lows: "Both potatoes and toma-
toes are good crops where they
have a monopoly of the soil
very good on rich land and phe-
nomenally good on rich soils
which have been further enrich
ed by coal ashes. Having cas-
ually observed the effects Of coal
ashes to BE-, as l thought, some
thing out of the common line
on tomatoes-increasing not so
much vine growth as the size,
smoothness and number Of the
fruit produced-a market gard
ner of experience confirmed my
suspicion, and last spring | ac-
cepted his directions; which
were to throw away a wheel
barrow of earth where each vine
was to stand, ill with half soil
and half coal ashes and therein
set the plant. | did so, and the
result was sarprising-the dozen
plants thus treated bringing
nearly double the fruit Of 9th
ers, and that both smoother and
larger. BIT note: tomato plants
so set will, in case Of drouth, re-
quire water sooner, and more OF
it, than those growing i'll COM
mon soil.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
The BorerS.

Ii. S. Todd, Of Huron county,
Ohio, on treating his trees for
the borers, writes:
Il have a young orchard of
two acres, planted eight years
ago. About five years ago l
found the borers at work in all
the trees, more or less. The
bark would turn black and peel
OFF, and then would appear de-
cayed in spots the size Of my
hand and larger. [ commenced
to scrape with my knife, and
found a white grub working be-
tween the bark and tree. In
some trees / found as many as
ten worms in one tree. They
killed two Of my largest trees,
and injured five others so that
they died. | first tried soft soap
suds; it seemed to kill them by
drowning. l afterward took
strong I've that would float an
egg; this killed all that il
touched. l dug out several
worms after using the lye, and
every one was dead. | have
washed my trees in May and
September, ever since, and have
not lost a tree. | should like to
hear from others as to remedies.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
How to Make Coffee.

1t is not at all difficult to
make good coffee. That it is so
often spoiled in the making is
perpetual wonder to US. Given,
good coffee, water, a clean cof-
fee-pot, a good fire, and con-
densed milk or cream, it seems
to us that a most delicious bey-
erage is sure to result. We
give yon one method, which
has stood successfully the test
of many years. Put your ground
coffee in a bowl, a large table
spoonful for each person; break
into it the white Of an egg 1--WE
use an egg for two mornings,
the white for one, and the yolk
and shell for the next; stir this
thoroughly-this is an impor-
tant part of the process then
add cold water very slowly,
stirring all the time, until a tea
cuPful or more has been mixed
in. Having previously scalded
your coffee-pot, pour the coffee
into it, rinsing out the bowl
with a little cold water; fill the
coGee-pot more than half full
with boiling-hot water; then:
With a spoon, stir it moment
set it on The fire, and when it
first boils up stir it down and
add half icaspoonful Of cold
water; this settles it. Then set
it back onthe range, where it
will keep hot until your break
r.. fast is ready. 1t should never
be set. back far enough TO grow
cold. When needed let it boil
up once more, and then pour in
TO your silver coffec-pot, and
serve as hot as possible. Use
block sugar, and condensed
milk or cream. Boiled milk
will not give it the proper color
or flavor. If you really desire
TO get up your reputation fol
good coffee do not forget this
= Christian IntelEgencer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
Shade for Poultry.

Every body knows that our
domestic fowls frequent shady
places during the summer.
months, as they do sunny pla-
ces during the cold days. Shade
Is essential to their comfort, and
we may safely add, to their life.
All places where the sun does
hot Shine are not fit places for
tile dcrisens OF the poultry yard
y damp, confined atmosphere is
worse than the rays of the sun.
Roup, C .tluh, rheumatism and
many other similar ailments re-
suit from ranging in such local
tiles Nor is the close, stilled,
butsdry air, found in tight bull
dings, under floors, or in stable
lofts scarcely better. Disease
is contracted, yermin multiplied,
and the profit side of the pull
try ledger remains blank.
Fowls Of all kinds delight IL
the shade furnished by a close
shed, so arranged as to admit
the air from all points Of the com
pass. Ifthe soil is of earth, wei
raised and pulverized, so mucl
the better. they will enjoy the
dust bath and keep cool at The
same time. The live oak als(
forms an excellent shade, pro
vided there are not too many il
close proximity. In the heat OF
the day the young and high fly
ing kinds can be found high III
among the branches, while tn
heavier and sober-mindcd one
enjoy their Siesta upon the coo
ground.
This may seem a matter o
trifiing importance to the falme
with his hundred acres Of cottor
corn and wheat, but we have al
ways noticed that all such me
know how to appreciate a nice
ly cooked dish of eggs and pier
ty of them, and a fat juicy chicl
en- for occasional dinners.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
The Greatest Wheat Crop

Yet. esq
From the New York Sun.
SIR The greatestwheat cropev
er raised in the United States now
heading out all over the West
The winter wheat crop in acreage
aud yield viii be fully third
larger than ever before raised IN
the United States. The standing
crop is universally good. | have
looked at the growing wheat
fields within the list ton days,
from Pittsburg to Des Aloines,
and | have not seen a bad piece
OF wheat. In each section | visit
everybody is wondering if it is
possible for wheat to be as good IN
in other sections as it is in theirs.
When tell The. farmers that the
wheat is as good in one place as
another, they all say:
Then wheat will 60 to sixty
cents a bushel after harvest
In five weeks (by June 24)'
wheat in Kansas and Southern
Illinois and Indiana with be har
vested. aud by July lst the reap
ers will have finished in Illinois,
II,wa Wisconsin and Michigan.
Tie only danger now is that
the too rank growth of the stalk
i will lodge the wheat and cause il
to decay before harvesting. 1t il
thought that no insect can tronb
L.. Nothing but hurricanes ant
great storms Of rain and hail CA
hurt the growing crop.
The crop is twenty-five day
elriier than usual. 1t is heading
ont as far north as the line of
| Fort Wayne, Rock Island ant
/, Des Moires.
Spring wheat also looks wei
J but it is vet too early to specu
fate about it. At least a half mor
spring wheat than usual is sown
"A Chicago wheat man said t
me to-day: WheGtwill dropto o
! cents in Minnesota this fall, s
cents in New York, and believ
we will be able 10 lay it down !
? Liverpool at close TO 81 per bush
ell.
; II American wheat can be lai
down in Liverpool at 81 a bush'
, it will ruin the English farme
| who expects to sell wheat mao
u on land worth $500 per acre :
l. Five-dollar wheat land in Americ
/ cultivated in large tracts. will r
j in $500 wheat land in Englan
: and Germany, cultivated in sra
l. tracts. ELI PERKINS,
\ Danville, Ind.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13

Hungarian grass, If sown for
hay,q should be cut before the
seeds form, This will allow. of
It's being fed regularly to stock,
and will be found q profitable
crop and good forage. IF al
lowed to ripen the seed before
cutting, there is danger in feed
ing it regularly, because OF
strong diuretic properties of the
seed. We had, last season. a
report from a stock raiser in the
blue grass region Of serious
and fatal malady among his
stock which we attributed to
overlooking and protracted feed
ing on Hungarian hay. This
hay was discontinued, and there
was no further trouble. Seed
may be sown at any season, az
it only requires about sixty-fiy'
days to mature; if sown broad
cast, sow three-quarters to ono
bushel Of seed per acre Lou
isville (Ky.) Home and Farmer
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
Put a half teaspoonfnl

Put a half teaspoonful Of
hartshorn into the suds in which
silver is washed; have the wa
ter hot; wash quickly using a
small brush, rinse in hot water
and dry with a clean linen tow
cl; then. rnb very dry with a
.chamois skin. Washed in this
manner, silver becomes very
brilliant, and requires no pol
fishing with any of the powders
or whiting usually employed,
and the silver does not wear out.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13

As soon as the upper portions
of the straw of the cereal be-
come yellow, no further increase
takes place in the weight of the
seed. If the grain be not cut
down soon after the appearance
of this sign, its quality deterio
rates and its weight diminishes.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
The Point Kevs estate in Cal

The Point Keys estate in CAL
hornia, is credited as. being the
largest dairy farm in the country.
1t keeps an aggregate of $500
COWS, whose milk is worked up
by thirty dairies. Among the
items credited 10 this ranch is
$4,000 pounds of butter, valued
at SITS, 600. 1t is quite "cow
pasture"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13

1t is economy TO feed ground
grain to work horses. a pailful
of moistened cut hay with three
quarts of ground feed mixed with
il is a good quantity feed for one
horse. Give it nearly dry. A
GOOD feed for work horse is
equal parts Of corn, cats and
wheat bran.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
LAND SALES
SHERIFF SALE.
No. 1.O92.

No. 1902.
DY virtue Of one order Of sale 10 if1e di-
ID rected from the honorable Circuit
Court Of Lincoln county, Tennessee, at its
March term, 1878, in the case of +. L. Al
len transferred TO Nassauer & HiPsh) a.
gaiast ohm NJ Wright and J. c. johnson,
principals, and J. w. Mooney. security,
win expose TO public sale 70 the highest
bidder. for cash, at the courthouse door in
the town of Fayetteville, Tenn, ON
Saturday, June 22Ed. 1878,
all the right, title, claim and interest that
JoHx NJ. WEIGHT has in and to the fol-
lowing described
Two Tracts of Land
situated in Lincoln county, Tennessee, civil
district No. Is, and bounded as follows:
FIRST TRACT-Beginning in jacob
Wfight's line, thence 60 poles TO Robert
Boards corner, thence south with his line
120 TO beginning, containing
80 Acres, More or Less.
SECOND TRACT-bounded by Jacob
WRIGHT on the east, John T. Wilson OF the
south. and Wright and Shaw on the northr
on the waters of Swan and Bradshaw, the
same bought of +. NJ. Wright by decree OF
Court formerly Jacob Wright, containing
80 Acres !
For description of said tracts of land, re-
ference ia here made TO deed from John NJ.
Wright and wife TO X. b. Moore, bearing
date of 10Th day Of June, 1877, and regis
tered in REGISTERS office Of Lincoln county,
Tennessee, in book II, page 2O6.
Levied on as the property Of John NJ.
WRIGHT 10 satisfy Judgment against him
and the other parties above named and IN
favor of Nassauer & Hipsh, for SlO025
besides interest and costs.
w, A. WILLARD,
v23-nSl2.CO Sheriff.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
FAYETTEVILLE, TENN.

NV f would respectfully announce that
w we have bought the drugstore Of
M. Price, dec, west side public square
and will make regular additions to our al,
ready we'll selected stock, and that you will
find in our house everything usually kept II
first-class Drug-House. We deal in tho
best goods of every kind.
We would also state that we haze secures
the services of DIR. II. l.. Drake, wht
will take charge Of our Prescription Depart
ment, and from his known integrity and a
bility as an accomplished Chemist snt
Pharma ceutist, we confidently assure those
favoring us with their prescriptions, tha
they will be put up with nestness, accuracy
and dispatch.
We hope by strict integrity and fair deal
ing in business to merit a large custom
ian. 1870 VINING & STRANE.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13

BE gentle with your cows
Every excitement that causes
the blood TO flow faster in the
veins Of the COW, every intilc-
ton of pain, and every cause
of fear, fans in that COW the hire
that is fed with butter.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13
AMERICAN and FOREIGN PATENTS

GILMORE & CO., successors to Chapman,
HOsmcr d CO.. Solicitors. Patents prOcered
No charge unless the patent is granted. No fees
for max ing preliminary examinations. NO addi-
tiona fees Tor obtaining and conducting a rehear-
ing BY recent decision of the Commiss ioneT
ALL rejected applications may be revived. Spe-
ciai attention given to interference Cases before
frngement Suits in different States and an Htiga-
ton appertaIning TO Inventions Patents. send
stamp to GILMORE CO., for pamphlet of sixty
N
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-13

Oxen, VIXEN at work under a
hot spring sun, viii suffer from
The heat. Givc them frequent
resting Spells and water with
some bran stirred into 1t.