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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-10

FROZEN TO DEATH.-On Thursday night,
January I'd, there was a merry making at
the house of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert,
on the McHenry farm, near. Emmort)n, the
occasion being the wedding of their SON.
About o'clock, Edward Gilbert, 1s years of
age, a brother of the bridegroom, started
from home intending to go to Mrs. Singers
store, three quarters of a mile distant, to get
some segars. An hour passed and the young
man not having returned, one of his brothers
walked over TO the store, but could see or
hear nothing of him. 1t was supposed that
he lad gone to a neighbours, and no uneasi-
ness was felt. He had not returned when
the party broke up, and his parents then be-
came very uneasy and diligent search was
made, which lasted until about daylight,
when his dead body was found frozen stiff
and lying with the feet frozen fast in the ict
in small spring branch, near McHenry',
mill and not far from the store whittier he
was going. 1t is supposed that he left thu
path for a shorter route, and in getting over
fence, stumbled or slipped and fell head
long down the bank, which is four or five
feet deep, among the stones. A bruse neal
the temple indicated that he was probably
stunned by the fall, and he was no doubl
overcome by the cold before he could rise
His remains were buried at 1t. 1guatius'
Church, Hickory, on Sunday.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-10
100000
CrOss-Ties Wanted

UNHE BALTIMOREAND DELTA RAIS !.
L WAY COMPANY will receive propusl W.
ais for furnishing any number of CROSS |
TIES, not exceeding 100000, at its office, No. \
81 Lexington Street, Baltimore, until 12
o'clock, NJ on
Saturday, FEBRUARY LIST, 1879,
and at the following places on the days herein
named
Rocks Of Deer Creek, Thursday, January
16 h.
Forest Hill, Friday, January 18th.
Bel Air, Engineer officeD Saturday, jan !,
uary 18Th. 4
F,sl"n Monday, January 2Oh.
Watkins Tavern, (Long Green,) Tuesday,
January 2lst
For specifications, conditions, &c, sec
posters at public points at and near the line
OF proposed road, or apply to the undersgn-
ed at the Company's office, orto s. G. BOYD,
the Conn any's G. neral Agent, who is autho1
'zed to receive proposals at all the above
named places,
The Company reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. BY order of the Board.
WIN GILMOR,
VII c-President.
Baltimore, January 4th, 1879 jnn101
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-10

CITY ELECTION.-Thc ancient town oil
Havre de Grace blossomed into n city, on
Monday last, by the election of n mayor and
city council. The contest for municipal
honors was good-humored but earnest, and
there was no scarcity Of candidates for city
council Politics were thrown aside, and
Democrats and Republicans voted indis.
crimnately, as they were inclined. Neither
political party can therefore claim the result
as victory for its principles.
Col J. Thompson Frezc was elected
Mayor, by majority of 156 over Amos
Spencer, ESQ. For the city council 627 votes
were poled, and Robert Seneca, Hollis Court.
ney, Jr., Thos. M. Sumption, James Stephen
son, A. E. Treadway, Arthur Vosbury.
Robert r. Vandiver, ST., Edward Hall, A. p.
McCombs, Jat oh Oemond, J. It. Alexander,
Aquila Bailey, Elisha Whitney, Charles
Grail, Joseph II. Carver, John A. Russell
Christopher Lay and james Hopper each
received votes. The successful candidates
were Messrs. Seneca, Courtney, Sumption,
Stephenson, Treadway and Vosbury.
Col. Fritze the newly elected Mayor. is nm
excellent gentleman devoted 10 the interests
OF the place. The city council is composed
of active, enlerprising business men, who will
no doubt prudently administer the affairs
our new city in Hartford county.
Under the charter the mayor is entitled to
the munifcent salary of $50 year, and the
councilmen to not more than $50 zach. The
mayor will preside over the city council, and
has the veto power.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-10
A STATEMENTS
OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Mutual Fire Insurance Co,
In Hartford County,
ATTHE CLOSE OFTHE YEAR 1878.

There were issued during the year 1873 Poll
cies.
The risks on which, including endorsements
on open Policies, amount to $439 1853 90
And Premium Notes to. ....... 25,154 %
There are now in force 2,797 Policies.
The risks on which amount to $G5G6SSS 90
And Premium Notes to. 900. 294013 IS
Decrease of risks during the
year. ............. 1859 90
Increase of Premium Notes.. 1915 70
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-10
For Sheriff.

MIR. EDITOR: Please announce WAKEMAN
F. MORGAN as candidate for Sheriff. subject
to nomination by the Democratic party. dec27
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-10

BEL AIR TURNPIKE CoMpANY--The
ockhoders of the Bel Air Turnpike Com
pany held their regular annual meeting fni
The election of managers, on Saturday, Janu
try 4th. Mr.. G. ]. Moore was called to th,
chair, and George l.. VanBibber appoinNe
Secretary. The report of Mr.. Charles w
Norris, Secretary and Treasurer, showed
hat the affairs of the Company were in n
aourishing condition. All the outstanding
Indebtedness has been paid and a surplus
left in the Treasury. tits anticipated that i,
prosperity should attend the company the
present year, the managers at its close will be
enabled to declare II dividend An election
was held, at which Garrett Amoss was chosen
DIS President; Robert T. Bovine, Secretary
and Treasurer, and the following as Managers:
Samuel F. Whistler, Caleb J Moore, Alexan-
der Lowering, Daniel p Hollingsworth, Pat
rick Howard and George l.. VanBibber.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-10
Cash Account.
CIR

By Expense account. ........... $3.50
By Loss and Damage ACCOUNT. 1885
BY Profit and Loss account,
counterfeit note received)...
BY Directors accounts. ......... II
By Bank of Commerce (paid note) 400
BY Balance. ................. 1,4C
S21 hs
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-01-10

THE HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CoMPA
NY.-The report of the Mutual Fire Insur-
ancc Company in Hartford county, read at
read at the meeting on Monday and which is
published to day, is very gratifying exhibit
to the members. The company for several
years past has been subjected to much en-
barrassmeut, in consequence of an unusual
number of fires, and several times an extra as.
sessment of the members has become
necessary. The past year, however the
losses were not very great, and the company
Is now in better financial condition than at
any time since 1871 The unpaid ASSESS
ments and premiums due and collectable will
pay all outstanding claims, and thus the ell
tire receipts from premiums due in 1879 can
be applied TO the payment of losses which
may occur this year. A resolution was
passed ordering the directors to grant per-
mits for the use OF steam threshers, under
certain restrictions Another resolution was
passed requiring directors to make quarterly
returns to the Secretary.
The Directors met, on Monday afternoon,
aud reelected Col. John Carroll Walsh
President of the Company, and Major Will
liam II. Dallam Secretary.
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For Register of Wills

The undersigned, at the solicitation of numer
GUS friends, offers himself rs a candidate for
Register of Wills of Hartford county, at the next
General Election, subject to nomination by the
Democratic party.
b. FRANK HANWAY.
January Sd, 1878.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-16

my writings upon husbandry, and
now it is designed to show you here,
how it is or can be done. Probably
never before in the history of agrl-
culture in our country, has meeting
like this of farmers been held IN such
place, for such an object. 1t is new,
it is an experiment, but there can be
no doubt OF its entire success. |
have great confidence in the eye-I
believe in seeing sight is the readiest
avenue to the mind. At the close OF
the lecture, Mr.. Davis, the efficient
Superintendent of this farm, will call
you into the barn.yard contiguous,
and then with apparatus and nipple
ments, such as are used on the farm
will proceed to prepare, not simply
an ounce or pound, bit .tsce hst'edred
pounds of superphosphate OF lime,
the most important of all forms
Of plant food. He will also show
you other combinations Of fertil-
izers, knowledge of which it is
important to possess. You nave
seen the room; or, laboratory below,
simple, plain, and without machinery,
in which the fertilizers for the farm
are prepared. In that room, Mr..
Davis, during the past winter, made
about taoeLve tons of superphosphate
Of high grade, Analysing sixteen per
cent. of soluble phosphoric acid, and
also several tons of other compounds
used in the various crops on the farm,
He will use three hundred and eighty
pounds OF bone charcoal, and car
boy OF oil of vitriol, of QUE hundred
and sixty.five pounds, in making the
superphosphate, and you must OBJ,
serve all the proceedings, observe
how he handles the carboy so as to
avoid spilling or stopping. how he
mixes the bone with the acid and
water, how he manipulates the mass
with his wooden hoe. The box in
which he will make the mixture is OF
wood, four feet square and one foot
deep, and it is lined with thick sheet
lead,-the lead in one piece, soldered
at the corners strongly with lead sol
der. A tin solder will not do as the
acid will act upon it. This box is the
result Of much experiment, and is the
best ana cheapest vessel that can be
devised. It's capacity is just right
for making one-tourth Of ton OF
superphosphate at time, and it re-
quires whole carboy of vitriol, so
that no fractional parts of acid are
left to cause trouble. He will use in
the manufacture,
carboy oil of vitriol ..... .165 pounds
| Bone charcoal $3.50 pounds
1 Water ---.---...t- ---.---- -----. III gailons
ITO be contiaaased)
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JULY is

has to be adopted on account of an
excess of moisture; the six days lay
ing together will dry up some sap
and start it in curing. After the to-
bacco is perfectly dry it ought to be
packed down solid, either in bulk or
in cases. Tobacco cured in this man.
ner is sweet and has fine aroma.
The soil seems to take out all the bit
terness and leave a pleasant taste
after smoking. 1t is, however, only
fit for cigars or smoking tobacco, es
pecially the latter, for it has more
body than any other tobacco grown
in the United States for manufacture
of cigars. The Connecticut, New
York or Pennsylvania tobacco gives
excellent wrappers, but if filings are
used from the same article it makes
only an interior cigar. We have,
therefore, to import filling at high
price from Havana. The California
tobacco will in some measure fill up
this void. l will only mention in
this connection that to raise good
article of tobacco we must avoid al
kali, for when the soil is impregnate
with alkali it will be failure, because
the tobacco raised on such soil will
turn black and keep no fire. We can
raise about 1900 pounds OF tobacco
to the acre for the first cutting. The
second cut is an interior article of
about 300 pounds, and scarcely pays
the trouble of taking care of it unless
raised on a large scale.
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ITO be continued
Palms.

From Seemans Popular History Of the Palms.
Jubgo Specialists. The southern
most palms on the western side OF
America is the Coquita of Chill, the
only preventative of Jub@a MoG-
neo), a genus having an arboreous,
unarmed trunk, pinnatisect leaves,
monecious dark yellow flowers, nu-
merous stameors, and an obviate one
seeded drupe. JatbCed Specialists H.
b. X. (Cocos Chile,asis, Mol. is cul-
tivated not only in it's native country,
but also in New Grenada and other
parts of South America, 1t has also
long been an inmate of European
Conservatives. II we'll remember
this graceful PALM" says my learned
friend, Mr.. Miers, in letter ad-
dressed to me though not common
in those parts of Chill that 1 have
visited, it is so often seen here and
there, forming one of the greatest orn-
aments in beautiful landscape coun-
try. Near where / resided at Con-
SOA1 WV VI IulCO PAINS SAS" W.
gether, rearing their straight and tall
stems to height of forty or fifty feet
before they threw out their graceful
head OF widespread leaves.
81 remember the fruit well, and the
large spathes enclosing their copious
racemes, which look like gigantic
punches Of large grapes, it has a
thick fibrous husk like the cocoa; its
nuts are like full-sized marbles, and,
indeed, are used as a substitute for
toys by the boys Of the coun-
try; they also find market among
the contectioners of large towns,
where they are extensively used in
the preparation of various sweet
meats. The Ju6@a Spectd6itis ap.
pears to abound in the more central
provinces of Chill, which lie between
the latitudes of $50 and $50 south,
but do not know its southernmost
limit. Within the provinces alluded
to, they sometimes form naturally al
most small forests, the properties OF
which derive a considerable revenue
from this source. The profit arises
from the preparation OF syrup ex.
tracted from the trunk, called m'aet
depaI"'a palm honey, which 1 have
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Homestead Patents.

AS many have been benefited by our
publication of the lists of land patents
granted, and many thus aided, as we
learn from the U. S. Land once az
Gainesville, to obtain their patents we
republish the last list sent US. Speclai
attention is called to the following para
graphs of Circular, April 10, 1879, late
ly issued by U. S. Land Commissioner
J. A: Williamson:
Any settler desiring to make hnai
proof must first file with the register OF
the proper land Office, a written notice
of his intention to make final proof:
Such notice must describe the land
claimed, and the claimant must give the
names and residences of the witnesses
by whom the necessary facts as to settle
ment, residence, cultivation, etc, are to
be established.
:" The filing of such notice mast be
accompanied By a deposit Of sufficient
gno,aev to pay tie cost Of publishing the
notice to be give'' by the Register.
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

often eaten, and which is conveyed as
an article of commerce to different
parts of Chill, where it is sold for do
nestle use, and much esteemed"
"To obtain the 'miel,' number of
trees are cut down every year. when
the trunk is lying on the ground"
saws Darwin, ''the crown of leaves is
Topped off; the sap then Immediately
begins to flow from the upper end,
and continues so doing for several
months. 1t is, however, necessary
that thin slice should be shaved off
every morning, so as to expose fresh
surface. A good tree will give ninety
gallons, and all this must have been
contained in the vessels OF the appa-
rentlv-dry trunk. 1t is said that the
sap flows much more quickly on
those days when the sun is powerful !;
and likewise, that it is absolutely
necessary to take care, in cutting
down the tree, that it should fall With
it's head upwards on the side OF the
hill, for if it falls down the slope,
scarcely any of the sap will flow, al
though in that case one would have
thought that the action would have
been aided, instead Of checked, by
the force of gravity. The sap is con-
centrated by boiling, and is then
called treacle, which it very much re-
sembles in TASTE"
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Novel Mode of Packing Flowers.

Novel MODE OF FaCkIng Flowers.
Choice flowers have been sent
across the continent from California
by novel method, which is described
as follows: A large potato of Cali
fornia variety, the largest in the
world, was cut in two and part of
the pulp scooped out of the centre of
both pieces. Into the halves were laid
the Occidental bloom" and the po-
tato was joined together again with
a strip OF thin paper about the edges.
The moisture from the potato kept
the flowers fresh during their journey,
and their color was as beautiful on
reaching their destination as when
first plucked. The odor, however,
was gone from the flowers, and they
gave forth decidedly "potatoish"
scent. We presume a scooped-out
pumpkin would answer the purpose
equally as well, and afford greater
room for storage.
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MOisture-R Retaining Power of the
Soil,

From the Rural New Yorker
We have never raised the question
whether it was or was not desirable
to stir the soil. That it is advanta.
geous seems to us as plain as it seems
to the many who have written to us
to prove that it is so. A loose soil
"imbibes" more moisture than COM
pact one. Nobody will dispute that.
But, limited, of course, as to extremes,
we say the loose soil will by capillary
attraction part with more moisture
than the compact one. Hence, stir
ing it, instead of tending to confne
the moisture; instead of breaking
the capillary tubes" ETC., ETC., tends
in the opposite direction.
In our experiments, we found that
the water did not return to the sur
face at all in the pots which were
filled with pure sand such as is usually
used for mortar, except about the
edges, which was due, no doubt, to
the pot itself exerting a stronger
capillary power than the sand. The
cohesive power of such sand is so
slight that the capillary power is
nearly mperceptlble. 1t was for this
reason that we stated in our first
experiments, several years ago, that
sand should prove an excellent mate
rial for mulch
Several of our contemporaries and
number of correspondents, in proof
that the compact soil will dry out
sooner than loose one, have cited
the turnpike road as compared with
the cultivated field. The amount of
rainfall which passes through turn
pike road must be very slight. Ex-
cept in long-continued rains only the
surface is wet, while at the same time
the loose soil may become saturated,
and as the moisture evaporates from
the surface, it may be re-supplied
from underneath.
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Land Office should send it to the Re-
ceiver and not to the Register.
d. EAGAN, Register. JOHN VARNUM,
Receiver. Richard M. STADDEN, Clerk
in Registers Office. JOHN P. VARNUNr,
Clerk in Receivers Office. @. DYER,
Jr., Draughtsman.
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To All Whom it May Concern.
At the suggestion of our devil"
we publish the following lines, with
the hope that they may be read and
acted upon.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-16

The following are on file, for delivery,
in the U. S. Land Office at Gainesville,
Florida
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-27
TWO BRUISERS.
Prize Fight between Arthur
Chambers and John Clark.

PuILApELPHIA, Pa, March 70. -
Arthur Chambers and John Clark, who
are matched to fight for $1,000 a side at
l2s pounds. in Canada, are now on the
ground near Niagara Falls. \ good
many OF the sporting fraternity lett the
citv 10 witness the battle, which takes
place tomorrow. Clark had been
matched 10 fight an unknown, tn he
named by Billy Edwards, and Jack Ming
was nut forward Then Ming, Clark
and Chambers were arrested, tried
and acquitted, on charge OF cunsplr-
Ing To fight prize battle. King lett the
city in disgust, and the hot blood that
had been encendered between Clark and
Chambers resulted IN an agreement 10
settle the matter in the twenty-iour-ioot
prize ring. There seems 10 be little
doubt that the men viii meet, Cham-
her saving he will fight Clark without
umpireS or referees il any questions are
raised. Clark was second for Weeden,
who killed Walker IN priZe-hght about
two wears ago, in New Jersey, and, with
sam, Collver. Dick Goodwin and the
surviving principal. he served a term IN
the New jersey state prison Tor the Of
fense. Tie never fought, himself.
Chambers has beaten Billy Edwards,
Pat Mullen. George Seddons and hall n
dozen other noted pugillSts.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-27

LEXINGTON, KY. March 2G.-The CEN
tennial celebration of the first settlement
of Lexington will take place on Wcdnc>-
dav. April 2d. when vast aSScmblage
from this and adjoining States is eN-
pccted. Preparations are being made
On the most extensive scale 10 make the
occasion worthy OF the ancient reputa-
ton Of Lexington for hospitality. In
vita,ions have been sent to President
Haves and most Of the distinguished
men i'm Washington City and
o,ber leading cities OF the United States.
and already many have sisnitied their
intention to lie present. The exercises
will consist of a grand military and civic
procession, orations and the firing OF
hundred guns al sunrise and sunset, 10
close with a grand banquet in the order
OF the famous barbecue entertainments
for which Kentucky is famous.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-27
HOUSE.


Mr.. De La Matyr asked leave to in
] troduce bill for reference to the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency.
Mr.. Garfield objected.
Mr.. Atkins, rising to make motion
to adjourn, said he thought it probable
that tomorrow morning one or both OF
the appropriation bills would be intro
duced, and the Democratic members OF
the Senate and House desired to have a
conference.
Mr.. Garfield said he was anxious to
get through with the special business
| for which Congress had been convened,
but il Mr.. Atkins thought it probable
that the appropriation bills would be in
trOduced tomorrow he would have no
objection to the present adjournment.
He, however, asked Mr.. Atkins to allow
the offering of resolutions affecting the
rules OF the House.
Mr.. Cox offered a resolution for the
reappointment of the special commit
tees on the census, yellow fever epi-
demic, reform in the civil service and
the declaration OF the result OF the cleo
ton of President.
Mr.. COnger inquired il the last COM
mittee was the Potter Committee, and
the resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
Mr.. Frye asked leave to offer resolu-
ton reCiting that the extra session was
ocCasiOned by the failure Oi the last
Congress to make the necessary apprO-
priatiOns, and that the business inter-
ests of the country and the welfare of
the people demanded rest and peace
from legislation, and instruCting the
Committee on Rules 10 report forthwith
a rule providing that no bills except
those making the necessary appropria-
tions shall be reported from any COM
mittee or considered by the House dur
ing the special session.
MessrS. Reagan and Ewing objected.
Mr.. COnger said he had understood
that there would be no objection to the
reference of the resolutions affecting the
rules, and if the objections to this resO-
luton were not withdrawn, he would
object 10 Mr.. COx's resolution.
The Speaker ruled that the objection
came too late.
Mr.. FRYE gave notice that on Monday
next he would move to suspend the
rules and adopt his resolution.
Mr.. COngcr then moved t0 reconsider
the vote by which Mr.. CoX's resOlu-
ton was referred.
Mr.. Cox moved to lay that motion on
the table, pending which the House ad-
jOurned-years l33, nays Ill,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-27
sLOPED FOR LEADvILLE.
Several Thousand Dollars Mis-
sing.

LOUISVILLE, Kv., March 2G.-The N1H
Stanger, jr, business manager OF the
Southern Glass Works OF this city, disap-
pcared last Thursday evening with a
considerable sum of money, probably
amounting to several thousand dollars,
belonging to the company. 1t is learned
that ne had been collecting bills
at a pretty heavy discount. lie
was last heard OF at Lexington,
Ind, on Friday, where it is supposed
ne collected bill due the company. lie
is a married man and has two children,
lived happily and attended TO his busl-
ness faithfully and soberly. The com
pany, which was organized in 1877, and
has done a good business, stopped when
it learned that Stanger was gone, but
will resume next Monday. His family
fear that it is foul play, while the gen
eral verdict is Leadville fever.