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, 1879-05-08

porTsrowN, Pa, May IA fire now raging
In Dorka County is destroying hundreds Of acres
Of timber, Tho flames are rapidly extending
eastward, doing great damaEe. The losa will ba
hhnpR.
, 1879-05-08

TzRaa HAurs, Ind, May 7.-Harrson and
Rlloy Stone, two bsoti.ers charged With various
sobbe1ies committed In t1la viciaity Of Eaton,
o., "ess arrcsted nsar this city this afternoon,
, 1879-05-08

PETERSBURG, H., May 7.-Lnnt night nhouk
10 o'clock DR.. ". ?. Cox md ". 3. judy, taw-
yer, both OF this plaec, rot Into quarrel, wien
Cox was shot mud killed by Judy III sclf.dofe,lse.
Both were prominent met.
, 1879-05-08
OUT ON BAIL,

COLUMBUS, O., May 7+-Gcorgo D. Lyon, Vlcc-
President Of tho State Mutual Aid Association,
arrested Testorday, shatcel with shooting with
inteqt to Kill, was nfrafgnod this uiornfng AMI
nlcadca not guilty. liz vas released on 81 coo
haf1.
, 1879-05-08


~" ~ AuN "a, "eeA VI &c" uayS
paet u,u at nas u'en ii'o mt'n fon'ot. VI qoes
~. o".a, yus'1S =" sast1o"s oa tne pas' o.
n..e. 1a'a" w. o"uet"ooo' 'luy 'noslns III se+
speet1p's eoecl! clsclos' a''u we'll Known be-
cause ol strong pcnchaht to specuInte In
wheat. Owing to the yagucness Of these reports,
poth1uE could safcly bu written concsrntnr the
.l'a11es ~, .o' ,,o paole pf1o's' yesterday, ho"
ever ata: onaef"ooo was quietly arrested and
promptly set at liberty on furnahitig surety for
her appearance In tile Municipal Court about tho
1900 'us1'' ~. p.s"aaa,J cAau.'o''' ~.
W!oIe psocceolns "as Conducted with tile y1eW ot
Keeping tho case out of prlut, anu they succeed
-, r~rn,tnbtt, :. al, ~, sbI, 7.,s., syY
eu 'o'"nt@"p's WELL u! ln",G0 eons'aeTea' lno
chafec preferred aEatnat Mrs. Underwood Ia
forrcrv The rnnr1nfnaut xIsrvcv q Hovdop
-~-'.' ~ .Sp."'"a.'S 4t"t'oJ ~ +taJ Jutnt
, 1879-05-08
lter the report OF tle Missionary Secretary,
Conference adjourned to lunch,


ClNclxNATt O., May 7.-In tho Congrega-
tionat Conference Of Ohio churches. tbls morn
lug, After appointing various committees, the
ne7. hit. Mead read the report OF the COM.
mltteo on ltovlson Of the Constitution. No ac-
tton Was taken. ....
Tho Rev. Mr. brand, Of 0borllu, read IN elab-
oratc paper IN "1'ho DoctElnAl Basis OF Conurs.
gat!ollQl CAurclics-Do Wa Need NeH Dcclara-
ton VI Falttt" The paper commanled closs
attention.
T. 81. Nichols reported upon 9undsF-school
mast9Fs. liz was fearful that somo congrega-
tions who hardly ever attended suudsy.school
noyer mlsastl tho buFlcsqua opera,
Aftor reports un tho 0beFliu Seminary, tho
Conference adjourned for The rest Of Tie day,
and attended tlsu osgan concert ut Muatc-l1la
this afternoon, upon Invitation Of tho Board oi
Directors.
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY,
SEasa ..Is....
, 1879-05-08

DuRANT, Miss, May TIN a difficulty Mt
Vat,glan'a Station, James ". RickiLt ehot aud
killed y. e. Bell, a prominent citizen.
, 1879-05-08

IsRka HAura, 1ud., aluf 7.-The Official
s9sa' s9s. b. sss,. sa: nsiasr:s .S.y CITY Treas
, 1879-05-08

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS,
Harrisburg, May 7.-rhs Democratic State
central COMMITTEES has decided 10 hold the
State Convention hese July III.
, 1879-05-08

running. Rlny has two balls III hls arm, md
1lsrrls9n WAS shUt In the back. Tho 1attor will
probably die.
, 1879-05-08
TElEGRAPHIC NOTES.

attt{a{ UItpa4sA 80 1as +''" 1 ta1
BLACKBERRY BrAT1os, ILL.,, Aaf ,'s.,r, sta-
Waa exhibited on the streets OF b1aeAl W tl,tla
tlon this week, having but one eye' sa aaoo ,f,ts
the centre Of the forehead. 1t died 'e'n ''
1t WAS ioaled.
dptc3at Dfspasea to 1AS 1Tdea"%, ,,.I..ea
L4sA111. Ill, May 1.-THE great ,a.ar. sla,,uai i
&; Hsxeler Z,uc. Misunderstanding eospPt r. tbet
this ety, yesterday raised t'e .,a; Hass' .bsus
employees W per cent. They ,,t smpsW u raka
men am! boys, and, ~ this iuctea,sHo H. hly pr,*
was voluntary, 1t Ia eonsIaese1 ~s
worthy.
{ OCEAN STEAMSHIP Etmst: t,o iron
1oapox, May 7-stsamslupes, e,a,s auS Yurk, asst
arrived out. p.h,sd.Iu, ffoa
Rotterdam.
j" Hair Rsylssum ss4,o.es gray sa'' w."
lDal color tor 10 espls. - -
, 1879-05-08

COLUMBUS o., MAY 1-Ihe evcnts Of the
oaet Week nave hao tue elect Of producing one
Of thc most intense political sensations Of the
asy' what fifst appeared measure only
adoptoa 10 place Gov Bishop on tile retired
purpose Of also embracing Senator Thuroa an
within lts circle. A gentleman wall informed
n, tn the nl.n adontea s,ra ,,ho,o s.aoa,sa ss ss
ss,ssh,,tt. - 80. a.vpssu s, s'.u "aosc s.AI's anu
ao't5 ,A'..'1, "e unqueas""co' gives Information
derived from the rcndhlg Of lettcrs aud tcle-
grams OF thosc Interested in tho management
OF tho undertaking. T'hc n,nra ana Rnccificott,n.
W .,,,.,.n,t.,,.s o. tat,.,. 1,''.s pIs''ea@'os
~ easa't.a.l1 no !o'so"s' t'rst, 10 taRe al-
saata3c ot secretary sherman's visit to Ohio
by proclatmng that, having accomplished tho
uutY for which he Hus caficd 70 thr Tr.,,urv
bp wna now frca IN acc.nt ,ho cn,,arra.as,s,
~ '" aeeept s"s "uoe'HhtoF'at
, 1879-05-08
;JEFFREYS.

MEMPHIS Tonn., may1.-A man waa arrested
hero to-day supposed to bo j. V. Jefrre7s, the
abscondtng Tax. Collector from Bedford, Ind.
, 1879-05-08
RELIGIOUS,


THEOLOGICAL. UNION.
Tho nnnual meeting Of tho HAptist The
oloaicat Union was held at tho First Church,
cotnef Of Thltty.fr&t street md South Park
avenue, last evening. Tl,cro were pres.
ens, among others, D. b. Ehenay, 4.
Owen, T. ". 6oo.lspeet1. datusha Anderson,
,Tames +. Tyler, i. Dulsiey. g. ". Norshur,
A. l.. Fars, Il. Blackburn, ". 9. Hodge, ", r.
1laroar, G. F. Tolmnn, Justin A. anith, q. o
Lorl,ncr. Il. f. Netghbor, w, j. kcrmott, Lewis
Raymond, a. II. slatc, q. u. Durfeo,
c. D. Morris, J. F. Cook, md Messrs. D. Henry
Sheldon. F. E. 1i'nckley, ". II. Holden, md
Edward 1,,rsss: a000"s9 many Of who" "''' fF0'"
IN tho absence Of the President, E. Nelson
Dlakc the Ney. DR.. Anderson called tic moet-
ne to order, and Tho Rey. Dr.. Dulklcy led In
prayer.
On motion, Nominating committ0s. com.
posed Of D. Henry Bheldon, the nov. r. ".
1oodspnctl, The Rev. II. q. f1oIgc, the llev. Q.
Il. Tolnan, nnd the Rev. DR.. Dulklcy, was mp
pointed 10 report officers for the coming year.
TIE RHroRr or THE BOARD or ThUAvkss
was next read. allowing that a.nld 'nnnS reserscs
the work Of tho Union lind been reasonably suc-
ccssful. Tue attendance Of nurfla nt The
Seminary haa not been as large ns 10
former years, but tho courso Of studies
had gone mn with greater enthusiasm tllnn eyer
hefore. The several Professors had inborcd
with Ereat cAtlieaLtluss, nnu their tahors ilad
been crowned with marked succcss 1'as!de tho
general cotrse Of stuulrs, several hrrthrou hnl
Hclsctcd lcet1tEos which lind awakened a now
inturoat, All Of the c,irrrnt expunscs Ind l,ceu
met, yet tho work Of thu Union had boon sonle-
what curtHiled. areat crcttft WAS duo to tlla
Faculty, who Ind cheerfully submitted to very
lnrgo reduction in their salaries. Tic removal
to Morgan park l,hd been Qood move, md Tho
nd!rntiotls were TINT the class tho comtg rcar
would 10 lnrgcr thnn ever before and tlint tho
work ot the Union would be greatly blessed.
Thu report was plarcd on ll1e und ordered
printed.
THE TREABunER,
Edward Goodman, then submitted hta report
fur thirteen months, which made tho following
showing:
, 1879-05-08
Antd resources during 1873 vcre a.,o ~.
expenditures during tho sane ,iors s1tluG: t1bs: ua


New Tonx, May 7.-rhc animal
the American Hume Missionary so+s.. sss.as ot
teld to-day. The Treaaurer's ,eno,, u'Issr y -.
nseet,} e M expenditures, tss9 sa9s.a '',;
, 1879-05-08

AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
Naw YonK, May 7.-Ths American Tract 90.
rlety held its annual meeting tu-day. Thu avail
, 1879-05-08
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS:

j" Hair Rsylyum" saA,oscs gssJ aa''
lnal color tor 70 espls. 49,. :"
, 1879-05-08

Io%at.+.. .s.,......s..s.s.... ...'-f*1.4b3.t8
Tic report Of tlo Examining Committee was
read and ordered printed,
Tie Nominating Committee reported the fol-
Inv
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man, was appointed to supervise and
audit all bills for expenditures.
Col A. L. Barnes, superintendent,
was authorized to dispose of all priv
Ileges on the fair grounds and account
to the tinanoe committee.
The secretary was instructed to
correspond with leading citizens in
every county where societies are not
already formed, and request them to
organize at once and report their
local committees at the earliest pos
sible date, in order that their n9 5
can be published in the State 4 !
Bu1(etaa, and to request the atten
ance of delegations from every county
IN the State. The committee adj
Journed to meet at Gainesville at the
call OF the Union.
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They have new steamboat on
Orange Lake called the M Pha. "
The middle Florida fairl will be
held in Tallahassee on the 21st inst.
The ladies Of Key West intend
making a grand display of their
handiwork at the Gainesville fair
The Sumter county 4dUqecc en-
dorses our suggestion for the great
southern caravan to the State fair,
Heavy shipments Of Oranges are
being make weekly from Tampa. The
crop on the Gulf coast. Of that fruit,
has been unusually good.
-Hillsborough county viii make a
grand display of their products at
the State fair. They can make
grand exhibit if the people 9will only
unite in the good work.
The Board OF State CanvasseYs
has given the seat in Congress % the
Hon. Noble A. Hull, by throwing out
Brevard and lEadisoncounties. Hull's
majority over Bisbee was i3.
The Steamer St. Johns on late
trip, was obliged to refuse freights
at Fernandiua, she being so heavily
loaded with .ru;t and other products
from the ST Johns river country
= THE STATE FAIR. = Messrs.
Place and Farrell OF the State fair
committee left on this morning. train.
The committee had ameeting yester-
day and arranged some important
business.
The report of the committee on
premium list and advertising was re-
ceived aud accepted.
Messrs. Farrell, Barnes and Spark
man, OF the local committee, were ad
mitted TO full membership in th(
State fair committee, having beer
elected under a former resolution
Messrs Farrell and Barnes being
present took part in the discussions
OF business brought before the com
mittee.
Messrs. Farrell, Barnes and Plac
were requested to make some addi
tions to the premium list, and super
wise the list of special premiums, nov
being offered. Ss=s-
! A finance committee, consisting Q
IMessrs. Farrell, Bidwell and Spark
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We are sorrv TO be OBLIGED to

We are sorry to be obliged to
Give our readers, the AGRIcULrURIsT
for this week in reduced form. 1t
is our intention in future, to publish
ona better quality of paper, and in
pursuance ofthis intention, we made
an order for sucA paper some weeks
ago. Owing to delay that we
are not responsible for, it has not
arrived; the old stock is exhausted,
aud we are obliged to give such as
we have. We hope our subscribers
will appreciate that we are long
way from market and on our part
in future we will try and order lar
enough ahead to avoid the possibility
OF delay. HE PUBLISHERS.
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ham d Co, may be able to furnish
seed OF the Cuba tobacco if not, it
may be procured by enquirine Of
Judge p. W. White of Quincy. as a
good deal is grown in Gadsden Coun.
ty. 10 make the seed bed, pick out
a good piece of land, plow it up aud
remove all the roots in the ground,
make heap OF Eard wood and burn
over the spot, rake smooth before YOU
sow the seed, spoonful of which
must be mixed with ashes before
sowing. Beat down the ground aft
er sowing the seed. by laying board
and tramping on it. If the weather
threatens to be cold, cover with brush
Or a light frame with grass on it
or light frame with grass on it.
Tobacco seed should not however be
sowed until the end of the month. or
all in February. 1t is necessary how
ever to procure seed in time. Tobac-
co requires soda, potash and lime as
fertilizers. Rye and oats can be
sowed this month. Muskmelons
might be made a profitable crop if
shipped early. To grow them TIE
soil requires to be rich in potash and
phosphoric acid. ~ three pound
melon with one ounce ,of seed, will
contain 33 grains of potash, and 50
grains of phosphoric acid in the first
and 10 grains in the seed.
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Work for January,

This is usually wet month, not so
cold as December, frost seldom forms.
Transplant fruit trees Of all kinds,
also vines. Prune grape vines most
OF the Black Hamburg ia this State
have been killed by too early and eX-
cessive bearing. No fruit should be
allowed on the vines the first year,
and only few punches the second
wear, to be increased year by year as
the vines get older. All the vegeta-
bles recommended last month can be
planted also this month. It is good
lime to plant Irish potatoes for home
use or sale. Ashes IS good tertili-
zer If it can be had; if not, there are
fertilizers manufactured particularly
for them. We have great faith IN
the Stockbridge manures, for which
Messrs Hart, Benham q Co. of Jack
sonville ave Agents, having used it in
our garden with good effect. All fer
tilizers for Irish potatoes, must have
a liberal per centage of potash, while
some plants do not require so much,
n IS therefore necessary in ordering
your fertilizer, to mention what you
Teouire it for Prepare land and pro
cure seed at once, if you intend to
Giant tobacco. 81essrs. Hart, Ben.
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the holes, orin contact viii 3,
Fill with clean, mellow In ~: oe''.
abon+ ~ 49, ~ |arth firmly
mellow, allowino nothinIo
near the tree. -"
1t is well to cut back n
ing, and if any roots have :,
remove the injured part wl;th ! Sha,,,,
knife. 90 9 snarP
In locations where the = !
ticularly hot in Summer,pG5, 49,.
five or six inches wide onEIsha os,..l
side, or enclose the trees in so,,,o ~.
to protect them for one -
sons. A light mulch on IL sr.faa.
may be used with beneficial, -
When not planted at oiE,ae -,
the roots with earth, aud prl lEteo,t ~ 49,,
sun, air and frost. II thel horl, ~. -.
pears shriveled, bury entilaf,lv i tho
earth for ten days before p' ant;na
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Directions i0r Planting tde Japan
peYsiinil3nS.

The Japanese Persimmon requires
no special treatment. Like all other
trees. care in planting and cultivaling
will result in 4 greater qGantity oT
larger and superior fruit.
If the soil is loose, make the bole
large and deep enough to take the
root at the natural depth without
cramping. Let the hole be 4 little
the deepest at the edge, aud highest
at the center, SO that the roots will
incline little downward, as The tree
rests on the bottom OF The bed.
In heavy clay soil make Che holes
very large and place under tha trees
bed OF light or sandy earth, well
pulverized. Let all the roots be in
their natural position, and if the soil
is likely to become very dry (as in
some parts of California;, plant the
tree an inch or two deeper than il
grew. Put no manure, Inlpss wei
decomposed and mixed with sol, il
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The Japan PersimmOn.
DYosPYaos KAKI.

We have received from the Rev.
Henry Loomis of San Francisco, Cal.
a handsome descriptive plate besE
Of the above tree and fruit. hoc
plates, Of every variety Of the fra[, II
/, sd !, u anasea ! ! ilo ~ e
them viii long to grow such product
ions. The Rev. DR.. Nevin a mission
airy to China and residing in Los An
geles says Of this fruit j
" l may say in answer to special in
quiries concerning the Japan persim-
mon that have known It for about
Is years and regard it as one Of the
finest fruit that can be found any
where in the world. The Rev. Henry
LOOMS OF San Francisco, formerly
missionary to Japan but obliged to
give up on account Of health, is en-
gagged in importing these trees direct
from Japan. IF this lucious fruit
does as well in the Jnited States as
in China and Japan, extending from
the extreme south to the cold north,
and in ever variety Of climate, and |
can see no good reason why it should
not, no one will ever regret having
/ given space, money and time to its
introduction III this or any other sec
tion OF the country.
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New Plants Introduced.

A. J. Bidwell OF Arlington Nurse.
ries, Jacksonville Fla, has just i'm
ported variety of tropical plants
new to the State. Among them is
the -4na'1assa 1Hortyjljna, new Yari-
ETY. of pine apple, said to be able to
withstand nine degrees of frost.
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TERMS

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Steamship darlington, bound from
Savannah to Bermuda with a cargo of
cotton, went ashore near that island
on the 18th. Of. last month. Only
1000 of the 1000 bales were saved
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Agricultural Societies.

Florida Fruit Growers Association;-C.
Codrington, pres, DeLand u. Ii, Elliot.
see. Live OAK; D. S. Place, cor. see., Wal
Orange Ridge Agricultural and Immi-
grafton Society.-Dr. B. B. Bennett, pres;
john Canon, sec; N. r. Scovel, cor. sec
DeLand. Voiusia Co. Weekly meetings
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ALL letters on business should be aG
.fsssed to AGRICULTURIsT PUBLISHING
20, and all matters connected with the
EDITORIAL Department tn Editor FLORIDA
AGRIcULTURIsT, DeLand, Fla
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To Correspondents.

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scope of this paper are solicited.
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Fruit Growing at Federal Point.

We return thanks to Mr.. Z. H.
Hart of Federal Point Sor the plants
mentioned in his letter, and also for
the specimens Of oranges. We
placed the fruit Before the .Aericultu-
raj society of this place, which pro-
nounced them firstclass. The " NAL
tese Bsood,' and " Exquisite orange
were particularly ine favored, and
met with unqualified approval. as al
so the " Mandarin ;" Seeding. The
=" Tardif was not sufficiently ripe to
give an opinion on, but enough, to
show whas its future would be. Mr..
Hart says in his letter
-Aditor Florida -4Nicu1,rist:
According to your request. I send
you by mail steamer today, a few
trees of the loquat, which please &C.
cept with compliments. had them
packed on Saturday but was prevent
ed from getting them on board by a.
sudden and violent shower The.
guava slips are from the largest andl
best white flushed pear guava I ever
saw. The fruit is often the size of a.
big Bartlette pear-has few seeds, is
firm, solid, and fine for eating out of
hand The earth around the roots is
specimen OF a clayey sand underly-
ing a small cypress pond, four or five
feet below the surface and, looks
worthless, but sprinkle OF it on top
OF tAe ground in my grove. every
Spring, with little or no after culture
during the season. Mroduces tie best
! Ees'i' s. 1a1is Sisfi sE sss.s
able manure Its paiadoxical, but
me and seems to give the lie. to. sci
nee. People may apply science to
he culture of orange trees, but the
itter seem one of Natures vagaries,
fording SO many exceptions to sci
ntific theories, as to defy all set
ules.,
enclose in the box few speci.
lens of oranges, fair samples among
undreds, that you may see what can
e produced on the much abused pal
1etto fiat woods, underlaid with that
bug-bear," hard pan and stiff clay,
hieh as Rev MI. Moore remarks
is fun for the palmetto but death to
he orange" 1t is time that the mis-
representations about these lands
rom people who ought to know bet
er, should cease. The trouble, if
ny, lies in the way people cultivate
T rather mis-cultivate them, and not
Il the lands themselves.
With respect to the oranges. /
would say, that the Maltese Blood a
ew weeks later, acquires brilliant
crimson blush OH the cheek, aud the
iesh becomes dotted with red spots.
The skin is very thin, but tough, like
Gather, and seldom splits during
lamp weather at the time of ripen-
ng. There is an agreeable blending
# havors in the last drops of juice
n this orange, quite unlike the Slight
bitter, that is Otter perceived in ex.
lausting the pulp Of the ordinary
weet orange.
The Duroy and the Exquisite
both European varieties) scarcely
.vcr crack when ripening, owing per-
laps to the toughness OF the inner
skin, while for early and profuse bear
ng they surpass many other kinds.
E. II. HART. -
Federal Point, Fla, Dec %. 1878.
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Bennett in a pretty c5 s COS
tune, and was well seconded by Mr.
Moon I" Abdication aud Death Of
the old year was exceedingly well
represented by Mr. J. j Banta, as an
old man, reclining in the midst OF
falling sheaves of rjpened grain, and
the defamation on the death of the
old year was effectively given by DR..
Voorhis. The chorus was we'll rend-
cred by the two Misses Dean, Miss
Ada Parce, DR. Harsha, DR. Voorhis
and others. Mrs Voorhis sang the
solo very tinel elyNand for an encore, a
graceful, airy FNtle song; the Duet
by Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Voorhis,
was well received ; the "Old Wom-
an and her Shoe, 'smightily pleased
the little ones little BERTHE Bennett
recited very prettily' :" Dorothy
cray" Mr.. J.N. .Banta, convulsed the
audience with his comic song, Saur
Kraut;7 Capt. Jordan brought down
the house in his felicitous illustration
OF the Silent Orator" in his stump
| speech. Miss Bowena Dean read
finely and feelmgly Grandmother's
| Trust" and little Matte Dean, re-
cited the pretty little poem, the ''Ca-
nary " very nicely.
The society and oar citizens have
done themselves great credit in this
entertainment, and we understand it
is their purpose to give a still more
ambitious one inthe near future.
Below is the full programme.
PROGRAMME.
Opening Anthem j., Glory to God in the
highest.
Tableau =. s..........P Pyramid of Beauty.
Ouartette and Chorus; Come to the
Mountain.
rableau; Odd Woman and her shoe.
Solo ;......... Music of the football.
Mrs. DR.. Voorhis.
Charade ;......... Bridal Vine Cup.
Recitation ;.......,,D Dorothy Grey.
Bertie Bennett.
Comic Song Saur Aran''
J. n. Banta.
Pableau -. Pygmallion and his statue.
Mr.. Dean, Mrs. Jordan, Miss Lamb.
Pantomime .......... Silent orator.
CApt. j. 3. Jordan.
Duett !. Mrs. Jordan and airs. Yoorhis.
Reading :... Grandmother's Trust.
Miss Rowena Dean.
Taoleau .. Coming thro' the Rye.
Miss Lou. Bennett, and MIR. Moon.
Recitation n;,........T The Canary,
Matte Dean.
Tableau; J. Abdicstion of the Cd Year
j. J.Banta.
Defamation !. Death Of the Old Year
DR.. NJ. N. Voorhis.
q Finale ;......s.,:,. Home Sweet Home