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The ssTransfer Nuisance, Again.

EditOT' Stdr:-I desire to bring some addi-
tiona facts before the public relative to the qn-
the new "transfer agents" Of the Washington
and Georgetown Tramway company, believing
that the sooner the public are fully apprsed of
such abuses the sooner Will they be abated.
On Sunday mol ming, lady going to church
alone took car at the corner OF 7th and B
streets southwest. Before leaving the car at
the junction Of 7th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., the conductor pointed out to her the trans
fer agent, to whom, on leaving the 7th street
car, she applied in respectful manner for a
transfer on Pennsylvania avenue towards
Georgetown. She was asked by the transfer
agent If she had got Off of car number and so.
the number Of the car, and did not regard such
information on her part at all necessary
to secure her right to transfer; but stated
to the agent that she had just got of the car
not enough to secure the transfer; the agent
began to talk about frauds practiced upon the
company; and 1t was not until gentleman who
had also got OF the car at the junction came
forward and stated to the agent that he had seen
the lady get on the 7th street car at street
that the transfer was given. In the meantime
one car going towards Georgetown had started
and the lady was put to the inconvenience of
waiting for another, to say nothing of the in
suit necessarily produced by such treatment.
Can the Washington and Georgetown Street-car
company afford, by its transfer agents, to treat
honest respectable people as If they were there's,
ready to lie to get HUe-ce1t ride free? This Is
just precisely what the treatment and cross
questioning or its transfer agents amount to.
II this practice Is to continue, it were better to
furnish the conductors with checks to give each
sort OF voucher to procure the transfer from the
agent Awkward and cumbersome as this would
be it would be preferable to being cross-ques-
toned and tnsulted by the transfer agents. The
proven by person of known character and re-
Spectability. G.
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THE PRESIDENT will leave tomorrow evening
at $3.50 for Baltimore, to hear the lecture to be
delivered in that city by the Hon. Schuler Col
fax for the benefit of the Masonic library fund.
Postmaster General Key and Assistant Secre-
tary Hawley will accompany him.
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THE BUSINESS Boom NORTH AND How IT AT
FECTs POLTTICs,-Mr. Hudson, the well-fnformed
Washington correspondent of the Boston Herald
has just returned from the north, and reports
the extent OF the business revival there as
something wonderful. He says that in all the
business and manufacturing towns of MaSSa-
chusettS labor Is in demand much beyond the
supply, and no man is idle unless from choice.
The result Of this business boom in MaSSachu-
setts will be to detach many of the unemployed
and discontented voters from Buffers ranks, and
in the opinion of Mr.. Hudson, Buffers vote will
be at least twenty thousand smaller this year
than last, on this account.
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governmental waste of Water,

Editor Sdr:-It is well known that in many
parts of this 'city of magnificent Distances y
there is not nearly enough water to supply the
necessities of the people. yet it is equally well
occurring all the time-day and night-in the
buildings used by government. Here is sam
pie brick: Sometime ago had occasion to visit
city used by the government and saw the the water
running swiftly from two faucets. l called the
attention Of janitor to them. He said they
had been out of order for several months; that
he had reported the matter, with others, to his
superior officer "until he was tired" and he
feared to do so again lest it might be thought he
was 'too efficient" There was enough water
running to waste in those two places to have
supplied hundreds of families. If we had in
spectors who were not afraid to do their duty,
there would soon be stop to these leaks.
Yours, AN EYE WITNESS.
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NATIONAL FAIR.-We are requested to state
that the opening ceremonies of the fair will take
place from the portico of the main building at
IL M, tomorrow. The invited guests viii be re-
ceived at the Club House; carriages to enter by
Burr avenue.
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SECRETARY MCCRARY will return to the city
next Wednesday or Thursday.

The DADDY DOLLAR.-The total coinage Of
standard silver dollars to date is sA 453 $50; OF
which amount there is on hand in the Treasury
s32, ,232, $40, and in circulation S12, ,22l, ,01O.
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SEVERAL VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS called on the
President Saturday, and asked for the removal
of Commissioner of Internal Revenue Raum.
The reason for making the request was because
of the recent letter of the commissioner to an
internal revenue inspector in Petersburg, de-
manding his resignation on account Of his al
legged support of the debt repudiatOrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

GEN. GARFIELD has written letter to Gov
Thomas L. Young, of Ohio, who is now in this
city, to the effect that if his presence is abso-
lutely required as member of the executive
committee, to make arrangements for the re-
union of the Army of the Cumberland in this
city, that he will come; but that he is quite busy
and prefers not to, and that he will endorse any
thing the executive committee may decide upon
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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS PTsTo-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., SI47, ,660.4S; customs S41s, ,sIO.s6
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Karl Rohrer to ord
nance duty at the Washington navy yard, Nov.
1st; Lieut. Commander c. j. Barclay from the
onward, at Callao, Peru on the reporting Of his
relief Nieut. Commander T. NJ. Gardner, and
ordered to return home and report arri ;al; En-
sign WinSOw Allderdice to the WachuSett, at
Rio de Janeiro, per steamer of 5th November
Lieut.. Commander J. X. Winn from duty at the
navy yard, Boston. on the 31St inst, and ordered
to take charge Of the naval station at Key West,
Fla, goth November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

SENIOR JusTo AR0sEMENA, recently appointed
minister to the United States from the United
States of Columbia called On the President in
company with the Secretary OF State, to-day
and presented his credentials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

INTERESTING HABEAs CORPUS CASE IN THE q.
SUPREME CoURT.-Attorney General Devens will
next argue in the Z. S. Supreme Court the ap-
plication for habeas corpus made by Alvin R.
Wabash, at Boston navy yard Reed was tried
by naval court-martial, convicted and SEN
fenced, for certain irregularities in office. The
reviewing authority regarded the sentence as in
adequate, and directed the court to reconsider
its findings. This was done, and much more
severe sentence was imposed, under which Reed
is now confined. In April last, Reed applied for
habeas corpus to the United States circuit court
for Massachusetts,, and after hearing was re-
manded to the custody of the naval authorities.
He now asks the Supreme Court to review the
action OF the court and discharge him.
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GREENoUGHs STATUE OF WINTHRoP-Mr. Rich
ard s. Greenoughs statue of Gov. John Win
throp in the Capitol is to be dupicatedin in bronze
for the city of Boston.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NJ holAL wv IIOLC.
n THE .'coRcoRAN GALLERY OF ART"
G-@ will he closed TOMORROW, October 2Sth.
wM. MACLEOD, Curator.
- ATTENTION! IRISHMEN-A meeting
viii be he'd d ct tdIs sr9eys % Hal 14l9 New Y9rS a6
ocoe nM Sen aTs Unlisted d 5s
present. BY order Of Committee.
~ THERE WILL BE MEETING HELD
At st goseph's Hal; corner 9TH and HI strstes e
bernia Benevolent Association. All friends of tn
ns Rv are vresPeGtfIy invited to attend JOHN
reo NOTICE TO OMERCHANTSAND OTHER
Va intending to participate in the Mercantile In
dustrial Procession ion on the opening day of the Ma
All participants are requested to report by o'coc
a. m. Tuesday morning, and take their places as fol
The Marine Band Will head the procession.
The Fire Department will form on the west side OF
lst street north Of PENNSYLVANIA avenue. right rest
The Butchers Association will form on the east
s side OF lst street nort Of Pennsyivania avenue
All Military and Civic organizations who may take
part will form on 1s street, south of Pennsylvania
All others are notified to report as follows:
Businesses beginning with the letters A, b, G and
Sd streets, deploying on Sd as may he necessary.
Businesses % commenelng With vi F. E i and H. on
aaG on Maryland % Avenue between ~
NJ u, o and on Maryland avenue, between 9th
g r and I on N Maryland 81 avenue. between 7th
tween 8th and 9th streets deploying 9th street:
Marshas appointed by the Executive Committee of
e at w. S N s6ei5 $40 sree %
day, October 81 and requested to report to the
Chief Marshal at 80 sharp Tuesday morning, at
FRANK HUME Chief Marshal.
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NAVAL ENLIsTMENTs IN THE WEsT-Commo-
dore G. W. Hayward, commanding the training
ship michigan" reports to the Navy depart
ment the arrival of his vessel at Erie, having
left Buffalo, N. Y, on the evening Of the oath.
During the seven days the ship passed in Buff
falO, fOrty-one boys were examined, of whom
but five were enlisted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

THE HOLIDAY To-MORRow.-The employees
the navy yard get holiday Tomorrow from
a. m. The departments close at II O'Clock, q
stated in Saturdays STAR.
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GOING TO THE WEDDING.-Mrs. Hayes, Mr..
Webb Hayes and Miss Fannie Hayes will leave
this evening for New York to attend the we'd
ding OF Gen. j. S. Fullerton, Of st. Louis, and
Miss Morgan, OF the former place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN.-Senator Kellogg
had an interview Saturday with Secretary Evarts
on the subject OF Louisiana politics. He made
very pressing request Of Mr.. EvartS to come to
Louisiana next month and speak in the cam
paign. He told Mr.. Evarts that there was no
doubt the republicans would carry Louisiana If
proper effort was made with funds and speakers.
Mr.. Evarts said he would like very much to go
to Louisiana, and would do so If he could make
his arrangements. The republican committee
of Louisiana have determined to invite Blaine
Garfield and twenty or more other Prominent
republicans to take part in the campaign, and
some of them will be requested to stay there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

CAPT. j. H. BELCHER, assistant quartermaster,
Z. S. A., has been relieved from duty in the de-
partment of the south, and, upon the expira-
tion of his present leave of absence, will report
to the lieutenant general, commanding military
division OF the Missouri, for assignment to duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

GENERAL GRANT IN NEVADA.
His Trip to Lake TahOe-KHe Drives
a Team of SiX-ReceptiOn at the
State Capitol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27

AMONG TIE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Secretary Evarts, Assistant Secretary Hawley
and Judge Spaulding; Secretary Thompson and
Col S. S. SmOot.
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PARIS, Oct. 2l.-The project OF the police has
forbidden the appearance OF the MOI a O1d,e
(newSpaper), which was to take the place of the
Ma1;seitdise during the suspension of the latter
for insulting the mag1stracy and defending oc-
CurrenceS Which the law CharacteriZeS as crimeS
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Dominion Politics

QUEBEC, Oct N.-The legislative council met
at II o'clock this morning and Immediately ad-
jOurned until tomorrow when the legislative as
sembly will meet The first vote in the latter
chamber will probably be condemnatory OF the
action Of the legislative council in refusing sup
plies. A majority for the government of two or
three votes is expected. The opposition resolu-
ernment has not seen fit to attempt the forma-
tton of coalition government, and this will
doubtless call forth the test vote of the session.
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A Home Rule Leader.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 2I.-Theline of frontier
proposed by the Greek commissioners at the sit
ling OF the commissioners on Friday, starts from
the Blbanian coast, nearly opposite Corfu, runs
along the water shed of the mountains which
forms the northern slopes of the two valleys,
and reaches the Aegean Sea at point little
above the mouth OF the PencuS river,
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m ss- THE ''CORCORAN GALLERY OF ARC'
G~@ will he closed TOMORROW, October 2Sth
By order of the Board Of Trustees.
WM. MACLEOD Curator.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-04-30
competent physician.-Cuaado Lam
Get.
A Grating Lesson for Boys.

The Spring that I was sixteen,
with a little showing by a good
practical gratter-which is the best
instruction young CRATER can have
Il set about twenty-five gratis, half
or more of which grew. The first
experiment should be made on some
thrifty stocks that can well be spared,
it you fail; or, you can set plenty OF
gratis, so that if not more than half
of them grow, there will still be
enough. But if you do so well that
they all grow, do not hesitate to cut
halt OF them off, or your tree will be
too thick. Parents, give your boys a
chance, and let them try; and if they
succeed they will always look at and
speak of their first grating with
pride. And it you are kind-hearted
you will present to them the tree,
which will greatly encourage them:
Remember, you were once boys, and
do not call it wasting time to make a
tree that bears apples that would
make a pig squeal bear any desirable
kind.
The next Spring, without any as
sistance whatever, set twenty-four
apple and cherry gratis (some OF
them under not very favorable cir
cumstances); twenty-one OF these
grew, which was about as well as
most professional grafters do, who
charge three cents each tor their
CRAFTS. Four of these were cherry
about as difficult as any-cut Febru-
arv %, warm, wet day, tied i'll a
bunch, labeled, the butts evened and
stuck two inches in the wet dirt,
close to the north side of building,
and set March %, on surviving stocks,
on which good CRATER had failed
the previous Spring. Every one OF
these grew. l think the reason |
was more successful than he, with
the cherry gratis, was that lcut and
set mine much earlier, for not one
that he set for us the previous Spring,
when he set the apple gratis, grew,
while the apple gratis Gid well.
Most of the apple gratis | set that
Spring were cut the day they were
set, and did better than those cut
| earlier. make my wax by first
melting four parts resin thoroughly,
or there, will be Jumps in-the wax
then add two parts beeswax, and one
part tallow, and when it is all thor
| oughly melted, pour it into a pail OF
cold water, and work it up into
rolls, with a little grease on the
hands, VIM. Z. Palmer, an Neac
York Tribune.
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Two Theories.

There are two ways of advocating
the budding Of orange trees. The
method heretofore practiced in this
place is, to bud from celebrated va.
rieties; that is, varieties which have
proved successful in Florida, Mexico
or Bahia. Without regard to the
quality OF the oranges actually borne
by the particular trees from which
the buds are taken-in fact, before
the trees in many instances have
borne fruit at all; and without re-
gard 20 the vast difference in climate
between the country where those
trees grew and our own, our people
have considered it all-suf1cient that
the bud was from Havana, an Aca-
pulco or Navel tree. This system
hitherto has been a necessity, if we
would bud at all. Some among US
have steadily refused to bud, or to
buy budded trees, being dissatisfied
with this method. They have said,
ave have seen no better fruit than
the Seeding orange, SO far, and we
shall not change the character of our
tree at a venture" This year for
the first time the quality of our bud
ded oranges has been fairly tested,
and the cautious ones are beginning
to settle down upon the varieties
which they want. The Navel, Du
Roi and Malta Blood seem to us to
obtain more favor than any of the
other varieties, while some are thrown
out of the count as out of the ques-
ton.
One drawback to many kinds of
budded fruit is, that it is understood.
The great advantage is, that it is
uniform in size and quality. And
this brings us to our second theory,
which is that no buds should be ia
ken from any but bearing trees whose
fruit has been seen and tested, and
found satisfactory in size, flavor and
beauty. 1t is not claimed that seed
llngs never produce tirst-class or
anges-no sane man in Riverside
could say this; but seedlings are not
uniform in quality-some trees will
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be all good, while the adjoining ones
will mature inferior frnit. What we
want is uniformity; uniform excel
lence. We do not want to waste our
land and our money and our time in
the cultivation of trees which bring
us only poor fruit. Now, the tree
which bears the $50 oranges every
time may be seeding or South
American Navel, but when we have
found it we want to make note OF
it, and bud our orchard from it.
Then all our oranges will be like it,
if treated as we'll, and onr fruit will
be all good.
This is a subject on which a great
deal may be said but the above re-
marks are true picture OF the state
of feeling among our most thought
full growers up to present date
Riverside Press.
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Brazilian Sugar Cane.

DIR. T. G. Richardson, of this city.
has recently returned from a trip to
Brazil. Anterior to his departure
for that country he called on Mr..
LeDuc, chief of the Department OF
Agriculture, at Washington, and IN
formed him of his intention OF visit
ing South America, offering at the
same time to procure, at the govern
ment's expense, some specimens OF
the Brazilian sugar cane. The sug-
gestion met with Mr.. LeDuc's APP
proval. Arriving at Rio, DIR. Rich
ardson secured admission to the I'M
perial Botanical Garden, near the
city, where there were growing
twenty-five varieties of the cane. lie
selected twelve varieties, and the
canes were shipped on steamer Tor
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Migration to the West.

Taking the land sales of the whole"
period since 1873, the year of the
panic, when the fall OF prices and the :
scarcity of work in the east set peo-
pie here to thinking about going
west, it would appear that more than
2,5OO,O people have taken up homes.
in the west and south in the past five
wears. Of this number, not over
100000 can possibly have been sup
piled by foreign immigration, the
rest of the total of 100000 immi-
grants in those years remaining In
the east or in the towns and cities OF
the Pacific coast. At least 1,66O,O00
people have, therefore, gone from the
east and from Virginia and Kentucky
in the last five years; over 10000 of
them during 1878. This remarkable
fact is regarded as part of the expla-
nation why times have grown percep-
tibly easier in this country during
1878. There is no mistake about the
fact that times have grown easier.
There is less labor unemployed, and
there is larger consumption of manu-
featured goods. This migration to
the new states would alone have been
the means of producing this result,
even if it had had no material aid
from any other source.
The regions to which the migrators
principally went in 1878 are, Texas,
Kansas, Dakota, Nebraska, Mime
sofa, and California, in the order
named; but some have gone to.
Florida, Arkansas, Colorado. Idaho
iowa, New Mexico, and the regions
beyond the Rocky Mountains. Ne
braska gained 100000 of these new
settlers during 1878. Governor Pills
bury, of Minnesota, writes that his
state gained $4,000. Kansas gained
probably 125, 900. The Arkansas val
ley in Kansas alone gained $4,000
settlers in 1878. The pre-eminence
of Kansas in wheat production in
1878 is due to the immigration of
previous years, and such has been the
rush this year that the position Of
Kansas as the banner state in wheat.
seems guaranteed for some time to.
come. While Kansas gained 125, 900,
new settlers in 1878, it is estimated.
that Dakota did the same, the rush to
that region being, of course, due.
largely to the mining excitement.
although not exclusively. Texas.
claims to have gained half a million
during 1878, but there is no proof
that the influx to the state was more
than 100000 at the very outside.
The movement to Florida and other
regions was small.-Neao York ZTi6-
| N1le.
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

this port, which reached here few
days ago. Several plans were pro-
posed to Mr.. LeDuc for the distribu-
ton of the cane, but he concluded
that the best result would be OBJ
tanned by placing the samples under
the control of a single cultlvator.
With the consent of Commissioner
LeDuc, DR.. Richardson turned the
canes over to Major Austin Roun-
tree, who will plant them on his
place across the river.-Ne'O Orleans
Picagaaae.
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Early Strawberries.

For the first time in the history of
Philadelphia strawberries are to be
seen in the market in March. They
come from Florida, the first consign.
ment having been received in. the city
on Wednesday. They were shipped
by steamer from St. Johns river to
Savannah, and there reshipped on a
boat for this port, the voyage occupy =
ing four days. The fruit has a fine
appearance and fetches about $3.50
per quart.
The tropical fruit season is opening
lively. The Ethel A. Merritt, which
arrived in port on Friday, brought
5000 lunches of bananas and 10000
cocoanuts. The schooners Lottie
Byrnes, Hannah Coomer and Addie
r. Warner are also on their way with
large consignments of the same fruits.
The first cargo of pineapples will
arrive In about two weeds.-Recoad.
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gB Send on your clubs. A copy
Of the AGRICULTURIsT for a year
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eYT The AGRIcULTURIsT, reaches
all parts Of the United States, the
West Indies, and Europe. What a.
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E&Ess nmsTa, EsHH, axe.
Second Ward Meat II iIket,

N ". cor. Prince nEd Royal 81,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Wd. T. EHEissesH. s'sopr5esos.
Commencing September i b | will sell for
cssh only
5iroin Sect at lE!c per III.
Hio -
Round Is IL
Chuck Ribs 2 10 10
BrItkct 10 : e
Lamb, Veal, Pork. Butter, Kkgs, Ernls srd
Vegetables proportoGstsiy rs low.
baskets delivered 20 ,li parts cf tno city free
charge sep 5-Gm