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The Northern Pacific.

With all the misfoItunes which have
over.aken the Northern Pacific Railroad
since its inception, it gains lille ever
year. lis origin WAS wholly speculative.
II had an immense laud grant which cor.
cred II great deal of poor land. It's line
lay across an unsettled territory. The
termni on Lake Superior and Puget Sound
were mere paper towns, pfospeciively i'm
portant, but OF little consequence just now
The company now has lille short of coo
miles completed, viz Duluth to Bis
marck, 44o miles, aud from Kalama on
the Columbia river, to Tacoma on Page,
Sound, i34 mile: total 5s3 miles. Then
the company has a lease Of 80 years Of l3e
miles from Brainard 10 s, Paul, so that l.
is now operating more than 100 miles O.
railroad. That is certainly a subs AM
tisl beginning, a far more tangible ont
than On ths Texas Pacific railroad evel
n !st Pcar. TIE "os;ae'h P.sisc hs'
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Arrival and Departure CT Mails to and
from Lewiston, L. Il.

To and from Walla Wa,a and intermediate
points. I.earcs daily, tSundaSs excepted,) at
GA NJ. Arrives daily, {Sundays excepted, }
att, =. NJ.
To and from Mt. ldaha, Florence Warrens
Fix City and Slate Greek. ! caves daily
tSundays cxccptca) at l." A. M.,arrives at I p. NJ
To and from Pine Grove and intermediate
points, Leaves Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays at &, A. NJ. Arrives TUESDAYS, Thurs
days and Saturday att, 7. NJ.
To and from Pierce City. Leaves Mondays
at Z, 4. NJ. Arrive Saturdays at D, L. VI.
To and from Colfax. Lenves SATURDAYS Mt
GA. NJ Arrives Fridays at Z. ?. NJ.
To and from Wailowu. Leaves Wednesdays
at A. NJ. arrives SAT- rdavs Mt p. VI.
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are still 10 force; that chapter two of
the act of 1877 makes no nrovis;op
whatever tor the re-incorporation OF
towns; that the Abandonment. so called
of the town organization of Dayton
was without any validity whatever, and
that respondents are still trustees of
said town and should properly discharge
their duties as such; wherefore judg
ment was rendered in favor of rela.or
tor costs and peremptory writ of man.
date ordered to issue.
We understand that the case will be
carried up to the Supreme Court. If
an appeal be taken the city will con.
tlnue to exercise the powers and efunc
ti,ns heretofore exercised, which may
not be accomplished within the next
twelvemonth. ID. Ne,cs.
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:. .ccident.

last VIC k as Mr.. j. S Howard aud
wife were returning to their home from
Moscow, the horses became frightened
a d ran away. Bsh occupants acine
thrown out and receiving severe inju-
.ries. 1t seems that Mr. Howard was
thrown out first and the team proceeded
some distance when, striking n ILL., Of
rails, the hack bounded so ms 10 throw
Mrs. Howard ut of the back cnd, turn
ing Il back somersaut and HE seut n
the hack alighiing upon her chest. cuns,
ing dal geious injuries. At last nc
counts they were in 4 fair wa, Of re-
covery.--P, Gazette.
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Important . ecision.

The case a,ainst the city of Dayton
Or. more correctly speaking, the man
damus proceeding instituted against the
Board of Trustees Of the Town of Day
ton by the Territory on til, relation of
jesse n, Day, Of this place, W rs brought
to final hearing in the District Court.
the Hon s. G. Wing. rd presiding. on
Monday last, David Higgins being
connsel for roator and n r. Cation. Of
Waill Walla. and NJ. \ Baker, Of This
place. for the respondents, as well as
for the city Of DAYTON indirectly. The
object Of the proceeding was to compe!
tie town Trustees, who had held nc
meetings no. transacted any business
for nearly year, 20 resume a discharge
Of the duties of their lrrst as such Of.
ficcrs. aud amongst o'her things to give
the requisite notice for the holding Of
al election for trustees, as by law they
yero required to do a month ago,
which duty, however. We must sag, 10
justice to the board. they were some.
what cxcuS4t'e fer n)' performing. We
say :his in consequence Of tie supposed
Abandonment Of the tuwn as a city.
nearly year fco, under an act Of the
legislature Of this Territory, passed in
1877, providing for the re incorpora-
ii n Of cities, which act some of the
pconle mere thought broad en- u.h to
enable towns to avail themselves Of its
provisions, aud this town board too. all
the while thinking they bad been
thereby duly superseded by ur present
city officials; but it seems Mr. Day wa,
Of different opinion, and hence he
not recognizing the legal existence Of
the city at all. s-cd out writ of man
date to compel the town trustees to ac
and resume discharge of Il cir oflicia
duties. TO this writ the board made
due return, sett ne up by way of avoid
ance of its allegations, and to show
good cause why they did not obey the
command of the alternative writ, th,
fact, as they claimed, Of tn abandon
ment of the town organization and tbs
due incorporation of the city of Day
ton. and alleging for that reason they
| had ceased to be trustees and said town
of Dayton had ceased to be corpora
ton since August last. To this return
20. respondents, REALTORS attorney de
INJURED, and for cause set forth tha
the return did not state facts sutiicien
to constitute a defense to the proceed
ing or against the relief sought, anG
his argument depended mainly upor
this point, viz, that chapter two Of th'
act of 1877 upon which respondent
based their defense provided simply 70
the re-incorporation Of cities, not towns
and consequently that the action of tn
board of trustees year ago upon th
petition for the abandonment of tn
town organization, as well as the sub
seauent organization of the city 0
Dayton in its stead, was wholly withou
warrant or authority of law. Aite
some time was consumed 10 argumcn
on both sides. the cause was submitted
when the court sustained the demurrer
holding in short that our statutes hav
drawn distinction between towns an
,i.ies BY the passage of genera! incol
rcra,icr ac.s for each Q: 'te,r VIII,
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agreement Of the UmatlIlas.

IV'tnesseth That for and in con.
sideration of the rromi made by the
Secretary Of the Interior, to en- leavor
to secure the passage OF an act Of Con.
gress granting allotmcnts in severalty
to such of their tribes as may elect to
take such allotments on the Umatilla
reservation, in tho State of Oregon, in
quantities as follows - To each single
person over Is years Of age, 160 acres
to each orphan child under Is years of
age. 100 acres aud to each other per.
son under Is years of age, 40 acres.
The title to the same to be inalenable
for the term of twenty five years from
the date OF the patent for the same, and
the remainder of the land to be sold at
the appraised valnc thereof; the funds
arising thorefrom 20 be placed in he
tr ;asury of the Z. S. for tho use of
said Indians, or to enable them to leave
their present reservation and settle with
some other tribe or tribes of Indians OF
q reservation now established.
Now, therefore, the said chiefs, each
for himself and the people belonging to
his tribe, agree. that upon his return to
his home he will assemble his people in
presence of the L. s. Indian Agent for
the Umatilas; or such other person as
the Secretary of the Interior may select
and then deci 'e, first the number and
! names of the particular individuals be-
longing to their respective tribes who
elect to take allotments in scveral'y on
said Umatilla reservation and secopd
the number and names OF sIch members
of their respective tribes as prefer to
leave their present reservation to join
other reservations already established
in Oregon, Washington Territory, Mon
tana or IDAHO, and upon the completion
of the lists the same shall be transmit
cd to the Commissioner of Indian Af
fairs for the neccsse r. action.
And the said chiefs further agree
that as soon as the necessary legislation
can be effected to secure them homes il
accordance with this agreement, they
and such Of their people as shall eleo'
to settle with Other tribes will mmed
,tclf remove TO such locations, and vii
in oil things fereafter maintuin lreodl,
and peaceful rela,io's to the United
s ates.
IIowli.h, Wampo,
Wenap.Snoot,
Homlie,
Young Chief,
Z napne,
kalesh wat'qua iey.
Witnessed by
E. J. Brooks,
w. Il Bowie Capt. 2lst Infantry
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OFFICERS TO DE RETIRED New
York, june % "a special from Wash
ington reasscrts the impending retire.
ment of Adjutart General Townsend,
Inspector General Marcy, Judge Advo-
cate Dunn. Qu,rtermasier General
Meias and Chief Engineer Humphry
and says that great competition exists
among eligible officers Of the army to
obtain these places.
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also 200 miles OF road under contract on
the Pacific side Early in the next season
this company viii have a thousand miles
OF its own road completed and'in opera.
ton, The discovery Of important mines
IN Dakota, the great wheat region Of the
Northwest, and The steady stream OF nrmi-
grafton in 'ha, direction, are all powerful
stimulan,s in construction OF this road !.
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persed and sought safety under cover.
The Prince was never seen alive again.
His horse joined Lieut.. Carey's party
ON the road back to camp.
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PRICES REDUCED

FUNliE LEWISTON FIGURING MILL rs
a selling -four Mt 81 25 per barrel and g I2l
per single sack. BGeARLny.
3b II
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A Trip Up the Country.
of The Florida Agriculturist.

Editors of The Florida Agriculturist.
The Lake George Fruit Growers As.
sociation appointed Mr. S. U. Hammond
and myself committee to visit the
various shipping points on the Upper st.
Johns in the interest of a through and
more speedy line of transportation from
Lake Monroe to New York City.
On the morning of the 18th inst. we
took passage on the good steamer Hat
tie, feeling somewhat anxious about
crossing the much dreaded 'EVolusia
Bar" but the Hattie being light draft.
and Captain Lester, the veteran and ac.
compllshed steamboat man at the wheel
went over without any trouble. About
noon we reached our first stoppino
place, Aiexander's wharf at Lake Beres.
ford, and the principle shipping point
for DeLand and vicinity. It has the ap-
pearance OF thriving place, and am
informed, does as much business as anv
landing on the river except Sanford.
Here met my old friend, Captain Dick
Stewart, who is taking rest at his
beautiful home near by, is looking we'll
and J. hope to see him out in command
OF good steamer this winter. No man
knows his business better, or has more
friends.
We took a "Florida Carriage, and
went out to Captain John Cannon's
about two miles. where we were most
pleasantly entertained by the CAPTAIN
and his accomplished wife: also called
on DR.. Foorhis. near by. The Doctor
has fine place, and from what I saw
knows how to make an orange grove
Captain Cannon was kind enough to
take us in his rockaway over to DeT,and
that afternoon, stopping at several nice
young groves on the way was pleased
with the appearance of DeLand: there
is go ahead enterprise, intelligence. and
all the good qualities that a young town
should have in order to succeed Col
Codrington, OF 1HE FLORIDA AGRTc11rT1r.
RIsT, makes his home here. and was
most kind and attentive rendering ms in.
valuable assistance. The Fruit Growers
Association called a meeting that even
ing, which was held in a neat school.
house. Here we lnet large and intelli-
gent audience of ladies and gentlemen
Not being professionals we did NOT
pretend to make formal speeches. but in
plain matter of fact way, laid this
transportation matter before the neonle
who evinced much enthusiasm and In
terest, assuring us of their hearty
sympathy and intention TO co-operate
with us in the matter. We were hos
pitably entertained by DIR. Bennett
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in his efforts to prevent the spread of
disease among the trees. or how he has
cured them. This is matter in which
have personal pecuniary interest, hav-
ing trees suffering from a disease that
has batfled myself and others. Trees
upon rich hammock, and trees upon
pine land are similarly affected. Those
that have been manured, and those that
have not, suffer alike.
We have no books upon these subjects
to consult, and must, therefore, wait
until the accumulated experiences Of
fruit growers shall have been gathered
by one qualified for the task, who will
be able to present facts, and from them
determine the nature of the diseases,
and what remedies should be used, and
how to apply them. In the meantime
We should not be idle in the use of such
means as are within our reach, carefully
examining each theory presented, and
adopt those most in accordance with our
own experience. l have been engaged
many years in orange culture. and find
am but tryo, a student just entering
Natures college, have much to learn.
ane must look to those who know more
than myself z. H. MASON, M. d.
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bearing and about 1000 smaller trees,
all in perfect order.
On Monday morning we folded our
tents. and with good wishes and many
thanks to the kind and hospitable friends
for delightful and long to be remem-
bered visit. turned our faces homeward.
The ''Hattie, our boat. Again I
want to speak word for her, and say
how greatly she is improved, makes
good time, has large and we'll venti-
lated saloon, and by the way, she has
abolished that abominable wharfage
system in jacksonville, and does bust
ness on business principles, and is
owned by J. G, Greeley, who has the
ability and disposition to keep her in
the trade. She will, doubtless, under
her present management, become as
popular as when controlled by the late
Commodore Brock.
I was safely landed on our dock at
l o'clock p. m. w. H. PETERS.
DraytoaF Island, august, 1879.
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AgaYeS.

Editors of The Florida Agricultu rist.
In answer to the inquiry of the Hon.
VIM. 6. LeDuc, in your issue of August
9th, [ would state that in 1869 pur-
chased a place Of Captain Douglass
Dummitt, on which found large guam
titles of the Agave Anaerican0 or
American Aloes growing. They had
been given the Captain years before by
DIR. Perrine, and during the war had
taken possession of the place. The
Sisal hemp is easily grown and does
well on shell hammock, and will mature
IN three years. The leaves, from which
the hemp is taken, can be cut the second
year. All the cultivation needed is to
drop the plants eight feet each way and
keep the weeds down. The plant can
be raised at great profit if any cheap
and quick method can be devised to
! seperate the fibre The Pulque plant
IS worthless saE2 as p, -es;lla sap'.k -rsze1
ss.l1e,s--vzI Isasos. 10 slIllase t14o CtlIn1
called Pulque by the AeNcans, which is
slightly intoxicating. The Century
plant is useless, save as an ornamental
plant. The Sisal hemp will throw up a
stem thirty feet high and BLOSSOM
every third or fourth year The Puloue
plant blossoms il about five years. The
Century plant have never seen in bios.
som. | have often seen it stated that
Century plant was in bloom in this or
that place, but as personal visit, or from
a sample of the leaf, I have always
found them to be the Pulque or Sisal
hemp and it is my belief that the first
Century plant has yet to blossom in
Florida. Should the Commissioner de-
sere. can send him plants of the differ
enr varieties, and will send limited
supply to any one who desire, upon their
remitting enough to pay postage.
GEORGE J. ALDEN.
DeLUnG, FEd., September 3, 1879.
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OF his trees, and we have also noticed on
the fruit OF several others in and sur
rounding Jacksonville, one of the most
interesting insects / ever saw. To-day
August %, we obtained specimens off
Mr.. Oaks trees, and have examined
them thoroughly with a powerful micro
scope, of six or seven hundred diameter.
They are not apparent to the naked eve.
we found them IN great numbers on all
fruit examined they are almost sta
tlonary. seldom moving, and attach
themselves to the oil cells, which they
puncture with their beaks. probably.
feeding, on the oil. Mr.. Moore attrib.
utes to them the cause of the orange
rust, IN which opinion I concur.
The puncture causes the oil to exude.
the chemical action of the atmosphere
causes it to oxidize, and the result is a
hard, rusty skin. On all oranges that
had begun to rust, we found the insects
III great numbers nor could we find
them anywhere else, even after careful
examination. Half an hour after the
fruit had been picked, no insect could
be found they had all fallen off and
disappeared. This is the reason why
the microscopic could never detect apy
insect, and as dernier resort attributed
the result to fungoid.
1t is a four-legged mite, belonging to
the genus Typhlodromus and is proba-
bly, the first specie Of the genus discov-
cred in America. 1t may be termed the
oil-eating mite of the orange.
Typhlodromus, oililoorus .sp. Whit
ish. flesh color, ,elongate, cylindrical, grad,
uallyincreasing in size until near the head
it becomes twice as thick as at tail; abdo-
men, apparently, consisting of numer-
Gus very thin segments at the extrem-
ity is bipid appendage that evidently
assists in clinging to the orange ; Just
above it protrude two caudal filaments
head almost entirely hidden in thorax
beak, short and black legs, four, rather
short, with one claw, and two tarsal
hairs. 1t is too small to measure with
my instrument, SO must wait until can
get micrometer to ascertain it's length.
Thus the long vexed question of what
causes the orange rust is solved, and
proves not to be~a a fungoid, as many
suppose, but an infnitesimal creature,
that could never have been discovered,
except with the aid of microscope.
WM. III. AsHMEAD,
Jacksonville, Fla.
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Explanation Wanted.
The Florida Agriculturist.

Editors of The Florida Agriculturist.
Several copies OF The FLORIDA AGRI-
CULTURIsT have come to hand, through
the kindness Of oul friends in Florida.
and as we have got interested in every
thing IN that line pertaining to Florida,
it is always welcome visitor. Especially
so is the fattering accounts of wealth
through orange growing.
There is one thing that has struck me
as somewhat strange, that alongside of
the statement that 81, 200 was rather
under than over what might be expected
from an acre of orange trees. We see
advertisements Of places for sale. so
outrageously low for a property that in
few Years would yield almost as much
per annum as the price asked for. If
an acre were only to produce $500, the
capital value to produce this at 10 per
cent. is $1,000. When we find five or
SIX acres near to, or bearing, advertised
tor little more than this, that ought to.
when in full bearing,to have capital of
S9O, 900. It is apt to make us up here
who do not quite comprehend the matter
to be something sceptical of the visions
OF wealth presented. JAMES FYFE,
Al Fry ST., Chicago. august 81, 1879.
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A story is told of an American travel
ing in Paris. who, on recommendation
OF his physician, took wine bath. He
inquired of the colored man in attend
ance, whom he had known in America,
how they could get wine bath for rs
cents, and was answered: "Why, massa,
that wine has been used one week, and
you is the thirty-eighth person who has
bathed in it," "Well 1 suppose they
throw it away when they are done with
it ?" go, no, massa, they send it down
stairs for the poor people, who bathe for
20 cents" "And then what do they do
with it % ''Bottle up and send it to
America, where they sell it for French
wine.
Daily globe., 1879-03-16
Personal.

Hon. P. b. Rahilly Wabashaw, came up to st.
Paul yesterday morning to get good start for
Chicago, to which point he went by the IL az
A. M. train as delegate to the Irish immigra
ton convention meeting there st. Patrick's
day.
Mr.. F. E. McCrary, son of the secretary of
war, who has spent the best part of the past
year in our midst, left the city yesterday for
Washington, where he will probably remain.
While here he made many friends, who esteem
HIM highly for the sterling qualities he dis
played in every walk of life. He will be missed
in social circles here, and will be long remem-
bered wherever he has been known
Mr.. Frank 81. Dunton, editor of the Spirit
Of the Turf, as the guest of Mr.. B. Barclen. left
by the Sioux City road for visit to that gem
tleman's breeding farm, Barden- -Barden, near
Window, Cottonwood county, to take look at
the fine stock there congregated, with his
famous trotting sire Western Chief at the
head. Mr. Barden and his guest, Mr.. Dunton,
will return Monday, when the latter gentle
man will proceed to visit some of the other
breeding farms in this vicinity, spending all
of next week in so doing. notes of which will
appear in the Spirit Of the Turf in due time,
written up in Mr.. Duntons usual happy and
correct style, MIR. Dunton is making his pa
per invaluable to the breeding interests of the
Northwest and it is pleasant to know it is re-
ceiving hearty support from gentlemen in
terested in these matters. either as breeders or
turf patrons.
Daily globe., 1879-03-16
riman had left the garden Ennis COM
pleted the task at 10 o'clock.

Ennis entered at good pace and turned
his 47Oth mile at 8:53: 25, and completed
4'5 miles at 1857. The applause was tre-
mendous, Ennis running his 475th mile in
6:55, the fastest of the contest. This con-
cluded the great walking match, and the
vast crowd slowly dispersed. The official
score for the match at 10 o'clock, when it
closed, was: Rowell 500 miles and 180 yards;
Ennis 475 miles; Hartman 45O miles laps
and l6O yards. The men were off the track
during the wholesix days as follows: Rowell,
80, AZ, so: Ennis, 36, 21, 33; Hartman,
IS, l, 81 The total receipts during the
contest ISL, 900. At the beginning of the
match it was decided that 81 900 should be
set apart of the receipts for the man or men
who failed to cover 45O miles. O'Leary will
thus receive 81 900. The total number of
miles made by each man each day of the
match was as follows Rowell-First day,
100 miles; I'd, 81; Sd, Sc; 4th, II; 9TH, IS !;
9Th, 72. Total, 500 Ennis-First day, 95 {;
I'd, Sc; Sd, 49, 4th, S5; 5th, 50; 9th, 70.
Total, 475 Harriman-First day, 100; I'd,
Sc; Sd, 81; 4th, 55; 5th, IS; 9th, 60. Total,
$50. At 1870 the lights in the main build
ing of the garden we're turned out, and the
great international pedestrian contest for the
championship of the world was settled for
the present.
When Ennis finished he was enthusiastic
cally cheered, and congratulations were
showered on him from all quarters. He
then left the building and was taken to the
Putnam house opposite the garden, where
he was warmly received by his wife and
number of friends After bath and rub
bing down he retired to his bed.