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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-23
Carpet Grass.
Editors of The Florida Agriculturist.
LEESBURG, SUMTER Co., FLA, !
July Is, 1879.


LEEsBURG, SUMTER Co., FLA, !
July Is, 1879.
1t is doubtful whether this grass is
a native OF Florida or not, although
1t has been permanently set in an old
Spanish settlement in this county
fora number of years, and is gradu-
ally spreading in different sections by
the dropping excrement OF cattle and
other stock that Craze upon it. 1t Is
habitual to any firm soil that will
pack, and will not tread up loose and
dry; for instance, as deep sand beds,
requiring no preparation of soil fur
ther than to take the shade and re-
fuse off the land and have the surface
clean. SO that the seed may reach the
soil clear OF all distractions sets it.
self readily around ponds, creek bot
toms, asii0 on aller-se.s rsssc- xss ssssa,sssss
are moist; is perennial, has ten
der, creeping, running stem, with
joints from half to an inch apart,
with little fibrous roots putting out
from every joint and entering the
surface soil. Each joint has a shuck
and leaf growing upright, forming a
compact sod with soft and tender
feeling touch, and pleasant spongy
tread under foot while walking on it /;
(hence called carpet grass) hardly
ever reaches a height sufficient to
NOW, unless on strong land, but af-
fords more grazing than all other
grasses, and that of the very best.
Horses, cattle, and more particularly
sheep, leave all other grasses for it,
and get sleek and fat where they can
get it plentitully. To set it success
fully don't plow the land, disturb the
soil as little as possible, so as to get
it clean. Sow the seed broadcast,
thick, SO that it will form quick
sod; and when once sodded, will pro-
tect and maintain itself for years. By
artificial means [ have succeeded in
setting it on old sandy land where it
was four feet to the clay, by sprink-
ling clay over the surface, and by
mixing little fresh mould. top.
scrapings OF fresh earth, and pack
ing it firm. The grass is set and ap-
parently doing we'll. Its time for
maturing seed is the latter part of
summer and fall; and time for seed
ing down, in the winter, or rainy sea-
sons in summer; it will come up any
season of the year, but in the dry
months-April and May-we gener-
rally have here, is liable to die out on
droughty land before it becomes per-
manently set. 1t should not be grazed
too close the first year. After it
lives through one winter-I mean the
roots-and puts out new shoots in
spring, both from root and sod graz
ing, that improves it, for wherever
the stock bruises the stem it causes.
it to put out new shoots and grows a
thick sod and turf AS for geese and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-23
Our Orange Groves and Settlements
NUMBER III.
PORT ORANGE.
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
Port Orange is situated on the Hal.
itax river, about seven miles north OF
Mosquito Inlet, the passage used for
entering the river The river here is
about mile wide, interspersed with a
number OF islands, and is said to be
plentifully supplied with excellent
fish and oysters. 1t is almost as salt
as the ocean, and can be seen some
twenty miles in either direction. Mr..
McDaniels, the proprietor of the pop.
ular hotel at Port Orange, has a ware
house on one of the above mentioned
islands, from which considerable
quantities of freight are taken by
vessels drawing nine feet Of water,
the Mosquito Inlet bar having that
average depth of water During the
last year nearly 100000 oranges, as
well as a quantity Of lemons, were
shipped from this store-house alone,
the shippers being Messrs. VIM. Allen,
L. }. Vass, Gen. Anderson, w. H.
Clay, Z. H. Snow, Livingston 81 Left
man. They were transported in
schooners to New York and Phila-
delphia, netting $500 per hundred
When we consider that an orange
grove OF an acre area, matured and
well cultivated, will yield a crop of
$4,000 to 100000 oranges year, the
immense profit must be conceded.
Tie rich lands here are suitable for
vegetable cultivation but the want
of rapid transportation is a drawback.
There is strong effort being made
to build canal from the Halifax
river to the Matanzas, and ! under.
stand that company has been
formed for that purpose. Should the
plan be successful it will open the
whole of the Halifax, Hillsboro' and
Indian river country by an inland
route, making st. Augustine the ship
ping port for Northern markets. The
cultivation of fruits and vegetables
would then become immensely profit.
able.
The hotel here is kept by Mr.. Nc
Daniels, model landlord, who has
made himself and house very popular
the accommodations and conveniences
are sufficient, and prices are reason
able. Abundant sport can be OBJ.
tanned from hunting, fishing, and
yachting, and the best OF bathing
can be indulged in. The beach is a
narrow strip of land, but easy Of
access. A party of us made it visit
sailing over the intervening distance
in yacht belonging to the hotel. A
quarter of mile across the neck o1
land brought us to the grand old
ocean and it's surf of breakers, and
after enjoying its sublimity to oul
hearts content, we passed our time
searching for the many beautiful
shells scattered along the shore. 1t
is the intention OF Mr.. McDaniels to
put up some bathing-houses on this
beach for the increasing number OF
his guests. Port Orange is destined
to become pleasant retreat, and a
popular place of resort from its sea-
side advantages and moderate cost OF
living. People are already finding
this out and quite number from
DeLand and other places are rusticat-
ing here and enjoying themselves
greatly.
One more thing deserves notice,
and that is the old sugar-mill on the
Dunlaughton estate, owned by the
Hon. Charles Dougherty. 1t stands
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-23

FOREST-HOME FARM.

Editors OF The Florida Agriculturist
DELUNA, FLA. July 1S, 1879.
1 am surprised that no one has re-
piled to the enquiries of Robert Man.
ming, Secretary of the Massachusetts
Historical Society, ere this, and will
give him, through your paper, such
information as l have gathered by
reading and observations during a
ten years residence
The first settlements on the coast
south of Matanzas, were soon after
Florida was ceded to England by
Spain, in 1853. IA considerable EN-.
lgration, consisting of some forty fam.
lilies, went from Bermuda in 1866, to
Mosquito Lagoon, with the purpose
CT applying themselves to shin build
ing. The fine groves of live oak in
that neighborhood had attracted the
attention of the British Government,
and the abundant supply of ship tim
Der was considered among the most
valuable fruits of the acquisition of
Florida. The same yearan association
was formed in London, at the head of
which was DR.. Andrew Turnbull. a
Scotch gentleman, having in view the
settlement of this section. Sir Viii.
liam Duncan and DR.. Turnbull
brought from Smyrna, under linden.
lures, fifteen hundred Greeks, Italians
and Minorcans, at anexpense OF $780,
600. Indigo and sugar were the prin.
ciple articles cultivated, but the vine
1 e l'As' iss~S<sT 4 1ts't' <-7-SSS-S
nists not being treated according to
contract, they left III body for ST.
Augustine in 1776. In 1865 Richard
Arnold established a plantation at a
place still known as Mount Arnold,
near the head Of the Halifax. Other
settlements were made later. The
ruins of the indigo vats and sugar
houses still remain, many in good
state Of preservation but there is no
evidence that much effort was made
to cultivate fruit. Large groves of
sour and bitter-sweet oranges are to
be found on the large Spanish gratis,
and also on school and State lands.
1t is my belief that Turnbull held
out great inducements TO the colo
nists relative to the cultivation of
the orange and other fruits, and when
the settlement was a fixed fact aban-
doned all for the cultivation Of indi-
90, sugar, etc. | think the first
sweet groves were planted by Cap
tain Douglass Dummitt at the head
of Mosquito Lagoon, and by Cap
tain Miles o. Burnham, at Cape
Canaveral. Captain Dummit, who
died about six years ago, was the
Oldest settler, mention being made
of him, as a guide, in brakes Histo-
ry of the Indians of North America,
published in 1871. Captain Burn
ham, who still lives at Cape Canav-
eral and is the keeper of the light
house at that point, can, believe,
give the exact time of the planting
of them, the first groves OF sweet
oranges in this section.
GEORGE J. ALDEN.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-23

little goslings, it certainly has no
equal is fully as tender as any crop
grass, and far more nutritious. lean
not recommend It as agard grass, as
it holds SO much dewsand is wet until
8 or 10 o'clock Of q morning.
MAT. COLEMAN.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-07-23

a. An extra copy OF the AGR1-
oULTURIsT for year, to every one
who will send us five paid yearly
subscribers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16
WASHINGTON,

The clause in the Legislative bill directing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to devote TO the
payment Of arrearages Of pensions tie special
fund of S1OOOO,0O0 legal tender notes now
held for the redemption OF fractional cur
rencY, has been stricken out by the anate
Committee on Appropriations.
The Indian Department has received infor-
nation that the threatened raid into the Iu-
dian Territory has about ended.
The House Committee on Claims have de-
cided to transact no general business during
the present session.
The statement of the condition OF accounts
between the United States and the Union
Pacific Company shows that the United States
owe nearly $1,000 to the company.
The following statement of funding opera
tions since March, 1877, has been Issued by
the Treasury Department: Amount of 1-2
per cent. bonds sold In 1877, from March 1st
for refunding of 5-2Os, $95, 900, 900; annual in
terest saved 81 ,425, 600; amount of four per
cent bonds sold I'm 1877 for refunding 5-2Os.
100000 annual interest saved, 81, 900, 900:
amount of four per cent. bonds sold in
1873 for refunding 52Cs, 100000 900
annual interest saved Sl,S0O,OOO; amount
of four per cent. bonds sold In
1879 for refunding 5-2O's, s373, ,2G9, 400; annual
interest saved, 1896, ,3SS; amount for re-
funding 10 4O's, s194, SOC, 800; annual interest
saved, sl,945,663; amount for refunling five
per cent. loan of 1855, s26O,OOO; annual inter.
est saved $500; total bonds sold since March
!, 1871, for refunding purposes, SsO3, ,O95, 7OO
total annual interest saved, s13, ,63s, ,65I.
The House Committee on Agriculture has
authorized favorable report on the resolu
tion for an investigation of the Department
Of Agriculture.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16

ments thought. "Verdict for the
plaintiff, and the constable will imme-
jiuy go for the defendant and make
him put up everything he's got for the
COSTS
The bill NV costs was immeiitly made
out, and the constable rushed out to
the mizrable wretch's house and took
wat furniture he he'd.
Now wat did this ongrateful nigger
doP Despite the fact that the Deekin
wantid him to keep rite along, and live
in peece and quiet, and plant his little
farm, and work it thro the season, and
reap the harvest, that nigger got to-
gether some little money from the sale
NV mule wich we overlooked, il bein
pastered out NV site NV the house, and
started for Kansas. He utterly refoosed
to stay among his friends and pertec-
tors, preferrin to rely upon the cold
mercies NV calkilatin, selfish Northern
community, rather than trust them ez
he he'd bin brot up amidst.
The ongratefulnis Nv this people is
suthin beyond understandin. They
don't know when they are we'll enufi
off, and they never did know who their
friends wul. shall never attempt to
do nothin more for EN-. They don't APP
preshate us. Over hundred NV EN-
hev left already, leavin us without
labor, and more wood go, ef they could
sell their accumulashens which they
hev robbed us NV.
PETROLEUM v. NAsBY,
Caucashun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16

cial Appropriation bill, and Mr.. Window adj
dressed the Senate. Mr.. Lamar, from the
Committee. on the judiciary, reported the
House bill amendatory to the law concerning
punishments for conspiraccs against the
United States. Executive session and ad
journment
House.-The following bills were introduced
and referred; Abolishlng the jurors test
oath; authorizing the coinage of silver dol
lars and fractions thereof OF full standard
value, following the metric system; making
appropriations for the support OF the
army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880;
amending the naturalization laws; providing
for deficiency in appropriations for the
transportation Of mails providing for a fur
ther issue OF legal tender notes and the re-
tirement OF National bank notes, and equali-
zation OF tax on State and National banks and
equalization Of the rights Of property and IN
dustry appropriating sl,00O,000 for the con
struction of tunnel under the river at or
near Crosse Isle and bridge over the Detroit
River at or near Detroit. The message Of the
President vetoing the bill prohibiting military
interference at the polls was received and
read. On the conclusion Of the reading a
resolution was adopted directing the messag e
to be entered on the journal, and that the
House will proceed, on the following day, to
consider the same.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16
Domestic Confessions in Iowa.

That truth is stranger than fiction
the Dubuque Times demonstrates in its
local columns. A wealthy couple had
lived together in perfect peace for forty
one years. While sitting in the parlor
one evening not long ago, the husband
surprised his wife by saying Il am
going to tell you secret you have
Dever heard before" There was q
brief pause as the lady and a near rela-
tive who chanced to be present awaited
the disclosure, and the husband con-
tinued: "Yes, you will be surprised to
hear that had another wife before /
married YOU" Startled and aghast the
wife clasped her hands in supense, and
asked. ''An41 then not your lawful
wifep, "You are my loved and lawful
wife," was the prompt reply, my first
wife died four years before came to
Dubuque, and met you" Then he re-
lated how he had married his first wife
and been summoned to his home to
find her dead in childbirth. Then he
went West and settled in Dubuque where
the second romance of his life came
about. Six years ago he received a
letter from the woman who had nursed
his first wife. She wrote that she was
upon her deathbed, and could not rest
until she had confessed her share in
base crime. The wife had died but the
son survived, and through large brihe
proffered by the dead woman's father,
the nurses lips had been sealed and
the husband told that the child had
died with its mother. This man, the
father-in-law, was wealthy, but his
daughters death left him without an
heir and he took this means of supply
ing what fate had denied. With her
last breath the nurse informed her en-
ployer that she had divulged the truth
to the gentleman in Dubuque, and inn
mediately upon her death the father
in-law went West and offered large
bribe. This was refused, but the secret
was kept. The son was a millionaire
in the city of p, and his father was
anxious to see him. The second wife
was thus told the truth for the first time
and asked to go East and pay the first
wife's son visit. When the story was.
told the wife announced in low tones:
Since you kept it from me so long |
would rather you had never repeated
it, The excitement caused by the re-
cital proved fatal. In two days the
lady was dead.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16

Committee on Longvlew Asylum then re-
ported, and the remainder OF the hour was
spent in debate.
House,-The resolution asking Congress to
give pensions to soldiers of the Mexican war
was called up and after some debate was laid
to prohibit pool selling under any circum-
stances. Adjourned.
Senate, Mdy l2.-Mr. Levering's bill codl-
flying the laws relating TO townships was read
the third tiIneand was laid on the table. Sew
eral local billsw were introduced and referred.
houSe.-The following bills were indefinite
ly postponed; To fix the annual salaries Of
members OF the General Assembly; fixing the
fees of Cuyahoga County officers. These bills
were thus disposed of because the matters
which they had intended TO regulate are pro-
yided for by amendments to the new code.
Bills passed: Codifying the laws relating TO
the militia; preventing fraud in the sale Of
commercial fertilizers,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16

The Atlantic Fire In surance Company, Of
Brooklyn, has decided to retire from business.
Robert Harris and Dell shaw, while at
tempting TO cross the Black River in a row
boat a short distance above Big Falls, at
Watertown, n. Y, on the l0th, were carried
oyer and drowned.
The Meriden, Conn, Woolen Company sus-
pended on the 10th. The company were large
creditors Of Whttemore, Peet, Post Il Co., Of
New York, who failed few days ago.
Rear Admiral f. &. Parrott, of the United
States Navy, diRd at New York on the 10th.
Andrew Manning, a tissipated factory oper-
ative, at Danielsonville, Conn, in quarrel
with his wife on the 18th, chopped her head
open with an ak, killing her instantly. He
then ran to a neighborlng pond and drowned
himself.
Mrs. Charles Merrihew, living near Deer
River, N. T., and who was arrested on the
10th on the charge of poisoning her brother
in-law and husblnd has confessed to the Cor
oner the attempt upon her husbands life, and
virtually admits killing her brother-in- law.
She duplicates Winthrop N. Merrihew, a
cousin, who was in love with her.
The Freeman's, husband and wife wcre on
the 18th, found guilty of homicide by the
Magistrate Of Barnstable, Conn, and fully
committed for trial Freeman still maintains
that he was justified OF God. His wife is
greatly crushed by the growing conviction
that she has been guilty Of a crime.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16

On BOARD the transport ships to
Natal the English Government gives
soldiers and sailors salt beef and few
potatoes three days in the week. On
other days they have a lump of salt
pork. three ounces of bread and some
stale biscuit per man. 70 bribe
steward soldier must give him twenty
five cents for a slice of bread and butt
ter, and another twenty-five cents for
handful of scraps from an officers
mess. The officers live on fowls and
fresh mutton.-N Y Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16

CONNECTICUT rejects the bell punch
They were afraid that ii would make so
much noise in that one small State that
nobody could sleep in all New England.
---HdtOk- Ege.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16
NAsBY

4 story Showing the Folly of the
Exodus and the Kind and Generous
Treatment the Negroes are Fleeing
Rro0n
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-16
FOHEIGN INTELLIGENOR.

The French Cabinet is talking of resuming
relations with Mexico.
The st. Petersburg Journal says the news
The south Kentuckian., 1879-08-05
A areenbacksr Heard From.

Ed. South Kentackidn:
There seems 10 have been on i'm
preston with the people that DR..
Fuqua is leaning 10 the Republican
party by his late Greenback depart
ure. This is q mistake. lie is
neither sorry that he has been DEM
ocrat nor that he has not been a Re-
publican. His speeches IN this county
have done him some injustice Many
Of those who heard his speeches at
Bainbridge and Longview Inferred
that he was an avowed enemy Of the
Democratic party and not OF the Re-
publican. He expressed regrets at
having voted for Tilden on sccount
of his having proven false 10 the
people after having been elected. He
is as much tine enemy of the Rcpub-
lican party as Of the Democrat. He
is q National Grcenbackcr, q party
which tells its own strength by its
members. He represents u party of
power, distinct and potent, independ-
ent Of either of the other two. This
is written to set him Alright before the
people. j. E. Day,
The south Kentuckian., 1879-08-05
THE STATE.

Milk sickness reported raging in
Pendleton county. Two deaths.
A rich silver mine has been dis
covered in Garrard county.
JIG. Stutz's Combination Theatri-
cal company has broken up in row.
Judge Ballard died in Louisville on
the GOTH, leaving much wealth and a
host Of friands.
Bowling Green voted $4,000 to
secure the location Of the State Agri-
cultural College.
Jno. B. Gaines, formerly Of the
Russeliville Herald Enterprise is to
start a new paper in Simpson county.
1t is noised about that the Hon.
Thos. H. Corbett will be secretary Of
State under DIR. Blackburn. He is
from Ballard county. The Post and
Ne,os calls him the erilliam aHcp Of
the Purchase.
In the drawing Of the Common.
wealth Distribution Company, at
Louisville. on the 3lst ult. the follow
ing numbers drew the principle prize.
No. 65,49l drew $4,000; No. ST.
6lS,, $4,000; No 242.707. $4,000;
No 1881, $1,000; No. 4,69S, 81 900.
A special dispatch from Cairo to
the Cincinnati Commercial says that
Col. r. II. Wakefield, of Ballard
county sold nineteen hogsheads Of
this years crop of tobacco at the foil
owing prices per 100 pounds. 500. $25,
S62, $2S, S57, S26, S6l, s25.50 $66,
$37, $l8. $67, $24.50, $6i, $2S, $64,
$65, $50, &27.
Five prisoners escaped from the
Pcnitentiary. at Frankfort, on the 3lst
ult. A rope was suspended from a
forty foot height and they Sided down
on it. The escape was made at
5o'clock in the morning. The guards
detected them in the descend and
fired Is or 20 shots at them with but
little effect only one Of them wounded
and he slightly. They fed with great
speed to the bush and only three Of
them were rccaptured. The advent
urous convicts were William Barnett,
prisoner sent from Mason for the
murder Of a man named Toiii; Moses
Barnett, his brother sent from the
same place for live for the same Of
feuse; John Terrell, life prisoner,
sent from Lincoln for murder; JAS. R.
Martin sent from Logan, FIVE years for
horse stealing; Jas Lambert sent from
Fulton, five years for grand larcency.
Those recaptured were Moses Barnett,
jas. r. Martin and Jas Lambert.