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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27
l-IESETSY .FEIs-S.

Tie ua:uer.Gtooe o. q New Sctoo B4p.s.
Church. c!i'rgl, CT Manassas, g;lj b. l!;l to
i2oirjS.
Judge Cbares !. OF,rfal is hnnauIcoG IS
debt pHSlog candidate II tie HUE Of Dale
gates 10 Rockingham cJuntg.
Capt. L. G. s. Hunter, ct kiog George,
whose nance appears as rea5ilster capVasser,
will, it is said, support Gen. Fig Lee FOX the
House Of Delegates.
lii, heirs Of Geo. Pelt:r, through Rev. C.
". AuGersor, have eel! the isrE, lying near
the paper mile road about lErae miles from
Wingh,ster, coltsiulug 2G0 acres, to Mr.. Cald
Iet', ct Pcnrsy.Vacia, OF $l3 an sore.
Geo. Fix L.o I'd dressed the citizens OF
We;mnreland last Men1ay at Mon!ross 10
fa9cr # the debt settlement. 4 gentleman
who wGs present and heard lin speaks highly
Il the speech, und says it produced iiae c!-
| ;cJs.
Tie first frost of tbs ssoson was pIaicly par
| ctpti0le 10 mauy pltoas around Petersburg yes
teldiy moralog, tu', cwpg TO the heavy dew,
Vegetation escaped uliEjureI. The m.rcuiy
s;ood ct SO. Should on eslIy fall Occur, the
| cotton and tobacco crops will be considerably
CIT short.
Mr.. f. p. DaaGr,dgs is the Conservative
candidate Tor the House of Delegates 10 Fred
cr:ck county tie suBtsias tho sctticmsn. OF
the debt, and opposes oil measures that lock
10 an Increase OF the burdens OF taxation Iog
borne by our people" Mr.. Il. r. FeunlItr,y.
j., is also Il candidate as readjuter.
The Fredericksburg Star says that it i.tu
mored that Dr. PRICE, Republic,u, CT kirg
George, desires to oppose w. W. Walker for
the Senate, aud that Efforts Gre being msdc 10
etfec! coubinit 90 between hin and the re
adjustcr5. The plan is, Pic, is to hand osct
the co!ortd voters TO the carGidstc Of the read
listers. ard the readjusters arc to support
! Price.
Albert Mitchell oolorc1, charged with the
murder Of e. X. Walton some months since, a,
\ aEceyvile, in Louisa Co.. was yesterday con-
Vlcted Of murder 10 the Gist degree After tie
murder the store kept By Walton YES robbed
and burden. together With Wa!ion'5 body.
MlicAol'5 arcs: was the result Of the cor g
sion OF tTo acconplicss, a negro MAJ aud va
map, who are tt |! to be tried.
| The senatorial convention, ccmpcseG OF ;hs
counties OF Orange. Rarpshanpock, Madison
and Cal oeper, met at Culpeper Z. H. yestcr'
Cay. Va tho fourth ballot John r. Strother
OF Cuipeper, was nominated over Charles =
Moncure. Of Orange. In speech tc;eptins
the nomination Mr.. Strother said he ToulC
give to the McCulloch bill bis earnest support
srd would strive to maintain tie free seh,o
system. His rominltiou is considered c0ui7a-
! IeGt to an elcctltn,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

TO Hon. HUGH LGthoD1
The people of this city AID county long fs.
nllisr with your public carefr desire you to
represent them in the next House of Delegates
OF Virginia. and in order that your views on
may be known, respectfully ssk whether you
ara in favor of tbs McCullough bill; whether
you favor the msiatsuarce ofthe public schools,
and your views &c u The repeal Of the MoTett
register law. Your answer 10 tho abov. qlies
tons will be looked for by
1t MANY VOTERS,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27
EcSlrIciGG-

TORONTO, Ont. Sept. 27.-Uuring a quarrel
lat night over some property that had been be-
questhed them, Edward Deeourcy wss shot dad
by his brother at the vilsga of Hampton, short
distance from ttis city. The murderer lhen
took poison, from the effects Of which be is rot
expected 10 recover. Both mon had bean
drinking. '''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

We have received from tho Aglicu 'tufa' De-
pattnen. at Washington the repait Of an III
7es.iga.i,n OF Disease of Ssiae, infectious and
CONTAGIOUS Diseases inti LETT to other classes Of
Demonstrated Animals"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

Mr.. Bruce, tho negro Senator rem Missis
slppi, alarmed at the colsu.o he has received
tIou tie radical press for lis garruIous revea
tioDs copccrnDg tho way in which these Ct bis
race VITO bad been duGed isto putting tbei,
no icy in the F:ecdmcn's Band had been cruelty
sVirdled out Of their bard earned and eoanomi
cay saved wages. douies tba. be has ever made
such revelations. when theirs are deems Of peo
pic who soy that he has reformed them, ard
With no even impi,d ooa6dsuco, that all the
thieVipg of the bank vas done by he Washing.
ton branch, ard that though be WAS pro.
hibited fem di7usins the names tie thieves,
the proof Of their guilt was almost positive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

General Grant 10 his speacb at Oakland,
Wednesday, said, with the two armies that or.
posed each other ia The civil war 10 this coun.
try uei,ed "@e have nothing to iear," thereby
impl5iog that with those arnits disunited We
would have something to fear. and yet his
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

Mr.. George William Curtis, Que Ct tue lead
log civil ssrVice reform Republicans Ct New
York, and cdtcr q tlarper's Weekly. c,o {
eat tho dish If Crow set before km in the
shape Of Mr.. C1rnoll. The nonceo of tbs ma
chloe radicals Of Ii, State. and advises alI
republicans who act upon tho piicciplo that be
serves his party hest who serves his cjurlry
best TO scratch Tic raac Of MIR. Cornell from
the STATE ticket a, The approaching cltc.op
We are AFRAID The an:mosi;y sgainst the South
Mr.. Curtis has bsen ins:iog into tho minds
OF his 0sny readers fer 50 loog time tss
taken such doep ioot that bis present coed
advice will &c undecided. bessusc the New York
republicans may think it's acceptance would
possibly give aid and conttr: TO those be has
taught item 10 hate, end who's, Of: repeated
friendly advances they have learned, uuder his
tuition, to !nsuliioay It ect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27
Time Changed.

NEW YoEK. Sept. 27.-At prolonged mest.
ing of the grain trade to-day resolution chang
ing the :ime Of buying a. selling grain by the
GENITAL from October Is: D January lit WAS
ALLOTTED.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27
Execution.

LITTLE RoRK, ARK, Sept. 27.-Marcus H.
Whitley was hanged ct Pocahontas yesterday
for the murder OF Duke Sumner in February
1877. Whitley made written confession, which
WAS made public after bis death, '..I 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27
Trustee APPOINTED.

PROVIDENCE, r l., Gept. 27.-The Su.
preme Court this morning appointed Robert
Thompson trustee of the properly of Mre.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27
List of Letters.

The following is q list of the letters remaining
in the Postofice in this city Sept q.
Persons calling for letters will say they al al
vertised and give the date of the list
If not called for within thirty days, they will be
sent to the dead letter Office, in Washington,
Attmsn, Thos Harris, Jack. co,
dams. Jos Henderson, W ~
Andrews, CD johnson. w E
Belle, Miss S Page, Hiss 8
Brent, Mrs 8 Peach, G
Berry, Tnos Psdgett, Misc
cooper, Miss h Ranels, T.
Croton, MIS- j. Scott, Mi;s d
Champ, Mrs r Smith, Mias 4 ,..
Carroll. Hiss 4 WsshiE gton, Miss +
Finney, Miss
1t LEWIS MCKENZIE. +. n.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

party is doicg al it cau 10 pitvant that uliCn
which would eccu.c Us peace aud prosperity &.
homa ard r3srcct aod GeiaTeace abroad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

Iners arrived at the port Of New York dur.
leg tne month OF August, 1879. 1900 passeu
gers 1881 ct whom we're Immigrants
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

Total........ GIG. 0j5
Cj..
! 80 GCres Ct lard trok.
eli up and ready for
seeding tho following
spring.
THIRD YEAR
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Total. S43,335


This shows prof. OF nearly $2C0) besides
the land and equipments. which may be ssf,ly
valued at $4,000. We do not, Of courso, adop.
these esin. atcs, though on their f,ce they appear
in the main reasonable. We give them simply
to show thst tho culture of wheat is 10 be- pushed
under such circumstances, in such varieties OF
c!imste, sol! and conditions. and with such sd
vantsges from organization and capital. that a
serious deficiency in tho crop, such IS has com
PEELED US twice within Fifty years 10 impor:
wheat from Europe, may DO accepted as effect
uslly guarded against. OF course the estimates
both or costs and proceeds. are only claimed to
be approximate, and may be greatly modiflad by
experience, but this Goes not alter the fact tina:
they are the basis of operations 10 q large extent
and promise the most imuortsnt results TIE
Commercial and Financial Chronicle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

Or.
| $50 acres Of
VI hett, fifteen
busbs to acre,
sOc = tu.hel. Sl5,Sd0
and Gao acres addition.
81 land resdy tor
seeding
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THIRD YEA Z

Cr
], 92. acres OF
whest, fifteen
hushs = acre, Or.
So per bush. S23 60 Wheat raised S23 0ll
a recspitulation of tho four years results
mAY na slsiaI Is fnllnMs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27

EMIL Ca-1cz,, well known merchGrdlse
broker OF New Y rk. dropped dad yesterday
nor3oy in the Grand Cenrai tero, He was
81 years OF are
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27
ALEXANDRIA, Va Sept. p, 1873.

LEWIS MCKENZIE. +. II,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-27
SECOND YEAR.

Tctal........ Sl3 $50
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

BREEDING TURKEYs.--Thereis no branch
of the poultry business that yields so large
profit, if properly managed, as turkey
raising, yet breeders rarely undertake it
without a feeling of uncertainty as to sue
cess. There are many different varieties,
and each one has strong advocates; the
bronze is very popular, on account OF its
size and beauty. and especially from the
fact of its being Il native OF America.
From a trio of healthy turkeys of almost
any breed quite a large flock can be raised
in a single season, care being used as TO
food and general treatment. There are
few rules that will do to follow closely in
turkey breeding; good one is never to
allow young turkeys not comfortably clad
in feathers to run out while the dew is on
the grass; for a chill. however slight, is
most sure to be fatal. During the day
they should be allowed to roam, for tur
keys cannot bear confinement, but long
before nightfall pen them up in roomy
coop, after liberal allowance of food-as
much as they will eat and no mOre-ior to
leave food lying about in reach OF the
brood, to grow stale and sour, will always
result in feeble, understood birds, if they
survive the treatment at all. They are
fond of milk and should be regularly
given it if convenient; chopped onions,
bread crumbs, corn bread, cheese curds, or
almost any clean, sweet food will insure
health so far as feeding can possibly do. 1t
is better for turkeys to be Matched early in
the season, but at that time there is so
much to contend with in the way of cold
nights and wet days. that the breeder may
well be proud of successful rearing of an
early brood of young turkcys.-Amcricap
SlOckmdN.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

RuTA BAGAs OR SwEDEs.-Therc is still
ample time for ruta bagas or swcdes. The
quality of these roots does not compare
favorably with the mangold, and its effect
on the land is more hurtfu, but if we
could not have II wide breadth of carrots
and mangolds, we should certainly make
up for the want Of them by as many
swedes rs it were possible to grow. Un-
like mango,ds, the swedes do better in
rather light land, but they want it deeply
mellowed and thoroughly MANFRED. A
heavy dressing of good superphosphate is
capital for them. A good dressing of barn
yard manure spread on the sod and plowed
in, with some old compost or some super
phosphate in the drill, produces Il good
crop.
As to swedcs iniuring the land for corn,
there seems TO be 10 doubt of it, but after
all it may be more question of manure
than anything else We should not follow
them with corn,b but should prefer to follow
with some root crop.-PiOu gilman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

WAsTES.-In the large corn growing
regions there is waste in various ways.
Instead of cribbing his corn during the
GOOD weather of autumn, the farmer allows
it to stand in the field until the short
stormy days of winter, adding largely to
the expense of harvesting, and damaging
the quality of more or less Of it. Where
corn is cut up and shocked, the waste is
often great from poor shocking. l often
pass field late in winter, in which nearly
every shock is twisted or blown down 50
that the rains and melting SHOWS soak
through it, rendering it nearly worthless.
The greatest waste connected with the
corn crop, however, is in the fodder,
amounting in 4 single one of the great
corn growing states to hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars. On perhaps a majority
of the farms in my neighborhood, the corn
fodder is worse than wasted, for it is fed
off by the cattle at a time when the tramp
ing of the soil Injuries it more than the
value of the dead dry stalks to the cattle.
have known a renter growing forty acres
of corn, and keeping but six or eight horses
and cattle, to let his fodder 60 to waste,
and buy hay for his stock, when each acre
of stalks if properly saved would feed Il
grown animal from three to four months,
and it could be secured in II barn or stack
rs cheaply rs an acre OF grass. In all the
great corn growing regions this waste is
so common and of such magnitude that it
is only necessary to call attention to ii
without giving details. Too often the
waste of the corn crop does not end when
it is gathered, for it is the exception rather
than the rule to find COOL, airy, rlt-proof
corn-crbs on the farm.-Obi0 barnaCr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

The English sparrow was introduced
into the United States less than twenty
years ago, and now arises II cry for the
determination of the bird from many parts
of the country The Scientific AmcricaQ
says on the subject: These birds, which
have now proved such nuisance to
America, seem to have no friends at pres
ent except those who were instrumental
in introducing them. Tho English them
selves warned US against the pest Not
long agoa great cutlery was raised against
them by the farmers in Algeria, and now
we have the same evil report of them from
the kingdom of SaXony. A recent Eng
fish paper says that the council of agri-
culture of the latter country has decided to
to petition the government to repeal the
law which makes it an offence to destroy
them. Indeed the feeling against spar
rows has become so strong in some parts
that the inhabitants have decided to des-
troy them in defiance of the law" 1t is as
serted that Il microscopical examination of
their crops proves that sparrows live upon
grain during eight or nine months of the
year, and are only insecivorous when
reduced to it by necessity. 1t is the same
cry far and near, from America and Aus
tralia. where the absolute, unmusical
over has been introduced and protected
by stringent enactments, in return for
which he was expected 10 eat Il great
many insects and very little else
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

WEAVING PIGs.--lt has often been al-
vised, in weaving pigs, to let one or two
of the litter remain with the SOW Il few
DAYS after the others are taken off, in
order to prevent the caking of the udder;
but We have never found any difficulty
from that cause. There is Il decided
objection to separating the pigs for even a
day or two, if they are afterwards to
be put together. If part of the litter
be taken from the SOW and put in pen,
and the others be put with them day or
two afterwards, there is almost certain TO
be much fighting, and the new corners
will be fortunate if they escape without
severe wounds, which will seriously retard
their growth besides, this habit of fight
ing among themselves, once commenced,
will rarely cease until the pigs are shifted
to new quarters. We prefer to take all
the pigs from the SOW at once, keeping
her upon dry and scanty food until her
milk has dried up. BY pursuing this
course, we have never had any trouble in
drying off the most copious mixers
National LiUe Stock Journal, Chicago.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

But it will not do for the farmer to
invest very largely in these on the recon-
mendation OF others. He must ascertain
by experiment on his own farm, what is
wanted. The farmer who is cultivating
thirty or forty acres, and can only get
stable manure for ten or less, should, if
he can do it at profit, use commercial
manure on a part or all Of the balance. a
few experiments with bone meal, super
phosphate, potash, etc, ETC., will show
what elements are lacking in the soil.
We have applied, during the last two
years, to the wheat crop, bone dust, super
phosphate and Stockbridge manure, all
with profitable and satisfactory results
Where these fertilizers were used on the
wheat crop of rs, we are well satisfied
that we received double pay in the increas-
ed yield of wheat and recent examination
shows Il splendid growth of clover result
ing from their use.
We do not recommend farmers to pur-
chase largely, without any previous cXpe-
rience, Of any commercial manure, but
we do advise all to experiment with them,
that they may know what their soil need,
and under what conditions they may be
Dl OAl'lDlN uSGh. IOIll tOIltl > IL ION HUNS
formidable to the farmer who is ineXpcrl-
cnced in the use of bone meal, but it costs
but few cents per acre to apply it, ana
where stable manure must be moved n
half or even Il quarter of n mile, the cost
Of handling and spreading is several dol
lars per acre and when we take the labor
into consideration, the commercial fertili-
zers may be the cheapest of the two
Ohio Farmer.
The recent theory in manuring seems
to be to manure only or chiefly, for present
crops. Increase the Immediate yield al
the least expense and in the quickest way,
is the principle now most in use. 1t is
the theory of nearly all makers of COM
mercial manures, and the practice of many
farmers and most market gardeners. For
some conditions and crops 1t is the best
practice; for others, indeed for most gen
cral farm operations, we question if it Is
the best In grass growing, and in corn
OF grain growing there is need of manur-
ing which will give more lasting and
continuous, even if it gives slower, results
Special fertilizers are valuable for crop.
from which quick returns are expected
but the experiments Of DR.. Lawes have
shown that given amount of plant fooC
supplied in animal dung is slower in its
action, but more lasting in its effects, than
when supplied in any other form. This
is the great dependence of the farmer fol
general use, and while from this result il
is plain it should not he displaced by
special fertilizers which force the present
crop, both should be uscl o.ether where
the larges. returns are expected. Amcrt
can CuAirdtOr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

TIE PIG.-Black OF flesh colorcd pigs
are the tgccst from skin disease in hot
climates. The choice is practically be-
tween the Essex and Berkshires for males
with which to improve the native stock of
hardy grubbers of the root-or-die variety.
Those who have tried the former have
been delighted at first, but after few
years began TO recall with longing the
lean hams and slim but solid and flavor
Gus bacon Of the old race horse breed.
! he trouble with the Essex pigs of the
south is that they are not active enough.
Tney are the eat-and-sleep 10 slecp-and-
wake-to-eat kind, and their grades are, of
course, like them. The side fat is superb,
AMI so is the leaf lard and so far the breed
is all that could be desired; but the hams
and shoulders are too fat for profit, and
the ham is not marbled with fat like the
Berkshires. These (the Berks) are much
more wide awake, less easily controlled,
but good foragers. The grades are a
wonderful improvement upon the original
stock, may be made very fat and, vet the
proportion between the fat and lean hams.
shoulders and side pork or bacon, is such
as to develope and preserve the excel
lences of the meat. The hams are large
and rich and juicy, with difused fat.
Berkshres are not quite so easily fattened
when penned and Systematically fed as the
Essex grade, but they will take much
better care Of themselves in the woods,
and when ronned or fastened for fitttening,
may be finished off with half the feed the
original "land-pikes' would require.
1. 1, 1
ers, the Essex is Il more profitable PIC
than tie Berkshire, because his nature
leads him to take little exercise, so that
all he eats goes to flesh and fat. Respira-
lion, which ifrapid, reduces fat greatly, is
with him never accelerated by moving
about, and with plenty of feed, the sole
burden of life is to digest it. This breed
is prc.emnent among the black breeds,
ard excelled by none as fat producers. -
AmGrican AgriculturiSt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25

IRON FOR FLOWERS. person who
cultivates only a few flowers in pots or on
grassy lawns, or on spacious parterres,
may readily satisfy himself of the exceed
ingly useful part the proper materials play
in the production of beautiful flowers.
Even white flowers, or roses that have
petals nearly white, will be greatly I'M
proved in brillancy by providing iron
sand and unleached ashes for the roots of
growing plants. Ferruginous material
may be applied to the soil where flowers
by procuring. supply of oxide of iron in
the form of the dark colored scales that
fall from the heated bars of iron when the
metal is hammered by the blacksmiths.
Iron turnings and iron filings, which may
be obtained at most machine shops, should
be worked into the soil near the flowers.
and in few years it will be perceived
that all minute fragments have been dis
solved.-Ladies' Floral Cabinet