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New-York tribune., 1879-06-07

TRIBUNE OFFICE, June 7. a. m.-During most OF
the morning yesterday the barometer was almost sta
onary but just before and near the close OF the
tbild quarter the movement was downward; IN the
evening a rapid took place. The weather was gen
orally partly cloudy with few drops OF rain about
moon and two showers between and p. m. The tenn
ifrr ranged between So aud SO, the average being
s. lower than Thursday, The amount OF moisture IL
the air has been diminished.
Cooler and clear or partly cloudy weather. may be ex-
pected in this city and vicinity to-day.
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
rp,Iy RLowN FROM THE TRACK.

OGDEN Utah, June 6.-An excursion trhlh
an tbe Utah Western Narrow Gauge Railroad was
owu from The track this afternoon near Di'ckiocA'
The brakeman killed
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
Enficnrn emedics

ay. achieved tho OF medicines Of
modern ct They consist oi Cutcur1 the great skin cure
Cuticur Re Dyenf powerful blood purifier and CutlcWa
soap Inc most thing healing. and refreshing before the
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORI.
GOVERNMENT INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, June II a. m.
For New England and the Middle Atlantic
States rising barometer, cooler, and generally clear
rcatbsr eYcepf rain areas in Southern Virginia. with
north 10 west winds in the former and northwest -
northeast winds III the latter district.
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07

po., nice Nouce-Ihe mails ths nag
SAT- RDAY June Z. 1879. viii ciose wEDNES.
nay M 3.SO a. m. tor France direct by steamship
Franc. y;a Hayre and az for Europe BY
AIgera via Queenstown Thu tsoDAf, at IL m, tor
pr,nce Germany &c by steamship SuoVa. VIA Ply Do1ta
hsrurg ana Hamburg Correspondence for Great Britain
and fne Continent DO specially sidresse snd ut
IN for Europe. steamship Adr1aue va 0ueensso"D on
SATURDAl Al } a. m, for Europe Dy steamship Cay OF
rbmond wa cOrrospOadsnce for Germanv aud
s",anI must be specially aidrcssodl and al a. i0r
Scotand dlrect by steamship CrcaSsa, glasgow and
AZ 80 m Europe Oy steamship Main via soutnamp'
a ana Bremen. The naus of Denmark Sweaep. and Nor
ay are dspached Hamburg ans Bremen only
Ihs mails for 81 Domingo. Turks Is and se, New.
yofk Iupe 3 Tho mails for Havana New YORK Juno
and The malls the est Indies Brazil aud Argontue
v. New York June The mails Tor the West ndles and
porto Rico leave June ]. Tue for
Ia % leave san Francisco June o lno msls for emma
and Japan leave francisco June II.
' rHOs 4. JAMES Postmaster.
post Onice. Now. York. NAY 81. lslD
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
N1RRIEN

No indy careful health will sewing machlns
erpt tho Automatic OF 40 le,sOn Machine OF The VIII
cox & Gibbs Company.
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07

summer Wear-Peppereli Jean DRAWERS best In mar.
kst sizes 2S TO 90 IN SOC psir. UNDER SHIRTS aud
nH tWER- 25e Sic, soc each Best grade iaupdried
sHIHrs IN the city 81 10 81 - each ". JOHNSTON,
200 GrandL Y Nso $40 shave Sd door above 2Sess
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

T dsgr. bows the variations in this by tent rs
Of incrs pcrpcndcgsr ine give divisions OF IN ior tne
Logr preceding midnight The irregular white Inc represents
durng those hours The broken " do'''
represents variations in Temperature.
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
coNGREssloNAL NoMlNATIoN

CONG GRESSiONAL NOMlNAIION.
SAN Francisco, June G.-J. j. Ayres, Editor
Of Ie los angeles Express nominated for Congress
for tue IVtA District by the WOrkngmens Convention.
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
OIEI,.

Al notices Of Marriage, must be indorsef Nth (aH
a1y and alIy1Ss
New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
PRICE FIVE CENTSl

A WONIAN'S RANSOM,
BY T. W. ROBINSoS,
AUTHOR OF "ANNE JUDGE" rGRANDM8THEWs M
ktaN ~ As LOSG AS SHE LIVED" " hER tACE
WAS HER FORTUNE" SECOND COUSIN
SARAH" SWEET NlNEIEEN,' &C.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08

the northern cities and has recently be-
come known to the world at the World s
Fair at Philadelphia in 1876, and at the
National Pathological Display at Baltl-
more in the fall Of 1877. Numbers were
exhibited at our recent State Fair.
weighing over one pound and some as
great as two We give below a list OF
the varieties best adopted to those sec
tiOns.
Fail Apphs-Fall Pippin, Bellfiower,
Queen Pippin or Buckingham. Black
Gillehower, Red Vandevere, Big Red,
Catawba Red, Caps Mammoth, Shan
non, Bonum. Spy. 20 OF Pippin. Grand
mother Cheese. Golden Pippin, Seek no
further, London Lady, S~moke-hOuse
Splitting, Fall Black, Gloria Mundi,
Golden Russet, Lady Melon, Orfey Of
White Bellfower, Virginia Beauty.
Winter Apples. -Nickajack, Wilfony,
Buff, Comack, Pharr. Newtown OIL
Albemarle Pippin. Hoover, Limbertwig,
Ben Davis, Holden Red. Finger Seed
ling, Halls seeding. Royal Limbertwig,
Pound.
Summer apples. All varietiesdo Well
in this section.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08
THE FARMER AND MECHANI0

f-h ,aclaoes Sometimes they pour II
II nnn > rrass match or under a tree n
ON a Ira bsa Segetation. If they desire to
xiii vegetation with 1t, they S. .b;.l
nour it on patches of burdocSs or ms
les. or around trees that are wortliess
n =, ~ ;n which case it should be applied
with judgement. 1t may be applet to
onaragrs beds or ouince-trees literally
s eGI 70 the ".I best disposition to make of it
- = on manure or compost
bean and ALLOW. it to be absorbed.
The common celery Is a most vaiua-
be vegetable, and is particularly quiet
inc to the human nerves. Onions pro-
dnce much the same effect.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08
SALT AS a FERTILIZER -Tbo,o

AIT As A FERTILIZER.-Tbere gan
pe no doubt that salt sown broadcast nm
piowed land and on grass. at the ,ate =" 81
ore TO three bushels to the acre i =
sfea' Regeneration Of the soil. and thai !,
Ihci eases largely n crop grown on tb :.
,aiid thus tertlllzed. Old salt. snnh nc
nas been used by pork packers * as
9ood as new salt, and costs les than
one.haIf the price. "s 'hah
we urgently request every farme, -
experiment. with this cheap and vai.a
Die fertilizer now before piaDtino IT,
crops and report to Us what etfec, !. -
on the product on this comino .asna
l he salt decomposes the chemical '.,a
IN the soil, and puts them in no e
to the growing veeetat;on ne"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08

Many orchards become unproductive.
10 restore them to productiyeness. sow
thein IN clover, and when the clover *
wen established, turn in the hogs and
sheep. Their droppings will tertiIize
the ground. They will pick UP all the
,warin-falls, and this Will wonIerfuliv
lessen the destruction of fruit BIZ worms
Top dressings OF rotten manure leaf
mold: ashes, lime, ETC., are very bena-
hcial to orchards that have been IN
bearing a few years. Orchards can
only be Kept good by care. good MANN
ing and good pruning. Labor is in Is
in all other things.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08

jUTE CULTURE.-As this is the prop
err season TO sow ute for the purpose of
making seed, the Coast Land Committee
Of the Agricultural Society will now
send to any Of the subscribers for India
Jute seed, who may wish to plant a
small quantity for the above purpose.
cne-haIf pound of Carolina grown seed
OF receipt OF 80 cents-i5 cents for
seed and - cents ror bag and postage.
The Committee received a cable tele-
gram from India on the eth of March
stating that the Jute seed ordered had
been shipped, and it is now daily ex-
As soon as received notice will
be given to all interested. - Charleston
Nems.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08

IRON FOR FLoWERs.-Any rrr,..
who c%ultivates only u few flowers ia rs.
Of on grassy lawns, or Oh ,]paciou,
terres. may readily satisfy himself oI,.r
exceedingly rselu! part Of the f~orrgo..
materials play IN the production IS.
beautiful flowers.
Even white flowers. or rose, thai
have petals nearly white. will he great
improved in brilliancy BY providing
iron-sand and unlcached a,hc, for THE
roots of growing plants. ]Fcr1ugilo,
material may be applied to the ~
where flowers are growing or vince
they are to grow by procuring supply
of oxide OF iron in the form OF the dark
colored scales that fall from the hcat..
bars OF IRON whent the mctai l. hammer.
by the blacksmiths.
Iron turnings and iron filings, Wt0"
may be obtained for a tritic at most l"-
chlne-shops, should be worked into t0'
soil near the flowers. and In a few Year,
1t will be perceived that all minute TIA.
ments have been di>soIvcd.- Loj'
FIOru/ CnJinet.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08

Satisfy. OR OYSTER PLAINTIFF
soil should be light and mellow. tu.
two spades deep, and the long talr..
may be IL down straight. SOW Or.
seed early in spring. i'll drill, er-.'
inches apart. They are ready for 0~
IN October, and continue good THROUGH
the winter and early spring. For WIFE,
Ter use, take up "A portion before sever
frost. and house them ike carrots a"
parsnlps. Those remaining ~ 'a1
ground should be dug in early >pri-
before commencing their growth. ~.
ounce OF seed will SOW fifty feet OF dlI
The roots are boiled or stcwed like r.-
rots. or half boiled or grated fine. n.a.
into small fiat balls aud Dipped ~
batter, and fried ike oysters. WIZ
they strongly resemble. The }o.-
Hover stalks, If cut III the spring OF o-
second year and dressed like a,para-D,
resemble it in taste.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08

HOUSE PLANTS few simple Ta.',
VIII promote success with house p-dhl.
Always let the night temperature .s
lfteen degrees lower than that OF Ia
Change the air Of the room thorough
every day without allowing u cold
rent OF air to fail upon the plant I.
n,ay often be done through an olo.4,.
room. Water when water is na@lr'
and only then; it is better to let a pans
slltfer for a little-as shown b. the l.-
glng Of the lcayes-that to over "a.'
ana keep, as too many do, the SOIL I'D.
pots IN the condition Of mud. Az.
dust as far as possible by coyerln4 ID.
plants while sweeping; but VIII"
care they will get dusty. Those """
small leaves may be sponged once
week, going over each leaf with a
sponge or soft cloth dampenel "'.'
biood-warm water.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08
| o.

LATE MILKING \ CAUSE or A.
rIoN.-Abortion In COWS is ,,..
of great importance 10 stock raise,
dairymen. On this subject wou.
to give an opinion, however nt,.
may be worth. Several years a..
was III Iierkiner County. \. Y.
dairymen were suffering >eriou, has,,
the trouble above referred To. arI.
discover no cause or remedy. IT.
and examined nunberof stable, n..
many inquiries, and formed an a.tr
and told the dairymcn how | be- r..
could be avoided.
The COWS had been well fed. and .r
in good condition. The waterturn..
them vas the best we'll or spring u..
They were we'll cared for-only
numbers Wee stabbed togethcr IN M
and clo>ely-built barns. But f.r.
that the COWS were MIXED very ar, p.
fore calving. and | reasoned that. n
matter how we'll COWS were ted OF ken.
nutliment could not be- SILL,
Piled to nourish the fortus and funa..
milk at the same time. Acting on ,I,
hint, the trouble was stopped. Win
the statements made b. the corrr>u...
dent may have weight, andmay hc tu.
none OF the conditions he mention, va.
found in the re@ion / refer 10. n.n-
.onton. \. j. II. +. BoWLE>. " D.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08
OF THE Ton,

KAVAGEs OF THE Tor,cn
Dr.. Thomas Pollard. Comm ftr-
Of Agriculture of Virginia j.
on the best method Of PIE, -.
rayaees OF the tobacco III.
prevention of the raxaa.>
bacco fly, which d~e>trov, Tug
plants, Is a very important ~
doubt putting two fer a, 3
height arounl the bed doe, , l'<
of good; also. SOWING
around the bed has some ,a'
the forcing plants forward h-
tilizers and guano>. and "
should not be neglected: hrt
nately in very cold spell, moth.
make the plants grow.
Two years ago We suggested =.
of Paris Green, which was s.,
tive to insect life. We have n..
the potato-beet,e very >uccr>~f,9'
liquid state BY putting a tca>ro>..
the powder into a two gallon q,.
pot. stirring frequently. and SIM.
it from the mnzz,e, We have I'm,
doubt but that it would act yrrr g.,
this form. Sprinklel over N, -,
beds. and it is less danscrag, ,
the form Of powder.
In this connection Il corrc>ron3.
the .Jo"rnoi SAYS III t,rnrr
sprinkle Paris Green On tbe;r ~
growing. II will l~.>t,.-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08

Eyr Many farmers throx away the
old brine of beef and pork barrels and
The Newtown bee., 1879-08-13
A Novel Cure.

Tom Johnson, of the poorhouse, has a faculty of getting considerable work out of the inmates under his charge. There was one who made up his mind not to work at all, although he was capable of doing considerable. To avoid it he kept in bed and made out to be i'll, de- manding the attention of the physician. That gentleman stated that there was nothing the matter with him. Tom thought he could cure him, and the other night placed a coffin in his room. When the old man awoke the first thing that met his gaze was the wooden overcoat,n which stood at the foot of the bed. This seemed to animate him. He arose early, dressed himself and informed Tom that he thought he was better, and asked the steward if there wasn't some. thing he could do around the house He has been busy ever since.-Dubatqat, | Herdld
The Newtown bee., 1879-08-13

 struction of a deep tunnel from uLlo - IT. son valley to the Comstock lode, and almost ten years ago the first pick was struck in beginning work which has been continued since, by day and night, without any Interruption, with an ex- penditure of S6 6.OOO, GOO. To-day, for the first time, the water from the Comstock mines flowed through the Sutro tunnel, and it gladdened all your hearts to see the stream of limpid water, that had caused many of the mines on the Com stock Lode to lie idle for years in inn potent efforts to tree them from it, make its appearance at the tunnel entrance. Some people who had foresight sufficient knew more than ten years ago that the day would come when these mines could be worked no longer; but the great minimizing mass, who only live from day to day, looked upon the undertaking of piercing these mountains as one so gigantic and protracted that they ridi- culed the idea, and gave it but little en- couragement. The day will come when there will be avenues under these noun .tains in every direction, with trains of cars coming and going throughout the day and night; and when we shall reach under the top of Mount Davidson at a depth of $500 feet beneath its summit, treasures may be unfolded.o which none of us have any conception.
The Newtown bee., 1879-08-13

should be fastened directly against the building. But the most important pre- caution IS to make sure that the bottom end of the rod has a large conducting surface Tn contact with the earth. Better nave no rod than simply to bury the end a few feet down into dry earth; the proner way Is to solder the bottom end of the rod to metal water pipe or gas pipe in the ground. If there are no pipes. then make long trench and put in some good conducting material, such as fine char coal, or, hard coal dust, iron ore, or old iron, making a good connection between the bottom end of the rod and this con- ducting material"
The Newtown bee., 1879-08-13
Two Snake Stories.

Granville Mowrer, boy aged eleven, son of Isaac Mowrer of West Vincent township, Chester county. Pa., was sent to a neighbor's on an errand. In getting over fence on the way the lad was bit ten in the leg by snake, supposed to be 8 copperhead. The venom from the bite took immediate effect, and the boy be- came almost blind, suffered intensely and was unable to get home. He was found in field shortly afterward, his limbs and body swollen, both hands being black from the fingers above the wrists. A woman, who had some idea of what was best to be done, drenched the boy with liquor, and this probably saved his life He was delirious for several hours, and is still in critical condition. The boy says that black-looking snake bit him as he was getting over the fence, striking on the bare leg below his trousers, which was short, and slipped up some distance above the shoe.
 Kizzie Allison, living on the railroad two miles west of Waynesburg, Pa., went in the morning halt mile from the house to gather some berries. While engaged in picking the fruit she felt something move under her feet, and looking down beheld huge snake. She dropped her bucket and sprang away. She got stake and went back to look for the serpent, but could not find it for some time. Upon raising large grape vine that lay on the ground she saw it coiled underneath. It sprang at her and came near biting her, but she warded it off with the stake. At last she got the stake across the serpent's body in such a way that by putting her weight on the end of the stake she could keep it from getting away.
 She then set up cry for help. Her mother. an old woman, heard her, and thinking that she must be hurk shouted to the neighbors. Kizzie's brother Jim mounted mule and galloped to her re- lief. All this while she had stuck to the end of the stake, unable to do more tha stand there and watch the snake strike and bite everything it could reach. MT. Allison soon dispatched the snake, and found it to be just three feet long and very thick in proportion. Miss Allison was scared badly, but declared she would have stayed there till some one came to kill the reptile if it took al day-ReGLli72O { (Pn ] HcTnId
The Newtown bee., 1879-08-13
In the Matter of Diet.

Old Mrs. Nicklepinch says the present IS very unhealthy season of year, and that people must exercise great care in regard to their dict. She says they cannot eat everything.
 And Mrs. N., is quite correct; people cannot eat everything and keep well and hearty.
 It is very unhealthy, for instance. for person to eat stove wrenches. either boiled, fried or on the half shell, for it would, probably give him the shakes''
 Shoe brushes in all forms should be avoided as a steady diet. They are very apt to give one the black tongue.
 Bee bread should be partaken of very sparmgly, as ali attack of hives is al- most sure to follow an indulgence of this kind.
 Polishing bricks, especially, should be avoided, either mashed or whole. for they generally bring on an attack of SCOUTS.
 Sands of all kinds, either sea sand, or dlnary sand or the sands oftime, are par ticularly hurtful in warm weather. as gravel almost always follows a meal of this kind.
 Dish cloths, either chopped fine or fried in batter, are unhealthy, and almost sure to result in sour stomach.
 A'IP "iShlnS useu aS TellSn, es- pecially when eaten with oil, induces heartburn or light head
 Memorandum books. with or without covers, when partaken of too heartily, often cause severe and distressing at tack ofdiary.
 Needles and pins, especially when eaten hurriedly and without sufficient mastication, are conducive of prickly heat.
 Saw-horses should not be parta ken O late in the evening unless one wishes to be visited by night mare.
 Green trash," such as grass. leaves, buIdocks, Paris green, etc, is apt to give one the blues.
 Stovepipe, either Russian or Ameri- can, being tubular, is likely to make & person hollow with pain, if eaten freely. A man who ate only one dented joint at adinner recently said it did not soot him. He evidently felt the torments of the ammed.
 Sauce of all kinds, especially hand saws, should be avoided. They are sure death to wooden men. Greenbacks. when partaken of too freely, are apt to make a person bilious. | Nitrate of silver relieves stomach which is gorged with greenbacks. r
 Iron in the blood is quite essential, but that is no reason why padlocks should be bolted indiscriminately.
 Many more hints might be given in regard to eating in warm weather. but enough have already been here sighted to enable a blind man to see that Mrs Nicklepinch Is right in her assertion. In conclusion 1t may be said that plain Hlet fSither hand or machine planed) is 2hStd 22fhfSid!%R66ie St,ls,. i,>~'a '' all '''.'''
The Newtown bee., 1879-08-13
Charles Sumner on Profanity.

In a letter to the Hartford Coaran Templeton, the Boston corresponden relates the following in relation to thu late Senator Sumner:
 We were talking about the profanity of very distinguished American states man not now living. MT. Sumner (who never swore himselG said: Well, l have heard him swear severely; but as rule nobody swears in my presence. The greatest modification l ever received in my life in this way was when 1 was at 3 breakfast abroad with Lord Brougham. We sat down at the breakfast table, when somebody brought a newspaper to Lord Brougham. It contained personal attacks upon him. Tie article was marked and he read it through. When he had completed it he began a volley of the most scathing oaths that l ever heard fall from the lips of man. There was no limit to the curses that he rained upon the head of the author of this piece. I was shocked and stricken dumb, said Mr. Sumner. The only other oc- cupant ofthe table, except Lord Broug- ham and myself. was Brougham' $ mother. She sat at the head, opposite her son, a venerable and courtly lady, with an eleeance and grace of manner that never saw excelled- dared not 1 look at her for some moments. but when I ventured to turn my eyes in that direc- tion I found not muscle of her face was moved She was as calmly unconscious l of what her son was saying as if he was talking in Arabic The breeze soon blew over, and we had Very enjoyable l breakfast.
The Newtown bee., 1879-08-13
Ten Mems Narrow Escape.

At Virginia City, Nevada, as the shift was being changed at the Y Yellow Jacket mine shaft, ten men had narrow escape from death. These men, says a local paper, got on board of the small skip at the 2,300 station to go to the bottom of the shaft. They had gone but short distance before the eccentrics of the don- key engine broke, and the skip, with it's living freight, started for the bottom at gineer, knew that the descending skip must be stopped or all on board would be dashed to pieces at the bottom of the shaft. He instantly seized a heavy plank, the end of which he thrust between the pinion shaft and the reel or drum from which the cable was paying off. By hauling down on the end of the plank it acted as a brake, and finally brought the skip to stand when it was within twenty feet of the bottom of the shaft The drum was revolving at lightning speed when the plank was first intro duced, and the friction produced streams of fire and smoke, but the pressure gradu- ally told, slowed down the speed of the skip, and finally stopped it. To thrust the plank into the ragidly-revolving ma, might have cost MT. Mccarthy his life, but he got the right hold in the start. and held on with bulldog tenacity. To do the right thing, just as he did, at the right moment, required great quickness of thought. The plank, the place where it was to be inserted, and how it was to be used must all have been thought out in single instant. During the descent of the skip one man leaped from it and caught the bell-rope, holding to which he managed to swing himself to a wall plate. Another jumped and caught a l II I,-1f ic ho1 nd fa1l lNIlt in falling caught rod passing horizon tally between the sinking guides, some ten feet over the skip, where he held on till it stopped. Thus it will be seen that this man did some lively travelling. He got off the skip. and not finding good landing-plaee on the wall plate, he went down until he overlook the skip, whe'
 he got aboard of it at the point whit
 seemed most convenient. Aside from
 severe shaking up and a bad scare, t
 men all came out of the scrape about
 sound as when they got into it.