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enough with bpado and 'l,oo TO furu,ah ,h...
bsead, md by degrees they cat advanvo to ha,s
tor things. Wy
hiOA.

Trcnty 1setwson tf,e Government and o.-
.nnny-1var rhrentonc{l l,ot,yccn t,r,,.s uet'
lug Facttons-rho Throno trent1a.o, ".eed'
p. y.,.o.,,, :, =, w.. ~, ,-,.
,v..,,....,.at. n ~ - - s.,, S merad. @
n,o.a m.S.aoN; .,. -. W apr, o''ISc"s OF rather
lnofc than usual intereat hns beon received At
tic State Department from Samoa. Il vii, b.
remembered that previous l,spatchrs oar. ~ ~
formation lint thc normnr novor,,,s saw H.
conri,,,.I ..... wv ee''a"n u''eiauent had
u a.,aa.. u. s.eats u peaea n,'a "mlty With ths
oa'noan foVcrnmcnt, AMI Lad been ALLOWED Ia
sclect harbor for tho exclualyc use Of The fin,
IA Rlmi1ar In tts nrovi.,,r. =, IT, 49, s s'catY
o,,Iar., .,,a., -,.,. ~. VIZ, W ~ one alfeady
sn.s'su apon ml1n t1e on!ted States, but does
DOS cooA1ct win Lie tntcrcats OF tha America,
selected for our ,,ayal stnttou ia 1,aoo .a
1aroost on1 h..t ~ t,,n ,,,t,,. ~. .,s sso, lhe
,,,., ors narsssse.,. ~ a'ots vi Inc 1slahd 70
, 1879-04-12

the postOt1 Department was adoptcd-ycas,
lG5; nnys, GO.
A proposition to lncrcase tic salary Of tho
Contmiasfonnr Ut Agriculture, aftor short dis.
cusstnn. was withdrawn.
Amendments WEIR nyrccl to directing tho
Commissioner TO sl.ppy a rrasnnable quantity
Of Seeds shrubs, etc, to tncitlbcrs Of Congress
for distribution among tllcir agricultural con.
etttuonte, 10 report tho quantity Of seeds, etc.,
distributed, nn the States ht1tl counties SOFT to,
from whom purchased, md thu quantities.
The appropriation for tho purchase md dis
tmribut[on m Of seeds, etc., was Increased from
&05. 600 TO StUp, ,0N
Mr.. Hunton submitted m amendment In
creasflg tho appropriation for eradtcatlng In
icrtlo,,s u.s. diseases among domcsttcated animals
lcct Of tlu ,,argo incrcaso was tn statnp out
the alseasn known ~ plcllro-pncutnunla, An.l
the only way known to eradicate tho discasc
was to buy md kill Nil diseased cattle, and cat.
tEa which hnvo been subject tu contaElon.
Mr. Sparks advocated tic amendment. It
was vastly Important that the d[sease should DO
Immediately eraIlicatcl.
Without dispbslng of tho amendment, the
Committee rosc; tho committees were an
,lounced, and the iiuuau adjourned until to-
morrow.
, 1879-04-12

WAsnlsuroN, D, c., Aprft 11,-senntor 1fcrc-
for,l, of West virr!nia. delivered n strrc nf
twn hnnrs and l,n1f ,1urot i'm In III. sat,,t, h.
day, In opposition to Senator uour,s resolution.
introduced March q. Lonr snecrhrs, cvcn
when uttered By thu most prominent Senators.
seldom command tEe attentImn nj I'm fnli
ao,.,., .,,., a. ,n.. 49,. ...s,.."e ,,s,s 49,.
sou",e' W." :. "as Hos st'a'ec' tne'stoFe, tliaI
Alr. hereford, one ol TIC llEl't-wrights OF the
body, should have addressed his remarks to an
empty Chamber, cspectully as thcy hnya hcen
tnnr otlycrtisc,1' Ti,,u ctronu,at,nc, Snwovor
, 1879-04-12
LAKE CALUMET.
4 ErECuLAToRSf nQliEM4.

Hlfa1f fHSJk&SfA 10 TAG 1f1thH<s
WARRINGTON, D. T., April 11.-lt will sur
prsso tie Clfcago people, perhaps, to learn from
Washington t.at there llas 0ccn great danger
that specllators weu.u obtain possession of tu
led OF Lake Calumet, alld that tint botlY Ut
water would ba declared not 10 be nAsigablc.
Thcao proccellIllus were commenced three yours
ago, aud tllu riparian ownrrH haYc cnl!ravoEcl
to keep tic nIRttcr accret In Chicago until the
order for rcsurvey WIS obtained, Whte., was
luto to-luy. There were fears ut uuu time ttlat
ths order coNll not he had. thu proceedings
appeared regular. Ilcrp aru sone curious fucts
connected with thls speculative attempt, ulAl
nut tho leaxt curious IL that iherc should TO
sslrll Startling dI!tcreuce between tllu survey
Ut Alexander Woieutt, County Surveyor, untl
tl,at of Cart. I.yducker, ii ule uuiteu States
Engineer Corps.
TIN STAKE
for which these speeuaturs l,nyc been playing,
nay bu gathered FROM tlu stutru.ent lint ll,,
area of thu tRko bed upon Which Il has heen NJ
tempted to ipakI entries, c,ni.ncps 28Sl ucres,
Of which there arc :sU aercs OF dry land. u,l.l
a,43l ayrcs covrrc.l by unnuvtgnbla water from
ono to four fcet tecp. III thts vast travt tbs
creditors Ut the brukem ChEcs.4,u sAvl,lSs banks
aone hayo al lptercst Ut over e3u0,e0. ll.u
outline ol thu case IL this. Tie cass Us raltetl
tu4lny III tbs funeral Lal.l O!lco-waa dtwketetl
| ~ iutl0Ws:
UN.TEu SvATka oT AAEn1cA. DxrARrHEKr oY
THE lATEn!0M!n Tho General LHnd. .lGics, In lhu
,natssr Ut l.a49 CAlumat: 'lhu 4pucatinn Vt a..
u. Mclean. Henry innlan. NilltaHi Marshall, and
Andrew CuMli.. to entes tbs hsd Ut Lake Calumet.
capo. il lis Sof!hafm i,istrict Of iIlia"s,
aud this orpoA!ttun tl,urets OF K. Hut.
losg Leach. Ueurru II. rullu,un, q, y. lIosMieT,
l+uciua u. OTIS. HecetveF Ut los State Saying* III.
sllrHtlon, JasHos /. Sm!tl. IL. Z. Sargent, j. s.
satEsnt' =. 4. 'rafpln: Resei'yr Of thu Fidelity
G. e. DomnrY nnd J. L. IlGu. Chicago, counsel
for opponsntAs Jordan nnd ltlca, Washington,
In 1875 the applicants
coAMENcxn PROCEEDINGS
! to euter tit Qpttke led Ut Laka Ealuluct. Tbts
, 1879-04-12
'Tf,G NHrrn Etyntls,s.

Tho Rev. Richard Cor,ltay, writing from En-
portat kas., atotlt tho negro exodus to that
State, throws gUl,A doal III light OIL the SUBJ
lGrt III thu following sentences:
~ few days sincu met II very intelligent
colore4 man, WIN formerly lived III tlIis Stute,
but laa atnre bcuA III almost every Southern
State, md ID well informed % to thu condition
Of tll!,gs there, as far, as hls owa pcople are
cunrern9l. liz told nle he )latl just coulr from
Louisiana, and brought with him heyenty-lyc Of
the % !m,.!Etpmts ~ q whom thu p"pers ha! been
"Is It truc,n asl;el him, " That they aso de-
lude.i ~ promises Of lasld, a1ld moncy, and
mulesi'
J" No; they arc not 1oludcd. They know what
they aru about perfectly. They cxpcet 10 tratsa-
reign OF terror III thy tiutt Stutes, anu no ca.
pred man fueIa aafc who IL 8t uIi independent
1t Is not d matter of bread nh! meat with u !;
1t ia = matter Of llfc a'nl DEATH"
tlluy uxpoet TO Itye."
Hrl!cy understand The United States home
steatl laws nnd they know that any citizen call
taise up 1to acres of laaMl, alrt BY living uu l.
1.-Two years can own Il, They propose to talu at-
yantagu Of these rights untler tut law, a'ld ST.,
euro them hpnlestea.ls OH the frs,ltjer."
Ileasllud lEom lin ilat the lnoyallunt Is not
now, but has oeea go!''E; on az slower rato Tor
larEs settlements VI colt,rel people IN tho wrst-
erti part Of K,.ilsas. They huye taku.l helt,u.
% %steats. onened ,' tatns, anI started yllauo.
They cal! tltlr Village "NleNlCtlltas." They
| hts slcep ny tho s'Okl Gu,n Tree" In this vi
lagr they lave stores, ind slops, at,sl mar,
kcts, Rnl twu churches. Many Of thu turma
nrs alEsalY quite valuable. ons naI. le nameu,
haa built Gool tsa,uo mouse, employed a nutt.:
bcr Of hnus, lli i1sge t}ulntity nj stuck, nll.|
Was worth S3,U0 or Sl0,0 ,0N. Not all uu III well,
but ltsey arc 1'aktiE ltvlnS. TlIesa new
concrs expect to do tho sasio thing. They du
not intend to re,natn IN the clt!rs, OF t0 bo
c!larveapa to clarity. They cxpcel to work nntl
muKu lle!r wuy. Tlluy will tako up llon,esteatls.
Souls Of slleu, have little m"ney, aud t=ln blg
III ,nunuy, but they 'ran n'aks ihrta ''uua
OUT" uuI " luls rich soll ulsv eau cultivate
, 1879-04-12
SOUTHERN SENTIMENT,
AB DEVELOPED AMpN0 THE pJloAp1xns.

~ u..l'., SneeM ."',T''o""s.ee - - a. ~ inc .o""e
"",u',o4oS' ,'u' - ~ ap't WI. "iol-
a'."ut eo.""eAs "l'ou ''As 'o5"4tS "s''' u"LHot-
eu' y. '4o neitn "ach "poa ''.u 'ce''pt VI tne
NV. ,,"'s e.9u 1'au so'o Oo''oefats' n'c
nlasane.s a'", ro'o"els !. .nc eo"ea'en lost
..uaa ~ an'a1.a ssoups nooat t.se
S"uA ''.4t u. s1s" ol'e' "pou ''c
ousI.Ss n'.s - '''e,s pal.f'
"e .Fouo'e "'tn Son Iolks ls,' rcmarkesl
!eaa'hs southesref suo utlef my "tt'e troub'o
""n you y u'at yoa aopt agfen Among ynur'
Se'vs'. 10" ure 'o'"sof ~ sH'us a. hofne Ike
"rneHns san"'4y' Wy h,e Atslteu PEOPLE, a'sl
"osA 'os o's ea'l'" eta' o" ea'! us Ncocs''
A"a " "o"1 tso"o.' LII Dlt, l"f
Nv "t.o not e"''ea W. 'ato 70
aa'e ~ l'.e sol's' 1ou l''aS INK w you pscases
w "otkes' los ~ h'pl "o eaptosetl cheaeo; va
ase gong 10 capture lew moro Just suca
nsaess' ,, an"a tnen We ,, a,o Go's 10 put Hposl
tFes'aot'1 'uto .4ie H1ltu 1loase, LOT pof'oeracy
Nv" l!ca''s no'h'''s e'se' Inc oonsn ~ ao!la 10
VII shsents ns9i purposes. ING Hofth - QFecn-
oae@, oct!oeEat' a''a AePap!1ean. iAo l"o
great parties a1e INC a''ecs o1 breaa, anu the
t'seenbaskcrs afo tue oatteF' which sido thu
ontses Will STICK to 'aa not yet trao8p$rcd ,out
LINK VIC VIII attract shato!eohaFEcs!ncoas suo-
stanee WITHOUT alHIcaity'
THEY DON'T CARE 4 1tusu
Tor tho principle or tic thing,-st Ia patronage
they want, md we Gun afford 10 pledge oursclyns
tn What they require. TheFo will be plenty loft
for III after they aru satisfied. We lavu l,ad no
recognition Mt all u the matter Of otficc, either
In tic States or III Washington, and, II yau folks
keep on qua1rclng ulHong yourselves, We shall
| hayc tho next President, nna then. by heaven,
| tho last man al.A woman Ut Republican faith
must travel. You tlol't belloyo all this but I
tell Sou II IL true. Wo have kept Silent brtzlllso
VIC must, al!I you hayo had your day ut triumph
| ntml ours will aoon como. We put
tSigger' Druvo in us Chairman Of a
| Committee, ani tho poor fool IL tIckled
tu s.eutI,. va stlall yet thousands Ut colurcu
vo,cs by 1t, nrl Tint Ii what we did It for. 1t Is
tho frat time any s,tcl lonur las ever been be-
slowed one upon OF Ills racr, Asnl congratulations
, 1879-04-12
NOTES. AND NEWS.
TIE INDIAN QuEsTioN.

TO The FkltkFtL Annotated pfEsS.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April little Indian
question eans up for consideration ut tlle Cabt-
net meeting 10 day. Tho discussion took d
broad range, covering tic relations of the Cam
dian Government to cur own II the event uf
hostile movement southwark by Sitting Bull
,.l,1hs band; tehabeas corpus Of Standing Dear.
now In tho custody Of Gen. Crook, unl ucldent
tlcrcto; tho wisdom Of the policy Of keeping
the northern Indians In q southern latitude
ngainet thtir Wish, II they wcro disposed to be
peaceful ut tho North. Secretary Hchnrz took tho
ground 1nt to promote the best interests Of both
Whites and Indians. 1t WIS necessary tlat tho
Indians should be kept upon tlleir reservations
and out al thu way ul bud white men. who would
inelte Or provohc tl.en to acts Of violence. No
definite conclusion III rclntlon to nuy branch Of
the subject WIS rcachcd
Mosns.
Chief Moses and hs fcl1ow-cl'eis t,au IN in-
tcrylew with Secretary 9churx to-lny.
TALKS HACK.
Tostmaster.1 General Key, In answer to n reso-
1utIan Ut the scuatu iuHutrtlE W1ly papcr put.
lishcd here wus dlseritHlnutcl agaiust III ,thu
mills aa uu advertising sheet, says That, willie
to,s, tnS ssnts 1r Inns tS rE @ fae.to to Ss Tor ey y
him to givo Ills rcaso,ls for complying with tho
Inv whlrt. It IL his dty to execute. lis Says 10
tnls 1o objection tb sayfnE, however,, tint lie Gl,.
iorcel!cnt Vi tllo law in question deyolves upol,
lN:,l Postnluatcrs, hl.d that the rights Of The
.,anor llayu l,urn referred to thu AttorueY-G ten
eral for decision.
FOR ALAsKA. .z-t
The Secretary of lhu Navy haa ordered tho
pessib'o, a,Hl nut iu commission tn 20 to sitlta,
relieving t1lc Alaska, when tho lutter sllall b1
Urdcrea home. Ills jamestown will bu pro.
yidc.l with two nrge steam lauuctcs, to os used
, 1879-04-12

" 4 ho.lsu ia Muyiair belongs tu t,uhln io11.
It was lut some yeara ayo to 4 Brazilian sltl!f
ter, w!,os9 Wits died there. This bousr. te'0s
re.ent,y IN tho ,nurkct. was purchased BY w.
friend ot tho o@ller, On this tl.a wife Of vs.
rt.hcind tilr purchase, ttlu reason alleged bc'b.
that Bilu would liayu 1,o petru In tho house, Ms a..
giostty woman IN green bad tllu unpes1aap,ss
knack uf wandering about the stairrases = ~.
ROOMS, aud occasionally passlng through
window nnd airing hcrsult On thu balvuny'"
, 1879-04-12

Gn!,,ty 9n y;ue,,' oM'et1 ws's' Henderson, Townsend
II rnb,e i aaisaa. tanas-conycrse, Wright Steele Nc.
Kenzte, Williams {Ala.). Kelchar,, Ryan, sapp,
post. .onices anj po.t. Roa,s-Nonsy. Clark, Cook,
Mxoa hysnss singleton sn H. shc'ly' Jonca' Retehs"
blatslet Of coan,bia-- --rrunton, llenkie. nouek.
Glsi,k Msrtin Stanford. Klotz' Neal, James,
,Judclary-Knoit, Harris, culberson. 11urd,
1ion,e: nysn, ite,be5t New !1amn,ona ff,sp''a'
Var ClA,,ns-I!raEe. Kobst1sou, Warnet, 10th
veil. Thompson, Slmonton, Carpenter, Fardon,
Puo,to kxp;onisuses-rin1ey .ast'; Manning. Davt,,
rlllmnn. ..slmonton. ueltzhoovet. Joycc. Masup,
Mul.lr9w, stevon.on, Myers. Lay, @attchcII. Nor.
crosh burrows, tnnrhlt.
esls hh Nsho}; s!t9
tsreIgn ,;ht1atr.--Cox. Nel.on. b!sknoil, King.
N!Sho'fs. l1crndon. illl. K'l'lnger, ace, Mottun'
*rs,t'tu,ie.-M -,Muldsew, crsvsns. pouet, Msl's,r,
Waa' WWsrs,t.' rs.st l,sehman. Humphrey Aldteh'
Itcyontlgnary i'ensIons-whi!akcr. n1and, ca-
selsc se p,s s1f Ms:s MSssi:Ha ts,ct m ,ey nyan p Con-
Invalid iqasan;. es; ttss; c"9;ot '.'e'tt lewis, CALDWELL
Ta;'et sm!s sost sia., M }iazaoa sS" @is W.
Tiki "PesssaIs So Shelley x!mps
sl;e~ons wi:a, 2:esr, Turner, o'te'ly, Fshst'
..Auricaitaro- Covert. Aiken, steulc. DIbrcll,
Sesss W!ibsf, v.sni'as'' aoa:sha'k, % Anderson, s
Il, ,1a*n Atla,rsT;sss1e. Hooker, aunter, wea'
Deerlng. Pound. l'Aaku'l. A,nnltc..
ston. Smith, Lotover. White, Mecook, Marsh.
spear, oBTien, DisE, Fasf, Dasgett. Hawk Iii.
lcr.
, 1879-04-12
"Isetwccn tito Aherry nHd tho ChampaGp''
Sli.,ni AtrGiIft

NAslIvILLR, Tcn,., April 7.-Un boatd as tss
STEAMER Huckhat,. At t!tnMcr, ltunry MUM III XII
tuught acruss thu tablu fur soule tmG "th ls'tSS
c1sukutyea. NUM- snutclietl h4ndsVtks W 1I
struck At Compton. who larre4 Tic uox a.t. hII
Ut the su1nu time. plunged his knifo to tl!e a pss
tntu Num-, who fill Uyor backward, aud - sooIf n
iuasIGablo homicide. Mum was q dcapssad@
, 1879-04-12
civil RIGHTS.

CAIRO, ILL.,, April lin suit under tho
Civil Rights law of DR.. Macarthur agatust The
steamer Fisk, the Commissioner to-dny bound
tile defendant over In the sum OF 350O to Tia
United States Court.
, 1879-04-12
PEORlA's POpIltArlf|N.

PEORIA, ILL.,, April 11.-Roos'. City Director,
for 1870 has Just been published. II cootatn,
0.o0o namcst which, multiplied by fire, tic u.uA
multiple, giycs Peoria o population Of neul,
81, 100 people.
, 1879-04-12

lneUt nfu fGlQfITat LILO counterpart Ok WHICH uN4
been deficiencies, and they mrs known rs the
uatrovcst men thnt haze been In sucl, important
POSITIONS ia the memory OF the present qpuc1atiot.
On the Republican side. Baker, OF indtana, Hho
deserves tic promot!ut,, Ind tlr lca.t. lie wns
ons OF tho mosk efficient mcn In tic last House.
uerr Smith, Of pcunsyiYanta, IL dropped from,
tic Committee, and tho Republicans lnvo
stronger and abjcr man 10 l,Is place. Monroe,
Of Ohio. who has seen eight years. service, Is
assigned to this COMMITTEES, and will
MAKE 4 VALUABLE MRMngn.
Ills sir ycarA' experience In vustcd commercial
affairs on n latgo sca1o whon United States Con.
sui. Gpncral to Draxtl Ind mitch to to with his
sclectton. Gen. nawiey, of Connecticut, nl-
though new to this Connress, ID M old
member, hss received recognition for Ills dir
tiMgltishcd abiiItlcs by an assignment to this
Committee. Hubbel], Of Michigan, Ia good
although mt strong OIL The
floor. Cannon, Of Illinois, who has Long been
one OF the most efficient, active men from tho
pytatlon Committee, and uiseork, OF New
York, now and rising ulnn, ClUses the Repub-
lican aldo. The Coanittec altogether is very
strong ono.
rnn niNR1Na AND CURRENCY COMMITTEE
4
must suit the Grccnbackers, although there is
oply ot,c-Ladd, Of statuc-upon It; vet there
are but two men who hare alwaya been rccog-
,,,,J -. ,,,.a..,....,,,,,w+ ,,r,o,1I+,,,,1 n,r,1
ess 80 ~, @'s.'s',.,as ,t,,.a. ~. I.,,,-
tA'oncJ '"e't oA VIZ S"''a".'ss' @"st DIV oatI0
tcndcn, Of New York, nnd Csapo, Of Massachu-
sct.s. The Republicans Of tic Committee are
Chittenden, Of New York; Fort ol Illinois;
Price, Of Iowa; anl Crapo, OF Massachusetts,
four out OF ten. OF threo Republicans, Fort is
t.. A.. ...t,,si ts..,s,.,., ,u.,.,,,
'hl,eF opposeu u t,se Nauonat oansis s5s,eall'
aild Is pronounced silver man. ff1eo Is also
ttio 10 tic National banks. Chlttcnlen n.ul
rro,o NJ, ,ha ,n,r r.,,,nro IN n .tr,ct 31,,
'.4..s n.,st., 49, s',,Is. ~. G..s,,Isst.
against huanelaa Issues "nlea tae "Fec"oaek
aro ot ess Genass k @ e geon a sis Sas
ner ia ,ncrn 1Rnrchead. iIo IN not thu con-
.sl,,,,,.r ,,,,,5 "o. :. Nv .t,,ant ~ ar,nno
o'h w. u''u' ~. 10 Nv y. s.,. "s ~ ,,'"s.
'le mas Tie V'eHs OF us secuon, ana tlcS ORC
very poor ones. ION EWlns, WHO stahts SEC
ona, really controlled the Committee IN tic
Inst Congress, ntd Will be likely TO do the same
In this, Davis, Of North Caro)ua. Is a railtcai
.,,-,..,r,ov,,. .n.vr NV
,.n,' 1,Ns. 80" 49,
anu oreenoaek De"ocfat ionns' VI Aonhes.
New York, Is q radical antl hard.naoncy man,
"a l,;u ,roIeccsnor I}nrt .hnut1 hc n hufuorl,
.,. 90 n'e ,n..ss H.. =. :. ta".a. h.,.no. 1.da
nsa'os' 'naa''o' o"t IL ~ 'e"Fsu 'ots 'ot, haoa'
whose record ts too we'll known.
Altogether this ii not Il Committee from
ho,, th h.,rn~. In, ,r..t. ~ t,,o r,,rt -, i, vo
""11 ~. D"e'' 81, -. ~, '.'e ~
maeh TO nope. u speaker lsaoaalI ue'nyeo .llc
announcement Of the Committees 10 pack this
Committee in the interest OF hard money. as
,ro. ,,r,,c;1 so ,~o,
was uFgco' .u.. nc mas
, 1879-04-12
CLOSED OUT,

CLOSED OUT.
NEWARK, n. j., April 1.-THE Home Fin.
INSURANCE Company, OF this city, hos reinsurel
Its Risks, and atops business.
, 1879-04-12
iipuBE

In tho l1ouse, iu Cotnu.!tteo OF tho Whole,
consideration Ut tlle Legislative Appropriation
bill wna continued.
Mr. blackburn ~ IN tic chair.
Au uulvuIuiallt iurtcaail4 tic clerical force in
, 1879-04-12

WORKING CotnhltGe. 6kephetson, 0t 1ls!nutS,
has
NEcE1vap 4 cnA1RMANBM1p
probably becausa Grccuoackcr, MD was once
CongrcSstnau. Thonas, Of illinois. IL assigned
to tic Committee on Revision Of thu Laws.
Gaswel'. u Wisconsin, is placed on tho Pateut
lllcru ~ considerable comment that nobcqol,,
Of Now Jersey, former Secretary of tic Navy,
was not appointed to the Naval Committee. Ito
is q nncnlbar Of tho Cotnmtttcc uu Foretgn
DILL was received with 40 lnuch fayor, IL ap-
pointed on tho Yellow -tuyer Committed. Shcs-
win, Ut Illinois, goes to tho Census Cuin1nittrc.
Fort did not lcsru t., retain hi. plaro on this
ttou OIL lhe Appropriatieua Committee, which
he certainly deserved. AlcI.ane, Ut MARYLAND, II
now tllets1bcr tu tllis generation, although ha
tc1ls the lolsc twice day he was tilulnhcr
thirty years nGo, IL Chairman Of the Committee
OH Pacific Railroads. Hc Is sast to b.
AN xAlsAzsr OPPONENT OF BuBslp1ns.
The fricnds Ut both thu Southern unl Northern
racc Say that tlIu Committee IL against both Of
tlitso projects, hut this ls not W apparent.
There ote sunr new taIet.ibeFs Of tue Committee
Isler.. aruscrtany so1He OF tic most pronounced
Iar!hc lsallroal lnen upon 1t TINT ti,ero arc In
couEscss-Chaltacrs. Clark, and Ellis.
4 VACANCY
will DO creatclon thu Committee OF Commerce
| to la filled hy tlle appointment Of n member
| tiua.
The following vacancies exist, to bo filled By
| appointment lroln California, rexns, or NuY
Yurk: Two Oh !t!e Cotllu,tttee IN Education
Expenditures, QUE IN s4!iitnry AtfAlr4, o1ls ut,
Mines md Mlniug, u1sa oue on, Coinage, Weights
| ud Measures.
/ TnR COMMITTEES,
| TO thS Wfs.trr1 Aastttlfsd FsYfta.
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waters edge. We will say that each
family has homestead of 100 acres.
which the settlement will not aver.
age. We have an overplus of 1000
acres of orange land, which the new
conner can either homestead, or enter
at less than 81 an acre. None of this
land is more than ten miles from Vo.
lusia, and great deal of it from
three to six miles. Many of the old
citizens will sell off a portion, or all
of their land, at from SO to $50 an
acre.
We invite the newcomer among
us, and promise to do all that we can
to get them settled. We will in flu.
tuIe, as we have in the past, give all
the information we have concerning
the location of lands, their quality
and adaptability.
In conclusion, Messrs. Editors, we
are constrained to again thank you
for the great good that your paper
has done, is doing, and will do In flu.
ture.
We exonerate ourself from the
charge of hyperbole and candidly
say, that we feel it our duty, whether
we perform it or not, to canvass our
settlement in the interest of THE
FLoRID DA AGRIcULTURIsT.
MALCOLM l.. BAKER,
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BeresfOrd Church Festival.
The Florida Agriculturist.

Editors Of The Florida Agriculturtst
BEREsFoRD, August 9.
This festival, gotten up by the la.
dies Of Beresford and vicinity, on the
yening Of the 9th inst, proved to be
I VI e-sCfTcITC
and realized nearly $40. It Was held
in Berestord Hall, formerly occupied
by Colcord 81 Felt as store, and
was generously rendered for the pur-
pose by Captain Alexander,its owner.
The rooms were tastefully decorated
with wreaths and testoons of cedar,
long and beautiful Spanish moss, and
pretty flowers, while the tables were
handsomely arranged for the expected
guests, being loaded down with ap-
petizing eatables of every description,
both solids and delicacies, all in con-
fusion piled. These were made and
contributed by the ladies and their
friends with lavish liberality most
commendable. Supper was ready
at p. N. and it was mooted ques-
ton how order could be brought out
of such chaos of thronging guests.
But our ladies were equal to the oc-
casion and soon had everything in
readiness. The ticket committee,
were assiduous in supplying all with
vouchers for the entrance fee, and
the rapidity with which money and
paste board changed hands, showed
that the object of the festival was ap-
preciated, and all were willing to
contribute their aid. After supper
the ice-cream and orange-ade venders
were kept busy until the "wee sma'
hours beyont the twal." All seemed
to thoroughly enjoy themselves, as
they well might, with the various
committees exerting themselves so
much to fully and promptly supply
the wants Of the numerous guests.
There was bountiful profusion of
everything almost, to tempt the eye
and palate, generously donated by
the ladies and gentlemen OF Beres-
ford and neighboring towns. Where
so MANY contributed it would be in
vidious to particularize. The thanks
OF all connected with the festival are
cordially rendered to the many whose
aid was SO freely given; also to the
sailor boy, Johnny Stuart, whose help
in decorating, ETC., was invaluable.
About one hundred and fifty persons
We're present, representing Indian
River, Daytona, Enterprise, Orange
City, DeLand, Hawkinsville, Volu.
sia, and other places.
To THEFLoRIDA AGRICULTURTsT,
for printing, and the officers of the
J steamer "Bird" for many favors, the
ladies tender their sincere thanks.
l..
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YOlnSia Settlement.
ditors Of The Florida Agriculturist,

EulLOrS OF Lie flOr1ud Agr1culJur1SI,
BAKERSBURG, LAKE, GEORGE, !
July 81, 1879. I
At the solicitation of many of
your patrons we avail ourself of the
present opportunity to write an arti-
Gle for your valuable paper-THE
FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT-whichi is
favorite with all who take it. 1t has
been the key to success for many OF
our fruit-growers'. Many thanks for
theoretical knowledge derived by a
careful study Of its columns which in
spired practical cultivationof the cit
rus family. 1t is surprising to us
that all of our settlement who are
able to take paper, can find an ex-
cuse for not taking it.
We left our town, (Volusia) which
is situated on the east bank of the St.
Johns river, six miles south of Volu-
sia bar, on the 18th inst, in company
with Mrs. Annie Lungren, hotel pro-
prietress, for a flying trip over land
to Beresford Our trip was an inter.
esting and pleasant one. Every
place that we passed we discovered
marks and signs OF improvement.
The first place that attracted special
attention was the brick-yard owned
by Mr.. Joseph. Underhill, Zone of the