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Daily Republican., 1879-06-06
THE PEACH CROP.
Notes on the Peach Crop from some
Of the Peach Growers OF the Pen.
lnsula.

LETTER FROM MILTON.
MILTON, June 4, 10.
MEssRs. G. W. VERNON < SoNs:-At
your request l have talked with
numbers Of our most intelligent and ex-
tensive peach growers who unite in say
ing there will be a full half crop of all
late varieties, while the Hales and
Beatrice are almost destroyed with all
the national varieties.
Our growers place the cause Of the
partial failure to the heavy frost of the
first week in May, which caused the
peaches then to form three sizes, the
smallest size dropping off first and
part of the second following whilst the
largest all remain.
We have suffered very much from want
Of rain for the past six weeks, all crops
needing it badly, Except corn which is
doing welD. But; thanks, at my writ
ing, We are having.a splendid rain"
Yours, &C., L. b. CHANDLER.
LETTER FROM CONCORD.
CoNcoRD, June 9Th, '79.
G.. W. VERNON & SoNs:-Yours OF the
3lst ult. making inquiry az to the pros
poets for peach crop in this viscinity
was duly received.
The late frosts have affected the
fruit 50 that it has been falling, the very
dry weather too has probably added to
this result.
Many trees have not enough on them
now to make crop. Old trees which
bore fruit last year have very few
peaches on them. Younger trees have
still plenty especially where the
young is strong and the trees healthy.
From all the fruit still continues to fall;
much of what is left is stung. Should
the fall continue for another fortnight
as in the past one the crop must be
light;what effect the late rains may have
on the dropping remains to be seen.
Two weeks more will decide the ques-
ton, and you interrogatory may be bet
ter answered then than now am quite
satisfied that my crop will be light
one at most. Very truly yours.
ROBERT Il. ELLEGsoD.
Daily Republican., 1879-06-06
LETTER FROM DOVER.
DOVER, June 5th, 10

bONrh, Juuc OLu3 ~
MEssRs EDIroRs:-Your note of May
3lst, duly received, and in answer to
your inquiries, will state that the
prospects OF peach crop in this part
of Kent county, varies according to the
location of the orchards. East of Dover
and near the Bay, there will be scarce
ly any fruit to ship, but on the lighter
soil near the town and west of it, most
peaches on then, but subject, of course,
to the dropping of the imperfect fruit
which generally takes place about this
time and continues to the middle of
June, after which more correct esti-
mate can be made of the crop. Yours.
n I
Daily Republican., 1879-06-06
LEwEs, DEL, June 5th, 10.

MESSRS. UE0. W. VERNON " SOSS:
Il seize the present opportunity to
reply briefly, to your request of the 31st
ultimo, in regard to the peach crop of
this neighborhood. Since the reception
of your inquiry, have had communi-
cation with several of our most prom-
nent peach growers, within eight or ten
miles OF Lewes. The opinion prevails
pretty generally that the heavy frost
which occurred in the early part ofMay
impaired the peach buds, but
to what extent cannot be fully
ascsrtained at present as peaches in
injured early may often drop off as
late as the 18th or Goth inst.
Hale's Early seems to haye suffered
most severely. This is owing to the
early varieties blooming later than the
late varieties, consequently, early in
the season the. foliage of the trees is
not out sufficient to protect fruit from
irosts &c. Many of our peach growers
have pulled up their early varieties
and also some of tie late ones. The
Smock seems to be holding on better
than any other.
Some orchards are very full now and
should they not fall off by the Goth
inst, they will doubtless remain on the
tr. es untsl maturity, thus yielding to
the growers more than an average crop,
while other orchards do not contain
more than one half of an average crop,
and some others not that many.
The crop within the limits named,
may, think, be safely estimated at
one half of an average crop. Whatever
injury peaches may have sustain, may
be attributed to the heavy frost which
occurred in the early part of May.
Cherries, pears &C., were injured by
the same frost. The strawberry crop
has been cut very short by the Sum-
mer drought which prevailed until the
Sd inst. Yours.
r. Z. RUSDs.
LETTER FROM LAUREL.
LAUREL, SUSSEX Co., DEL, June 4th.
G. w. VERNON & SoNs,-Dear Sirs:-
Yours of May 3lst, ult., desiring to
know something of the prospect for
crop of peaches, ,&c., &c., in this section,
is at hand and in reply thereto | will
state that from the best information
that have been abba to obtain, we are
likely to have full crop, not an over
crop, but as many as are likely to be
profitable It's true that they are drop
ping now-but they are expected to do
that till at least the 18th of this month
and if they did not IL would be the
worse for us, the trees could not bear
them if they did not.
This is the condition in and around
Laurel, and ! learn that the same is
the case below as tar as they grow
peaches, !. c. as far as Kingston, Md.
Supposing that Kent and New Castle
yield each half crop, we think what
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
MINOR DISPATCHES.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Sept. 3.-The
District Senatorial Convention,
which met here to-day, adopted res
olutions strongly endorsing the Nc
Culloch bill, for the payment of the
State debt, and pledging the nomi-
nee to resist its appeal. F. Smith,
of Alexandria, was then nominated
as the candidate.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 3.-Jos.
W. Hunt, President of the Toledo,
Delphas and Burlington Railroad,
was run over by the switching en-
gine and cars at Delphas yesterday
and instantly killed. -
New ORLEANS, La, Sept. A.
No through trains by the Jackson
Railroad have arrived since Monday.
The delay is caused by the ditching
OF passenger train and a wash
out.
PROVIDENCE, R. T., Sept. A.
Robert Hunter, a native of Living
ston, Ala, where his relatives re-
side, was fatally hurt yesterday by
the fall of telegraph pole which
engaged in putting up, and died
this morning.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
A French Way of Washing Clothes.

A system of washing clothes has
lately been introduced in some
French towns which is worthy
special mention. Its economy is so
great as to greatly reduce the cost.
This is the process Two pounds of
soap is reduced with little water
to pulp, which having been slightly
warmed is cooled in ten gallons of
water, to which is added one spoon
full of turpentine oil and two spoon
fuls of ammonia {; then the mixture
is agitated. The water is kept at a
temperature which may be borne
by the hand. In this solution the
white clothes are put and left there
for two hours before washing them
with soap, taking care in the mean
time, to cover the tub. The solu-
ton may be warmed again and used
once more, but it will be necessary
to add half spoonful of turpen-
tine and another spoonful of am
monia. Once washed with soap,
the clothes are put in hot water, and
the blue is applied. This process,
it is obvious, saves much tine, much
labor and fuel, while it gives to the
clothes a whiteness much superior
to that obtained BY any other pro-
cess and the destructive use Of the
washboard is not necessary to clean
the clothes from the impurities which
they contain.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
MASSACHUSETTS.

BosToN, Sept. A special from
Fall River says all the property Of
Jefferson Barden, one of the found
ers Of Fall Rivers manufacturing
Industries, and an officer in many Of
her-banks and other corporations,
has been attached at the instance
of the Fall River Savings Bank,
his largest creditor. The bank,
however, is willing to release the
attachment and share equitably with
the other creditors. The attach
ament has been made in consequence
of complications growing out of the
downfall of Bcrden's sons law,
Walter Pain and Geo. B. Durfee.
The Massachusetts Rife Club
shot their twentieth and concluding
competition in the Spirit Of the
Times match at Walnut Hill.
Range distances, 800, 900 and 1000
yards. J. S. Sumner won the
match, having made a score of 221,
equaling his famous record at Creed
more, which never had been done
before. William Gerrish scored 215,
J. E. Brown 215, w. FL. Jackson
210.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

EeW York n ark ek,
NEW YORK

s-s....-. New YORK, Sept. 8.
Money easy. 546, closing at s. Ex-
change steady, $4 80aa4 811. Govern
menis firm new 81, q four per
cents, 4B; four anda-haIf per cents,
II. States dull. fui.: EELU
Flour, spring wheats, a shade firmer
and more active; winter without dea
cided change wi moderate trade.
Southern -four unchanged and dull;
Wheat 4a1c better, with fair export,
aud moderate speculative inquiry /;
ungraded winSer red, $40 .00al0 O9.
Corn a shade firmer and less active
ungraded, 45a453. Oats opened shade
firmer and closed quiet, with advance
lost 29ls29a; No. 3l4; do. white. 308a
81. Coffee III fair demand and steady.
Sugar very firm aud rather quiet; fair
to good refining. e3a65; prime z;
refined quiet and firm, prices unalter
ed. Molasses steady with light trade
Rice. fair iobbing sale full late prices
Pork higher and strong with ligh'
trade; mess, spot, S. soaps, the latter
choice; middles q shade stronger and
quiet; long clear, 5a51; short clear, S so
long and short clear, Is. Lard
hig her and somewhat excited, closing
very strong: September SIS 00@6 05
October, s6.05a6 III. Whisky lower
$l,06a1.l2. z-..
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
Tildon Stock.

Special Dispatch 10 the Baltimore Sun.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. e
Yesterday and to day brought to
the city a numher of Democratic
Congressman, officials and politi-
clans from the White Sulphur
Springs, where they have been RUS
ticating during the summer. One
Of the number, who is journalist
as well as an official, says that he
made it point during his stay to
talk with all of the many public
men of prominence from the South
who visited the springs on the sub
ject of the next Presidency from
the Democratic standpoint. From
what he heard he is firmly of the
+opinion that the South favors the
nomination of the old ticket Of
Tilden and Hendricks. He does
not believe that there:is any special
love of Tilden among the Southern
people, but they seem to feel that
ne is the man that can win. ~.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Mid
night.-About six hundred votes
canvassed in the city. Ifthey can be
considered indicative of the result,
the prospects are that the Republi-
cans will carry the city, although
Kalloch is running ahead of his
ticket. At 1:20 a. m. scattering
returns from the interior foot up :
Perkins, Republican) 1900; Glenn,
(Democrat) 1,1O0; White, Work
ingman) 1000.
LATER-Scattering returns from
all counties, excepting a few which
are not in telegraphic connection,
give Perkins. the Republican can
.didate for Governor, 4,675; Glenn,
Democrat, 3,688, and White,
Workingmen's candidate, 2,537r
These returns are mostly from
small country precincts, and include
very few votes in large interior
towns.
Still -LATER-Additional re-
turus, mainly from minor interior
precincts, give Perkins I, ,127; Glenn
6OO5; White 1852. Incomplete
returns received indicate still fur
ther Republican gains.
$3.50 P. M.-At 2 p. m. nearly
one-third of the city vote had been
counted, with the following result:
White, 6,277; Glenn, 1882; Per
kins, 6,078; Kalloch, 6,769; Girls
void, ESQ; Flint, 6,147. This
represents probably fair average
of the whole.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
How Blaine Is Working.

A Portland dispatch says: The
Hon. James G.. Blaine is keeping a
very close mouth just now in Maine.
He says, and his friends say for
him, that he has not got time to
talk. Nobody knows when he
sleeps. He catches a cat nap on
the cars now and then but the Re-
publican local politicians who look
for him in the hotels from Calais to
Kittery Point almost always find
him awake at any hour of the night,
busy with kilograms, which come to
him by the bushel almost every day,
busy with letters, busy with men
who come for instructions. His
friends say that he will break down
unless he takes better care Of him.
self. No one knows where to find
him. You hear Of him one day
somewhere in the Eastern wilds,
speaking an hour afternoon and
evening, and the next, probably af-
ter an all-night ride, he appears in
the other end of the State. His
nominal headquarters are in Aus
gusta, but his actual headquarters
are where he is. All the telegraph
lines in the State seem to concen-
trate in his person. Every one of
the hundred or so Of the meetings
that take place every day is regu-
lated by him ; he keeps the speakers
to time, or furnishes somebody else
than the Generals and Congress
men announced to speak who fail at
the last minute; he sees that the
monster mass meetings, the flag.
raisings, the brass bands are work
ing according to the programme,
and he controls the purse-perhaps
his most difficult work. So zr9s
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

The Dispatch OF yesterday evening
was laid upon our table, when our
eyes fell upon the foilowing:
"The CHRONICLES calls the Cover.
nor of Kentucky yellow Fever
Black burn.n Will it diagnose this
new disease Tell us all about it.
Especially let us hear of the Cover
nor's operations IN destroying The lives
of Union soldiers with .strychnine.
We have had this to be sure frequent
ly, but tell sgain. It has TO be told
often 10 be. believed, yon know.
We took up the Cincinnati Gazette
of Wednesday morning aud found the
case diagnosed as follows: rs
"That which a DR.. Luke P. Black
burn conspired. and from Canada
tried to carry our, was the murder of
women and children, and other non.
con1batants, by disseminating In their
families the Infection ossyellOw fever,
through clothes taken from the sick
and dead, saturated with their sweat,
and contaminated with their black
vomit. 1t is an act so vile and hori-.
bic that 1t is impossible to believe that
the people of Kentucky would choose
ior their Governor a man whom they
believed to have any con nection with
tnat DIR. Luke 2. Blackburn There.
lore will they pursue this inquiry un>
I'll Gov. Blackburn shall answer
whether he is the DR.. Luke P. Black.
burn Of this infamy. s..
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, Sept. 4.-Lurgun Is
land and several of the surrounding
districts have been declared to be
under the provisions of the peace
preservation act.
g A dispatch to the Times from
Durham says: A cavalry reconnais-
sance has blown up King Cetewayo's
powder magazine ten miles from
his new praal. Messengers from
CeteWay met Sir Garnet Wolseley
August 18th, saying that the King
was willing TO submit and pay tax,
but that the country muss be-
cleared of British soldiers. The
messengers were informed that
Cetewayo was no longer King, and
that he must surrender uncoLdition-
-nflxr
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
yellow Fever Notes.
A late Press dispatch, under date OF
TsuosTou 0nd inst cave.

A late Press dispatch, under date of
Tuesday, End inst. says:
Twenty. eight cases-13 white and Is
cniored-were reported to the Board of
Health to day. Among those reported
this afternoon, were Gus. Yahrling,
Mrs Ellen KalIahersand her daughter
Nellie, Thos.a Merideth, David Davis
and Lizzie VanKeiZe.y No additional
deaths have occurred since noon :
Memphis special to Tuesdays Nash
Vile Anserscdn.
The Howards furnished nurses to-
day to the following persons Esther
Phillips. Chas. Schneider. Miss Belle
Miller, L. Willie and family, Mrs. M .
Cody, Mrs. Hines, Mrs. Conway, Gus.
Yearley, Maude Moore, Lizzie Van
Kunz, Lizzie Dunn and James Lunus.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
How Butter is Sometimes Tainted
From the New Yorker.

From the New Yorker. ..z
Winter and spring butter is often
very much injured in flavor by al
lowing COWS to eat the litter from
horse stables. Cows are not un~
frequently very fond of this litter,
though it is impregnated with liquid
manure from the horses, and if al
lowed, they eat 1t greedily and the
effect is that their milk and butter
will be tainted with the taste of this
kind of food, in the same way that
thee favor is injured by eating tur
nips, but to more disagreeable de-
gree. IF the litter is allowed to be
eaten, it should be givento to cattle
not in milk, and on no account
should milch COWS be allowed to
consume other than the sweetest
and purest food. Very nice butter
makers are sometimes at a loss to
account for stable taints in butter,
especially when extraordinary pre-
cautions have been taken to have the
milking done in the most perfect
manner, and SO in all the processes
Of handling the milk until the but
ter is packed for market. Still the
butter has disagreable faint, and
the cause often comes from allow
ing the COWS, when turned out to
water and exercise, to feed about the
horse stable, where they consume
all the litter which, on account of
its being soaked with liquid manure,
is cast out of the stable.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
Sheriff 8 Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE, NO.
d 253 in the case of w. w. Woodruff & Co., VS..
W p. Martin. issued By Il. w. Adkins, Clerk of
the Circuit Court at Knoxville, Knox county,
Tennessee, and to me directed, L
will on Monday the 1st uay = Of
October. 1879, within legal hours, in front of the
Court House door in the city of Knoxville,
Knox county, Tennessee, offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash, one house and lot in the
FIRST district OF Knox county, in what is known
as kast Knoxville, situated on corner of Mabry
and patton streets, bounded on the north by Ma
bry street, and fronting SO feet. more or less on
said street. and bounded on the eas. by Patton
street, and fronting Z ieet, more or less, on said
street. levied on as the property of w. p. Martin.
Tnis Aug. 10Th, 1879. a e- 81 IS
= --'-->1',-- : = : ALEX. REEDER, Sheriff.
Auo2Hd3l1awEsit
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

3 DEAD? Of course not. Whoever
heard Of a damnable crime killing q
prominent leader OF the Radical parry ?
Does not verybody know that tne
.blaeker the deeds of such men the
purer and whittier they become in The
estimation of the party? o., no;
Conkling is not dead !-Di.patch.
Who ever heard of damnable crime
killing a prominent leader of the
Democratic party? For further in
formation, apply TO Tilden, Barks
dale, Yellow Fever Black burn, De.
Young, the Chisholm murderers
&c., &c. q = :. -L--s-- ...-- = .---- I
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

ID Isl in the case ot N, Kline Il Co, vs.. Dennis
Hollihan. issued by (. w. ADKINS, Clerk of The
Circuit Court at knoxville, Knox county,
viii on Monday the 5th day Of octo
Der, 1879, within legal hours in front Of the
Court House door in the city. of Knoxville,
Knox county. TeDnessee, offer for sale to the
highest bidder for b. all the right, title and in
terest that Dennis HOLMAN has in a certain
use and lot lying in the city of Knoxville. on
CroZier street, bou ade1 as follows: fronting on
Greg ef street ON the west side on the south by
an aiIey and the Tinley D. operty, and on the
west by the wi low Coker. and on the north by
Gus. Smith, LEVIED on to satisfy this execution.
This Aug. tb, 1879. 80 30 20 - e
- : ALEX. REEDER. Sheriff.
Aue2Sd3tIawkw1t
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, Sept. 3.-The Daily
Consultation fund for Gen. Hoods
children reached on the first day
nearly $1,000. The list is headed
by $3.50, telegraphed by Inman,
Swan & Co., of New York. The
money will be invested in securities
by their trustees. The children are
left entirely destitute. Subscrip.
tions will be received from any
quarter.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF
vs.. VIM. Martin, Issued by e. w. Adkins.
Clerk ef the Circuit Court at Knox
VILE, Knox county. Tennessee. and to me
tobsr. 1879. within legal hours, in front of the
court House door in the city of Knoxville,
Tennessee, offer far sale to the highest bidder for
cash, one house and lot in the LIST district of Knex
county, In East Knoxville. situated on the corner
of Mabry and Patton streets. bounded ON the
south by Mabry street and on the EAST by Patton
street having front of so feet. more or less, on
Mabry street ard 15A feet. more less. on Patton
street, levied on as the property of W. 2. Martin
to satisfy this ri. Fa. Tbs Aug. 18th. 1872.
% s--5 ALEX. krEDEk, sheriff.
Aug26d3tlawAw1t 3s-K s 80 sllH &
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SHERTFFS SALE.

DY VIRTUE CT AN ORDER OF
d sale No. 265 in the case of james HaIvey
VS., j. j. Martin and VIM. P. Martin issued by 4.
W adkins, Clerk of the Circui4 Court at Knox
vile, Knox county Tenn, and to me directed
vii on the 5th day of Ucto ser. 1879, within legal
hoars, iu front of theC0urt House door in the
city ofh noxyille, Cffsr for sa O. to the highest
bidder, for cash, one house and lot Ia the T.rsl
district of Knox COUNT in asst Knoxville sItu-
ated on the corner Of Nj bry and Patton streets
bounded on the north by Aabry street and on
or less, on Mabry street and 15J on Patton street.
levied on the property of w m. P. M 4itin. This
ALEX. REEDER. Sheriff.
Aup26d3t1aw&w1t F.IA
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

SENATOR Beck is reported as saying ::
"We are all waiting for Ohio. / she
comes out all rig ht, as thiHk she will,
we will, in 1880, elect q Democratic
President. Ii not, we will be de-
fested." Ii such is the case. al expe-
dition ought 10 be organized immedi.
ately TO explore Salt River. All the
Republicans in Ohio will vote this
year, and when they do, they win.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

NOT long since, Democratic journals
were saying that Gen. Garfield was the
best Informed politician in the State of
Ohio, because he had not, at that time,
fully settled in bis own mind whether
or not Foster would be elected. What
will they say now when they learn
that he thinks the contest is virtually
settled in his favor, and that the Demo,
Gratis are "foredoomedt to have Tilden?
He's no good, any way, we guess.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05
"E-Iesl Big E4ies!'s

Notso fast, friend for if you would
see the strong, healthy, blooming men,
women and children, that have been
raised from beds Of sickness, suffering
and almost death, by the use of Hop
Bitters. you would say, Truth, glori-
GUS Truth" in another column. .Fa.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

AN immense crowd gathered at the
Capital 10 see Yellow Fever Black.
burn. The idea had got out-that he
would deny the charges made
against him. 1t is needless to re-
mark that he didn't do anything of
the kind
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

THE Chattanooga Times says Knox
Wrong, neighbor. Knoxville's Alder
men voted themselves salary very
early In their term Of Office.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

1T is noticeable that in Alex. H
Stephens recentinterview,h he said that
Ewing "was good man, snd his
views on finance sound" and also that
"Ohio was arpivotal State" but he.
never expressed the slightest hope of
Democratic success.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

THE United States wants finger in
the Egyptian pie. She has already
notified that Government that she
must have a representative in the
commission to Iiquidate the debt. +.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

AN exchange that Widow
Butler is putting on her can-can suit,
and will have lively dance in Massa.
chusetts.n .sf ts