Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-09
Potomac Fruit SsrOWerS.

The Potomac Fruit Grow r Association al
uual xcursioD was mad yesterday 90 the
steamer ". ". Corcosaa, which r,aac two
trips Tor the accommodation Of the excursion
lists. about four huudled 10 oumter. barshsll
| Hall was the scene OF tie fcs ivics.
Or. HoHlaud gave an exhibition OF the work
ings Of the Mcrnman Lille Dr,ss, a. used by
Captsio Boylou 10 his cescen! of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers. A sp al meeting Of the
Association was held, President ChaiSloy Gil
7gham 10 the cbGir. The committee appoint
ed 10 take In consideration the possibility aud
pfaclcabiiity Of holding a fair ncxt fall 10
Washington, reported that they believed il 10 be
practical, and could be made SUCCESS. They
recommended that the fair be held in Sepem-
ber. aad that in connection with the exhibition
of fruits and flowers there be Loan exhibition
ct wof Ks OF art, science and curiosltes. DR..
5. 4. II. Mcklm, read q paper on "F;ui; as
Diet aad Hsa!thiu Agent" d.. Hov<uu
read psper OF "Spoatapaous Generation.
| Music End r4cltRhons thep h.camc the order
Of the day. Ar. r. D. w. Bryan, the aslron.
omer IT the Puiaris expedition. gave an account
OF the life Of the members Of that expedition
while 10 the Polar regioGs, describing their WIN
tel quarters, the locality and situation. The
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seeds OF smp'l grasses aGd f.Reii3g piauts-
People msgloe iha: there IL 20 !aod CT sell
whs;eveF there; this Was oct 80 10 any degree.
as thcrt was CREST deal of land. Tnsre was
also considerable qusnti!y of grass. upon
which the musk CxeG 1--we entirely. Tyson ar
rlvlp& they had considerable quantity of
wheat, which they placed on shore. 10 some
uakoowu way the barrel was overtbrowa ESQ
the wheat Was scattered about the ground. q
the summer they were surprised to see tic
wheat spllng up and thrive, attaicirg .he
height OF eighteen riches. This wheat rem sio.
ed tXpiS SD TO toe cold tor tour Writers, spd
vas 10 perfect coGditloo wnen found by an Eug.
, ilsn cxpt dltion Some of il they put iu boxes
, aud brought homo ana sunt 70 the Sulthorlsn
Institute. Their winter quarters We're on
piece CT loose sJi Uuo fourth of mile 10 eX'
, tent, covered with lime stone and grass ln the
summer time the land Was most always desti
tute OF snow, and 10 winter the WINGS were Sc
sro6g that they would sweep The soow away il
many places. Captain George Z. tyson, the
A commander OF the party OF oineteeu. whu wrrG
on an Ice Zoe from the 18th OF October to The
lst or April OF the mex: year, more than sy
months, and drlfted nearly , 900 Diles, We,
o; x Introduced, aod gav5 40 account of his
trip in qaest OF the North Pole
resolution was adopted declaring the office
} OF secretary vacant ia c)Istquauce Of the 10
disposition of DR., Snodprass, ard that the chain
appoint committee to prepare a proper ad
: dress, expressive Of appreciation of bis scr
vices as secretary; also presentation to be de.
IiVered TO DR.. Sncdgrass at fuure meeting OF
the association,
DR.. HOWand Has appointed to I'll the vacancy
aud Me SIS. Bingham, Chase and Cotton were
appointed as the committee to prepare the cd.
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consisting Of the scientific, the excursion aud
the executive committees Of the association to
report on thu practicability Of holdiog fair,
! was Continued TO carry into effect the report.
The commlttee held meeting and decided TO
commence the fai! at Masonic Hall on the 9 h
OF September, TO continue three days aud per-
haps the entire week. They orgaaizod By
eicctlag Col. w. II. Chase Chairman and DR..
Rowland secretary.
SOOTHING TIE CATTLE Il made one trir of
about six weeks duration, behind q pair OF
Texas pennies in light road wagon, through
live or sig COUNTIES south of the railroad-ny
course extending to the borders Of the IudiaE
Territory; aud kuoT whereof | .peak when
call 1t garden district. had for my driver q
young man who had been what they call out
West Cow boy"-that is, a hericr Of the
mlnsnse herds OF cattle which pasture on the
great niaInsi and vas greatly entertained by
biz accounts OF the pccusritics of that occupa
tlop, and learned many thloRs new to me. He
told me, amocg other things, that the CIV
toys, While tending. moupted on their Iiry
mustang pQoics, their Texan cattle, which are
almost as Wild as tuffolocS, aud as dangerous TO
inaD on loot, arc accustomed 10 sing a great
deal to while away The louep hours. At Tight
they hohbe their ponies, and, wrapped in
Blanket, lie down to sleep 90 the prairie little
%sY frnm the cattle Sometimes in tho night
a thunder clap or some sraogo clap will start
up the cattle with wild sfrisht aud they will
saort AID paw the earth, and 10 o moment q
wild rush aud stampede would mueuc; bur
the COW boys would spring up, and while they
| loose and mount their ponies they Commence
soeog their old soues. The catte-heariog
the we'll khown and accustomed voiccs-wiIi
5000 quiet down. thinking ali is right, and 10
Sune their rest again.
A DEAD Man ON HORSEBACK. TO dsy, at
about ooe o'clock, while T. Q urk was riding
along the pubic road, about tour mi es above
Washington, gu the Bayou Beuf road, near
the Gallieer place, be saw mau riding 10 adj
vapc, OF him The person 10 advance contip.
ued to ride forward short distauca, ADD then
fell heavily from bis horse. Before he fell Mr..
Quirk arrived Within speaking distance of tire
man, and remarked: My friend. you are rid
leg very slow A pegro close by answered:
Mr.. Ozark, that man is dead" and shortly
aitcrWsrd the paa fell. Mr.. Qui.k, after as
certslaicg that the man Vas dead, informed the
authorities, aud the hOdy vas If ,mptly broupht
to town, where Dr. j. G. eau pbc add iuly
proc eded TO make the proper examination, and
die }vcred that be- was shot, the bsll cnterop
near the nre IF tho rebead The msb's
name is Ernest D1ya. Four meu are uader
arrest, three ueGroes and one Iodsn. pho ar
supposed 10 have ccm uitied the mu.der.-N
| O. Democrat
| RAT CATCHING The rat killers of Paris who
make a business of killing the rodents to sell