Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-03


| authorizes tho canal company to sell its prop
criy TO Gry other purchaser 90 the same con
dl;iops agreed upon by tho railroad company.
W0ohIawn Agricultural society.
The Jurc meeting Hss held on Saturday last
| at the house Of Norman Gibb'. President
Gipghsm ia The chair, AID N. W. p,crsoD
5, c:ctaIy.
The first question asked was-is it advisable
| 10 work corr ground wncn II is as cry as II Is
at the present tim? Each msmbcr present
gave bis opinion 90 the sur c.. The genera!
EXPRESSION appeared TO be ia flvir OF c)ntlou-
ing the working OF corn ground that YVES 10
workable c1udi'ion. 1.-THE grouad g baked
hard, it WIS "a 1 TO irjurc the cam BY breaking
it up, whcr in such dry state. Valentine
Baker said, that nhen he hoei bis ground at
night h. lCuod moro moisture Tiers in The
mUrniOS than when II Was not hood.
| y. II. Tro,h brought bunch OF stalks and
heads of "Alold's wheat" an Enl lsh variety,
sept last fall by tho Agricultural Department.,
Of Washington, to be tested 10 this s:cloo.
The STRAW Gaa ulu.u.l y stiff and s!rcng heads,
ong aud We'll fl:d with plump wheat, s'ne
numhc.Irg sixty grei0!i 1t requires vary rieh
grouud aud long S.as1u. tilIrrd out remark
abt wall. l. was thought advisable TO Try II
| as3iu this tall.
| O. L1kers asked !; any 600 cauIi tell the
c.u,o Ct the rotirG Of The sc; d u laic potatoes
plated in well tiled grourd s)op, alter the rain
watch feil about th, middle Of the month. TIC
seed potatoes were sound. cat aud sprInk'ci
with wood ashes, planted and cjVered in the
Esa.l gay, when LEGALLY all rotttd. john llua-
| !,r said that s1mc Of the potatoes he planted
wsro treated 10 tie sam1 way, ard ruttcc;
Others sofc cot acd sptipk:ed with rlcs.er,p AIT.
cd sni camc ~ coed. This answered the 1u7s'
| ton. \ TACT worth rcnGn 3crlrg; Diver :p!Dk!c
fresh wood Il. hes en- ftsh Gu; potatoes.
Aalthe! # lesl1n WAS asked, Should farmer
step cl,lirg grass. aud thrash his wheat GU -?
Ihi, brought Gu: Gu expression OF opiuion oD
| thr RICH. iGo 10 cnt grass. An anosS InaLi
nous txH1p:sioa WAS 10 favor Of cutriaG clever
ahan ;:bou; cuc bali Ct the blossoms
wtra lrs0tl tloRn, and ID cuiiog tlmmohy
grass when ihc hta!a were IL full bloom, the
rau9 Of the hay btiog vtry much gteacr
wheu made at such stages OF growth ih4n 10 cut
iaicr when The sak becomes wood.by The sct d
extracting The il!cas which should DC died II
| the hay. Gu. hay when IL Is ready, II weather
p:Tm;a-Irt rh. grain wait.
A long discussion WIS h:ld ca the COMPARE
;iva ya'uc Ct The modern reapeIs and the grala
|
tcndicg that il vas NOR, profitable TO tm2lry
incu 10 cus by tho 5crc with he old cradle than
t, buy the muicrr reaper ADD ruo the risk Ut
trenkasss. extra help 81. a difference Of
opGon GIju prevailed 10 rgNd to the best
reaper now 10 use, each enc ccntendng tor
the oac he had b,cym. acouS :omcd tc. |: |ls
tE0ug.t by some that thtrJ had better DC trial
CT tie diff rent reapers 10 soma h-id to test
| them together aud u0tC the result. The c0plDg
OATS harvest will aff1rG such an opportunity.
TITO mex III, ciux Ct the club will be Ii. lG AZ
| William Hunters, ST., july :G:h.
| Cri;c:l committee appointed were Is. L.
Roberts, Valentine Baker and Charles Balicn-
! ger.
VlCToR HUGO IN PARIs-Fic!or Hugo
lives row in Rue dc Ciichy, No. 81, 10 mod
cs. hotel, near the house in which he passed
his beyhcol. lie seldca pays aDy wits, bu:
his friends aud aequaintanoea aro always vel
cou1c to Lin 10 the eveUcg. They are gcucl'
ally received il o largo perlor, decorated with
yellow ard red tapestry. Ga pedestal 10 the
centre Of the room riSoS master Pike, OF Jap
aneac art, an elephant raising its threatening
prcbascis and carrying a war turret 90 lis back.
a fcnctiaa luStrc hRufs over it, the arms OF
which Of vericus!y co!ored lists twned lnto
epira!s, arc decorated with bright delicate
n1Ecr9.
A huge caEiuct, iulaid Biih pure lio, sands
b. the fire place, lis design handsomely * cut
ed, representing some fabulous eceacs of the
Roman &c Renart. An admirable cIock-Lcuis
NF-icprcscnting Time, stands on The mantle
pl, &C. 10 the right Of which is siiult2d green
vev4. sofa the poets ordinary and isvorite seat
There he passes his evenings sLLlred in his d,iiy
working suit. chatting with his visitors % though
tlI9y ;Yero all his comrades. When lady is
announced, he rises and goes CALAMITY, but IN.
ostontsliuusly, 10 meet her. kisges her hand vel
comes her with charming phrase, escorts her
to seat informs her in - few words Of tho topic
on which the conversation turhs. and then the
latter is generally reaumed.
About ! lit!ln lunch 10 se;Yed in the dining.
1oorn to which the company aGjoufns, Victor
Hugo cflea cscotling thither sovcral ladies in
succession. The conversation is generally At An
end little after II. when Victor Hugo secs his
vi.itoIs as far rs the vestibuu, and occasionally
helps tho ladies 10 their cloaks These Informal
receptions are attended by tho most ilustrlous
men in Paris have thero met Theophlis
tau.ier. About Louis Blanc Jnlcl SisIon,
Gsmbet.s, Emilio Angler, RenaD, Daudet. Ar
aene HouSsaye. Dumas Boulsngor, Letevre and
scores Of celebrities IS have aeen nowhere gath
cred. All these people hail their most Master"
". J. Times.
DRAWING THE CoLORED LINE Several
colorad M % have complained to US abou: The
formation Of a society in this city, whose mem
bcls5ip is to DO composed 81 mu!attGeS tX3Iu
sively. No black man need applS. They Giso
charge ttsistae back children are ottrseised
ind oiten refused aGmi.ancs lstO society by
malatto children under Instructors from their
parents Tie Rev. Mr. Thomas last SaGday
night made meolion OF the matter ss the start
ing pciut FIR evil and q division among The
coicred race of this city. About FIVE years ago
th1srwa. sutjec: sgitatcd the coIorcd Geoplo 10
and fight over ii ;Gasethey would meet, quarrel
sonrMc (FHa) Union. - a'reets.-Jach-
Representatives of four of the five trunk
Ices from St. Louis to the East and two Western
Reads met at St. Louis yesterday acd tsis1urG
lishcd passenger rates from kars;ll
New York OF S24 7S