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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-28
By O'Nosl IL Lucas. Auctioneyrs.

NOMM ISSiON ER,' SA IE.-By virtnn q !
~ decree OF tho Corporation Court for thu eli.
Of ALI xin'ria. Va, rem iorod vt It's July terra,
1877. IN lha chancery cauae off,. q. Mllburn All
wife vs.. w. L.. mllburn ct als. the undersis n-!
commissioner therein nslnel. will oilar lor na,,
by pubic an"tion. i'll front OF tho Royal st:rr.
entrance 10 tho market building, Alexsaius
Va. on SATuHDAI, tho 9Th day OF .lu,.
1880, ct II O'clock H.. tho following proper.
to wit:
Mol. LOT. with TWO (2) H0UsES There.
on, on tno west side OF st. ss4ph street, begin.
ming l.5 to't inchni north ut Wilkes street
thence norIhWardy 81 feet inches lhenco 3cs.
leo feet, with samo width NJ in front Thi; DIV
perty is now rohted for $40 50 par month
No. LOT OF GROUND on south siln rl
Gbbon street, beginning 9i rdet east of st. Asa:h
street; thence east | feet inchos; thencn Ct " il
with sAme width as in front, Is #, 10 10 H. nilry
No 5. That LOT just osst of Nc. =, ahoya
described. being OF Samo dimensions IA ihst !u;
Lois Nos and arc now rented for SIS O.. h
per year tho houses on thom belong To II,
ron,ors. Tho lots will DO sold separately. ur g..
gethcr rs may DO desired ut time of sslo
Terms OF Sale: One.!Ourth Of tho purch.sa
money in cash. and tho residue in throo cuv.
payments ate l. AID IS months rom day OF s,l.,
the deferred payments to bear intnrcs: from ;hr
day OF sslo and to be socUrad By tho notes cl ihr
purch aser or Iu-chssnrs, with approved eNcuri,r
and the retention OF tho tito To tho property
sold until sAid notes aro psid
j. e. MlLBURN.
mye-oots Gem OF sal.
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The WcRD 'N2rE"-Whst o. ~.. 49,,
Tho beautiful v'o-i Wit lrras ...., - ,.
tho word IL WhIlh IN 81. ~ ID .... ;,
GusS5s corGlarGd mo tlt.cA and :....
hcpe The French VIII some Day get ? y p. - J.
Instead Of that dreadful void f,nmo. I'm. ut J..
do you think it comes from Tho grew, r WA.
OF 81 1>n words is that they mean some;i;n-
Vile means weaver" You must ci,h.r <,
housewives or housemoths remember ,ns, We We
the deep sense. you mus: either wesve rno,'.
fortunes or omhroider them. or fecd r,on NV, a..
bring them to decay. Wherever lroa ";s ''
c. meg, heaven is always around her. III. s,,..
may be over her head. tne glow worm !, g.,
night cold grass may be the fire ST. her foot. 49,;
home is where sho is; snd fer noble womss !;
stretches far around her better than hom,',
ceied with cedar and painted with vern;yGS,'
shedding its quiet light far for those who 49,
ara homeless. This believe to b. the w,,na',
truc place and power Rus&a.
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AUCTION RALLIES,
by G'Neal s. Lucas, Auctiouec

by " Neal " Lucas. AuCtloneors.
Pi ORDER CT tho Board Of Dirc,tn :
~ he German Co.opcral.vD Building As.,.
citation No. = OF A Lex sndris, Va :" we vii o'.r
for salo At NIB ic suction, in front OF tho 'i,.k
Building. on Royal street, Elaxsnd,is W. -,
SATURDAY, tho 9Th day OF June. 1850 =, :.
M. TEN EMENT and LOT OF GKUijNI,
on tho west sids Of Royal street, bstwcon Kiar
and l'rlnco streets, Aloxsndris, Va. in iron, =.
feet 8! inches, moro or less, ana in depth l.,
Inches. moro or lass. with tho right oi VA,
over an slcy, four feet Wido On tn" no;tN, b
ing the prenIiscs ric,mt!y ecu lied by C,nri.,a
Washington.
Terms: Ono third Of tho purchase mono a.
c lsh, and III. rtsidua in two cuusl paymcuL. =,
ak and Twelve IN ,nths from the day of sh.a " =
Interest the deferred payments to DO sclu7..
by deed of trust on the property.
GNEhl |. 10 LUCAS
myG8.ts Huction,..ra
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Is ~ ~ Sc. !. -. =.

lu Tho GGT:hlcc u-T: II :tT.f g 10 GIG ;t.ip
storms avn done CID+,dcr,uic damage ~ crops
Mr.. John Murphy, for many years prom
irent publisher and boz k5o!e5 10 i .ltimore,
died yesterday.
Tha general d,ii,itlcy bill YVES reported to
the House yesterday. II Appropriated about
81 0)0. COO.
The conservative or ics7 church ra,ty clrricd
The day ii tic iIpisc,:,aI Galvantiou OF Mary
lard, yoattrda?, 70 c!Cc irg The Cll stsntiDg
commlttco.
Republican po.iticiaoa ale cathrriDS rapidly
at Chicago, and llyuly tiuss tic auto! IaeG. -
D0n Cameron says no wi hinisct preside over
the convention until q Temporary chairlnsn i
elected.
The Superior Court CT San Francisco. ytE
to-day. sustained tho eonaral demurrer 81 hlsyol
Is ,lluch agar s.; the Impeachment preceding!
by tho Board Ct Supervisors. and dismissed Lhl
cas2s.
At Sac;omeno yesterday the Supreme Cour
ratchcd Il decision in tho kcarncy case, re-
l,asiue Lin. The hearing vas on tho uri
OF hsbasso corpus, appealed from tho Su
perior Court Of San Francisco.
a petition las been flied hthkron. O., for TIT
sale Of The Cleveland, Mount Vernon uDd Del,
ware railroad 10 behalf Of the Holland bond
holders. Tbs amount involved is cv,r - coo,
0G0
The Right Worthy Gfaud Lodge Of Goo,
Tempars Opened Us third days session in NeT
\ ok Yesterday. 1t waH decided to hold tn
The mex meeting OF Inc ledge 10 Topeka, kan.
ocXS May u RESOLUTION was adopted oIm
mcnGluS President anu Mira. Hayes for babisi
ice wiao from tho White House.
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FE 7sHsG.v yrEElS.

En-. lid will mediate between l,ru and
ChlI If a favorable opportunity presents Itself.
king IlunhrrL's SPEECH opening The Italian
Parliament ca "Wednesday was c0Idly received.
A good harvest Ia predicted both IN France
and EnRlapj.
A strong committee OF l.hc!as again rrser.
day urged MIR. Gladstone to remove Sir Barlle
Ercrc from his position Al the Cape.
Earl Ca~rcr, the new lord lieutenant of
lrtlind. WaS iavrrhbiy II c,ivcrl at nntin yc.-
tcrday.
Gsribaidl has wsit;rn letter aivising tho
Il solution oi tho Airy ana ilai nulmu2 be
siVen 10 tho priests.
B;smairk hrs drtt rmu,d to MIKE decided
corcs. siGn4 tn u.sia'S Calho'in sui jccta,
whether Tho Vatican negotiation succeed or no IT,
The St. Petersburg S.rcg hss been suspCn Cd
cd for 0nn week fer puhlishing tho sentence Of
condemn Nlhilisis before The same a. pnnrtd
10 The official gsZstr
During April there wcro Il cs-cH IL yellow
fever. with IS deathH rrd r. cases tI small
prX with is deaths at Sautla"o De Cuba Gut Of
lIJ dealt s from all causes. For Tie week end
ing May il. 9 death s irunl riAg fever. and
lG deaths trln small rcX we're report, Il from
llavaua.
Clement, Satttrthwaitc 4 Sep dealtr4 in tho
American department On tho London Stot k
| Exchange, hhvo failed They wcr3 "hrars''
OF Phlindclrhia mud Rcs,;,og Railway s!ccks.
and tjn cIoairg OF thr!r arccHnt was C'uaod by
| the GGgnIc' yesterday mr7irr. IGali!i,it 4
heavy.
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Tho result of the 81, cOrs yesterday in Rich
mond, lynchburg, Farmvie. Danvic, Slaun.
ton, Norfolk. Portsmouth and this city, TO-.
decd everywhere except Petersburg, whore tho
republicans have q ms >rity. shows that The
boosted readjns'crs' strength is altogether ficti-
t'"us, or that If thorc DO any suoh strength it
will be lceit:macy applied to State. and not TO
municipal nor presidential elections, with which
II has Dothiog 10 do.
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Il Is duo 10 tho democratic eaGiustcr-as
opposed to tho followers of Mahonc. to state
that IN tho municipal election thoy stood should.
er to shoulder with tho conservatives spJ Lv
word and deed, aided 10 securing tho glorious
victory Of Ycstnrlav
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SCriOmS AT,ar

LEW FEW YORK. May 2s.-Two lsborers, James
maIl ana Michael Gleason. engsget in laying
pipes PES ior Inc harlem Gas Company, quar,elled
.;T uaIs 60 Al their work, when Hall pezcd
a pick handle and dealt Gleason heavy hIow
winch Fractured his skull, and he now lies in a
uying condition at Roosevelt hospital.
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r. Execution.

NEW YORK. May Is "A Hartford, Conn.,,
special says: Henry Hamlin will be executed
mere today for the murder of Wa,chmsn Wells
Shlpman. In the Connecticut State prison, in
september; 1877, during an attempted escape o!
conVlcis. The hanging will be nearly private /"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-28

brenta""'s Monthly, devoted TO sporting. anu
very Interesting 10 sportsmen especially. has
been received from the publishers, 50 Union
square. Now York
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head.

COLLEGE POINT. l.. l.. May 2S.-E. Nos
tfaad' prominent citizen of Queens county,
and veteran Ct the War of 1872, died at his
homc ct Sands Point yesterday.
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lC0MMUSiCAIED,


The great triumph III the lccal election yes
tarday OF the conservative ticket wus due enlire
ly to intercs. taken BY the leading members of
tho party. The action of L,nard Marbury. erq j.,
who was defeated in the primary cltc.ion by
s. Il. Brent for the nomination vas exceeding,
lY oomtnondatle. and he deserves great credit
at tho hands OF bis party.
A CASUAL OBSERVER.
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FAiIuFe.

LONDON, hsy 2S-Frederick Sbsr,o stocl
and share broker here. hiss failed owing TO losss.
in the American department on the stock e1
change.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-28

ID. j. ID. Backs well writes to tho Richmond
ohr!sAao Advocate in opposition to the prac.
lice OF raising church funds through tho ins.ru.
mentality of caarsd'S. tatlaanz, and s,epic
Ieptesentaiinns. lilo thinks that thtss methods
are deaidediy wrorc.
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Fire.

BALTIMORE, Nay 98.-The psrsfEioe and VA,
works of j. Parkhurt. jr., 8 Co., at Canton.
ing.
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VIRGINIA ELECr1oNs.-In tho municipal
cleo 100 IN L2nohburg yesterday very light
vote was cast, nearly all for tho democratic
ticket. Samuel g. Win8f:lI. for mayor, got
153 majority over Samuel Is. Thurman, ",oo-
pics candidate. Aurel;us Christian was ro-
etc'ed c'mmonWealth's attorney; Joo. w.
Hug hes city sergeant. Charles w. PROC CON.
missioner OF revenue, and s. B. Harvey high
coastable-all without opposition. Tho c,lorcd
poono gcnaraly relraioed from voting.
1ho election 10 Richmond resulted in an
oversize lining vic DRY for the conservatives over
the r;acJusters and republicans. The vote was
tho largest polled ticc, tho payment of the cap.
ita'lon tax r qulrcd to qualify voters.
10 DinVllo the conservatives cl ct d their
ticket. '"-'
Ia Staunton tho party lines wero not drawn.
At F"rnvlllc tho c)lored troops refused to
night, add tho Conservatives gained a DE- cidcd
victory.
Coi. VIM. limb was oh csed mayor of Norfolk
ny large msIority and A. J. Dalton sergeant,
In In portsmouth tho readjuste,s were beatcp.
:, Ihe rcaojus!ors elected their general ticket in
petersburg. With Mayer Cameron at the head
x largo MI 'rlty. Tho democrats carry two
wards, eItc leg four c,uooilmcn, thus rotsioipg
control OF tho legislative department OF the citv
The muolcipal election 10 Leesburc ro9uItcd
IN the election Of Geo. Il. Head az movrr mi
Ii. y. Claeett recorder.
At PurcellVilo L.. Ii. Potterfi, II was ohozcn
mayor.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The House was called to order this morning
by Srehkrr Randall. The space IN lront Ct the
Clerk y desk was filed with members sec king
recognition irnm tho Speaker r1d unanimous
o0nsc lt l,on The iIorss
Mr. Valcntinr, Of Nctra.k. in!rlrc d O. Jiut
resolution declaring all the employees CT tho vov
ernmnnt In tho D;s'rci of Columbia (includ-
ing tho cmpioyos Of the rovsron,rnt prinlinv
ofico) entitled 10 their pay for the ooh Of hlay-
Decoration Day. PASSED..
On motion ci Mr.. liuqtcn. Of Va, rtso.
luton was ADOPTED for tie adjournment of the
House from 10 Cay until Monday n,x..
n demand Tor tho regular order prevented
other miscellaneous buslocs1 from being trays
acted, aud tho mcrDinS hour having been dis
pcosrd with, the House at LES. went into
Committee of tho Whcls, Mr.. Harris, of Va,
IN tho chair, on tho Sund,y Civ Approp,ia-
ton bill.
Mr.. Dauncll, OF M!on., moved to iacraaso tho
appropriation for rho survey of tho public lands
from 100000 10 $l00,00O. Adopted 10 to &C.
Mr.. Buckuor. of Mo-. moved TO i1cresso
from Sl50,GOO 10 100000 tho appropriation
Tor the expenses OF the Geological survey.
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The pymnastic revolutionary societies 10 Rou
nclla are being extinguished.
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Mr.. NENNoR Prophecies A0AlN.-Mr
lleary G. Fcnnor csmcs forward again with hi:
Gireful prophecies Ct storms, hcnt, cod, g.,
His letter is Dated at Montreal. May Is. and 10
it he says:
II believe that juno g iii be- so inter sely hol
month Oh the whole. but tho end Of the present
mooih, and probably tho first of Jane, will b1
iali Ike, with frost again. July will BIZ terri.
bio mouth Tor storms. with terms Of intense
heat, but another fall like relapse, with irosts,
will. 10 n'l likelihood, occur few days before the
10Th. foar The storms of thunder and hail
will be OF unuSual severity during July.
must claim tho veriGeaiion of my prediction
relative to a cra wave. with Itosts, over largo
portion Of the United States between the lOih
and 18th Of MAJ The relapse toward the
close of tho present month will be moro severe
than that just past.
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SANW IL THE SlEERAS. Tho annexed s!Sry,
tough though il may he. will cxcito tho wontc e.
OF tho Il ,stcrn public: Next summer, if scmo
man from Sierra county. shall toll al Eastern
tours! that snow lay to tho depth Of $50 feet 10
his sco!,n during tho preceding spring tho
Eastern MAJ will thi1k Lila infolm LES. Bat
tho Sierra man will tell TIC truth. Onthc cast
fork at the Yuba. rcocr!ly. o snow slide filled
the river canyon to depth It $50 iant. pcorIo
who have Dcvc. lived In tho Sierra Nevada 10
tho saoTy sGaann cannot begin 10 rcalZ, the
grrat depth o. tho nuow in those m0un,sln
In winters not considered Extraordinary in
point e. snowfall tho snow often c;vers tho
ground from to,ly 10 fifty feet ou q level.
hod all tho WY from seventy tiVo TO no
feet IN The canyois. In Sierra county towps
Gro c,vcr;d With snow for several months
at stretch, tho scorlo digging tunuols from
h0uss 10 h0usa, thus making thorou2hlarcs
uLdar INC snow. When the inwn of Meadow
Lake. NsTads GouH;y, existed, it vas cntire'y
buried IN s1ow in tho winter, thUus h it COB
ttincG ,nany .wo story buildings. a stranger
c0m!uE TO towu would find himself standing on
broad waists Of snow, with nothirg to iudic ito
hia yicjD;p 10 ian inhabited town but wreaths
o! e'Dcke cGr0g from tie Purtace ii tho SNOW
let underneath hin WaI 4 iowa Ct several
hundred inhabitants. who lived and hsd
thri: being, and transacted tuSincsa ard all the
Gficts Of their DAILY lilo under forty feet OF
snow. The present depth OF snow 10 tho Sierra
IL probably tie prgutost that hos over bcrn
knowO slnoc white mcu lived 10 that region. 1t
is late 10 tho year Tor such voumo of snow TO
DO In !hc mcuHialDa, acd when it heyios to
thaw 1t will send :, law torrents down on tho
lowlnr'is. IL is thought that the wtrs. il over
now that :!:r storm has ceased Tfcro will BE-
nero avalsnGhrs AMI snow slides 10 tho noun.
tains. nuh II locks az u nothing cen rrovcut u
q 'od IA tho valley. II tho suow mcIts grad.
nal!y, ard the streams csn be Kept within bal Ks
wall rnl good; but in tho event IF heavy
sudden iiisw, 1t will b. imnossiblo to avert
great disaster Emchn Sentinel.
TERRIBLE hRoUrTI.-A dispatch from Nor
folk says 1T il nlmcst impossible TO cxsg.
gcrato tho Ies'ruotive i1tluerc, ofthe drouth ut
present prevailing in this section. Mary c1hbage
IL Ia bur Hb, e
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TERRIBLE TRoUrn.-A dispatch from Nor
folk says 1T il almcst impossible TO cxsg
gerato tho Destructive ithuerc, ofthe drouth al
present prevailing in this section. Mary cabbage
fields arc krironc up. The eff CT is inter S fled
~ "A large quantity OF euano applied to this
crop. Because OF the unuSusl la,enoss of the
strawberries. thew arc not iruting, and the DRY
weather has 30 aif cIed them as to roDder them
almost vsnc!cs' for shippog Potatoes wcro
suffering very mrch. They arc very forward
ihi1 season, til. ram IS wanted to give them size
and substance. Ito yircs arc also much trou.
bod with the potato bug. which IS devastating
aomo fields ami materially itiuiog Others. The
pea Greg il cut short, except tho earliest varic-
ties. l0iHatoc i!anIs, m;lop, cucumber and
other vices arc literally parchng up for lack of
moisture. The droulh is damaging business Of
al kipds, Snd Las very materially diminished
the quantity Of trt css usu,lly shilp,d. This
seas IN. Ia extent aud GEratIOn, IS MORO desruc.
tvs to crops ;tar any that over ,r, ceded it ia
this ctiou. and II IL utterly Impossible TO com.
pu.c the loss TO the lrncEcrs ard farmers and
tho Community at large whose interests aro do.
pendent on agriculture"
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SICK AND DEAD.-John II. Lnhmy,r, q
prominent citizen and VOL krowu merchant OF
ip,s!tcrsburg, Va, was found dead 10 his bed
wednesday morbluG. lie is supposed 10 hav,
died from paralysis.
- Hon James Lyons. Police Ju,li,, joseph J.
Hhite' and MIR. Vim. j. Bigger. all prominent
c'nz NJ OF Richmond. arc very III.
r, hlohard ii. Biy"rIy, 3 prominent f,rmer oI
berkeley county, W. Va, died I>ss Friday O.!
gsnprern. ' "
=, 10y. Mr.. Williams. cor Of Graoo Church,
E2i copa!. LyouhburQ, Va, is extremely il.
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LIE SllhlnI lhNC1 DlFOKCE.-lLC Urls
tiarcy divorce oaso aid all lis papcrs beoauc
public yesterday afternoon upon tho filing of
Mrs. Chrisliancy' answer and Cross bill for d.
vOleo in tho Washington Court. Antxamina-
ton of the bill filed by Mr.. Ch,i5iancy shows
that he makes DO charge which coDccrna auy
member OF Congress as was stated by some pub
lIcllons made when tho bill was filed. with
drawn from tho Giles aud kept secret. The only
allegation OF intidolity relates to 20 called
South American known as Edol Hero, who 80
namo in Spanish orthoaraphy is spclt Edel
Giro.
Mr.. Chrstanoy's bill sets out tho marriage
10 Washington, Fob. s, 1876, by lev. Byron
Sunderland. Ii avers that MIR. Chris.isncy has
been coed end faithful husband, and that
thcro he's been DO ISSUE born allvo of tho mar
rage. 1t CHARGES that Oh or bb)ut tho 18th of
Dcc:mber. 1879. OF St. James llotol, Mrs.
Chrstlancy committed adultery With o pers1n
who regis cred bis name as Eicl Giro, of New
Io,k, and that she has committed the Same
olfcnsos with other persons since she lcft her
husband IL November last 10 Peru. 1t AYERS
ma. the lilutltt has not condoned the tif;uso.
Mrs. Llo Chrlstlsnc3 8 cross bill first rccitcs
tho charges OF ithdGlity made against her, do
MICS thep, eud sets cut tho mQkiug of such
ialsC oharkes as additional evidence OF Tho cruel
conduct OF her husband towards her, which
she nsrfatcs 10 detail. She adds: There has
boen go ISSUE born alive Of this marriage, but
She AYERS that she is now suffering great pain
"a consequence Of tho wi'ltul neglect of Mr..
Chi!Sllaney to provide necessary medical atten.
TOD during two periods OF premature birth,
and that she is permanently injured owing to
SUCH cruel noG!oot.' She prays diverse. alimony,
temporarily during the peDdenoy oItho suit and
permanently after tho diyorna.
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s9cod:awB Agricultural Society,

The Nay noeiioy pas held 90 The 22l ias..
:. Samusi M:son's. ~: qua! E2terpiis,. Pr.
Troih Was chose chairman with N. w. PicIsoo
secretary.
The long wished for rain comiog so suddenly
and so atuIdantlg prevented many from gath,
cyiog ct The meeting. and the f,H who mot
seamtd to enjoy Specializing on tho tenef do.
rived from the timely rain SO that tbero was
little said worthy ofreportiDg.
The return ofour D5pamcmea was embraced
BY cue member in tts,ing the drcugbt oil Dow
pillow in c,nr arison with his old enc, greatly 10
his disappointment AID disgust.
Another member reported almost On entire
failure ct bis potato crop coming 10, when it
was painted CD The same ground whtro lsrko
crop OF late potatoes were raised last fall. Tho
Colorado bugs we're 30 numerous in the grcuod
that they alto tie sprouts as soon es they made
their nppssratce above erCurd. and 10 many
instucc before they reached the surface. The
new poison Tor kiilirsthe potato bugs, "london
Purple" hnd been tried by some with success.
1t balrg about cueothird tie prco OF Paris
green it would seem to be cheaper, although
some thought that about lonble tho amount OF
plaster could DO used with Paris green so that
it remuins o disputed question in regard to
| chtapncss, until farther aud moro careful com
perso3.
"a motion Ct Dr.. Rowland it was uunni.
| mcusly resolved. That cur sec etsry N. w.
| IleIsin bo recommended as suitable porsOo to
be nominated by Governor Holiday a. ono OIL
| the commissioners from the State OF Virgiola
tn the lutcrpstionsl Exhibition 10 BIZ held 10
tho city OF New York in 1883.
| Tho Critical Committee made verbal report
that Just IS they commenced looking over the
farm Of cur host the rain camc and drove them
IN. The mt e,iog therefore resolved themselves
into committee of the whole otter tho rair
ceased. and made critical examination, es
ptc.ialy OF the many acres of luscious straw
berries. The Monarch" had tho cenlrains
power in number and in iLhueLo, 90 was do
monstratcd By numerous comparisons made
with tho "Sharplcss" berries. The vines Of the
last named berry wcre literally loaded with
fruit and bids iair 10 rival the first named il
produc iVencss. The Sharpless being Q sweetel
lrpit than tho Mousrch was not admired by
some. At The supper table, however. the Mon
arch carried the day 'saimmingly."
Tho lluIS trees OF ali kiuds; tho peach. pear
app 10 aid plumb wIro literally loaded will
| fruit.
Tho pcxt meeting Of the olnh will bo held al
d. y. Smiths. "CoIlingwood." Juno 10 Ii.
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