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, 1880-04-10

waSHrNGros, April THE sub eon,
mittee of the house committee, on Pa
cific roads, has agreed 10 hear Judge Jas
Wilson. counsel for the Northern Pscif:
r. r. Co. before making final deter
mination upon the report concerning
railroad land grants.
, 1880-04-10

TRrcS making: Is now quite L feature ot
.hi. city We notice 4 very fine one on the
streets Of which Ell Short is the boss IL MAS
manufactured Ly Me>>rs. Lux L kaSebuTs,
who are getting famolS for the excellent quality
of their work
, 1880-04-10

WASHINGTON, April 3. - The House
military committee has agreed to report
the resolution TO be placed upon the
the army appropriation bill, that none oi
the money appropriated BY the ball Ahall
be paid for transportation G troops TO be
used a. police At the poils- ,'
, 1880-04-10

CHIMES rv-ryI,,iy would like to see
something that ;h.. rditur Of the Union can
not explain Daily PARKER-one thing We
can't explain, wh" furnishes the money 10 run
the Daily, ami how long it Will live without
other sense than those furnished by pair "f
scissors " W-r-G-kH-B JOhH~H. OF course We
mus. admit there Is a good amount Of Rat
ius matter in the B'-cH k-i-E johrsyn, but a.
for Sensc, there il more III the Daily STATES
NAN IN ,.p i>ssl, than there Is in the W.a-kt-7
johnson in an entire year - for money, lo"k
At our advertising columns.
, 1880-04-10

Is offered by the county 81 Waila Walla for
the arrest and conviction of the party nr
parties concerned IN ths ,'at;er "f thc Tou-
chet affair, set SpOkan county at once o:ier
similar rev ard, and ii the mysterious ALTAR
is too much for our own detectives to crap
pie with, /; may possible encourage some one
from the oatside to lake the matter in hand.
, 1880-04-10

WHEAT PRoSrifcrS.N Mayor Newberry
Of Portland. in company with Mr.. Center, "f
the house of Newlerry & c., of this city, have
b,,.n on an extensive tour through The northern
portion Of our wheat growing country, and ac-
curdins to their slowin: accounts given by Mr..
Center. the hills, valleys and plains are our
extensive grain fields. Hundreds of plnws can
be seen in every direction, turning up new soil,
and should this new srction Of conntry yield aS
well ~ the surrounding country has done here
toiurr. It viii take more steamers than the o.
$ y. ca. has At til. present time to remove
the thousands IF tons -; extra wheat that will
H. piled NJ along the hanks of the Snake River
the comm, fall
, 1880-04-10

The Cabinet to-day, after discussing
Alaska matters TO some extent, DECIDED
TO recommend legislation looking TO The
establishment Of government for the ter
ritory.
, 1880-04-10
Nu~h Danaaxe Dsne

San FnaNcISco, April 4-loxa Hill
had rive and half inches ct ram yesterday
and two feet of snow. The Hood that
ensued was unpreceded in that locality.
Mining claims were washed out. creeks
cleaned Of debris and much damage xAs
, 1880-04-10
Grant Expected

RrRLnroS, vt ,JApril 4-It has been
decided to hold the eleventh annual meet
ing Of the society Of the Army of the
Potomac IN this city, the third week in
June. Gen. Grant ia expected to be
present.
, 1880-04-10

VERY FINE-Whrn the sidewalk sra lia- Il
cnnplrt..d. and the outside streets and alleys
are dug up, then viii cur small property own
er. comprehend the fsct that, in addition to
the cemetery city tax, that their purse strings
are loose. ami their bsnk account has run out
THE RNy From first II last, the ani"nnt
Of sentimental su,h ahIut i'atterinS rain props
on the rnuf, woull I'll volume ~ large A. the
bihlr. We we're never. well, hardly ever.
much moved Ly tia; sort %; thing, but II s"eS
sound sort If nice this morning fur fact.
Like wheat running down a wooden spout. for
instance.
, 1880-04-10
The I.,,t slur,srr.

No direct evidence has vet heen receiv I'll
tha, tends IA throw light npon ahe mGr
der reported IN car last. be, the chaiH nf
eireumstantial evidence connecting the pre-
vilus Touchrt murder With this last. Is
Ne r-iy perfect 10 retrsce q little, we viii
20 back to the time when four persu's. two
men and tWo women staye.i over night AT
the house Of Mr. T. c. Ross, On the Touchet;
the next heari Of them they were only hlTr,
in number. two women and ore man; they
came To .shis city and bought team, ami
then UeSear Of them an the nl,l Coiriile
raai, tSu women, With rInk sun lT,uRrts
and one man.
returned: they sold the team to BssSe;t,
who brouyht them 10 this city: tine tso0 leit
here for Walluls on the tram "f SATURDAY.
March 18Th and staye.! over Sunday 4. Mr.
Hodges Ho:e! a. WslInla- ME Ho,l-es at
tentinn was particularly directed u them
ny their uHrTsy actions: the woman got
heG az tie hotel. -tIIs .ae man laid down On
the focr of the -hina. AMI pa.l the ratch-
man ~ arUHSe him s. that hc cnuld call file
woman III time to leave Oh the beat; all ta-
time they s'alf there they We're very usessy.
the msn walking about on the oRtsiie, ahd
the wernan continually iossirr-as a. the
window; t:ere Mere hut three tickets
buiIsht AT VA lula Tor Portland on this day,
two fsr<his nsH and woman; who gave the
name Of Fox, a.id the other by r:ian name'i
Major Nov, when -we- take ins" -e"rsid-
Grafton the tact tina. the orig.nal
F0UE HAVE nwINDLED DOWN tn Two.
Anitha, ? pink Suu- -beunet was innrA near
the scene Of the muffer. and That in both
the cascs ;her were 6iiied hy pist"''shor
in the lae, 81 the head, aud l;aa hdlh been
stripped nakr.l as if 70 completely destroy
all chance Of iasntifcatiou. AMI the bodies
had been dragged away from the exact spo,
where they hal been killed, aEi in nne III.
stance the inar thrown into nrer. and rhc
wema: dragged up 4 canyon and covered
with grass. the c"llciiencr Is So peculiar
that ii is very evident { at our theory given
YESTERDAY will prove "a he the correct salu
.i5n. and that hGth murders we're committed
by the sane parties. Now the qaestinn Is.
what Is ~ h,- done IN the NATTER Ticse
murders eaEnot 80 unpnnIShed (; \
, 1880-04-10

NEW 0.LxGxs, Aprh 4-Ths title q
''E1ke Of Amssia, ~ c1ufesrsd upon
ex-presidsut Grant last svssing, BY to-
CaFniysl court. Ths Gso9< Irs dsco-s
r.srd With The order a g. Rsx b Jsdss
Geo. q. Brouaham, Lord HRA Chaab9-
lain. The Genesal sa11s1ledesd ths
oompliaene- IN ahosv speseh, asssptmeI
tie assa'prks; tAesgh - eaAahaa
, 1880-04-10

SruBESvlLlK, t0) April 5.-Jsasssnn
is the first county in Ohio ~ elect dele
gates to the state convention. Blaine
swept the board The Sherman boom
originated in the city.
, 1880-04-10
r.,enhe.r C.np~sisls. Seaeled.

NEW YORK, Apil The telephone
competition between the Gold and Stock
telegraph company Of California and the
National Bell Telephone company, has
been settled for the entire Pacific coast,
and Geo. S. Ladd, President Of the Gold
and Stock company leaves for San Fran
cisco to-day to put the business into in
mediate operation %
, 1880-04-10

SIGNS OF IuPEnvEYENT.-In various por
tidn< of nnr city We sec laborerS welding the
pick anl shovel, - tL=y reduce the undre
elevations or fiil the depression of onr thorough
fares. Shade tre~s are being trimmed and rc-
planted. Old wooarn structures are being rc-
moved az torn down. To- -siy. room for larger
and substantial huidin,S. Our landlords are
enlarging their hotel accommodations. Mer-
chants are constantly in receipt Of large in
voices of all kinds of merchandise. and Ola
trucks anl delivery wagons are slowed away
ta give place To handsome vehicles Of home
nIanufactur., all Of which tends 10 show the
increasing prosperity Of our business men and
citizers generally, and i but a forerunncr of
still brighter prospects ahead.
, 1880-04-10
D~u;.erssie STATE Csnvvlsssa.

wArEkBUKky, Vt,) April The
democratic state committee has decided
to hold convention for the selection OF
delegates TO CINCINNATI at Montpillar,
April 22. A strong Hancock sentiment
nreyaib.
, 1880-04-10

CARLTON, (Cal y April IA smash
up occurred on the Southern Pacific r''ad
last night near Cabason station. Nine
teen cars loaded with steel rails, lumber
and merchandise were wrecked and an
engine badly damaged Robert Hnett,
firemen, was quite seriously hurt by jump
ins from his engine. An unknown tramp
who was stealing ride in q stage cosch
loaded on fat car was killed As near
a. can be learned the accident was csased
by the engine jumping the ties and rails
being wet preventing The brakes from
holding the trains.
, 1880-04-10

Tn. wum,n was about - years old, timely
formed. with very small hands, spleudid teeth,
black hair, bi-h forehead and good features !;
s.e is exactly five. feet high, and has branded
on h,.r .rIn in Inli.n ink the fnllnwing
, 1880-04-10

This is on the right arm. and IS near aS l
can get at it at present, the bottom name Is
/ < p very indiStinct, but think it Is
, 1880-04-10

Drs MONIES, April A--Twslve ce if
teen republican conventions we're held In
Iowa to-day. The state register. up 10
this hour, has returns froa eight I'll in
structed for BlaiDe snd n favor Of n
instructed Blaine delegation n Chingo.
, 1880-04-10

SACRAMENTO, April 4.--Gorman's bill
ordered to engrossment, ayes, 20; noes,
Il. 1t simply prevents all persons IN.
capable Of becoming electors from fishing.
johnson reported favorably from the
Chinese committee bill 10 compel Chi
nese firms to keep their accounts IN Eng
lish.
, 1880-04-10

CHICAGO, April 3. = The propeller
Scnamplain and Grontle State left for
Port Huron this morning, the. 6rst boats
Huron through the straits, which are now
practically opened.
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Work for September.

Cease cultlvating orange trees, Tor
it is likely TO start fresh growth too
late in the season for the wood to har
den up before frost. Native grasses
and weeds makes no growth in this
month but are commencing to die
down. The orange trees are now
having their last growth and buds,
to be dormant until spring, should
be inserted. Make up your straw
berry beds and plant out if the sea-
sons are favorable but if the weather
is dry the plants should be watered
and mulched when planted. Pre-
pare your hay and fodder for winter
use by curing pea vines, Guinea grass,
Para grass, and crab grass. A
limited quantity OF vegetables of
most kinds can be planted. Onion
seed can be planted in drills, to be
1ransplanted in November and De-
cember, and onion sets can be
planted out. sow rye and rust
proof oats. Remember it is better
and more profitable to plant a small
patch lightly fertiized than to waste
your time in planting out a quantity
on poor land.
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A Michigan Correspondent.
tor of Tine F7oridn 4orculturiSt::

Editor Of The Florida Agr7culturtSt:
Your paper is making great stir
here about Florida, the people are all
going to DeLand, all those that can
sell out are going South (not West)'
Volusia and Orange counties are
most spoken OF, Volusia county seems
to be the tavorite from all reports.
There is large colony going from
this state to Florida, also colony
from Illinois; their agents will visit
DeLand they having had reliable
information from your paper, and
from those that visited your place,
and other parts of Volusia county
last winter seeking relief from our
cold piercing winter, who were SO
very much pleased with the climate
and country generally that the emf,
grafton to your county this tall and
winter will he largely increased over
last. l saw in your valuable paper
an account OF large sanitary build
ing going to be built at Lake Leila
a beautiful lake from its description,
and an institution Of that kind would
be highly appreciated by northern n
invalids. Your railroad cannot tan
to be appreciated by the travelling
community, its progress, l notice, Is
rapidly drawing to completion Vlsi-
tors at your place this last spring
think it the right move ana IN the
right place. Your place must IN the
near future build up and become the
iavorite stopping place for sportsm1!en.
AS l see YOU nave but one boarding
house advertised you will be unable
to accommodate the rush next winter.
What are the prospects tor "Arcni'
tect's hotel ?" / think such an inSti'
tuition almost indispensable tor the
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The HeathercOteS.

This is the title of new serial
story, by Miss Mat Grim, OF Allan
ia, the first chapters of which will APP
pear in the Sa0a1u,ah Weekly Neacs
OF Saturday, August 18th. Without
anticipating, we may assure the
lovers OF pleasant fiction that rich
treat awaits them in the persual of
this charming story of home life.
Subscribers, TO have it entire, should
send in their names at once Sub
>cription, six months, 81 one Year,
81. Address ]. II. EsTILL,
Savannah, Ga.
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

the State. l have not been able to
learn its route through Polk county
but presume it will run through the
elevated lake region Of. that county
and take in Barlow and Fort Mead.
If you know the route exactly please
publish it as l am watching TO make
a good location along its line and in
advance of its construction. From
what facts l have obtained I have a
high opinion Of Polk county as re-
CARDS fertility of soil and its adapta.
bility to the culture of semi-tropical
fruit and the salubrity of climate
Tell DR.. French he must either pub
lish his promised pamphlet or write
his obituary.
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good fortune. His success is encourag-
ing to others. Other trees have
good growth and in few years we
shall ship FROM some very fine, large
groves.
The town of Archer is improving,
new and substantial buildings going
up all the time, and there is good
prospect for immigration this winter;
The soils around us comprise all
the variations known to the State,
hammock, pine, black, jack, sand hills,
rock, mari and clay. No sandiles,
very few mosquitoes or other insects
and the health is horribly good;
twenty four deaths in a population
OF $500 last year. Just the place
for the asthmatic or consumptlve,
especially the first stages OF these
complaints if other circumstances
favor.
The intending immigrant should
examine our resources, price our
lands, note our facilities for transpor-
tation, visit our people, travel away
some miles from the railroad, see
what we do and learn what We can
Go before locating in Florida.
With a little capital, considerable
common sense, Willingness to learn
by others failures, and little work al
most anyone can succeed in making
good living here; and when the
groves and orchards come on, where
could be pleasanter place to spend
declining years than under the blue
skies and amongthe sunny scenery OF
our beautiful land.
There is something fascinating
about the climate, and every year
euio yed here increases the dread OF
the chilly breezes OF the North and
makes us more enthusiastic over the
advantages we have.
But we do not make everything a
on the contrary, we could
record many failures, often quite dis
And, by the way Col
onei, would not such a record Of ex-
periments be a good thing for the
coming immigrant to study and as
we Archer people have been curious
OIL such subjecLs, may we not occa-
occupy some little space in
brief notes What say you: And ii
others should criticise, we would be
glad of it. S. JAoIENNE.
1--WE will pleased to receive and
publish all articlSs1elling of the sue
cess and failures Of immigrants, both
as an inducement and warning to
those who are coming in. Hide
nothing. Give US the truth,-ED.]
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Elderberry Wine.

Cannot some use be made of the
elderberries that grow SO plentifully
in this State? The English make a
delicious homemade wine from the
berries. The following receipt for
making it is given by the Irish
Farmers Gazette:
Elderberry wine is the pride of
English house wives, and we have
often regretted to see enormous
quantities OF the berries going to
waste in Ireland because people do
not understand how to turn them to
account. Elderberry wine is much
used in the manufacture or adultera-
ton Of port wine. 1t is, however, a
very wholesome wine, when properly
made, which is more than can be
said for other materials used i'll the
process OF adulteration. Now as to
the manner in which elderberry wine
is prepared To one gallon OF
water put two quarts of ripe elder
berries. Boil tor half an hour; then
strain through a hair sieve or canvas
bag, and to every gallon of liquor
add three pounds OF coarse sugar and
one fourth OF an ounce OF mixed
cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Let it
be boiled again for fully half an
hour, and as the scum rises remove it.
When cooled to the proper tempera-
ture-that is, when lukewarm --fer>
ment with little yeast on piece of
toast. Let it stand in the tub three
or four days, covered over with
cloth; then put it into the cask,
with one pound of raisins to each
gallon OF wine. The venting of the
cask must be loose. When the fer
mentation has wholly ceased, rack off
the wine into another cask, taking
care to leave out any sediment In
filing the cask into which the wine
is first put, see that the wine is not
higher than three or four inches OF
the top. When fermentation has
ceased, put in the bung; but do not
tighten it. and remove it occasion
ally for few days. Then drive in
the bung, aud cover with brown
paper pasted over the bung, to keep
it perfectly air-tight Some add a
quart OF brandy to the contents OF
the cask, but this is not essential. In
two months the wine will be fit for
use. When used it should be
mulled. Observe, the berries must
be perfectly ripe, and should be
gathered when dry. AS some OF oul
readers may wish to make elderberry
wine when the season arrives, We
hope they will preserve the torego
ing directions, aud so save any
necessity tor repeating them. Wine
is also made from elder flowers.
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SEPTEMBER 1.

experience in the matter OF fertilizing,
the reader is referred to the FLORIDA
AGRICULTURIsT Of June 9th, con-
tanning number three of series of
articles published in the California
Horticulturist.
The experience of the present sea-
son more than justifes the conclu-
sions there suggested. The plants
there named that were suffering, as
/ thought from an excess of hen
guano, have this season outgrown
the trouble and are now larger plants
than those that have been healthy
all the time. What there is said
about washing out the plants see no
reason to change.
My experience leads me to con.
clude that much that has heretofore
appeared in the columns of the AGRI-
cULTURLsT on this subject is
altogether non-essential. And in re-
gard to cultivation and mulching |
would emphasize what is there said
with all possible force. 1t is true
that mulching If abundant enough
will keep down the weeds and grass
but it makes cultivation impractical
bic and brings the roots to the sur
face so that long continual drouth
will kill many OF them. But cultiva
ton should be preached because it is
beneficial to the plants. True it
keeps down the weeds but I do not
do it for that purpose but because it
does the plants SO much good, so in
tattening an animal abundant and
judicious feeding makes the coat
look glossy and sleek but the food is
not given for its effect upon the coat
but upon the body.
Frequent cultivation seems TO
have wonderful effect upon the
growth OF the plant. This method
has the merit of success. | have
some plants set last August that are
the largest l ever saw Of their age.
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benefit of your place. hope to
visit DeLand next winter.
SUBSCRIBER.
Battle Creek, Mich., Aug., l7th.
Report Of the New Smyrna Agri-
cultural and Fruit Growers
Association.

Editor Of the Florida Agriculturist:
Meeting held Thursday. August
10Th, 1880, at the residence of Mr..
M. 3. Rolte. Members called to
order by the vice-president. The
chairman of the committee to collect
statistics in regard to orange trees
read a partial report, The number
Of orange trees budded and in place
from Oak Hill to New Smyrna and
around there are 10000. Mr.. Smith
stated that it had recently been esti-
mated by some Of the largest orange
growers in this vicinity, that the
freight on oranges that will be car
ried out at Mosquito Inlet, if the
proper means of transportation be
furnished will amount to over 81 600.
Quite an animated discussion iol-
lowed upon the necessity of having
some means Of transportation from
this port at the earliest practicable
date. What was considered to be
the most needed was steamer to
make regular trips all the year. Mr..
Selleck thought the matter of trans
portatlon was most important one
and ought to be attended to at once.
Mir. Smith thought delegate ought
10 be appointed from the society to
present the orange report before the
transportation meeting to be held at
Port Orange the Goth, inst, to enforce
the necessity of immediate action i'll
this matter. He says, now we have
the vantage ground but if we let this
opportunity slip we shall lose it ell
tlrely. Mr.. Rolte was then chosen q
delegate to the transportation meet
ing. Mr.. Selleck thought it the OPP
portunity was known abroad some
one would soon put ona steamer here
lie stated that complaints were very
loud about transportation and it was
the principal thing that kept people
from settling here. Mr.. Smith again
read his essay OH Grape Culture by
request. He stated that he had less
faith i'll his European grapes than
he had when he read the essay two
months ago. He has vine OF the
] Herman variety which has made. a,
growth of forty.fiVe feet in length
this season, and is three fourths of
an inch in diameter and has had four
lunches of fruit ON it. The vine is
from a cutting planted two years
ago. The principal fertilizer he has
used is ashes. The meeting adj
iourned to meet the third Thursday
IN September, at the residence OF
Mr.. Geo. Z. Mendell.
Mrs. NJ. B. ROLFE. Sec.
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Pine-Apples in Florida.
NUMBER VI.

NUMBER VI.
Written for the Florida AgricultriSt By Rev. J.
II. White.
Preparing the ground is regarded,
by the most successful cultlvators,
as a matter more important than
formerly Some have thought that
on our pine lands it was sufficient
after removing the timber to take
out the oak and palmetto roots and
then plant so thickly as to kill out
the grass With the help of mulching.
think it profitable to prepare the
land thoroughly. Last year my
land was thoroughly grubbed-the
directions were to cut off every thing
six inches below the surface-several
months before the plants were set,
just before the time Of planting it
was all thoroughly dug over and
raked. The coarse roots were
burned and the fine trash mostly
grass was trenched into the land SO
that the trenches would be betw
the rows. This year my grubbing
was done earlier and the land is
planted in COW peas, which, with the
fine trash, is to be trenched in as be-
fore.
This is about my idea OF the way
1t should be done, IL might not
suit others and it may not be the
best way; but at the present it is
the hest way tor me.
II l had a team to haul muck and
sea grass | should make a compost
of these substances in addition to the
above, and if l had money that I
could spare, for such use | am con-
tident it would pay well TO use
about thirtysix pounds nitrate soda
seventy-two pounds muriate of pot-
ash and 144 pounds super'phosphate
O. lime to the acre. Perhaps double
those quantities would be proper
tionally servicable but in their use or
any other strong fertilizer it will be
| sale to go slow, for some items OF