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Two Can Play at the Game.

One of our English exchanges has
the following:
A curious statement has just been
made namely, that meeting of gent
lemen from various parts OF the
country has just been held near Brad
ford, tor the purpose OF forming an
ADMINISTRATION League, whose
operations are to be directed against
O'Donovan Rosa and the Fenian
Brotherhood. My informant went
on to say that 100000 had been sub
scribed, and that resolution had
been come to that ifany public build
ing in England should be blown up,
and O'Donovan Rosa could in any
way be connected with the deed, a
ballot should take place, and the men
on whom the lot fell should at once
Po out and kill ODonov9 Rs--s,. :. ~
to watch the wharfs and quays of the
American Atlantic ports. in order to
prevent internal machines from being
sent over to this country. 1t seems
rather bull to call the association
an Anti-Assassination League, see
ing that one OF its main objects is as
sassination
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Mich Goats.
he Florida A0rtculturist:

Editor Of the Florida A0rtcHtturtst:
Has any reader of the AGRIcUL1U'
R1sT tried goats on the high rolling
pine lands: If so, please let your ex-
perience out as guide for others. l
noticed plenty of them running about
the streets OF Savannah. IL seems
to me that they might be an excel~
lent institution here. Cows are said
to ouly do we'll tor limited period
on The high pine lands and then have
to be taken to the fiat woods or they
will get "salt sick" Have heard OF
one effort at goat raising that re.
suited uufavorably, 1t is hard tor
poor people here to buy good COW,
and still harder TO get one that will
eat what you are willing and able to
raise for ner. But goats will gener-
ally thrive Oh anything you give them
and have splendid appetiles, not res
fusing any thing from a bundle Of
old papers TO a handful of rusty
nails. e?
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Immigrants.

From the Union.
A party Of between thirty and for.
ty immigrants. consisting OF men,
women and children, arrived here
yesterday morning from Evansville
Indiana, and are on their way to
Fort Mason. They brought houses
hold furniture, farming Implements,
ETC., with them, and left yesterday
attt rnoon on the deBarry.
Capt. w. H. Kendrick, who ar
rived from Tallahassee yesterday,
says he met party of seventy-fve
immigrants in Middle Florida on
their way to Hillsborough county.
They were going by. private convey
ance.
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Orange Culture.

A correspondent writes for the
best work published on Orange
Culture. Those that we have seen
are the French works of Gallesio and
Risso. The first we mad translated
some years ago tor the FLORIDA
AGRlCULTURIs ST, and have one or
two of the copies on hand at seventy
cents each. Rlsso has not been
translated as yet, nor from what we
have seen of it do we think it can
teach anything that orange growers
in Florida do not know. The works
published iu Florida are those by
Prof. J. H. Fowler, of the Halifax
river, written for the old FLORIDA
AGRICuLTURIsT, and afterwards
bound in pamphlet; we have none
ON hand, aud do no: know where any
can be procured. The pamphlet of
the Rev. T. w. Moore, on Orange
Culture is considered good work,
as also those by DR.. G. w. Davis, of
Jacksonville, and Mr.. A. H. Nam
Vile, of Lake George. The first two
can be purchased from Teliair Stock,
I, N, Jacksonville, and the last from
the author himself. ALI these works
have :heir good points, and as some
orange g, overs say, "their bsd"-for
it is seldom any two fruit growers
can agree in everything. 1t will not
cost much to get the whole lot aud
Judge for himself, II he ha: s any
knowledge OF orange culture; if not,
he will get puzzled: The best in,
structor is to read the experiences OF
continually published in the FLORIDA
AcRICULTURIsT, not only those OF
this State, but wherever oranges
are grown
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Homestead Law.


the Homestead Law is sent to us by
the best authority on the subject. 1t
will be followed by other articles.
Editor Florida AOyscun,sist.
AS the people of Florida in
general are very unskilled in the
Land Law, perhaps few lines may
not be unacceptable to them, when
placed before them in the columns OF
your widely circulated and instruc-
tivejourn al
The land system in this State is
very simple. Lands are subject to
entry by qualified parties, under the
homestead Act of May 20 1862, and
the presumption Act Of 1841, and by
cash purchase, Warrant location or
Scrip location, under the various Acts
OF Congress establishing these modes
OF gaining title to the United States
lands.
The homestead law is the simplest
and at the same time the least UNDER
stood of the various Land laws.
A person, over 81 years of
age or the head of a family, who
Is citizen OF the United States or
has declared his intention to become
such, can make his homestead entry
before the Land Office, having Rsix
months to go upon the land. 10
make an entry elsewhere, the law al
lows the papers to be made before q
Judge or Clerk of Court for the
County in which the land lies; the
applicant must be citizen of the
United States or have declared his
intention TO become such, he must
oe over 81 years of age or the head
OF family, and he or some member
OF his family must be at the time of
and prior to the date OF application
and making OF papers, actually re-
siding upon the land in house suit-
able tor human habitation, and he
must have made valuable improve
ments thereon.
An application made before any
officer other than the Register or
Receiver OF the land Office when the
party was not actually resident upon
his land prior to the application either
personally or by some member of his
immediate family, renders the entry
voidable, and if contested and the
facts are proven, cancellation will re-
s,l II
The entry made, The settler has TO
actually reside upon his land, it the
application is made before a Clerk OF
Court or Judge, the term ot-tive years,
and If before the Laid Office four
years and six months. when he can
make final proof OF his compliance
with the law. The settler must un-
derstand that actual residence means,
that he must make the land his home.
Merely visiting the land once or
twice in six months is an evasion OF
the law and works forfeiture OF the
claim. To have a house III town
where his family lives while he camps
half his time ON his entry, is also a
mere evasion and is fatal TO the claim.
The settler and his land must be in
separately connected in the public
mind in such a manner that when a
person asks what place is that?" the
answer will be "a. B's". "Who lives
lhere?" "a. B." The law caunot re-
cognize that one man can have two
homes in which to reside, live. One
or the other must be the home, and
the place where the settler is most to
he found; where his family is, and
where are performed the usual acts OF
home lie, there will the law place the
settler rs at home. LEX.
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OCTOBER IL.

land has raised good crops OF weeds
and crab>grass to turn under as ter>
iilizer ever since it was first put un>
der pillow. The cleared part had all
most no weeds or grass to turn I'M
der at the first blowing of the grove.
The crops have gradually increased,
however, till at last fair crop now
is produced, and the trees on this
part of the grove have commenced to
grow in earnest. But they are at
least two years behind the other part
of the grove in their size.
Mr.. S. raises fine crops of sweet
potatoes. His plan is as follows
Keep fire from the land where trees
have been deadened; when 1t has
lain rough for two or three years
pillow in fall, replow in spring, and
throw up the ridges. Mr.. S. prac>
tices shallow planting for orange
trees, yet he shows you one tree in
his yard planted IN low spot where
the soil has gradually washed in
around the trunk and covered the
original surface roots fully foot IN
depth. This tree has made fine
growth during the years that this
has been going on, but just at pres>
ent shows some signs OF i'll health.
After cold winters he has had
some good peaches. A few apples
trees have produced fruit, and though
not marked success yet they en>
courage me to try few.
He has now twenty-five acres
cleared, most of it by his own
hands-but the heavy log rolling and
rail-splitting he has been compelled
to hire done. His health and
strength are now very fair He once
liked Jefferson county pretty we'll,
but it is a cotton county, and he
much prefers Orange county and
orange growing, and thinks "FIorida
is the garden of the world" In his
old home he cultivated hammock
land, but now he is strong pine
land advocate. All along, he has
been able to sell little in the way
of corn, sweet potatoes, a few nur
sery trees, and eggs, to buy flour,
coffee, etc. He has worked out
some at blowing. He has now out
in grove about $50 trees, and his
place is worth fully $4,000. After
six years residence in Orange coun
ty, he has nearly that amount in
value Of possessions above what be
was worth when he commenced
orange growing then, he has also
$4,000 worth of improved health. and
this is certainly an item not 10 be
overlooked. OF course, Mr.. Simpson
is in one sense not rich man yet, as
his possessions do not yield him
much at present; but there can be
no donbt that in few years his
place will be worth $4,000, and give
MIN net annual income of from two
to four thousand dollars.
How many of those who follow
the oft quoted advice of the lamented
IL. u. and ego VEST can show such
results? In Western Kansas l have
seen thousands who were willing
after several years of toll and priva.
ton to get out OF the country with
1.-THE of what they took to it.
j. III. FOSTER.
Zdngeri'ae, Orange Go. FIa., Oct. l.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

I1a27lerSG6SLiS est vera VlrtalS.
Look out tor the tramp with the paint
pot.
Prayermeeting Wednesday evening at
the school house.
See revised descriptive circular of De-
Land. Fla, in another column.
Mrs. j. D. Bohannon camel home on
Saturday from her visit to Kentucky.
Mr.. Chambers is putting mp q new
house on New York avenue.
School opened by Miss Steadman last
week with abo ut 40 scholars.
Sabbath-school next Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock, j. Y. Parce, superintend-
ent.
Our public school has 40 scholars this
waek. A larger number will attend next
week.
Mr.. A. III. Anthony has sold 25 acres
OF land to Mr.. A. s. Manning of LOUIS
Vile, Ky.
Mrs. Holcomb, wife of our foreman.
and Miss Holcomb, of Atlanta, Ga. ar.
rived last Saturday.
Mr.. A. II. Anthony has purchased
thirty acres of land from Mr.. A. Cosnor
between DeLand and Orange City.
Our State newspapers must be on the
look out, as numbers of swindling ad-
vertisements are going around.
The recent cold weather in the east
ern states, and as low as South Carolina.
will tend to send down visitors early.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-16
ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERY.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, July 16.-Dr. Lewis
Swift, director at Warner observatory yes
terday received a letter from j. NJ. Schae
berle, of Annarbor, Mich, announces he
had discovered nebulous matter, in right
ascension hours 4S minutes, declination
north 38 degrees, As minutes, but daylight
obscured its indemnity.
DR.. Swift this morning reported the dis
covery of the matter in the constellation
Auriga and it is quite bright, being larger
and more luminous than the one discover
ed May 1st, by DR.. Swift. 1t center is
very strong condensed.
From the motion it is very slow. 1t can
not be ascertained if it is going directly to-
wards or from the earth. The comet is
teilispic. This is the fourth comet diseov-
cred since May 1st. DR.. Swift thinks from
the present position of the comet it is the
expected comet of 1912. It is moving very
slowly toward the northwest. Scheberte
put in claim for $500 as winner of the
nriye
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funds during the existing crisis for evicted
families.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 15.-The Kief
newspapers Labour, publishes a telegram
from the province of Koorsh which states
that nineteen men and girls were shut in a
barn by the steward of the property called
the Bolgin for refusing to work and that
all were burned to death by the village
mob setting fire to the building. One per-
son arrested confessed to his share in the
crime.
PARIS, July 15.-The election for mem
bers of the Chamber of Deputies is fixed
for October g. The French iron clad fleet
has arrived off Sfax The insurgents at
Sfax appear disposed to submit.
LONDON, July ia Cape Town dis
patch says: Krcli, paramount chief of the
Galekas, who long deied all attempts
made to capture him, has surrendered with
all his people.
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To Whom 1t mag Coneern:-This is to
certify, that my wife, Eliza Rice, has been
afflicted with troublesome cough for
more than seven years. have expended a
large amount of money with the best ply
sicians in the county, and for the many
remedies advertised to cure all diseases OF
the lungs, with but little satisfaction or
relief, and she was daily becoming more
discouraged, and her cough growing worse.
It had become apparent to me that some
thing must be done for her immediate re-
lief, or it would soon be too late. About
this time, January 10, 1879, DIR Whites
Pulmonaria was highly recommended to
me, and | at once purchased of our drug
gist, Mr.. j. S. Powell, six bottles for five
dollars which was guaranteed to cure heI
cough or money would be refunded. / am
pleased to inform my friends and the pub
lie generally that she was greatly relieved
by the first few doses, and continued te
grow better until she was entirely cured By
the use of this valuable medicine, 1t has
performed all that is claimed for il, and
can cheerfully recommend it to all who arr
afflicted with consumption, coughs, etc
My wife and myself can be consulted o
any time in regard te the abeve wonderful
cure. LEWIS RICE.
Hoopeston, H., Oct /, 1879.
For sale by G. Speidel, Rock Island, ant
Richards & Sohrbeck, Moline.
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nERvous pEHrxrrY.

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Sold by dealers Price, 81 90 per single
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81 90 vial of powder. Sent by mail ON re-
ceipt of price Address HUMPHREYs'
HoMEoPATHIc MEDICINE COMPANY, f09
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ROCK ISLAND ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JULY 10,

bag filed with silver dollars. At Forty
seventh street their wagon was run into
by venders wagon in which three men
were seated. The supposed peddlars
sprang from their wagon, and two attacked
the clerk while the third cut the reins of
the package of bills and jumping back in
their wagon drove furiously down Lexing
ton avenue, the bag of silver falling in the
street.
colored boy of 90, was hanged to-day for
the murder of boy on the streets of Van
Buren few months ago. On the gallows
he said he was no religious niger and
sang a song about his girl in lieu of the
usual hymn. While the sheriff was tying
his hands struggle ensued which resulted
in the sheriff falling through the trap. The
criminal then made dash for liberty, but
was captured and the execution finished.
ST.. PAUL, Suly 15.-The pursuing party
after the Williams Brothers, who murdered
officers in Dunn county, Wis, has sur
rounded the murderers in Eagle woods and
will probably capture both The fugitives
are wounded from the officers shots. Three
hundred men, with 1000 rounds of amuni
ton are hunting the outlows down. There
is 81, 100 reward offered for their appre
hension. The fugitives will be taken dead
most likely, if at all, as they are desperate.
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be granted according to age. Since then
the struggle among the ladies has been for
the back seats.
The executors of Lord Beaconsfield have
sent in the necessary papers for probate,
and have sworn the gross assets, including
insurances, Els, 900, which is reduced by
corresponding charges and debts TO a little
over 100000. upon which probate duty is
paid: but this amount includes the valuable
library, the heirlooms, and other inconvert
ible property.
The st. James Gazette says. Consider
able anxiety was caused in many quarters
when it was announced the other day that
member of Parliament had been severely
bitten by mosquito in London, and fears
are entertained that we are about to be in
vaded by an army of mosquitoes that
might permanently settle in the country.
The British fed mosquito would undoubt-
edly grow to an enormous size, and would
develope a fierceness and energy of which
the ablest New Jersey mosquito is incapa-
Bile :"
A police code, manual of the criminal
law designed expressly for the use of mem
bers Of the police force, has been published
in London. In this book policemen are
told that it is their duty, even while stop
ping suspected person, to treat him with
the utmost civility. and even to take the
trouble to explain to him f'that the exer-
else of this legal right by the police affords
the surest protection to all honest citizens.
1t is added that that this ought to be done
whatever the suspected persons antece-
dents"
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ALBANY.

ALBANY, July 16-The joint convention
met at noon. The chair announced they
would proceed to vote for U. S. senator in
place of Roscoe Conkling.
Speaker Sharp detailed the failure to
secure caucus at the start and referred to
the first call for caucus by majority of
Republicans. He acknowledged its au-
thority, as it emanated from the ma jority.
de had delayed action in accordance with
the result of that caucus.
He saw in the election of candidates it
would be great danger. He now warned
the convention of that danger saving the
Democrats of the United States wonld do
what they conld to make the election false.
He concluded by saying that when his
name was called he would vote
Tor Elbridge G. Lapham instead
of Roscoe Conkling. The vote was then
proceeded with. When his name was call
ed Senator Foster explained his action as
member of the cancus committee.
ne concluded by voting for Everts.
1:hator Hilbert, when his name was calle d
oisSusseo the action of Senator Foster
anu sala tnat Speaker Sharpe had made the
Greatest mistake of his life he concluded
Dy Young Tor Roscoe Conkling.
ANOTHER ONE.
Sharpe announced to the convention
snaS ne would vote for Lapham and Miller.
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SPORTING.

PITTSBURGH, July 15.-Belle of Lexing
ton won yesterdays unfinished 2:34 class
for purse of$1 900 after six heats. Char
ley Ford took first place in the 2:15 class
and Midnight in the 2:19 class. At the
conclusion of the second heat of the 2:19
race Bonesetter dropped dead. He was
owned by NJ. T. Bemis, of Chicago, and
was valued at $15, 200. A post-mortem
examination w Ii be held at Honewood to-
morrow to find out what caused his DEATH !
Summary of to-day's races. First race,
2:15 class purse $4,000, Charley Ford won
Hopeful second Robert McGregor third;
time 2:19 2:293, 2;213, 2:a0, 2:204, 2:24.
The second race, purse of $4,000, 2;19
class, Midnight won, Driver second, Wedg-
wood third, Patch fourth, Bonesetter dead;
time ;2Os, 2:19!, 2:193, 2:523. For to-
morrow Hunter and Brown jug will pace
against Sleepy Toms time-$2:123. An ex-
ira programme has been arranged in addi-
ton to the 2:25 class, for purse Of 81, SOC
which was postponed to-day on account OF
darkness. Maud S will endeavor to beat
her best time of Wednesday.
SARATOGA RACES.
SARATOGA, July 16.-First race, five
furlongs: Hoppele first Bources second
Jake White third. Won by three lengths
Time 1-33.
Second race, travers stakes, Ii miles
uipdoo fret Catochin racond JotaWOf
third Won by three lengths. Time, 7-S