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TELEGElPHLC NOTES.
MILL MEN oN srmkE - MICHIGAN.

MILL MEN oN srmhE - MICHIGAN,
DrUolL Mich, oct. I'LL inG mn pen at
BOSTON SUBSCRIPTIONS.
no,roN 0 l-Ine gs3n 1 E,I,G5 Sg f., Kind 5 5T. of
NJ, d amounts To- 4l-.5~i.
SUICIDE or BANK CLERK.
AMSTERDAM, Y. \, Oct ll.-t!"rtco an EfrrL
mi5ttd suicide today by taking uudanu1.
INFANTICIDE ADMITTED.
RoCKINND. Me-, OCi. !. Charles G.. Smith was
taI into cont ay aud rot,tti hls plea OF not guilty.
aul pIcalcd guilty OF a!iug ns INFANT son.
TRANSFERRED 10 SING SING.
AUBURN, y. J., oct. lI.-Jo' Cohurn, the "X-
Eas the % rr' % rn Ts 1, sa&i - ' '
AID FOR MICHIGAN SUFFERERS.
LENoX Mas, oct liun y C4"rc4o o o. - th,s ms
pio,,cl, OF SUNDAY collection lor the sufferers by ne'
ANNIvHIssARY or a BIBLG SOCIETY.
CUANGCEY y 3 oct ll-iG n, mr. y,sesh N no M an an
cOratcd touoro" u'c second rrr'oy tem church here
A CDNrEACr AWARDED
Albany y \. Oct. 1.-The contract Tor dredr-
ing 1aa SaT aal if to r @ : T. oo @ saa ' tuy % NJ Hac, 5
ltllca by superintendent ui Pubic Works DuIcAer
\ CANAL BOAT SUM.
SoUrH ANBoY, \ j. OCT ll-A ca4ai boat
side OF the thcc,qn,ac ,Iccn Dir Nbll-c a. Morgan station
and navigation seriously mp,ieL Tho hult lies half way
TllE 81. LOUIS NATIONAL STOCK YARDS.
81 Louis. Oct. l..-At Il mcrung oi tlg 1tork-
Nua OF - Ica lc cd ," The , G5 aSSGa' s Sas
4 NAIL CONTRACTOR ARRESTED
BOSToN. Oct. ia. A. Boone, ~ Washington
who In Iuy secured contract for tc delivery OF mal' at
the various w rpos ana suJ,t The contract To another
rrr. arrested loua ON civil process Tor debts CON
trActcd m the purchase 90 wagons, etc.
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Co,rHEiS Ohio Oct. IA special dispatch
from plain U to Ersai0g DpIfrh ,ay that last night
William Nl,oA a ui~~ilated mem Der Of pomt'.nt 'ui
injured y u- wife and thvIt going To a
.uborlu wool han c himself. Mrs. wilcox died to-day
THE CORNER STONE LAID.
DAVvIlIE Va, tct. 1.-THE corner stone of the
United states build ns be- erected boo TINS city Tor United
STATE. Court House, pOsuAC, auu Internal NrV,uu" oD'e
N, Land today with Masonic ceg'wuucs The orltuu was
church ........ .. .,...r,.,.,.,.,.
ErFTtLO, oct. In the superior Court Juig"
Reel with sentenced John IpoWs convicted last week Of
iI-,r, nud larceny tho AuJUu state Prison for four
fr.n ,s IopuIs thirty years oil and native u
Dat county, ONO lie had uccu and OncIt
yculs Auburn prison
SHOT DEAD By ais UNCLE.
MEMPHIS Tenn, Oct. il.--A special To me
drlIr.4s Jachaun, ts state says hit Suck Johnson
living ir. There 1ho, a'd Instantly kincd
b, h uncle, samuel johnson I'd" iNU Alu qua cyd Hlou
tie ginning sour cotton Tho uncle claims thai he e.ot
lis urprew IA aeif-d 'lrucr.
MAIL RAG ROBBED
DERBY LINE W.. oct IL r,tyrl1y mornings
ut Nrut,ral to Gcug ,Ur Que, Vas thrown "N ht
-u.tA- .lI, coo iHo ile,un Sd. JuNa}. When 10 arrived
a. t va found tat h' II- had been st open
iuturI OF 70, ,Ytprt o. cont 4lllcd regis
blcd letters 10 lag -c auu.L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-12
THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
ONO And IOWA STILL REPUBLICAN.

ONO AND IOWA STILL REPUBLICAN.
MEAGRE RETURNs-FosTERs PLURALITY ESTIMATED
AT $4,000 OR 17,OO0-MEAGRE RETURNS FROM
IOWA, But no INDICATION THAT TIE DEMO
Gratis HAVE CAPTURED THE STATE
The vote in Ohio yesterday was light, ana
the returns are meagre. In Cincinnati 1t Is
estimated that Governor Fosters plurality
viii be between $4,000 and 1900. The
chairman Of the Democratic State Committee
comedies 5000 plurality. Considerable
scratching" was done by both parties in some
parts of the state, and there is consequently
much DELAY in counting the votes. In Iowa
there we've heavy rain storms, causing light
vote and delay in forwarding returns. The
falling Off in the vote is estimated at GO,OOO.
Last year the R"pubcans carried the State
by 7S,OS2 plurality and H,7S0 majority.
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PUSHING CITIL SFRTICE REFORM
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBrSE.I


ST. PAUL, Mimi, Get. 1.-THE Minnesota
Legislature met in special session to-day. The siron2
sentiueut in favor Of civil service reform was expressed
in the following resolution introduced in the House.
where u viii probably be- passed.
E,saircf iy the senate and House OF Representatives
OF Minnesota that th" Legislature ~ Minnesota docs
hereby make application tn the Congress or ih" JNl..d
states under the provisions Of article ui Consultation
thereof. - o.l ION for prupusu UmcidIr 10
the Constitution of the Urtrl states, and especially {"
section IL ur Article II o said tuu-tut"n WHclr'! t.'
term aud terms uf every officer provided Tor therein or
b. aws passed by Congress "a pursuance tLcrco sll
u limited uud fixed Dy the tUu-IiatOu, ana lhdi We
tu oil these posi- liz nc ur longer SUD
irrtrd to annoyance removal at the whm- or 'aprer7
.f mon yiridug tuc appointing power Tor personal OF
political ,u..s. Nut each shall bee vested With Cou-uu
flua rr4t hold oiltr o. which hc has o'tn APP
pointed durJ- good uruaNIvr or tCr tlir p'vsc!Drd
bs t.c Com. tuition.
y,yIr,I mat tnr Governor Of this STATE Dee and here
hy D., crj, to forward copy uf these resolutions 10
fnc Secretary of State OF The United state, and g. tht
Governor of rrcu or the severed states WITH Request
that same bt d be ore the Lcl>.a, ,uI"r there
Of Iugn- that tulrl-o ot l, STATE. Of the Orloh may
ind e. time muac ike application 9Ud Oh. said appuci-
tHu hc laid before Congress iur It's dNuUu uhdti us
pIUNl.lUUs
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OI}TO.
4 LIGHT VOTE A

4 LIGHT VOTE AND MUCH SCRATCHING"
DELAY N COUNrI;G THE VOTE BECAUSE OF TIE
"sCRATCHfNG a FALLING OFF or 10 OR 20
PR CENT IN CINClNArI-TITE VOTE IN CoLUM-
~. ,BoCT oNE-oUARTFR LESS THAN II 1850.
CINCINNAr, Ohio, oct. 11.-rh" election in Ohio
has been unusually quiet, and from all points from
which news has come there ar. reports OF an
light vote. Party lines
were much broken over by voters, and
Therefore the process OF counting th"
votes viii br very tedious. There Is not much nor"
that thc returns from Hamilton County can he given
TONIGHT. At half past 10 o'clock not one precinct
had been heqrl from in full and only three or four
precincts had given reports rs 10 Tn" heat OF the
ticket These reports all indicated IA lln' oil IA
the total vote amounting 10 fifteen to twenty Ter
c"ut. with slight Republican gains. There is moth
inc y, l,qtcycr al th,s hour upon which TO base an
estimate o the rc-ul, on the County ticket except
that more scratching" was done by Republican,
than by Democrats.
CoLMrr-. o.. oct. 11.-At 3 O'Clock p. m. today
from ouc-hIlf 10 twotlrls of the vote Of ihs city
had been cast. 1t is known that heavy vote was
pou,d from 3 to Gp. IN. THIS, however, will not
bring the .ocal yo,c mp t. that of 1850 tn" falling
nn I'm the CITY and county is estimated AZ nearly one
fourth Sufficient ret rms ar not in at this hour 10
determine which party will gain on account OF this
falling OIL except in one or two isolated cases.
These wr,r IN the townships and Will be
araiue Boo,ua'tcr DEM The wards viii com" N
slowly on account OF heavy scratching on thc
local ticket I'm some quarters there was consider
able scratching" both If Foster and b okwIltcr.
Some well known Republicans and Mc'holI>ts
',crgt,h,d Foster, and perhaps . corresponding
number Of Democrats failed to yo,c or scratched
Bookwa'tcr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-12

A FALLING OFF IN THE VOTE.

A FALLING OFF ~ THE VOTE.
TIE RECEIPT or HITUHNs DELAYED BY RAIN
STORM" SCRATCHING" ~ DIS MONIES.
DEs MoINFs, la., oct. 1.-The total vote oi Iowa
last year va. 323. .UGJ Partial reports from nine
out of ninety nine counties indicate that there viii
be a falling OF tis year OF probably GoOOO votes.
Ia this city alone there ~ a falling Oft OF oN1
votes, and the tickets badly scratched that II
will take unlil very late in The night Ia count thew
1t has roned here all day. and reports are that rain
has fallen generally all over the state. The ndira-
t.oua are now tuat not over two-thlrd' y. tc has
been cast. 4 heavy thunder storm, with high winds,
f+u.a.r.yIslnr. aud it is probable that this wIl
Iu.g-.., Oh. rendering Of many election returns to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-12
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS SWORN
THE DEMOCRATS FINALLY ACKN0wLFDGE JUST
CLAMs-A PROTEST FROM MEMBERS or THE
NEw-YORK LEGISLATURE AGAINST SEATING
SENATOR MILuER-NEETISG OF THE CABINET.
Mr.. Aldrich, the Senator-elect from Rhode
Island, was admitted to his seat yesterday
without objection. Nr. Mcpherson, of New
Jersey, presented petition from certain mem
bcrs of the New York Legislature, asking that
the election of Senator Miller, of New-York,
be made the subject of investigation. Not
wthstanding the petition, no further objection
was raised and the Senators-elect from New
York were sworn. \ meeting Of the Cabinet
was held yesterday, but no business of impor-
tance was transacted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-12
erArrrrlNn HETrRNS.

Couewrs. O. oct. Il.-Oue hundred and sixty
fiy,afI, and precincts show a net Democratic
gain of 273. There are 2,232 wards and
precincts in the State. 4, this rate
Of gar EooEwotcr, the Democratic candldat" for
Governor. VIII gin in the Snto less than 1000
which would leave Foster plurality of l3Ooo.
The total vote oi Foster and Book
walter in the 1853 wards and precincts -
81 ~. and Temperance vote i go. Comparisons
ON thc returns are basel the election OF October,
1850, Tor Secretary of state.
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REEERRED TO 4 REFEREE.

Concord, n. H., Oct. IA hearing was
hclt to-day before Chief Justice Doe the Application
for temporary Injunction to restrain the Boston ana
Lowell and the Concord Railroads from proceeding fur-
under the business contract recently made between
them. Judge Doc decided that the case should go p'-
- referee to find tie facts and the case r trans
fcrred tn q law court The hearing on the question OI
temporary injunction adjourned 10 Friday, the -oh
Frt
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especially az in this State Of the ballots
are counted until after the polls are closed
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
ACQUIRING CONTROL.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 1.-THE final formaltles
connected with the transfer Of the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad Cncinnsi and Texas Pacific
Railway Compauy in accordance with the terms or the
lease Frederick Wolfe completed TINS afternoon
The new company gave indemnity bond OF SoOOOoO
retiring for the faithful performance OF c
contracts assumed The sinking fund trustees nave con
nrmed the action taken, and formal possession Will pc
giYcn 70 the now cOnnanY Rt midnlSht.
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cOrNTLrEELL RILLEOlD TLcKk1s.

Ho,ToN, oct. ll.--W. \. Cromwall, agent
of r Lake Shore and Michigan southern Railway Tor
Nrw-Yora and N.W-lr gland discovered to-day In the
hand, Of -ccls We'll executed counterfeit Of tie
unlimited ticket nom Buffalo 10 Toledo on tue roal
.,, tr.ltIuu.i ItIs believed tait many OF them arc
I'm circulation lu NcW-Iorb and elsewhere
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rlRrF CoNrtAuoN ClLLED.

CmCAGo, oct. 1.-THE Industrial League
Of America have issued call fora National Iarn Con-
ycutlon TO be held m TINS city ON November 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-12
PROFESSOR FEELMlNs LECTURES.

ITHACA, y. Y. Oct. lit is announced
that the historical lectures ot Professor T. A Freeman,
fine eminent g.Ei.h historian, VII. nc delivered AZ
cornell University aurus ,he l"O weeks from the lst
tu the IItu ot November.
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CANVASS or the CANDIDATES.
w ~ II I''1' N''-' - =
PROBABLE NOMINATION OF rTUECELL roG suc&rrN

- .
CANVASS or TIE CANDIDATES..
PROBABLE NOMINATION OF l0E'hLN o'' Ma '''
oi 9lA'H-F"''NHN'I' ~" 81 '','''.
"fiNI FAVOR FOR N''' -.-''' NJ. ~,
JUDGE, EE'rEciiVELA-iHEo OTHER 'AH'"A.' IT'S
10y rEt1GH," 10 THE ,l',>'". .,.,
ALHANf' Oc'' lI'-lN'n ~ ''l' ''I,. ''....-". ",
situation Ie~p'c'.nS 'h' ''cNe' 'n >0" anu
there is sIa'' II 5 ih Il I''.'' ,'."'''' '''.''
One "l th' "'J'c'N III t'J''"n-,- '', UNIV '.'.''
over UH'H tomorrow "'>i"' '''"' "' ''''''
thc IanmAny men clal.A'"- u'"' ''.' |''' ''o'
"''N' ! d" "','"' peru" III W '', ~ .'''
"dN 80 I'I 'He numerous I'.'' ''''''>.S "e''. '-'
selves oat as lar as possible
The principal 'aad'ajr ''Hhi''I "'."'I""" 90,
day is George W. Soh1y lcr whose friends found
th3t his - years idIiia''" an ''''l,''.'' ' '."'
AGAINST ms "''''I,''''," ''I ,'Il'..'' . &c.,
Secretary Of state instead of At,omcs -rencra'
Ex-senator Herman stopIed It by telling
SpTgcs he hal come here as yi'ai"a'r
for Attorney and louSt stay in thar place.
that hc lAlr. kewanl could not supper 11 for Sec
Teary OF Sae because OF p'cIe'> 10 another ''i BE
date probably TurcoIl. II wa, found that lAr rc,.
of the Oneida delegation stood substantially il ,he
same position.
MG. PUEC,GI's BRIGHTER rEJsrE.Is.
Atmiduight Mr. Purtcl.'s chances for nomination
taI Secretary "i state seem ''l-"''' 'i'" 'N ''.'
candidate. lie VIII receive The sup..t Vi I1''' ''
the Eric delegation ana Pr"'a'ly "i hi"-> ,'",''
aid some rom New-York. kchange tool, place to-
day in the feeling of the iildcn manager toward
him which for the first time WIt' hls domination
seem possible They have di,Iustci um because
Of his anu-Ildcn record but h' ms mo-"
made the most explicit PLEDGES "i ''E''-
ty to the majority IN case "i las election
His canvass has been somewhat retarded 'y 'A'
onicious appearance il it # som" formerly bitter
ant-Tlllrp "hcrl.rs' AID newspaper Eo''mahs'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-12
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS ASSEMBLED.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 1.-THE National AsSo-
citation of Railway Commissioners met here today NO
business Of importance was transacted at the meeting
Afr Wui. r,s NJ uichia,n was elected chairman,
Robert 4. Bacon. Of Georgia. sCcrotgry and H. A. H.
Hobart Of The R0i'rdy Ags, assistant secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-12
pRncrEpINGs OF nh sENATE.

WASHINGTON, Get. 1l.-lmmcdutDly after
tbr reading %, the Journal Ir. EdmunIs .eI. We rs-
inc 10 "A question of the highest p.Nl,go '"v"t tSat
Che o,t of Office be aIniuIs!ered 80 Nelson ndrl1h,
seuatarclcct from Ga, state II Rhode IslalA fhe9c
bslng no objection the motion was aereed ~ sna
Mr. Nlirich sworn in. Mr.. Elnuuds thEa asde q nA AZ
motion u the cases pt Tie Sela0rsclet fi1@NeN lSis
''. IcPLeisou CDcin., n. JJ mrerposrd' ana s'Hbd
that desired 10 present petition ls'uhg to@' mo-
.... lle ncld IN his Aauis eommuiicaIiOr roa csr
t,, ,r,u.b,rs OF to- New-York Leg,ssriro. alleging
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THE VACANT SEATS FILLED.

MR.. ALDmcH ADMITTED WITHOUT oBJECuoN--A
PETITION AGAINST TIE SEATING o. SENATOR
MILLER PR SESTtD BUI NOT PEGABDLD
-sPLCULATIONs ABOUT TUE sECgETARYsMH
AND THE CoN3IuTsEs-A DEADLOCK NOT DE-
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--1r cA-11Nn nr vur RnLL.

,...,m.r.G or TIA. MISUNDERSTANDING FACES
..,v,,>t PIT NEAR Tue OUTER p"oR-IHL
ct,u,i,<s saElCu-PErFE AulJHFih' li-NN-
-.,., .,,I,Np rpR JUSTICE TO TAiMANY-A9-
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-31
Forgotten OmoiuIs.

writer VII uas been giving reminis-
cences of life in Washington says: Before
this house (tho Cne occupied by Mr.. Sew
ard when he was attacked by Mr.. Payne)
for several years afterward a sentry paced
night and day, even when Mr.. Seward mad
moved away and gone out of office. The
same building was once used as club
house, and from it Key just issued when
he was shot by SIckles. This lonely SEN
try, still at his post long after he had been
forgotten at the wal department, and al.
lowed 10 remain, suppose, because no one
thought 1t was his duty TO relieve him, re-
minds me of several similar incidents that
are related in Washington. The great
falls OF the Potomac are about sixteen
miles above Washington, and during the
war there was q station Tor the collection
of provisions for the army on the bank OF
the canal near these grand cataracts. The
road between Washington and Great Falls
was several times raided by the Confede-
rates, and block house was erected by
the Federals at a point three or four miles
above Georgetown to prevent parties of
SJutherners from passing up and down the
al. AT the close of the war the defences
about the capital were one after another
| deserted, but nobody seems to have re-
membered the corporals guard stationed
out there on the Aqueduct road, and they
remained on duty Tor year or two. AT.
ter they were relieved, the block house
was set on fire by tramps or boys, and only
few blackened posts now mark its site.
A still more remarkable case was that dis
covered by General B F.. Butler, about ten
years ago. He was noslng around among
the appropriations, one day, when he dis
covered an officer in the capitol whose du-
ties he did not understand. He was
watching crypt" An investigation
showed that many years ago 1t was propos-
ed to deposit the bones of General Washing
ton beneath the capitol, and a crypt was
prepared for that purpose. When it was
completed public officer was appointed
whose duty it was to watch this crypt and
prevent its desecration, and there he had
been ever since, growing gray in the ser.
vice; while Congress had appropriated
money to pay his salary year after year,
nobody had thought it worth while to in
! quire how he earned it.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-31

While riding up town the other day in q
Fifth Avenue stage, New York, reporter
met an acquaintance who Is frequenter OF
races during the season, and fair judge
of horse.
Anything new 2" inquired the reporter.
81 have just heard of trick in horse
selling that think should be shown up in
the newspapers"
what is the dodgel"
"My uncle, who considers himself pretty
sharp, came down from the country to buy
a trotler. Without taking any one into his
confidence, he started of alone to make q
purchase. He met with several queer ex-
periences, one of which, being new TO me,
Is best described as follows:
GA stranger enters sales stable and ex-
plans what sort of horse he desires. AT
ter two or three ordinary animals are shown
up, an apparently likely horse is brought
out with considerable flourish. There,
says the seller, Is the offer for you. You'll
never take anybody's dust behind that fell
low. The fact is, sold him to city man
recently, and allowed him TO try the horse
on the road. knew the man had plenty
of money, and thought he could manage a
trotter. In about three hours afterward q
negrn hrnngat aha horse hack with the
harness and cutter all knocked to pieces.
He sald a man who was a little off had
given him 50 TO bring the horse around, and
say that he would Call and pay for him.
But, continues the seller, 'he can't have
the animal at any pnce; I'll never sell a
good horse to man that can't take proper
care OF him. You can have him for 5000
less than he promised me.
"While they are dickering about the
animal in walks well-dresed man, saying
IN a rather blu.teriCg manner. 4 have
come to pay for that horse bought recent
ly,' at the same time displaying a large
piled the stableman. 'Why4 Because
you damaged my property, and don't know
how to use horse. Besides, | have sold
him TO this gentleman
'After quarrel, In which the city man
swears that he will have the horse at any
price, and the seller is equally emphatic in
declaring that the horse is sold, the city
man sidles up to the stranger, whispering,
IN get the best of him any way. You
pay tor the horse and bring HIM right
around to me at the Windsor, when I'll
hand you 500 more than you pay for
him.
''1o cut the matter short, the stranger
buys the horse, and afterward looks in vain
for the manat the Windsor"
'.Did your uncle look for the man at the
Wlndsor2"
mo, but know of several who would
like TO see him.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-31
A Marvellous Stage Ride.

One OF the darkest. coldest, rainiest
nights OF the past month"; an adventure oc-
Cured in nelghboring county which de-
serves ITO be perpetuared among the re-
markable episodes Of stage travelling. The
lady and gentleman who were prominent
actors in the almost tragedy were recently
at the Morris House, and the story is in No
manner exaggerated Or overwrought. This
couple were the sole occupants of the inte
rior OF the stage on the night in question,
and were sitting silently muft1ed up wish
ing tor morning to dawn. The hack Was
drawn by two horses that were quite res
tive anG high-spirited, thol IN the drowsy
passengers gave little heed to this fact until
afterward. The night was so dreadful,
dark that it was almost impossible to keep
in the road, and the stage was finally
brought to an abrupt halt by one of the
wheels striking against stump. The
gentleman partially undid the ropes in
which ne was muf1ed, and asked the driver
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-31
A Terr@pln Farm

Mr. Dorlon's great terra3in farm Ia loca-
ted al Cedar Point. Tns pAoieOnun OF
lad Ii on the western shore or MJDlle bay,
ABOUT ~ miles below this CITY, and is IN
nablted prlnclpa ~ Dy oystermen VINO rea.I
golden AarHEsLa from LhaA -EAAuary DCC1s whioh
lurulsn nearly every oyster DrOugnG 10 the
port of nlobne. air. Dorlon, VINO Keeps a
sore at tnis point, has about lhree acres
fenced In Win strong pllInga Leading to
Gnls Enclosure are two canRII, one ON the
Gay side ana The oth.r on the P,llF slde.
winch supply with salt wsser a numDer OF
dItcnes lU Geet wide aud lUU teet long. Ths
sand accumulaLng IRON the eXcaYa ION of
these bitches Is thrown on each sue, and
used by the terrapIns TO sun themselves
and lay their eggs In, which, liz counteu.
would 20 up III the milllots, and can be
raked up by the bushel. In the winter ssa-
son the IerrapIns remain imoedded In the
mud or the dlGcheS, where they stay until
spring time, never touching morsel Ot food.
a system OF sluIces enables AIR. D0rlon TO
Keep the bitches Iull Or sa water, OF drain
lnem at pleasure, aud h. Is LOT q. all de-
pendent on the ude for that purpose.
The number or IerrdpIns on The farm, as
lar as can he ascerCaIned and by the Cos st
calculaLlJn, Is between 30, UUO anu 26;UJJ.
ana La the course Ot the next lhree or LOuc
y,ars VIII be something hard 10 caleula q.
About May lSt, Mr. Dorl0n makes nls pur-
chase or teraplns from the Country people
Jn Tie Mississippi Sound, III axes all hs
Caa secnre at S5 dozen, and that gener-
ally averages ABOUT 3, 0UU yea. R1ued 70
nls larm outside or those breed therein.
The inhabitants of Mississippi and Alabama
nunt the terrapIns with dogs IRA ned TOR that
purpose. Inc dog barks When hs rnus
one aud the hunter immediately secures al
Oy going TO the spot where the dog pointS
Inc cost OF feeIing the Ierrap.ns, wnlch,
aS we have said, IL only done LII the suul-
ner, 10 about Is per dozen Tor the season,
AMI the price per dozen IN New York has
varied IRON $I8 to So. Inc TODD, winch
CONSISTS of craOs ana nsh, is caught with
seine In trout of The farm, and really very
little expense is attached 70 the Raising Of
these valuable laad tor,olses. Mr.. DJrlon
Oeglns 10 snip about O1looer, Isl, AMI lnen
on u aoout MAY lUtn. He genIaly sends
ms 10 oaVaanan Dy rail, and thence W New
York by steamer, averaging ABOUT k2,V
d season, aud, had IL not been Ior dIsas-
trOus hurricane which some time 70 wash.
ed out Mr. DOslon larln, II would be To-
Jay the greatest terrapln 1arm in the V0rIu.
de Can always snlp ali ne caa yet, tor tnere
Is a ready market Tor these dellcaclcs.