Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-28

pealed TO the Court in General Term.
Judge Smell will leave this city Saturday even
ing on his annual vacation. Justice Bundy will
preside in the Police Court during the absence
of Judge Smell.
The new Northern Liberty market house now
in course of erection will be ready, it is thought,
for occupancy by September 1st.
Thleves entered an unOccupied house at 1886
l4th street. belonging to Messrs. Fitch, Fox &
Brown. within a few days past, and robbed it of
gas and water fixtures.
This morning Officers Smoot and Howe ar
rested .colored man, named John Cook, on
suspicion of having stolen chestnut colored
mare which he was riding. He is held to &C
count for the possession of the animal.
rms morning cOlOred boy named VIM. Smith.
who has just served out a sentence in the work
house for vagrancy, was brought to the Crimi-
nal Court and committed to Jail in default of
81 600 bonds to answer an Indictment for a
name!ess offence on a fellow prisoner.
The d. c. Horticultural Society.
PROPOSED FLORAL AND FRUIT EXHIBITION IN
oCToBER-FUNGI AND IT'S EFFECTS ON PLANT
CULTURE, ETC.
The District of Columbia Horticultural So
ciety met last night at German hail. the presi-
dent, Mr.. John Saul, in the chair, and Mr. W.
Gillingham secretary. The question of holding
floral and genealogical exhibition next fall was
discussed by Messrs. Saul, Saunders, Clark.
Needham and Taylor. Fears were expressed by
some that it was rather too late in the season to
start such an enterprise. Mr.. Clark stated that
he was most decidedly in favor of the project
but would then and there say that com.
mittees must be selected of those who would
set about the thing at once and in earnest
Mr.. Saul said he would do all he could to ensure
success. The Maryland Pathological Society
meets the 18th September, which would not in
terfere with the proposed exhibits as the month
OF OCTOBER would be good month to meet. Mr.
saunders favored the plan. 1t was finally de-
termined to get the executive committee to-
gether next Monday at Mr.. Clark's Office aud see
what can be done. That committee was given
full powers to act in the premises Prof. TAYLOR
was announced as the essayist for the occasion.
and, in lieu of a written essay, made most in
teresting discourse upon
BACTERIA AND IT'S RELATIONS TO PLANT Gull
TURE.''
He proceeded to explain what the term meant
In botanical sense. 1t means a microscopic
plant found in all fermenting vegetable infusi
and is general associated with another fungi
formation called microcOcci. He described their
appearance under the microscope, simply small
dots in appearance, imperceptble, except under
a most powerful glass, and the micrococci. more
elongated In form, the size of either only the
2O.OO0th part OF an inch. They have great
variety of character and action, each family
having specific name. The living vegetable
forms pervade the water and to great extent
the ar, especially moist air, and are found in
vegetation wherever moisture is found and es-
pecially under the bark of trees. By some
scientists these fungi growths are believed to
be the origin of contagious diseases. communi-
Gated through the air. They peryade still or
stagnant water, and especially where there is
any vegetable infusion They reproduce their
kind with great rapidity and in vast swarms in
any favorable condition. He had become much
interested in studying the character and
EFFECTS OF THEIR PRESENCE UPON VEGETABLE
GROWTHS.
and had experimental much with them. Poi
sOnlng with unOrSaniZed bodies. such as lead
differs very materially from that by bacteria.
grain OF oxide of lead, when absorbed into the
animal economy, never increases IN weight. The
lead poison may cause untold suffering to the
patient, and even cause DEATH but it remains
the same in weight and substance within the
body-a grain OF the oxide Of lead-and never
produces of itself a contagious disease. OF late,
especially, had his attention been drawn to this
subject in relation to plant culture. The pear
tree is full OF bacteria, and other trees are noc
ulated from the pear tree. 1t is supposed to be
the cause of pear-tree blight When the soil is
not we'll drained the trees suffer most, but as
general thing the presence of this fungi in
moderate degree is not an evil to vegetation,
but help to the healthy growth ofplants. They
are particularly prevalent this season. The frosts
OF cold winters affects the limbs Of trees and
operates on the tender bark in such way as to
produce glucose substance under the bark
germs of this fungi. The speaker here
produced branch of sapling pear
tree from which he had eliminated
swarms of these vegetable and living organisms.
MIR. Saunders, from whom Prof. Taylor had OBJ
tanned this section of pear tree stated that it
was piece of sapling from what is known as
the sand pear tree. He said these forms of fun
gOids were necessary to a healthy growth, and
acted as scavengers for vegetation, relieving it
OF impurities engendered by the atmosphere and
frnVt In nfv.,r .<,fI
food OF this growth is mostly from moist and
impure air. rather than water, as is commonly
Thought. Scientific men are constantly discOv-
erng what they term new things in nature but
IL is doubtful whether there is anything new i'm
nature, and what has never before been known
is what is called new, although il NAV have al
ways existed This bacteria and microc9ia
growth Is not necessarily an unhealthy principle
among plants.
, ON THE SUBJECT OF PEAR BLIGHT,
nj. saunders stated that it does not exist in
other countries to any extent. # seems to he
peculiar to America. The bad condition of the
soil is the principal cause of this disease in near
trees ana other fruit trees. In soil well drained
it seldom occurs. - -.A'"
Further discussion followed: after which .
vote OF thanks was passed to Prof TAYLOR for his
interesting lecture. The chair here described
the names OF the great variety of beautiful flow
ers which were on exhibition on the tables do
posted by the members of the society, and Mr.
CnarAcfQr
the handsome exhibit of apples brought from his
farm in Virginia. He also exhibited some en-
rOus varegated leaves of the common naner
mulberry tree, brought from his farm. which
after discussion, was pronounced to be the effects
of disease upon the tree.
The PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY. Nd. Druo.
CRATIC CONVENTION in Marlboro Yesterday nom.
mated the following ticket: c. G. Magrnder for
senator; w. H. Quinn of Thomas, C. ii. Stanley
Jno. Gurley, for house of delegates; - HINT
sheriff; J. + Clarke, - Mcchesney, Ed Ma.
gruder, J. J. Jarboe and W. P. Griffin for com
missioners; and II. Billop, surveyor
The ALLEGED VIRGINIA MURDERER SuRRrN.
DERED-This morning Sergeant Jeter. of the
Richmond (va.l police, arrived here with re-
QUESTION from the governor of the state for Mat
thew Taylor, who was arrested by Oficer How
ell, of the first precinct, night before last at the
first precinct station on suspicion OF mnrtier
Taylor is q col0red man, and he is charged with
having on the Goth inst. stabbed and Killed his
mistress, q girl named Violet Mitchell. The
party arrested proved to be the right one, and
when Sergeant Jeter presented the papers to
Judge Hagner this morning they were found to
be regular, and the prisoner waa delivered