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SENSATIONS IN COURT.
Shameful .Outburs1 Of Rage on the Part
or KEuvlton& ttse YnMhton Murderer,
Whom The Jury Returned q Verdict Of


&ul1tys
8psetat Dttpatsa to Ths CAs:aso 1rtbtne.
YAHKroS, D. e., Dec. 25.-Durinx the
Knowlton murder trial here there occurred
sensations such as arc not oftah Seen III 0
court-ruom. The first WAS tho extraordinary
bnttle 0f words between tho opposInX c9uIl.
sci, and tie other wns Knowlton's shameful
nouMcud theirvertlict of mansauglter. Such
epfttots wnre probably never before llcard In
cnurt OF Justice. Thu special obtvct Of
knowlton's rawlings seemed to be Judge
Shannon, though why 1t is not casy to u'-
tlerstand, for tue trial had been cuntiuct-
cd With tho grcatcst fairncss, anj
tho Judges :. chnrge was . perlscs
model Of iinmrtlaIity. But knowltons hIs.
appolntlnent-for he ha,l clearly been ex.
peet!ng nm neaulstal-nnd tho terrible srlef
aroused tho. yery, old devil, whtc!! WIS not
dead bit merely sleeping within. rlu seulls
wiz not soon b. forKottoll. The Mnrshals
l'nd evidently fuarea something, for tAey
Sra the !,recautlon lnd bcen ,sakem 70 hayo
both ot t!!e stalrways, Guarded, All tl.roasa
tho trtnl the greatest liberty Ind been given
Knnwlton. !is was never ir irous., a1d
le w wa't oatsi ITS do II hs ad bsoa sss9 a.xiolss q
uscape ruyoIyur coufd tlnvv bee,l slnnggte'l
lit tvr him. and no could very fllsely >Rso
wulke&l out OF tho c0urt-h0tlso mid escaped
j,tst rs IIu las timo md agah olsldett others
Onco.sInco Ills imprisonment llpro he could
lave BROKEN JAIL, hut Av confident did hu
tbs end Of The trial.. KiiowisoM i,as been m.
psl8y md raylng buddy t0day ut tines. tlIotieli
lle 5nyY lle In sorry for last nights occur
renee, but TINT lIa eoNtl not help It.. 1ie IS
heavily lroi.ad, and vii! ny doubt bs kspt IN
secure confinement. 1t Is Thought Jiltie.
Shannon will givn HIN tho tuil pellaltyat
tbp law, Whicl. will be ton ycars III tie puI'i'
tnf1ttnrv.
, 1881-12-27

T1tE: i,ev. John Dnyies. fl tho course Of
his SERMON ut tho Chapel Royal, St. 9antes'
Palace, Chrlstnas-1,ay, referred 10 tho MP
pearance Ut tie revised edition OF the New
Testament as ono Of tie most remarkable
events Of the present year. Tlto dcrn.td for
tho work among AnGlo.Saxon peuples. he
sud, wns an exceptional event IN history.
lie ntso referred to tito Importance with
which the appearance Of tho work WIS aw.ttt.
ell In tho United Suites, to which country l'e
said the greatness Of future ,lnttous belongs.
, 1881-12-27

WHILE tho American Irish hro contrib
uting lIl,et,sliy to tho support Of The Land
Lpneue, tho lrisl, farmers IN The old lind aro
contributing literally to tho fund for the
slsicnaree Of tho Imprisoned leaders. Tile
susteutatioll fuul, started OILY II few weel1
aeo. lluw amounts to something like 81, 0o0.
but the prisoners a',ttclmte tho need af
,,loney IN future operations, and nre deter
mined to use ns little Of tile "s,lstcntation "
fund rs pnssibic. and will take two prison
meals and one substantial or "fund" meal
ner &1ny
, 1881-12-27

WIoMlTA, Kas, Dsc. M.-Capt. DAYS
Payne, the Oklahoma .looMler, fresh tt"1l
tbs cedeA las,a$, a.siyea hers this ."usntl'9.
and will rculatn durlug tho holidays IN t'lls
city. lie reports Many families III tho ln'l'a'
trerritory eli route fur thu OktAhon'a lal,aS
Ald the report that several Uklnllol:tA Dn|.!. ~
ets bay Rtsn driven from t!a lntiS's t.a mi aani
circulated BY "Unell!ies ot tliu lA.''clslI.;; u;
fflaru hAx Gspn no lnterferu.lue thu" laf ~.
tho part u th8 iinysrnIuIt, altd lto i's,'ts III
tAekp will be no,U. llA apun.s enn!tueilt W.
tho project t., c0luntza tho ceatlt lniliis IT,,
tln.e viii bo III. entire s1icrvEs. liz viii ~
turn III Il ttw days to OklulOuiA.
, 1881-12-27

THE BOURBON OUTRAGE N MISSISSIPPI.
Tic public statement recnmtly mntle by tho
Ctialrnlon OF the Republican Slate Central
Committee md Ut the National Hrcenback
Labor Contral Colnmlttca In Mississippi, re-.
Gently pslatcdin The TRIBUNE. shows TINT tlla
shotgun and tho various atrocities OF the bull
tozer are. nut the only nlotllo,Is by which tho
nourbons l.av1 kept down the Republican
majority in that State. Their statement COLI
firms what !lAs often boon allegcd-hamely:
tllat tho most shameless acts OF fraud hayo
been committed under the open sanction of
those whose duty It was to uphold tho purity
Ut the election laws. Tho crownlhg frnuu
was porpbtrated at the Inst State election. III
thls scontest, nsujamln King was tho luberna.
toria, candttlate Of the nepubiicans, Grcen-
hackers, aud independent Dumoct,ts, who
coalescutl aild united upon one ticket to
defeat the noufboMs, whuse ticket was
headed by Robert Lowry. Tho fruud COLI
npncel by cheating tho coIpblnatlon party
out Of its commissioners and inspectors OF
election, wllose appointment teyo!yes by law
upon the Governor, Llelltunant-{io vernon. .n.id
Secretary Of State, III twenGy.nlMe coun-
s.cs, which hre strongly Republican, the
commissioners mud inspectors appointed
vera III co1npleto sympathy With tue Hour-
h0Ns. OF, III so'ne cases, ,wsru ignorant, III
competent, hl.d ttMd ncgrpes instead OF the
competent representatives solicited by tile
Republicans rnlld thalr allies. liavtag
"packel" tie llst of commissioners and III
spectors as tho fist stsp Tue methods Of
fraud 10 be pFuctlceA wero rcIAeorcad by the
methods ut violence which fur ten years past
j,n& 1T ~ H.
, 1881-12-27
ARTHUR, THE ACTING PRESIDENT.

We observe that certain of our esteemed
contemporaries ere disposed to dispute tho
designation of Mr.. Arthur rs the "Acting
President u OF tho United Stntcs. but u,.-
der the Constitution and laws he Is nothing
else, and can be Ns,thing moro,
Thu President Is distinguished Iii pnr-
ttcular way from all othor officers known to
our system OF government. lii tito first
place he Is the c!loicu Of ln,tortty Of all the
Electors for that Office ai,A 10 other. III tho
sec0nl place lle Is chosen for the term Of
four years.
Now, Mr.. Arthur was not Tie choice Of n
majority OF the Electors, Or any of them. or
Of u majority of tho people, or any uf them
for the o1ice of President, liz did not receive
ono vote out ut the 0G9 cast by tho Electors
or ono ont of 0,o0o, 900 cast By tile people for
tho Presidential candidates. Eyon as cnn-
didnte for tho Vicc-pres1duncy 1fr. Arthur
0wed his election to the prominence and
popularity Of another MN. Secondly, tho
Constitution provides TINT 1.-THE President
s!sall hold oislcc for four years" Ms. Arthur
will not 1,ufd office for four years. Ills i'll
cniNbency dates front Sept. 10, 1851, Ills
term vii! not extend until Sept. ", 1885 It
will expire Mnrcsl ], 1887. The duration Of 1t
will bc, therefore, precisely three years five
months and Atteem days. Tl.e fact that 1t
will not extend fur years " acQuIesecd it
by tho cntire people. It il cumulative proof
TINT he IL nut thu President, but the Acting
prosldent." jllling out II vacatlcy created by
assassination OF the aetuai President.
But therei, still n',otller a,ld tli,ro conclu
slye demonstration OF the legal proposition
, 1881-12-27

II Is reported that the 1ta!lun Government
Is about to consider "tile question of ,nure
elilcaciously guaranteeing tie liberty and In.
dependence Ut tho Pope In isolnu,h in order
10 avoid any Interference on u,a part of for
eign Powers III favor of giving guarantees
un International character.
, 1881-12-27

I'ltE J}ov. Ntcholas A.. Gallaghcr, pow
Vlcar-Genoral Ut Columbus. o., has been ap-
pointed CDadlutor bishop OF the llollar
Catholic SEQ Ut Galveston. Tex. Tile Isov.
Mr.. Gallagher was Administrator af tho do
ceso Ut Columbus OIL tho death Of the late
lilshon lioSecrnIs.
, 1881-12-27
TRIBUNE ltsANCl1 OFFICES.

r1,r CntrAn0 TRIBUNE hhs established branch
ocea fur tho racop of subscriptions hnd ndFoft'se.
1ncHts ~ fbilawss
NEW yUnK-lloom y Tribune Building. r. T. Nc
FAul,HN, Manager. .... 49,.
HtAsGuW, sce,land.- .-A,lans American Se"A
Agency. 81 ltcnnalts-tL
lUNtlnN. EnE.--Ametlcan Exchange. ~ str hna
1IESIY Z. Gfi.Lfa. Agent.
WAel1lNGTUn, u. c.-tTla street.
, 1881-12-27

Tnnorou the laundering Ut tho Associated
Press INN In London tn Tho tiiapatch IT,
celved Sunday night THO Cllnrcll Ut The i1oly
Cross. Mt which tho terrible patio calamity
nf Sunday occurred, WIS locatcd tn London.
instead ot Warsaw In Poland. Thu number
of the victims who hnve already stcouMbetl
Is fofty, and sixty others are very badly i'll
1ttrctt, some uf than fatally.
, 1881-12-27

tell lEin abont tho antl-3talwnrt articles lte
wrose 1T nt,y) for another paper, THO Son.
ator refers III totnil to tho efforts OF Atessra.
Stont and Curtis at,i Col. Fierce to secure
the appointment OF tllotr ftlontl, md IL liis
own objection to having tho friend OF mo Of
tho nrRcst importers Ut Chicago III tho IN.
altlon uf Collector OF unston,s. On the Whole,
tho interview wilt 10 found quite fresh anti
Interesting,
, 1881-12-27

Cor. conK1i1.t. will insist todny tllat G,ti-
teau be placed III the prisoners dncl; II slc
continues to Indulge IN tile outrageous COLI
duct whicl. lie has been guilty of since tho
commencement Of tho Trial.
, 1881-12-27

THE loss by the lire III the bonded ware-
house on South street, New York, Saturday
night Is placed at s:,0oo, ,0oo. a fireman. has
been nrrcstcd Oil the ,ehargo Of trying to
brcnk Into one Ut tic safes contained In tlio
burned structure.
, 1881-12-27

TIlE Washington Republican says that
Col. Riley, Of Vlsgiute, las beeM lett II legacy
Of S225,000 by Col. Preston, OF England, whose
son he rescued frutl drowning whlla cross
Ing tho Attn,tlc to Ills post Vt United Suites
Consul ut Xanzlbar.
, 1881-12-27

Gov. LoSa llas offered to William G. ilus-
selt. oi'e Of tho lcatltnx inwyers Of boston,
the appointment Ut Chluf Jus.ica OF tile S,,-
pren!u Court Ut Massachusetts picc Chief
Justice uray, promoted to tho United States
Supreme Court bench. 1t IL expected that
Mr.. Russell will accept.
, 1881-12-27

TIE l.on.lon Dutlu Nc,rs seems to
think tint Judge Cox's court exists for tho
conyunte.lco a,,d sutt-glotihcationo 81 Guiteau.
It cliaracturizcs tho trial rs Il "M,ad bur-
lcsquc." in wl,icl, Nnfteat, is the person OF
first consideration, while thu Judge seems to
b. of the Inst. Tlsc sntne journal thinks TINT
III tho steady at.d quiet pursistence Of Cork
,,ill the Judge has found nh oyernlustering
reru
, 1881-12-27

D1 C. II. llosESlrAuEI,, prominent
physician residing hear Pine Bluff. Ark,
wns shot dead III Ills Uwl, llulna Christmas
Eve. Leo Chow, n CltEuun,all. whose wlllto
wife RoseME:auer lad scduced is suspected
Of the murder.
, 1881-12-27

PHILIP STn1Es, Of Fhfladolp!,la, cut Ills
wtfc'B throat yesterday morning wllllc she
WAS asleep. lie tllen jumped Into cscek
with tho Intention Ut committing suicide 11o
was rescued mud arrested. Ills wife will
probably de-
, 1881-12-27

Mrs THOMAS j. GnEESwoop and two
lady compAl,ions weru thrown from q car-
ringo ut Gardner. A1ass., Saturday hight.
Mrs. Greenwood died Sunday Of tho Injuries
received. Her companions were fatally ill.,
I'm r5hE1
, 1881-12-27

JUSTICE NnAf is expectct to take his place
on tha United States Supreme Court bench
next week,
, 1881-12-27

TnE Irish Catholic priests IRE accused of
circulating copies Of tho pastoral letter Of
the nssh0p Of Me.sl1l. III Which strong ground
is taken in favor Ut tha no-rcnt manifesto.
, 1881-12-27
ANCIENT TIDES THE ORIGIN OF THE
nRIrT.

Tho Royal Astronomer Of ireland, Or.
Ball, delivered Mt Birmingham, England,
last month lecture which Is likely to
mark I'LL epoch IN tho study Of geology.
Tho general subject treated Of WIS tic tides
and their Influence in retnrding tue eartlls
motion. The lecturer demonstrated that
such an Influence existed, anl incidentally
offered the first plausible alld sufficient cx-
PLANTATION OF tho phenomena Of tho drift
period that wo l,ave ever seen.
The drift Is disntegrated rock. Sand is
pulycrizcd quartz. Loan is u n'fxturu OF
small mineral particles Will, ttecayc0 yegcta-
tton which IL Itself Of mineral origin. The
surface Of tho earth originally WIS slightly
corrugated. COMPARATIVELY speaking, It wns
as rough In proportion to It's slzo rs tho skin
Of mi orange. III the process Of cooling aud
contraction elevations and depresstU1Is weru
caused. Theru werp enormous tissurcs, ynf-
loys, and mollntains.:. but tho surfslco
everywhere must have tkenl grant ntnl
quartz aM} other rocks almost rs hard us
adnlnant. How did 1t hnppolt then TINT this
hard, rocky surface Of tho earth becantu GOV.
erod with sand, gravel, and soil to the depth
In many places Of hundreds Of feet? }y
what mysterious operation OF nature was
this first and reQuisit condition to tho exist
cnca OF vegetable Or animal life provided?
The books sny that the drift WIS formed
partty BY tho alternate sinking and raising Of
tlie land surface below and above thu level ut
the ocean, and partly by the actton Of gla-
ciers. But 1t may be doubted whether tho
mind Of my re'lcctlHg llan has been conf
pletely satisfied by this explanation.
, 1881-12-27

T'I1EnE were 500; now tltoro are 3o5, Dayo
Mouatt, owing to circumstances oyer which ho
tal no control, has Knlo to the poniteutiary.
Hut FInnagAn IL still NJ iasge.
, 1881-12-27

LuMDgIlstAS'1 Lut,iE III. 4. +. i 4. M.-Rcz-
u!nr casn1,untnNgu "Wednesday crUht., l,cr. -
The tnsnDaA uf tic uynns,i1 MIL hD insIhtaUn ~
U.1ccE1. Visiting brathrea always we!Gp'ge by
Ur1gr nf HAIRY FUHnEo, ". II.
L. II. ASttLEY, Secretary.
, 1881-12-27
Gbe Gtit1t1te.


ny MA1f.-fH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rflErAtD.
t,,t,x nattton nrn xocr .........., NJ A.t1u
farIss n = war t,f,r rnnfh .,,....,.,,,,,, l.U0
1t"iiV Mi i Ann,inv nnC rnHt ..,........,. t4.tt
f,"td.s h,.rs,mv INA Hatuninf arnr frhr. hoo
t.mtnx .inn.sjrv y mnd Ertiny ncr frAf, tJ.aHb
hundhy, lH.pKxu utiltlut,. HcF Yusr...,....s &'"V
WEEKf.Y Et,lTluS.-iWsrI'AID.
mr.. c,,rx nnr .n.r .....,.,..A 1.Nf
tir,, II III" .........,, {,ttU
~ "rtt - ,I, ns,',ins ......,.....t. 4%$t3U
epcelntn copsa spnt !rep.-
u!ve ru8t.Usllco nd.rtss 1T full, Including County
and ktnte. ..... .......
lsen.tsnces may 10 n,ahe either hv draft, nxpsnaA
rott-0icb tser Or III tDaater0t cttHr, 1t our sak
~ CRY Sul19t!RttlHttY.
{Aity a1lvcrcd Sunday excopted. vi cunta psr wtos.
ay, de1lvorod, Bunlny tncluund 10 cunts pGt week
Address Till: TtttnUNE CuMpANr
Corner Madison and nc.rhut,,-sis., Cheaso liz
, 1881-12-27

H.. ,1., t,,,,sn,; rou, or n<,t.ft,nnI .lu}tas M
nv "'so .'upose' w" VI "'u'''u.'' ~. s"''s' ="
all artlclcs Ut imported food. Tln effect was
In r,r,lor living t1carer n,ui cnuso hnutsltin
~ teaac' ~ "s "e"sl NM e""so '".oo
and discomfort IN tho cltlcs anu t0"ils'
,nl,or belnu t1,t1s heavily taxeaf q kln1,alld for
wages was efa1ltett W ING etfpios-
crs, alld tho Gerlrla II manufacturers. tliougl'
BY heavy duties from the colllpett-
found themselves ut once confronted by tic
, 1881-12-27

1fN. PENN Nixon look Ilbera! Christmas
lunch vi from tho Actlux Presidents bo0is.
, 1881-12-27

IrceuEn Thenttc.
1osptn.ncs strrg', near siadiso,i. Wolt stda. Va
raaty entertainment.
, 1881-12-27

WARMER, fair wentlcr, Winds shifting to
soutMrly, fur this region ttaiay.
, 1881-12-27

sionrnu street bctwcen Clark nnt Dearborn. En-
UInstrCIe.
, 1881-12-27

Apnstcmy 0t H1n*1c.
IInlstc,l srcct, uear Madison, West Glde Variety
entertainments
, 1881-12-27

MeVicker's TheMtre.
Madison street. be.wccM siasa and nearhutn.
Enlargement OF tho Union square Thoatrc Company
"lin1ei Kirkc."
, 1881-12-27

Cihrk street. uprosit new court-llonao Enaa9c
mont ur Million Soblcs. "lntcsv!cws; u, Bright 10
heMla.t
, 1881-12-27

t'1nrk HtrcGt, tutwcur Lake and Nandolph. Fin
Gnscmo,,tAt Loarltt's ureat Speciality Company. Va
tlety cntuFtAin!pent.
, 1881-12-27

IIonleyfa 'fhpntrE.
Randolph ttsuet. butHcon CLARK nnd la gallo
t:nauRo1,eut Ut jarrptt i tlee's "Fun Oh The BTs'
tVl.r
, 1881-12-27
AMUsEAiESTS.

HENRY +. NtI.lt6. Agent.
WAsnlNuTUn. D. c-11a stract
AMusEA1IsSTs.
IEnvnriy'a Tlacntre.
aousro ssrcot, between Ctark and Dearborn. En-
r4gclncut uf i1ayorly's Original uplsol Mastodon
UInssf1Ie.
Central a1uslc.tfnai.
Southeast corner Randolph Ind stato streets.
Ilmslia Melville ppura company III. H. 3. f'iA-
fufo,f
GRIND Ope&,1 -1Infis..
Clark street, upr0sh new Coutt-llonan. En2a9c'
mont ur Million Soblcs "lnicsv!cws; ", Bright Ho-
hemn.H
HIeVickerfs TIleMtre.
Madison sitce, beswccM siasa and neurhutn.
Enlargement Of tho Union square ThoatFo Company.
"la1ei Kirkc."
IIooley'a ThentrE.
Randolph stsect, 0ot~con CLARK "nd Ia sh,o
1aauEou,snt Ut jarrstt + lsless "fun on The B5ls-
tQ1.r
&sfSmrfu Thrntsc.
C1nrk street. tctwecn Lake aud Nandoloh. m
GrRCl1nt At LGArts GreHt sG0alattT C0npany. va
tlety cntuFtaiEspgnt.
Academy or Sfn*1c.
IInIstc1 street, uear Madison, West Side. Variety
entertainments
Criterion T11entrc.
coruer at sodswick and Division straosa. Variety
entertainments
LrceuH. Thnnttc.
nospnlncs RtrrB'. near Madison. W01t Htd3. VA
rlety entertainments. ..
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-09-28
THE CAPITAL CITY M0UaNS THE
NATIONS LOSS.
RELIGIOIS OssSERTANEES OF THE
DAY-CEREMONIEs at THE
OPERA HOUSE.

Monday was a sadly memorable ola,
in Carson. Business of all kinds wa
suspended from early morning till night
and from 10 o'clock till noon, when the
various churches were filed with atten.
tive people, even the business streets OF
the Capitol had Queit, almost a de-
serted appearance. Our citizens made
the occasion what official proclamation
intended it should be: day of humil-
iation, Of prayer, Of respectful observ-
ance Of 4 glooE-narked period in our
country's history.
In the morning all Of the churches
had services, and all We're well attended.
The memorial services at st. Peters
EpiscopaD church were quite impress
sive. The service opened with the
anthem, "The Lord is in His Holy
Temple by the choir, after which the
burial Office was read by the Rector, and
the choir sang the Burial Anthem.
Then followed the hymn; "Asleep in
Jesus at the close of which the Rev.
Mr.. Davis delivered a funeral Grafton
on the life and character of the illus
trous dead, in which he spoke ofhim as
.James the Just" and the second mar
tyr named Abram OF the Republic. He
also alluded to the late President as
statesmen, a scholar, soldier and also
a Christian minister. He referred to the
fact that in every home of the Repub-
tic there was q corpse, and in every
freeman's heart there was wound.
He closed, calling upon those present to
emulate the virtues Of the mighty dead.
The choir then sang the beautiful
hymn, "Nearer my God to Thee" and
the service ended with proper prayers
and the ode ProfUndis," sung by choir.
the congregation all kneeIius. The
draping Of the church WAS very appro-
priate. In front of the "I4ecturn" was
Il draped Knight TempIar's sword in
honor of Sir Knight Garfield, who had
fought in many a crusade against evil
and injustice.
At the Methodist Episcopal church,
which was largely attended, the exer-
cises consisted of praise service, the
singing of hymns, and brief and feeling
addresses by Revcrends j. ID. Ham
mond, w. c. Gray and Geo. q. HinkIe
Gen. I. D. Edwards, who WAS in the
audience, was called upon by Mr.. Ham,
mond as one who had helped nominate
Mr.. Garfield, at Chicago. The General
responded in short but vigorous
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-01
FIVE AT a BIRTH,
Anoiher County Heard from in Illinois
The Fathers Demand

Tie Fathers Demand
THE REPUBLICAN, which is always ready TO print
the woes and joys of mankind, and is recognized
as their organ has just received very remarkable
letter on the subject of the census from valued
contributor in Illinois. He writes as follows:
MONTICELLO, PRATT COUNTY, III,
December 70, 1880.
Editor NC'ioBog Republican:
DEAR SIR: Excuse ME for presenting you pie
tIre Of rI.y five bahieS born September lS, 1889.
am anxious 20 learn whether there Is any other
such case on record or not. From all authority
can gather, there i no other man can show pic
ttlTe of five; and if am the only man that can do
so, l think am entitled TO a premium. / am a
wounded soldier of the late war. Yours respect
fully, MICHAEL HAZZAND.
P.S-Their weight, when born averaged from
three to five pounds; total, l9l@ pounds
On the back of the picture, which we cannot re-
produce is the following: Born September Is, 1885,
of Mrs Aseneth Salina Hazard, wife of Michael
Hazard.
The wife was born at Little York, Washington
County, Indiana, May 2, 1871 Michael Hazard
was born at Vienna Scott County, Indiana, De-
cember z 1871; married October l, 1868.
Michael Hazard enlisted in Company c, Thirty
eighth Regiment Indiana Volunteers, August 26
1851 and was shot through the right shoulder az
Perryville KY, October s, 1862 Discharged De
cembeT 81, 1862, and moved to Monticello, Pratt
County, in 1866. Both Americans.
While Mr. Hazard may be justly entitled TO a
premium, the facts of history show that he lags
behind in the race.
The prolific powers of some individuals among
mankipd are very extraordinary Instances have
been found where children 10 the number Of six,
seven, eight nine and sometimes sixteen have
been brought forth at one birth. The wife of En-
manuel Gago, laborer near VaHadolid was de-
livered, the 18th Of june 1799 OF Ave girls. The
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-01
TEA CULTIVATION
The New Farm In south CarOlina-That
is Aatd Of the Enterprise.


Commissioner lie Due and HOn.J. II. McGOwaD,
member of the House Committee on Agriculture,
have just returned from an extended tour in the
Southeastern States, undertaken in the interest of
the Department of Agriculture. The main object
of the Commissioners trip was to look after the
location and lease of tract of land suitable for
the purpose of propagating the Chinese tea plant
and the cultivation of the same under climatic
and other conditions of soil and rainfall, such as
experience and observation he's taught those who
have made the constitution and habits of the
plant study are essential 10 its profitable cultiva
ton in this country.
The Commissioners excursion embraced visit
to the tea farm now being cultivated under the
auspices of his Department in Georgia and an in
cursion into the orangegrowng regions of Florida.
4 great many tracts of land were examined and
much information touching SOIL climate, rainfall,
and facilities for irrigation collected before the
selection of the site for the tea plantation
finally made.
The site chosen embraces tract of 200 acres
lying ON the Ashley River, near Summeryille s. c.,
and not far distant from Charleston, and is
deemed by the Commissioner one Of the most
suitable for the purpose to be found in the
country.
The land is a part of the old Governor Blake
place so called from having been Mt one time the
home of the colonial governor of that name. 1t is
now the property of pubhc-spirited citizen named
Livingstone, descendant of one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence, and to use the
language of Commissioner LIE Due " as noble
specimen of cultivated and intelligent manhood
as it has been his good fortune to meet"
Mr. Livingstone asks the Government nothing for
the use of the land for twenty years, and would
have executed a lease for longer period had the
Commissioner not deemed that sufficient length
of time to demonstrate the practicablity and profit
ableness of the cultivation of tea in the United
States, and to propagate enough of the plants 70
stock the country.
1t is the Commissioners opinion that irrigation
viii not be required, but the plantation is so 10
Gated that water be artifcially applied, if ex
pcrience shall demonstrate the necessity therefor
or the profitableness thereof
Shade it seems is one of the essential elements
OF the successful production of ful-hayOred, mar
ketable tea; and this, il is thought, con be pro
vided by the cultivation of the Scuppernong grape
vine, q native growth of much vigor and luxuri-
ance, yielding q fruit of considerable economic
value.
Commissioner lie Due has abated not one jot or
little of his confidence in the eventual successful
cultivation OF tea i'll the United States, and conf
IDENTIFY predicts that within the lifetime Of the
present generation tea will become of the most
extensive and profitable crops grown in this coun-
try