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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-30

House and Farm.
Poultry Manure.


70 the soil, is very nearly if not quite
in value to the guano Of commerce.
Hen manure that is mixed with sand
and gravel or has been long exposed
to atmospheric and other influences,
is deprecated in value and will not
stand the comparison mentioned, al
though it may not have lost all 'ts ter
ti!ising properties.
Hen manure ia more or less vs|ua'
els on all soils and crops, being iden
,ical in its action with guano. The
value Of each depends in large de-.
gree upon the amount Of 'mmon'~
contained. Both are powerful and
must therefore be used with caution,
after being mixed with other substan.
ces that will cause them to part grad
ually with their caustic qualities.
A very common error committed
is the mixing of hen droppings with
wood ashes. Excellent as these two
materials are when applied as fertll.
izers apart, their association ia alto
gether wrong, for the simple reason
that it causes a waste Of valuable ma
terial. The potash in the ashes lib
crates the soluble ammonia in the
dropping and it escapes into the air.
In place, therefore, CT wood ashes
and other substances that detariorate
poultry manure bv driving Oft the
valusbia ammonia, ab'orbents, such
As clay, dry loan, muck or gypsum
should be mixed with it and if the
others are required, apply these sep
arately to the soil lot4r in the season
When the clear dropEinss are
fcoopsd up and saved at brief inter
GALS ALI excellent plan is to pack in
barrels or boxes, under cover, with al
sernats layers Of dry earth between,
betting the earth always come on toy
Of the heap; this will not only save
Abe manure without waste. hn. puts
II in convenient form to handle.
One of the most economics! aad at
che sane tine convenient ,1ethods
Cor saving aud preparing fowls drop
sings is to keep the floor under rooAts
AMI IN poultry houses spunkIei with
DIV. earth or mu~k, and AZ often "a
uree a week, at least sc.ape off and
DEPOSIT this surface earth and drop
r..gs where it will remain dry until
1. sufficient amount has accumulated
.or use. Then spread it on tight
floor and pulverze by beating or roll
ing it. VIII IN puIverized valuable
az ure may be prepared by adding
70 ,ue part Of this earth and droop-
lae, one part OF clay or muck and one
ousrt Of plaster to every two bush
cis Of the mixture.
Where the droopings have not been
previously mixed with earth. either
On the floor Of the hen house or on be-
,og packed away in barreIs. they
4lould be mixed before APPLYING to
'be crop with two or three times their
:,ulk Of clay, muck or whatever alb
sorbent is employed, II an!t is re-
og,r.d in connection with hen ma.
,ure, it NAV be- added in small qnsn.
n;.es, say one pint to bnshel OF
Groupings and muck, all to be thor
urghly Incorporated.
Farmers as a rule mix poultry ma
.,nre with these vari, rs substances
.ry and apply in bill or drill at about
Ia rate Of one gill to hill. taking
cAYs that the seed does not come il
-oatac, with the fertilizers, but thai
:aere is q covering of coil between.
r1oG CHoIERA.-J. W. S. Pigeor
Valley, N. C.-The marke symptom
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-30

CoaNsTARcH CAKE. -Take the
whites Of three eggs, one cnpfn' OF
sugar, two thirds Of a cnpfu! ofswest
milk, two.thirds OF cnrful Of melted
butter, one tsaspoonfnl Of cream Of
tartar. half tpaspoonful ofsod :. half
a cupfnl Of cornstarch, one small tea
sroonful Of lemon extract and one and
4 half cnpfuls Of -four. Mix the corn
starch. fou, ard cream tartar togeth,
er and sift all through seive. FL
yellow cake take the volks Of the eggs
and make the same. with these excer'.
ion.: Leave out the cornstarch. use
ha'fa -upfnl Of butter instead of two,
thirds, and buttermiIk and soda in
stesd Of cream tartar acd swset milk
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-30

BOILING COFFEE A large :eacnp'
full of unground coffee will be -ntti
cieut for Elk persons, unles, they take
it very strong (Which is injurious to
h..ItL); grind i, and put It IN the tin
pot With half 4 tescnpful of cold wa
ter and thu white OF halt .n egg
shake it till it is mixed; then pour
boiling water on it and let it s'an'
close to the fire md inst com" To a boil
lot it keep boiling heat five minutes
then take it from the fire an ! put it 1t
half te.cnpful Of water to settle it
let it stand FIVE minutes and pour i
off: keep it bv the FIR. till it coca te
table. If Won ,oll ooff's too long the
aromatic favor flies off.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-30

:1oG CHoLERA.-J. W. S. Pigeon
Valley, N. C.--The marke symptoms
O! hog cholera, so called, but more
correctly anthrax fever, in pigs, is the
appearance Of red or purple patches
an .he skin caused by the extravasa
.,or Of blood into the tissues There
,aay be no unusual discharge from the
bowels, but in place of it. dark,
81, ody discharge from the kidnevs.
'cte disease affects, sometimes. the
lungs. when the throat swel's and red
patches appear on the sides near the
shoulders; sometimes the liver and
bowels when there are black and fe-
Gid discharges, and sometimes Il he kill
neya and spleen, when the urine is
ike blood. Each form Of the disease
las the same origin, viz, blood-poi-
soning, and is infectious and con'agi-
Gus, spreading from tne animal to an
other. There is no known remedy,
Tie only thing that can be done is
70 save those tha, have not yet taken
the disease, bv giving each one halfa
p!nt Of linseed o,l in the mo, nine an
~! 40 oppca to oas ounce Of hyp
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-30

u srec;alty, having EMPLOYED n work
men v no understands Cask-r and Cuf'
f" making tho, ou.hIv ! will keep a
c,mp!et. stock of Walnu, Home
Mad. and CITY Ca4k t. and Collins
ALWAYS on hand. whcn will br
trimmed in styles and price. to sui. All
parties. A
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-30

,sulphito Of aoda in the evening. The
pigs should DO removed to another
men. for II left IN the infected one,
nothing can save them.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-30
CORPSE PnESERYEH

will b. furnished free OF Charge, II
desired. Funerals promptly attended
TERMS:-T-n months credit on
Caskets aud Cntins A liberal dis
count, il pail ~ 80, or 60 days.
Thankful { r past patronage SO
llcit a continuance in the future.
JAMES CREEGER.
Apr % 3tn.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1882-03-30

Furnished a, reasonable ter,Ls Thanks
or past patronage and hope I" receive
,;lcrnl continuance of the same.
Erry truly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
The Democrats of Fairfax at Work,

FRANcoS1A SCHOOL House, Oct. "a
meeting of the old members of the demo-
cratic club of Franconia in Mt. Vernon dis
trict, was held here last night, R. w. Gail
lard in the chair. 4 new roll of member-
ship was made out, several new members
added. and other steps taken to insure the
bringing out Of our full democratic vote.
After business was finished, George Mason, Esq,
was invited to address the meeting. Mr.. Mason
said as it was perfectly evident. every one preent
not only earnestly desired, but had fully made
up their minds to elect John s. Barbour. he would
leave out all he had intended to say in regard to
his qualifications and his claims, and pass on to
urge the immense Importance Of faithful work to
bring out our full vote, so We might have the great
satisfaction of carrying the county against Mr.
Barbours contemplate opponent, R. R. Farr. Mr.
Mason called upon everyone TO support John E.
Massey, saying there would be no difficulty in his
election If we only gave him the full democratic
vote. We must remember the complete defeat of
Mahone's ticket was at last in our power, and how
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
FOREIGN NEWS.

The Car has committed the death scntcn.
ces of two political prisoners to an indefinite
period ofhard labor in the mines
Sir Stafford Northcote, ina speech in elias
gov, yesterday said that he believed the
egyptian war was unnecessary and unjus-
tifabe.
NJ. Arthur Meyer, of the Paris Ganiois
and NJ. CASTOR Dreylus fought duel with
swords yesterday. NJ Meyer was wounded
in the cheek and hand
A committee Of the directors of the Irish
Exhibition Company recommend the hold
ing of exhibitonsin England and the United
States, with view of popularizing Irish
manufactures.
The weapons -four sharp knivcsl with
which Cavendish and Under Secretary
Burke were murdered have been found con
ccaled in the ratters of 4 stable The police
are on the alert, but no arrests have YET
been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05

DIR. o. +. MANSON, who resigned from The
faculty of the Virginia Medical College anu
sided with the Governor in his appointment
OF a new Board of Visitor, having in n card
animadverted, on the administration of DR.
James Is. McCaw as Dean of the faculty. on
the refusal of the faculty TO permit Dr.
Lewis Wheat at the last commencement to
present prize, the faculty. Drs. Cullen, Tay.
lor, Toinpiins, James, Wexford and Cole
N an, reply rs follows:
ITO those who know Dr. McCaw any de.
fence of his character is work of supercro-
cation but there may be some persons who
might, on DIR. Manson'S testimony, form a
Judgment prcjudical to him. The following
endorsements of the committee appointed tc
examine and pass upon DR.. McCaw's stew
ardship demonstrates that there is no found,
alton for the charge Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
urged against him. 1t is significant fact
that the gentleman who brings in these
charges has acquiesced in the business mat
tiers of our present Dean for ten years. or at
least his grumbling was not more pronounc-
ed than it had been against our former Dean,
DIR. Levin :. Joyncs, to whom he has chosen
to refer, who was so pure and SO accurate as
to have escaped in every other direction adj
verse criticism.
"Resolred, That having heard the state
mcnt of the Dean of the expenditure of the
State appropriation and ofthe current in
come Of the college for the last ten years, the
faculty do hereby most cordially approve
and endorse the correctness and accuracy
thereof"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
Distribution of the Peabody Fund.

The trustees and directors of the Peabody
Educational Fund met ut the Fifth Avenue
Hotel in New York yesterday. General
Agent J. J.. NJ. Curry made his report
showing that since October LIST, 1881, $50
BAH had been distributed of the income OF
the fund. The state Of Tennessee received
Sl2,sO0 Texas sl7.50O, Virginia 1924 Al
West Virginia $4,000, South Carolina So,
375, North Carolina S6,4S5, Georgia $3.50,
Mississippi 81. 2755 Louisiana s., 900 Florida
50, 725, Arkansas$5 ,075, and Alabama S5,O75.
Judge Manning reported that he had pre-
sented q claim against the state of NIissis-
sippi for the bonds belonging to the Pea
body Fund repudiated by that state. In
the Judges opinion, there was no chance of
their ultimate payment; with accumulated
interests these bonds would reach 81, 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
The Markets.

BALTIMORE, Oct 5.-yirginia Is deferred =;
DO consolidated 57la; do second series :; do
past due coupons 50; do new 1O-4Os 42A bid
to-day. Cotton lower aud dull middlings il N
Flour unchanged. Wheat-Southcrn higher and
strong Western higher, firm and quiet Southern
red local 10; do amber 1o9a113; No ] Nd I07
bid; No Western winter red spot 1O61 al O6Is,;
OCT Oct. 106a1OGlg; Nov 1918 bid; Dec 1Osiaa
lOSNs; Jan 1O9a1ooHs. Corn-Southern frmer; ;
Western higher; Southern white SOas1 /; do yellow
G9a maj Western mixed spot Gssa6s1s; Oct
old, GOaGOh; Jan 5SE.a59. Oats easier and dull:
southern 43a4s Western white 45a47 do mixed
42a44; Penna 43a47. Rye quiet at 66a72. Hay
unchanged. Coffee dull Rio cargoes ordinary to
fair 1a4a9l4. Sugar firm A soft 95s Whiskey
quiet at 81 20a1 81
New YORK, Oct. 5.-Stocks strong. Money !.
Cotton firm; uplands 114; Orleans II 7.1G
Flour steady and quiet Wheat dull and asak,r
lower Corn dull and lsa;sc lower
CHICAGO, Oct. Sat 11::}O this morning price,
ON Change were stronger. Wheat advanced IA al L.,
Corn n,2@a4. Oats, as@a.. Pork, 21a@5 Lard,
70. The movement was chiefly speculative. but
small receipts of corn helped it,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05

EXCITING ADvENTURE.-A singular and excit
ing circumstance occurred ut Faucets Mills, in
McDuiiic Ga, on the 10th ult. Young DR.. ]. c.
Raley was carrying Miss Fannie Story to see some
friends, and on reaching the bridge at the above
mills Big Brier Creek was quite high and dashinr
swiftly around the ahutmentS They decided IN
cross. but the rushing waters hurled, buggy, horse
aud all in the deep below Miss Fannie forum.
ately got footing on the back OF the buggy as it
hoa'e,l up against tree the water coming mp to
her chin rs she stood. The doctor dived about in
the water until he got his horse cut loose or up.
hltched. He then assisted Miss Fannie in getting
hold ON a tree around which she placed her
arms and chung for nearly an hour without foot
hold. Mr.. Fancett had = boat brought from the
pond. but no one would go into the stream with
it, The doctor had to swim across and get the
boat himself 1t was perilous work but he sue
cceded in this way in relieving Miss Fannie from
unpleasant situation.-Fa rrentom Gal CHpper,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05

The MADISON TRAGEDY.-The report Of
the shooting of mans wife and the subse-
quent suicide of the man himself in Madison
county, last Saturday was reported in yes
terday's GAZETTE. The name of the man
was Fayette Henshaw, Il weIl-to-do farmer,
who entered his house while his wife was
preparing supper for the family and, draw
ing pistol, shot at her three times, the first
ball taking effect in her neck and the sec
ond i'll the hand. She then fled from the
house to the barn, where her son, young
man, found her in an exhausted condition
Henshaw then shot himself in the right tenn
pie, causing death Immediately. 1t is sup
posed that strong drink was the cause of the
crime, as he had been drinking hard for
several years past. His wife at last account
was in precarious condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05

LARGE majority of the people Of Fir-
ginia are opposed to Mahoncisn, but for all
that they should not underratc the immense
influence of the official patronage and money
of the Administration, supplemented rs it
is by that Of the money which General Ma
hone has acquired by means orhis temporary
supremacy in the States affairs. This in
tuence is so powerful that it will require
the Use of every available legitimate effort
to counteract it, and every Nirginan who is
opposed to the continuance of boss rule and
the measure; such rule has introduced into
the State, should arrest those efforts to the
utmost extent of his ability. Fortunately for
the State those most subject to the malign
influence referred to are the more ignorant
among her negro population, and liberal
allowance is always made for their opposi-
ton
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05

THE MEN who vote for the Arthur rcpub-
lican. Capt John Wise, because his father
happened to he the candidate of the Nir-
ginia democrats when they put down know
nOthingism, are less reasonable and more
prcjudiced than the negroes, who will vote
for him though his father hanged their
friend John Brown. 1t is what he does, and
not what his father did, that entities Il man
to merit in Il free country; and the idea of
bestowing honors and cmoluments upon one
because he is the son of his father is incom-
patible with republican equality Of oppor-
tunityis Of foreign and not of home growth.
and, can only be entertained by people ut
terly incapable of correctly approaching the
true spirit of American institutions. Why.
even the MahoncitcS protest against the
'aristocrary Of birth. and make that pro-
test the strongest point in their dcmasogi-
cal appeals to their more ignorant and pre-
JUDGED followers. For Il man to say, there
fore that he intends To vote for Capt. Wise
because his father WIS opposed to know
nothingism (as all democrats were is To
confess that he is totally uniil. either from
habit or ignorance, not only TO comprehend
but even to exercise the high privileges of
American citizenship.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
"Io show the very age and body ofthe Times

The Attorney General is Investigating the
alleged attempted bribery of Foreman Dick
son.
The Crawford farm, POI acres, part of the
estate of the late George Graham of Prince
Georges county, Md. has been sold at 500 80
per acre to Mrs. G. O. A. Claggett.
There were ffty-tve new cases of yellow
three deaths There were three new cases
at Brownsville Texas.
Hon. Robert l.. Caruthers, of Lebanon,
Tenn, who died Monday, aged 50 years.
was Il member Of Congress in 1872, and
served with marked distinction.
Mr.. W. t. Silk, wcll-known fish cul-
turist. from Northampton, England. is col
Letting Il stock of black bass for British
waters
The Alabama Claims Commission met in
Washington yesterday, and heard arguments
relative to the manner in which suits are to
be brought.
The Biennial Movable Committee of the
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows met
again in Boston yesterday The first bust
ness was the address of Most Worshipful
Grand Master William NJ. r. Forester, OF
Richmond, Va, who gave Il favorable re-
port of the condition Of the order. He
stated that one hundred and ninety two dis
pensations had been granted, and that
twelve past grand councils and twelve
patriarchies had been organized during the
past two years.
James Stainers. 4 lineman in the employ
of the Brush Electric Light Company in
New York accidentally received shock
from line which he was adjusting yester-
day morning, and was almost instantly Kill
led. He was nj work ut the top of pole
making a new connection for the wire
When he received the shock he did not fall
to the ground, his foot being caught in the
line. He was taken down. but died shortly
after being carried to the station house
The skin on the palms of both hands was
hanging in strips as though it had been
| scared off with Il hot iron, and the man 5
face in death bore look of intense agony
He was married man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
THURSDAY EVENING, OCT'R. ), 1882.

THE RICHMOND Wing of to-day. cXasper-
atcd as it usually is when taken up on its
ridiculous assertions and comparisons, is ex-
tremely vicious in its rejoindcr to the GA
zErrE's objections to having JESUS Christ
given niche in the btiZzard roost Of Nlr-
ginia regulators, and while, as always, re-
futing nothing by arrangement, says there's
niche reserved for us in the abode of the
lost. This is very Incorporate language for
one who claims to have been q lifelong STU
dent and t<uchrr Of the scriptures. We hore
the words of this prophecy" form no index
to the ucishcs Of our contemporary for mid
all the perplexing trials of this pilgrimage
world we have entertained, faint though it
may be, n hope for more satisfactory OK
istence beyond this vale of tears We are,
glad, too, that we are to be judged by One
who will not ''quench the smoking flax or
break the bruised reed,' for should the
weak, unknowing hands of some protested
disciples presume His bolts to throw, an
eternal injury would be inflicted on many.
Now, we have carefully examined our heart
and can honestly affirm that we entertain
no such luminosity toward any one, espe-
cially for political differences, and ever hope
the tribulations of all newspaper men par
ticularly may he compensated by an
eternity of bliss where petty jealousies and
political issues are unknown. Therefore, ii
being foreign TO our nature TO make such
gloomy forecasts, and not being regarded us
an accredited prophet either, we will pre-
sage no such fate for the Wing, notwith-
standing the questionable company ii keeps.
but recommend that it practice the apostol-
ic precept. inasmuch as it sets itself up for
a scripturul tc0rier, to cease from evilspcak-
ing, ever remembering that Michael the
archangc iand it is several degrees be-
low that great being Dlurst not bring against
Satana railing accusation. but said. The
Lord rchuke thee"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
Financial.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The stock market opened
generally weak and lsa1k \, per cent lower than il
closed yesterday, the latter Richmond and Dan.
vile. In the early trade after fractional recoy
cry in the general list, the market became weak
and at IL o'clock recorded decline of lsa3 pcr
cent in which Richmond & West Point and Union
Pacific were prominent while Richmond & Dan
vile dropped 10 per cent to ga
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Since the opening Rich
mond Danville declined to 100 from los u
closing price yesterday, and Richmond & West
Point is down 80, per cent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05

The Richmond State says Although the
Medical College has opened with a larger
class than for years past, owing to the earn
est efforts and the unhaggins enterprise of
the Faculty, still and even greater number
would have been in attendance had not the
Malone movement against the college been
set on foot" The same paper SAYS: "One
of the Boss's State senators refused to rec
ommend Il student for appointment to the
Medical College unless he would first bind
himselfto vote for and support the candi-
didates of the Malone party"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
TO-DAY's TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES
Separation of the Nucleus of the Comet,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 5.--This morniur
at four, o'clock and thirty minutes, Mr.. F.
+. Barnard of this city discovered that the
nucleus in erals Comet had separated into
three unequal fragments, the largest esti
mated at $4,000 miles in length. The space
between the fragments of the nucleus is es-
tlmated at not less than 1000 miles. Yes
terday morning Mr.. Barnard observed that
the nucleus had assumed the form of a long
strip, not less than $4,000 miles in length
and three thousand in breadth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05

Cough, Cold or Sore Throat should be stopped
Neglect frequently results in an Incurable Lung
Disease or Consumption. BROWNS BRONCHIAL
TROCHES do not disorder the stomach like cough
syrups and balsams, but act directly on the In
named parts, allaying irritation, give relief in
Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Catarrh, and the
Throat Troubles which Singers and Public Speak
ers are subject to-. For thirty years Browns
Bronchial Troches have been recommended BY
physicians and have always given perfect salts
faction. Having been tested by wide and constant
use for nearly an entire generation they have at
tanned well merited rank among the few stanle
remedies of the age. Sold at % cts. box every
where.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
The Suez Canal.

PARIS, Oct. 5.-The Itlegraphe (newspa-
per- reports that the French and English d.
rectors of the Suez Canal Company, at
meeting yesterday, came to a-complete
in favor of the Improvement ami
enlargement Of the canal in view Of the ex
pected increase of traffic
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-05
The Sultan Vsxed.

LONDON, Oct. "a dispatch to the Neu*
from Constantinople reports that the Sultan
Is extremely vexed at the departure of Ba-
ker Pasha. 1t is stated that the governors
OF Symrna and Rhodes were ordered to ar
rest him and the Khedive has been COM
manded to send him back.