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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-10-27

be underdrained, having the drain
come under the rows of trees, if the
subsoil is clay. Some soils upon which
trees do not thrive very well, can be
brought into favorable conditions by
heavy dressings of wood ashes. If
there is not much vegetable matter in
the soil, heavy dressings of good muck
will prove beneficial to the trees.
Soils for orcharding need considerable
potash and most of the granite soils,
contain an abundance of that element
and are generally we'll adapted to ap-
pie trees. If apple trees do not -four
ish on any piece of land, it will always
be advisable to try the effect of wood
ashes, superphosphate and muck.
Generally change can be effected
such as will bring the trees into -four
ishing condition.
PROFITABLE ORCHARDS.
Numerous instances of profitable Or
chards might be cited, but few will
suffice. A farmer in Vassalboro., Me.
in 1S4S, broke up a piece of pasture
land containing one and fve-eights
acres, and planted it to potatoes and
corn. In the spring of 1S49 he set it
to apple trees, setting 140 trees on the
piece. During the six or seven years
following, the land was alternately
planted and sown to grain, then seeded
to clover, and subsequently pastured
with sheep. In 1863, fourteen years
from setting, he sold 1O6 barrels of
apples for 1886; in 1864, so barrels
sold for 1852; in 1865, sixteen years
from setting, he sold 1O4 barrels for
$616; and in 1865 he sold 100 barrels
for 1857 each year reserving six or
eight barrels for family use not inclu-
ded in the above. No other use to
which he could have put the land
would have returned so large an in
come. In the report Of the New York
State Agricultural Society for 1867,
there is an account of an orchard near
Cuylerville, in which the crop on seven
acres was 1900 barrels, which sold for
$4,000, or nearly $1,000 per acre. 1t
is also stated that the product of eighty
trees in Alexander, N. Y, in 1865,
growing on three acres, was 1850
bushels, which sold for 1875, and the
fruit from thirty.three Northern Spy
trees in Middlebury, N. Y, sold for
1890. Four Greening trees in Leroy,
N. Y, yielded 100 bushels; one Bald
win tree In Perry, N. Y, yielded AZ
bushels.
ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BUSINESS
NECESSARY.
In order to succeed in orcharding,
the business needs to be understood.
If one has no experience he should pro-
coed slowly and carefully, learning as
he goes along. He should not be in a
hurry to set large number of trees
at first. Begin by setting few trees.
If those do we'll then set more. If the
first fail, seek to ascertain why they
failed, and set more and make them
live. A favorable location must be
selected, good market varieties, such as
the Baldwin, Rhode Island greening
aud Roxbury Russetts should be set,
the land keptin fertile condition, and
the trees pruned and looked after as
is found needful. The careful obser.
yer will soon learn how to care for his
trees and make his efforts successful.
H. REYNOLDS, NJ. D.
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CONGREGATIONAL CONVENTION.
Fifth Triennial Session of the National
Council at Concord.

CONCORD, N. H., Oct IL.
The fifth triennial session OF the national
council of the Congregationalists of the
United States, met today in the South church.
Hon. A. c. Barstow of Providence delivered
a brief congratulatory address on the promise
and prosperous condition of the denomina-
ton. The rules of the council were read by
Rev. w. H. Moore of Connecticut, after
which devotional services were held, partici-
pated in by President Magoon of Iowa, Rev.
DR.. Noble of Chicago Rev. A. c. Sewall of
Mass, interspersed with singing. Owing to
a delay in the arrival of delegates on account
of railroad accident. it was voted to post
pone the election of moderator till afternoon.
Adjourned to dinner.
The congregational triennial council at the
afternoon session elected Rev. DIR. Arthur
Little of Chicago permanent moderator, with
Rev, DIR. Ellis of San Francisco and Hon,
Fred Billings, assistants. Gov. Hale, Rev.
DIR. Aver, and Mayor Woodman of Concord,
made addresses of welcome. A paper on
the Christian giving or consecrated use of
money was read by exMayor Hill of Cam
bridge. Two assistant registers were chosen,
and committees on credentials, business and
were appointed. The evening
session was devoted to religious exercises,
Rev. Mr.. Noble of Chicago preaching a SER
mon.
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BANKERS CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting of the Association at
Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. IL.
The Bankers Association met this morn
ing. George NJ. Davie of Louisville sub
mitted paper on bankruptcy. A resolution
was adopted favoring national act. The
officers elected for the ensuing year were
President, X. J. Gage of Chicago. Among
the vice president are VIM. Thomas of
Maine, j. E. Fernald of New Hampshire,
L. p. Boland of Vermont and one from each
State and Territory. VIM. +. Gould, cashier
of the First National Bank of Portland, Me-,
is ole of the executive committee. After
the election of officers Henry Watterson was
introduced and addressed the association.
He was listened to with the closest attention
and the association generally appauded. A
paper by John Thompson was presented and
referred to the executive council. Mr.. Lin
denberger's resolutions which were presented
yesterday were adopted with the following
addition:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
American Bankers Association that the COM
pulsory coinage of the standard silver dollars
of 4l24 grains is against the welfare of the
nation, and that they recommend to Congress
the discontinuance of such coinage only in
such amounts as the demands Of the business
of the country may require.
The convention then adjourned.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.
The Annual Railway Time Table Con.
ventiOn.

CHICAGO, Oct. IL.
The annual railway time table convention
began this morning and is being attended by
representatives from nearly every important
place in the country. In addition to the
winter time table it is proposed to take defin-
lite action on adoption by the railroads
throughout the country, of a proposed plan
for uniform time standards. The new plan
has been termed the "hour' system.
1t provides for standards differing from
each other by exactly leaving ont the eastern
and western extremes of the continent
There are eastern, ""Centrar' and "Moun-
tain times. The first will be employed
from New Brunswick to the meridian of De.
troit; the second as far west as the boundary
between Kansas and Colorado, and the third
to the line between Utah and Nevada.
1t proposes that all roads now using Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Toronto, Hamilton or Washington time as a
standard, shall be governed by the eastern
or seventy-fifth meridian of time-four min
utes slower than New York.
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BosToN. Oct. IL.
Negotiations for another consolidation of
the New England telephone exchange has
been completed and a meeting of stockholders
for ratification called. The Boston & North
ern, Bay State and Suburban met at Lowell
on the 18th; the National Telephone at Port
land on the 18th. and the Granite State at
Manchester on the 10Th. These five COM
panies will be consolidated with the Boston
Exchange with capital of between nine and
ten millions, paying six per cent The
Providence company and the Southern New
England company do not come into this con-
solidation. The American Bell company
will hold the majority of the stock and prob
ably Theodore n. Vail will be president
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wHoLHsALE PRIcEs

We quote western 1, seperane at . assss IS; com.
cSoiee bsIsrs brsndsS q sosss co. winter wheat
Michiesn at g. rs 1915 Ohio and indiana including
roller at 35 50a6 90; and St. Louis and Illinois y
ss 50 a % Is. Patent spring xhea's are held q
81 o. az so per bbl., and patent winter wheats
Corn quiet at s2la6sce bushei for steamer mixed.
6Ss d64c for yellow. 65a66c Tor high mixed, and =
OArs-are in fair demand at iea44c. per bushel
for No. and extra white. 39s40 for No. white, Sa
IS for Ne ) white. and s6assc for mixed.
RYE-at 72a75c per bushel
SHoRTs-are held at sl7 o0sls so per ton, and
Fine Feed and Middlngs $50 0oas4 90.
PORK - Is steady at el2 80 per Dol,
for prime ss so als 90 for mess. sl6 0oai7 50 for
BEEF-is held at eli ooall 50 for mess; 1l2 ooa
II 50 for extra mess, and BIB Ooal4 80 for family
and plate. -
for city and Western.
SMOKED HAMs-at l3!al4ac per pound for
Boston and Western.
BUrTER-is steady; we quote Western creamery
at $50. per for choice. and 2ss27 for fair to
good; Northern creamery at 2>a,oc for choice. and
at 23s2sc for choice. and 7aa2c v for fair
to good; Western dairy packed at 209 2lc; Western
ladle packed l59lSc.
CHEEsE-is held at I'sal2sc per h for choice
lOallc for fair to good and case for common.
EGGs-are selling at "a 25c per dozen for
Northern, and a2a24c tor Western and Nova Scotia
and z. E. l.
POTATOES Are in good supply and selling at 50a
60c per bushel 70: Northern and Eastern. Sweet
potatoes are cling at - 75ai 50 v bbl
APPLEs-Receipts of apples were $50 ibis. We
quote Gravenstines at % 5Oa4 90; choice cooking
apples at 8. oOas 90 per bb; ordinary at 81 5oa
20 per Dbl
HAY.-Ihe demand has been Fair, and prices are
steady and unchanged. Receipts were5l car.loads.
We quote old choice prime hay at SIS; and new at
4,7als per ton; medium to good hay at $i5al6 cHoce
Eastern fine at $l4a$l5 poor at $l2aS 10, with East
ein swale at ~. Rye straw at Sl2al3, and oat
straw at ~ per ton.
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Maine Items.

Our Lewiston correspondent sends us the
following
The buildings of John S. Parsons of East
brook, Maine, with the exception of the barn.
were burned a short time since. A fire was
built i'll the stove in the parlor and sparks
from the chimney fell on the roof, setting the
shingles on fire. Scarcely anything was
saved. They had to remove what few house.
hold goods remained unframed to the barn
where, since the fire they have taken up
their abode. They lost the greater part of
their clothing. Mrs. Parsons, a few days
since, was out riding with a yonng lady,
when the horse, becoming unmanageable,
overturned the wagon, throwing them out
and breaking Mrs. Parsons leg at the ankle,
SCATTERING the bones badly. Withal they are
having severe time. They are getting
along as well as could be expected consider
ing the attendant circumstances.
The Sandy River Lumber Co. are shipping
large quantities of dimension lumber and
hard wood to Cuba and South America ID. B.
Robinson of Auburn has charge of the ship
ping of the lumber, receiving it by their
teams from Letter E Plantation and landing
it at the station at Phillips ready for loading
on the cars.
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Tbf markfts.
AUGUSTA WHOLESALE MARKET.

Wednesday, Oct 10.
Below we give quotations corrected by W. 6.
Fifield & Co., No. 2 Granite Block.
APPLES-Evaporated, HdlQc. dried. acc
BEANS-Pea, b. 6Oa2. rs fellow eyed %. l5d$3
BEEF-Small, Ease; OK, 9d9ic.; Chicago dressed,
saa9.c.
ROUND HOG-7asc H.
BEETS-1ta2c per pound.
BUTTER-Soid lod22c. ball, 22a25c.; common,
1Sa2Oc.
CABBAGES-1ta2c per pound
CHEESE-FactOry and domestic, 1oa10ic; new
1Oa1l.
EGGS-2ld23c. per doz.
GKAIN-COrn, 75c.; meal, 70c.; bran, 81. l5al .25
per cwt. cotton seed meal, 81 so per cwt.
HAY-New loose, $40 0Oa$ 10; pressed, $13ns14;
straw, $7.50d$s5O.
HONEY-BOx, zoe. per pound.
LARD-Domestic, 14d15c. western, fierce 10id10i.
SPRING LAMB-Sa9c.
MUTTON-9c.
ONIONS-s1 0oa1.15 per bushel.
OATS-5Oc.
POTATOES-New, 35a50c.
PUMPkINS-2c.
POULTRY-Spring, chickens, 15d20c. fowls
14dl7c; turkeys, 20c.
SQUASHES-2c. per pound.
TURNIPS-1c per pound
WOOL-20a2Sc:f for washed and unwS shed.
wOOD-Dry hard, $5. 60; prepared for stove
t7.25o$sO O per cord. soft. $375a$4.oo
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TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.

Edward Bissell of New York, lumber
dealer, has failed with S39, 900 preferences
At a meeting of the trustees of the New
Hampshire College of Agricultural and Me-
chanic Arts at Concord Jos. Kidder, of Man
chester, was elected president of the board.
Rev. DR.. Albert Nicholas Arnold died in
Cranston this afternoon. He had an honor
able record as missionary and clergyman.
The number of yellow fever patients at
Mazatalan, Mexics, is so great that they can
not all be attended to by the local physi-
clans.
John Mclean, mill owner of Nashwaak
N. B. has abscOnded. He raised 10000
before leaving, mostly on forged paper.
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STATE OF MAINE.

OXFORD, SS:-Bodrd Of County Commissioners,
September Session, 1884, held Sept. 4th, 1888,
Upon the foregoing petition. satisfactory evidence
having been received that the petitioners respon
sible, and that inquiry into the merits of their ap.
plicatiOn is expedient. IT Is ORDERED.
that the County Commissioners meet ut the Post
Office in Gilead, on Tuesday, December
4th. A. ID. 1883, next, at ten O'Clock A. NJ.
and thence proceed to view the route
mentioned in said petition, Immediately after which
view a hearing OF the parties and witnesses will
be had ut soBe convenient place in the vicinity, and
such other measures taken in the premises the
G mmissioners shall judge proper. And II Is
further Ordered, that notice of the time.
place and purpose of the COMMISSIONER meeting
aforesaid be given to all persons and corporations
interested, by causing attested copies of said
petition and of this order thereon to be served
upon the clerk Of the town Of Glead and also posted
up in three public places In said town. and published
six weeks successfully In the kennebec journal,
newspaper printed at Augusta by the printers to the
state, and also published three weeks successfully
in the Oxford Democrat, a wsraper printed nj
Paris In said County of Oxford, the first of Id pub
locations and eachof the other notices. to be made,
served and posted at least thirty days before said
time Of meeting, to the end that all persons and cor
porations may then and there appear and shew
cause. II any they have, why the prayer of said Pc
titioners should not be granted.
Attest: ALBERT $. AUSTIN, Clerk.
true copy OF said Petition and order of Court
thereon.
Attest: ALBERT S. AUSTIN, Clerk.
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EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Triennial Report Of the Womass' Board
of MissioAs-The House Of Dep.
uties in Secret Session.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct IL.
At the morning session of the Episcopal
convention, Rev. DR.. Bennett reported from
the committee on the constitution that 1t 10
not deemed expedient at present to reduce
the representation from different diOceses to
the clergyman and three lavmen, instead OF
four as at present Rev. DR.. Payne from the
committee on the prayer book, reported that
they could not recommend at this time the
restoration to the prayer of Humble of access
between the conservation and the distribu-
ton.
A delegation from the provincial synod of
Canada was presented, and Rev. John Med
lev, d. d., lord bishop of Fredericton and of
the metropolis of Canada. addressed the con-
vention. Other addresses were made by the
Rev. Cannon Brightstoche, rector of Trinity
church St. John, James A. Henderson. chan
cellor of the diocese of Ontario. and Mr.. r.
W. Henneker of the diocese of Quebec. The
convention then went into secret session on
the conservation of bishops.
The fifth general meeting of the womans'
auxiliary to the board of missions of the
Protestant Episcopal church was held tOdsy
The triennial report stated the amount
raised BY the ladies during the past three
years was upward of S465 900.
The house of deputies remained in secret
session this afternoon until within an hour
of adjournment, considering the report of the
committee on the conservation of Rev. ID. B
Knickerbocker, ID. d.. as bishop of Indiana.
Rev. A. w. Randolph, ID. d., as assistant
bishop of Virginia, and Rev. IL. c. Potter,
d. D., as assistant bishop of New York. A
minority refusing consent to the consecra-
ton of Rev. DR.. Randolph was before the
house. The election of DIR. Randolph was
confirmed. The elections of DIR. Knicker-
booker and DR.. Potter were confirmed by
reclamation.
A message was received from the house of
bishops. stating that they do not concur in
the action of giving consent to the erection
of new diocese in North Carolina. A COM
mittee of conference was ordered.
The house then adjourned. until tomorrow
afternoon. The house of bishops this after
noon in the committee of the whole resumed
consideration of the report of the committee
on the revision of the prayer book.
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IOWA.
Democrats Concede 10000 Majority to
Governor Sherman.

DEs MONIES, Iowa. Oct. ii.
The democrats now concede 10000 ma
jority to Gov. Sherman.
CHICAGO, Ill, Oct IL.
A special to the journal from Des MOines,
Iowa, saws: Sherman's majority will reach
10000. Complete returns from so counties,
which includes heavy democratic districts,
gives IL, 900, and the returns from the re-
manning counties give him p 900. His plu-
rality v i'll not be less than IL COO The lower
house is close. The republicans now have
SO and the opposition fl. Of the remaining
5, the republicans will get 3. The senate
now stands, republican, 81 +; opposition. 8; in
doubt, s. Judge Cook is elected in the 9th
district by small majority.
Dies MONIES, Oct ii.
Full and complete returns from 80 counties
give Sherman 1924 majority over Kline
and 1851 over Kline and Weaver. Quite
definite returns from the other 40 counties
make Sherman's majority over Kline $4,000
and over all 5000 to 5000.
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Electric Storms mt Sea,
THE EXPERIENCES OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW
OF THE INTERNATIONAL.

The steamship International. Capt. Simp-
son, which arrived from Trieste yesterday,
experienced severe shock, supposed to be
caused BY an earthquake, and encountered
two heavy electric storms during the voyage
At IL o'clock A. NJ. on Oct. 8, when the YES
sci was in latitude IS degrees Is minutes and
longitude so degrees l6 minutes. Chief En-
gineer Hall felt violent shock, which led
him to at first believe that one OF the boilers
had exploded. Two Of the firemen rushed
from the stokehole and cried out that some
thing had exploded. The officers on the
bridge called down through the speaking
tube asking what had exploded. The shock
was felt throughout the vessel.s and several
of the crew said they heard a report like
discharge Of cannon. An examination
showed that the boilers were
right and that the ship was no,
leaking. Had sunken wreck been struck
the International would have made consider.
able water. Capt Simpson and his officers
think that the shock must have been caused
by an earthquake. The sea was rather
heavy at the time, and no unusual agitation
Of the water was observed.
At O'Clock that night an electric storm
set in. 1t was comparatively calm. but light
ming flashed in all directions and lit up
the sky - brightly as if it had been day.
Only one peal of thunder was heard during
the electric storm, which continued for nine
hours. Last Saturday night the Internation-
al encountered another electric storm. This
began at about 10 o'clock and continued un-
I'll O'Clock next morning. Lightning flashes
blazed in all directions. The sea was not
heavy. the wind was not high, and there was
no thunder. Electricity ran down the rig.
ginE and along the ratings. The officers
could feel il running down their arms.
Lnem nngers frequently tingled a. if they
..a uucned galvanic battery. The sky
WAS kept constantly sblaxe during the whole
siorm.-(N Y TIMES Ion.
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POLITICAL.
OHIO.
Hoadly's Majority Will Probably Ex.
coed $4,000.

CoMUNBus, Ohio, Oct. IL.
More complete returns from Tuesdays
election indicate an increase in the democratic
majority. which will be probably considera-
bly, over $4,000. Later returns on the legis-
lative ticket indicate that the democratic ma
jority on joint ballot will not be more than
"a. The second amendment will receive
about 800, 900 votes and will probably be
adopted unless cities go strongly against it.
The judicial amendment is carried beyond
q doubt The first license amendment will
not get ever 100, 600 votes The prohibition
vote is estimated at from :. ZOO TO 90, 900, and
the greenback vote at 2, 900.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct H.
The Times Star footings OF Hamilto on
county vote elect Chas F. Brown. rep, as
senator, Vim. Peet and Peter T. Sucker,
reps, representatives.. 1t makes Hoadly's
majority 1856.
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The sorghum industry is likely to prove
a valuable addition to the agricultural in
terests of Kansas. The lands sown to the
plant this year in that State, aggregating
an area of about 5000 acres, will yield
nearly 800 pounds OF sugar and seventy
five gallons of syrup to the acre. Such
results would seem to indicate that
sorghum growing can be made highly
profitable pursuit
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North Dakota's coat of arms is shield
draped with the American flag depending
from the beak of an eagle. In the back
ground are range of hills and the Chin
ney of a smelling furnance; in the centre
is river on which is a steamboat, and a
train of cars are rounding bluff Beyond
is field of wheat and corn, with n white
man with plough on one hand ami an
Indian with his tents about him. Both
look upward at rift in the clouds. where
is the legend, Fear God. and take your
own part
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LEWISTON.
Annual Meeting of the Maine PedagOg.
icaI Society.

LEWISTON, Oct. IL.
The annual meeting of the Maine Peda-
gogical Society held here this afternoon was
called to order by N. A. Luce. A paper,
"Shall this society ask the legislature for
cussed at length by Professors Rounds and
Cothrell and Superintendent Each, Phipps
and Snow. A resolution to appoint a COM
mittee to consider the subject was passed,
the committee to report at the next annual
meeting. In the evening the annual address
of the president, L. Gorham, was delivered
on Demands of future education" w. G.
Cothrell of the Gorham Normal School spoke
upon the educational outlook in Maine.
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The purchase of Alaska opened new
but not very inviting field to American ex-
plorers, and the report of Lieut. Schwatka
shows that we gained from Russia not
only the seal islands and rich but inacces-
sible deposits Of gold but also one of the
noblest streams of water in the world A
river seven miles wide, discharging 80
per cent more water than the Mississippi,
and navigable for fifteen hundred miles is
something to be proud of. although it may
never have any commercial value.
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Watertoxvn Cattle Market.

WATERFOWL, Mass, Oct. 9.
BEEF CATTLE-Recepts 1860; cattle in good
supply and trade good beef extra at COG so;
third at 90 a so.
STORE CATrrE-workingo oxen per pair at 1909
225; mich cows and calves at 2064S; farrow cows at
lSg32 fancy cows, 50as0 yearling 70 a2l two years
1894 three years 24a44
SWINE Receipts l5.2Os. Western fat, live, 5,a5s
Northern dressed hogs AT 81.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts $685. heads.
Sales of sheep in lots at 2OOd4 90 each !;
extra 90 70 or 2aa5ic; spring lambs 4la6; veal
calves 3ia7l