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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
cream Raising.

This has not been discussed much in thpse
columns, because there were SO many differ
emit opinions about It. The approved way.
however, at last favors what is called tho
Swedish method, the cold, deep setting. 70
is as follows. Try it. While the milk Is yea
warm from the cow put it into deep pans and
set it into a cold place, with the Temperature
as low, at least. as As deg, lower, II possible,
even to 35 deg. This suddenly chills and
contracts the milk, and the lighter cream
naturally rises to the surface. By this means
all the cream is got out Of tho milk Il
should be left in the cold place twelve TO
~twenty-four hours For raising cream In an
ordinary country home nothing can possibly
be found SO good as the old-fashioned spring
house, with a stream Of ice-cold water run
ming through 1t When this cannot be had.
liberal drafts should be made on the he
house, which is found upon every w~eltrsgaar
lated farm.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12

Five years ago, at the winter meeting OF
the state board Of agriculture, heard a lee
ture on fungus by Professor Halstead, OF
New York. After his lecture the question
was asked him whether fungus on potato vines
caused the potatoes to rot. His reply was
that it did. and that the fungus was first
seen in yellow tint on the leaves, caused
usually by warm, wet weather, the fungus
soon spreading from the leaves to the tops
or vines and then to the tuber; and IL the
potatoes are dug and put in a cool, dry
place before the fungus reached the tuber
it would a v most of them, but if they stood
for any length of time with fungus on the
tuber most of them would rot.
/ have acted on his advice eve since, and
have had very few rotten potatoes. Last
year l planted something over an acre as
early as the ground would admit 1t was
MANFRED on buckwheat stubble the fall be-
fore, and planted with three sorts only.
First, Early Rose; second, White Star; third,
a round pale red that Mr.. Talcott sent me
some years ago-a new Seeding Of his own
p~ropagating; it was about as large as a
robins egg and had no name. After a year
or two it matured, and l called it Rome
Beauty, in honor of Mr.. Talcott's home.
1 commenced to dig the Early Rose in
August, and put it in a cellar when the skin
would reel considerably. None of them ever
rotted, but for some cause l did not get to
digging the rest until q little past the mid
die Of September, and one-fourth of the re-
mainder of Early Rose, and also White
Star, were rotten, with many black ones
that had to be left on the lot, and many
4--1 TT =. H. r-fnAo, ~ fhat mo had
to eat those dug in August The Rome
Beauty was dug last, and there was not a
rotten potato, but they were quite scabby.
This year l have not had a peck Of rotten
POTATOES in 200 bushels. planted the Early
Rose and Rome Beauty on very dry some
of it sandy land. They yielded half a crop
of rather small, but no rotten ones. These
we're planted early; they began to set in a
drouth; set again after the rain, but were
small. About the first Of June / planted a
a patch that was too wet to plant
sooner. This was planted with White Star
and Clark's No. /, which l think are the
same variety. There was no fungus on
these, and the tops kept green until Octo-
Der. after one or two frosts. Dug Oct 8
and IS; a great yield, and not a dozen rot
ten ones in ninety bushels; they are all in
the cellar in one solid body. In these l was
greatly disappointed. l expected they
would be so rotten as not to be worth dig
ging; but 1 watched them daily and saw
that The fungus was not on them, as on
some Of our neighbors, who had many rot
ten potatoes.
shall continue to dig early, before the
fungus makes its appearance; half a crop of
sound potatoes is worth more than a who.e
crop of rotten ones.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Decline to Discuss Nominations In
Open Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The senate committee
on rules, at its meeting this morning, ordered
adverse reports on the resolutions offered by
Senator Platt, requiring that executive nominal
tiOns shall be considered in open session; by
f hgnSSor on Tai All nations 10 s sdioS TnH 6 M%y E one a. da W
and by Senator Morgan, providing for a daily
recess from 2 to $50 p m. D
Senator Platt was before the committee and
made a strong argument in support Of his resO-
luton. The vote upon it WAS rs follows: hher-
man, Ingalls,, Harris and Blackburn, negative
Frye, affirmative
The resolution will be adversely reported by
Senator ingalls,. Senator Flatt Will ask that It
90 upon the calendar, but will not seek to obtain
to have it connected in any way with pending
issues between the executive and the senate,
with which in fact it has no necessary relation,
ship. Ultimately he will call it up in open ses-
sion and discuss It upon its merits.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12

Crowfoot Tells How RIeI Attempt
ed to Inaugurate a General Indian
War.
CHICAGO, Feb. GA Montreal, Canada, spe-
''Crowfoot, the ce' ebrated Blackfeet chief, has
been telling, to a government agent. how X 81
urged him to join in a general Indian war. he
ASSERTS that Rel visited him in Montana in 1880,
saving he intended uniting the Metis, Greeks
and Blackfeet end the American Sioux under SIT
ting Bull, on the border. At that time Sitting Bull
was in bad odOr in the United States, owing TO
the Custer massacre. An interpreter, who was
with Crowfoot during this interview with Riel,
corroborates the story told by the Blackfeet
chief. and adds that Riel told him he was backed
by influential persons in Eastern Canada.
CrOwfOot complains that grass on MS reserve on
Blackcrossing has been destroyed for two years
in succession, by fire from sparks by Canadian
Pacific locomotives, and that his claim tor com
pensation has not yet been settled at Ottawa
Otherwise he processes to be well satisfied with
his treatment.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Considerable Damage by a Steamer
at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. G.-The British steam
ship Castle Crag cleared here Feb. Attn, for Ere
men,, with 3.790 bales OF cotton, $1,000 bushels
of corn, $500 sacks of cotton seed meal, and
5000 slaves. She left the wharf at the head of
Jackson street this morning during the heavy
fog. AS she proceeded down the river she was
permitted to hug the shore. The current was
strong. and when she neaTed the neighbOrhOod
of st. Ferdinand street, her pilot discovered
that she was coming head on to tho ship Erln's
Gem, lying at the wharf, half
loaded with cotton. The steamer
under full Roadway struck the ship abaft the
main mast. carrying away the mizzen plates
and channels, boat, dAvits and doing other dam
age, estimated At $1,000. The Castle Crag
swung around, after hitting the ship. but not
sufficient to clear the ship Equator, lying below
the Erin Gem.
The Equator was struck fairly. demolishing
the port bow, taking away all the forward gear
of the bowsprit, badly injured the ribs, bob
stays and all her breastworks, wrecked the
at ten thousand dollars. The steamer
next struck the bark Oceana. k ock
ing in her bow STEM, flgurehead, fore
C site and cat cad, raised the man lower yard,
which the broken rigging tore away, and her
timbers were so badly stove in that the cotton
i'm her hold could be seen on the port side. This
vessel is almost a complete wreck, just enough
Of her left to float. The damage is estimated at
$685. 900,
The bark Ophir, lying below Oceana, was also
struck bV the Castle Crag, and her bulwarks
stove in. The damage is estimated at 81 900,
The bark Italia also had a portion of her side
torn away. and damages 81 600.
Nearly all the injured vessels were loading
with cotton, having the greater portion of the
cargo aboard.
TIE Castle Crag finally cleared herself Of the
shipping and swung out INTO the stream. Her
stern was badly damaged, and the greater part
Of her forward gear torn away. The damage to
the steamer is estimated at 81 900. The wharv' S
at which the damaged vessels were lying were
also considerably broken.
CAIl the vessels above named, except the Or
phir and Italia, will have to be unlOaded and be
docked for repairs, The total damage is esti
mated at 5000 0 to 100000.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
The Irish Press on Gladstone's
Address.

DUBLIN, Feb. 5.-The "Freeman's
Journal" commenting on Mr.. Glad
stones election addresses to his consti-
t%uents, says: 1.-THE prime minister
explicitly recognizes that no settle
ment of the land or education question
in Ireland is possible without Irish
self government.
The express" Conservative, J says;
"It is nauseating to be confronted
with such talk, as Mr.. Gladstone's ad-
dress contains, about an inquiry into
affairs Of Ireland, when the radical
ministers knows that crime, boycott.
ing and breaches Of peace are ram
pant in this country.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
cREENsKAREs XIV.

The young COW in the picture belongs to
the Aberdeen-Angus family. She is Of long
descent and undoubted good qualities. The
chief usc Of the polled Scotch cattle in this
country would be t. cross them upon the
~big-horned wild breeds of Texas and the In
dian territory. The bull in Fig. looks to
be almost pure beef. He has an extraor-
dinariIy long body, and there is very little
waste tissue about him. His legs are short
and his paunch is small, comparatively.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12

The following list comprises all the articles
absolutely required to handle cream nom
milk Of 80 cows for butter making.
One 100 gallon cream vat; one go gallon
churn; one butter worker; n dairy scales
two dairy pals; two dairy Thermometers
one cream tester; one strainer; so setting
cans.
The price Of this outfit is about, we under
stand, $3.50. For 100 cows milk an engine
and boiler would be necessary and addl-
tional setting cans, and would cost, in addt-
ton to the fifty cows outfit, in the ~neighhor-
hood of 5000.
Three creameries in Madison county, ~,
pay to the farmers from $125, OOOto Sl5O,OU0
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Distributing Manure.

get five or six barrels and I'LL with man
ure-do this before breakfast-take them to
the field and leave the barrels at a proper
distance apart; let one hand distribute these,
and wien the barrels are half empty they
can be easily moved up to the rows. One
hand can distribute as fast as one can load
up, patting 1000 to 1000 pounds per aere.
At noon the barrels can be collected and
reHiied for evening. By so doing, the pow
will be stopped only a short time.
The barrel plan prevents waste.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12

think the farmers are thinking the whole
year round about fences, for they are the
most expensive thing the farmer has to do
with. We think we have found just what IS
a bonanza in fences It is in the shape Of
Russells champion rail fence. 1t takes FIVE
rails and two stakes and a little wire to.
make a fence that will keep out all stock,
and wind cannot get it down. Almost any
old fence has rails enough left to make this
fonao
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
%GARFlELD'S REMAINS.
The Casket Placed In a Handsome
SarCophapus.

ASH
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Feb. 6.-Lakevale m
terry presented q beautiful and picturesque view
this morning. The silent sentry pacing back and
forth in front OF the Garfield vault and always
silent as the tomb. Suddenly three convey
anceS appeared on the seene, the undertaken
and four representatives Of the press. No one
else was present, but Jas. Il. GARFIELD, Lieut..
Edwards and the soldier stationed at Garfield
post. The transfer OF the remains Of the late
President jas. A.. Garfield, has been under con-
sideTatiOn for some time, and the little gather
ing was for this purpose The cask't which
contained all that is mortal OF the mar yred
President rested in its usual position in the
vault, and its shcllac stained side pre-
flowers were there and evidences on every hand
showed that the illustri0us dead was remem-
bered by lovipg friends. The cssket was not
opened, but was quietly placed in the sarcopha-
gus, under the direction of the undertaken. The
outer covering was then Theoretically sealed
and the remains were lost to mortal view for
ever. The SarcOphaguS was returned to the
vault, where it will remain until the handsome
monument which IS to be erected in memory OF
the hOnOred dead is completed. The saT-
cOpllaguS is a work of art. and is
the finest art of the kind ever manufactured
in this country. 1t Is of solid bronze metal,
dred and fifty pounds. The top is partly oval,
and massive hands run along the sides and
ends The entire sarcOphagus rests on four
Hons feet, one at each corner, indicating
strength. A handsome adlet OF superior work.
manShip was placed on the top of the sarcO-
phaguS. 1t is six by fifteen inches, was designed
by Tiffany, AID cannot be duplicated for $4,000.
One maj was constantly employed for forty five
days in doing the chasing work.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
A Synagogus on Fire--Sacred Rel
les Lost.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The new Synagogue of
congregation B'nai Jeshurun, on Madison ave-
nue.. near 10th street. caught fire from an over
heated furnace in the cellar tt nine O'Clock this
morning, at an hour when the doors were open
to admit the congregation for Sabbath SER
vices. Rabbi DR.. Henry S. Jacob, while
putting on his robes, discovered the
FIRE and so quickly was its progress
that the sacred scrolls in the Ark had to be
mOned the entire available force of flremen. and
the fire was quickly eXtinguished. 1t did 5000
damage to the building and furniture. Some of
the valuable records OF the congregation, which
spring moved up town from its old temple in
West Thirty-fOurth street. were lost. Had the
fire occurred half an hour later, adisastrous loss
of life must have resulted, as the church was
filled will smoke IN an instant.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
A Jury Censured by the Pre- siding
Judge.

WORTHWHILE, N. Y, Feb. 5.-The
trial of Mrs. Carrie Howard, for the
murder of her husband, in December,
1884, at Petersboro, was concluded this
morning, the jury rendering a verdict
of acquittal. Judge Martin was dis
pleased with the verdict, and in dis
charging the prisoner, used language
which indicated that he did not agree
with the jury.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Delaware Peach Trees Injured b.
the Cold Weather.

NEW YORK, Feb. Ga special from Will
mingtOn, Del, gays: ''There is a strong fear
among the peach-gr0wers Of the peninsula that
the severe cold Of Wednesday and Thursday
nights has badly injured the trees and ruined
the prospect for the crops next summer. The
mercury fell to degrees below zero in the peach
districts, and remained at the point for II hours.
The most extensive and experienced growers in
this county, state at 5 degrees below zero, the
trees are badly injured, and at 8 degrees below
the damage Is so great that orchards will not
yield at all during the following summer.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Dissatisfaction With Blsmarck's
Polish Policy.

VIENNA, Feb. 6.-Members of the Austrian
German Club threaten to secede from the
NATIONAL Club in consequence Of the action Of
the later In signing d memorial to Prince
bismarck expressing sympathy. with his
Polish policy without obtaining mutual consent
as required by articles Of the ASSOCIATIONS on all
n%olitieal action. The National Club has now
decide not to send an address to Prince Bis
marck. The Polish question is creating a great
stir throughout the Empire. The emperor and
empress paid marked attention TO Polish guests
at i recent court ball. The Poles contemplate
making demonstration on the occasion Oh the
coming ball.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
The Suffering Fishermen.

OTTAWA, Feb. Gin view of the destitute
cond ton Of the Gaspe fishermen, the dominion
government has decided to advance, as . loan
government of Quebec has agreed to supple,
ment with a similar amount, to be distributed
among six hundred families, two hundred Of
whom are on the verge of starvation, owlng 10
the failure Of the fisheries. This amount: new,
ever, will have to be further supplemented, as u
is entirely inadequate to meet the wants OF
those who are wanting help.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
A pardon ProperIv Revoked.

GALVESTON, Feb. elm June, 1888, two noto-
rious hoodlums of this city, Robert Owens and
George Dodds. in a spirit Of deviltry attacked
a hearse bearing a pauper's corpse and dumped
the body into the street, They were sentenced
to two years in the county jail, but on petition
Of a number of citizens, Gov. Ireland granted
them a pardon, conditional upon good bfhavior.
Recently the same men were convicted of petty
thieYing. This fact coming to the governors
knowledge, he yesterday issued a proclamation
revoking the pardon, and directing the sheriff to
carry out the Judgment of the court. This is
the first revocation of u pardon in the history
of the State.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
A sta,np Of the Foot.

There is many a poor farmer that mourns
the loss Of a corn crop, and many a poor
gardener that can i'll afford to lose his cab
bage or celery crop, that would have saved
their lost crops had they known chat a
stamp of the foot in the hill of corn, or that
o press of the foot along the roots Of the
cabbage or celery would have proved the
salvation of the crop In each case.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
The Effect of the Storm on Rail-
roads.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The exceed
ingly cold weather has caused much
suffering among the poor, many of
whom are without fuel and provisions.
The New York train due On the Bal
timore & Potomac railroad at 5:35 pm.
wa delayed beyond Philadelphia and
reached here six hours late. There
are two trains of stock on the Wash
ington and Ohio railroad, which are
showed up. All trains from the South
this morning were reported indeG-
nitely late. The Chicago express, due
here at & o'clock this morning, arrived
at 9:25. The snow is now drifting
and the probability is the arrival OF
the trains will be irregular during the
day.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Rev. Downs, of Boston, Still Attract
ING Public Attention,

BOSTON, Feb. 6-Rev. Mr.. Downs, whose
pastoral, legal, social troubles IN the BOwG IN
Square Baptist Church have been widely pub
lished, Yesterday began an action for S2O,0i
damages against Rev. Secretary BoswOrth iuI
purposely emitting the cOmplainants n M
from a list Of Massachusetts ministers, and ~
attachment was laid on the Rev. B0swOl' u
nronerty. Rev. Downs has also sued the bow
, doin Sduare Church for $1,000 salary, ana at
tached money IN the hands OF the treasurer.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Severe snow-etorm In Texas.

DEN1soN, TEXAS, Feb. 5.-The recent
storm that has prevailed throughout
the Southwest has in some respects
been the most severe Of the season.
Snow fell throughout North Texas,
and it is expected much damage will
result to vegetation and stock from
the cold wave. News from the In
dian Territory indicates that the loss
to cattle in the Nation will be very dis.
astrous in consequence Of the storm,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Pardonad by The Presldent.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The presi-
dent has pardoned George R. Sims,
who was convicted of participating in
a conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in a pension case and sentenced
to five years Imprisonment at the
Southern Illinois penitentiary.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Pat Henry Gets $4,000.

JACKSON, MISS, Feb. 6.-Judgment for
$4,000 was rendered in the United States court
to-day in the suit of Pat Henry of Vicksburg VS.,
the Pullman Palace Car Company, in favor. Of
the plaintiff. This was q suit for damages iol
There are two other suits of the same character
to core up. One is that Of Capt, Frank Merl
gold, of Vicksburg. The Judgment in the case
Of Henry is final, as no appeal can be taken II
the United States court for an amount les' thar
CR 001
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
President Clark, of the Illinois
Central, Contracts for Carrying
TInannraIeaA mn Ar1haNdIao

the Illinois Central railway, executed before
Collector Sisberger yesterday two bonds of
$250,0G each, one for the transportation of I'M
appraised merchandise from Chicago to all ports
Of entry and delivery, and one for the trans
Orleans to all ports Of delivery, with another Of
500, 900 for the transportation OF unappratsed
merchandise from and between all ports In the
United States.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
Supposed Incendlary Fire and Muir
der.

MARTINS FERRY, o., Feb 5.-Miss
Betsy Job. an eccentric lady, 80 years
of age, lived near Mount Pleasant,
Jefferson county, almost all her life.
She lived alone and had no immediate
neighbors, and always expressed her
self as feeling C Il in her isolation.
Her house was discovered to be On fire
yesterday morning, but too late to save
it. When the fire had burned itself
out the remains of the old lady were
found burned to a crisp. 1t is sup
posed that the house was burned by
some one who had murdered and rob
bed the old lady, as she always kept
large amounts of money about the
place. An investigation is being made.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12

We have mentioned ths American PEELED
o. 'muiey7 breed Of oaltla 1hoy are usually
white, with red ear. Tho Scotch poliei
eattls, on the contrary, gro usually black
They are q distinct breed. and known a. the
Scotch black cattle. There arc two famk
lies, the particular names Of which are Gal
loway and Aberdssn-Angaa
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
TurnInaO Over tho Scala If oFsIoa

LONDON, Feb. 6.-Members of the late minis
try left London for Osborne half-past nine
O'Clock this morning, to deliver the seals Of
ONCE TO the queen, and member OF Mr.. Glad
stones government proceeded to Osborne at
halfpast eleven O'Clock to receive the seals
from Her Majesty.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-12
No Quorum Present.

Special to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, MISS, Feb. 6.-The legislature re-
turned last night from its excursion TO Colum.
bus, and assembled this morning, but when II
was found there was not a quolum in either
house, both adjourned till Monday.