Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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# ' 1 ' ~ 1 ' ~~ ' ' " 7 1? * ' - ~ - r - ? - * ~ J " - ? *. ~ Dtfrotefc to Jitm*, Politka, 3nlcUigtiuf, ?i i\)e 3mp*rot>fiittiit of % &tatt utifc Couninj. | ."iOHN C, BAILEY, EDITOR ~k CAROLINA, JUNE"?T1872.'^' " ^ULUMjTxi^NqrT ifuiiuaiFrifrw twp xwrowt t>*0 dollar pot square of twelve HHnron line* I Jthft atoet typo) or Ion for the Irat'taeertfou, \ toy eentx each Tor the enond and third ttteer- , Move, and twenty-flve oeute tot subsequent . insertions. Yearly eontrmota will he mnde. i AH idrettfeometiti maet hate the number . of itoertione marked oh them, or they will M , inserted till ordered out, and Oberged for. Unless ordered otherwlao, Advertisements j will ih variably be ? displayed." Obituary notice?, and all matters Inuring to to the benefit of any one, art regarded at < Advertisement* v ( roBfar.i aua-'H', I af.n '.'.lit e -art nrrr "t " zr: i The Beautiful Land. Beyond theee shilling wtnde and gloomy skies, ( ' Beyond death.Vol|mdy pdftol, There If a Iahd where beauty never diet, r And love blooms on imhtoruL . ?i A land whoee light U never dimmed hy ahade, Whose Aside am ever vernal: ' e v Where nothing beautiful m fhJe, - ' But live# for aye, eternal. We may not kno# huw sweet Its balmy air How bright and fair lU flowors , Wa may uot hear the Hongs that eeho there Through those enchanting bowers. The city's shining towers we may not see, ' With oar dim, ncnndane vision, For Death, the silent warder, keeps the key That opes the gates elysian. 'But sometimes, when adown the western sky, The fiery sunset lingers, . , Its golden gates swing inward tanefally, Unlocked by unseon fingers. And, while they stand a moment half ajar, Uloams from the inner glory, Stream brightly through the asure vault afar, And half reveal its story. * . r . ? 1 Ob, land unknown ! Ob, land of love divine! Fatber all-wise, eternal, Onide these wandering, way-worn feet of mine To those sweet valleys vernal. REMINISCENCES or ThTT T~h T 1 *rT>?aT JT U I3JLJ \J 1YLE1N. bv ex qovkrnok b. V. i'errt. [continued from last week.] thus. n. dawkins. . Judge Dawk ins died a few years since, suddenly, in tho prime of his life, and amidst his usefulness and well iiiurhed popularity. His death was a great shock to his lriends all over the Stato. All who knew him well, loved and admired liitn for his high character, social virtues, talents and amiability. lie had the confidence ot all, and the enmity of no one. In times of highest political excitement, ho was elected to office, and had honors coufei red on him by his political opponents. They appreciated his talents; had conndeuce in his integrity, and admired his gentle, unassuming deport mont. ilo maintained tiis own principles firmly, und permitted others to do the same without censure or denunciation from him.? Hence, he had no political or personal ouemiee. He was recognized by all, to whom he was known, as a pure and noble-hearted gentle man. In his own, his native District, 5e was especially endeared to the people by a life time's intercourse with tbeiu, socially and professionally. He was indeed a most amiable gentleman, courtly in his manners, and Cordial in his friendship. He was dignified in appearance and deportment, and at the same time, as affable to the humblest citizen who approached him, as it they were equals in rank and station. Judge Dawkins was born in Union District. General Dawkins, his fattier, was a man of fortune, great pergonal populaiity, and extensive influence in his section of the State .lie was a successful planter and merchant?M aj o r General and member of the Legislature^ He left, as an inheritance to bis Son, a hame without blemish, and those alerting qualities of heart and head which characterized him through life. rJudge Dawkins graduated in the South Carolina College with distinction ; read law at Union Court House, and after Jus admission to tho bar, formed a partnership with Andrew Wallace Thomson, fcsq. They had a very extensive and lucrative practice, but soon discovered-that it was to the interest of both they should 4eaolye their partnership and practice separately. The storm of nullification came on shortly after h Judge Dawkins* admission to the bar \ and although the State, and bis own District, by e:i overwhelmR ing majority, espoused almost madL ly this new qootrine of States Sights, he never swerved from the HL faith that was iu liirn as a Union \ in an, or oeaaod to oppose, in every proper way, the inculcation of soph pontical heresies. He w*t pleated a member of the legislature, whilst he- differed in toto ccdo with bis constituents^ on tj^is subject.? Vf nut?t ? weinov 01 me i^egmi* tore, he tu elected solicitor of tUp middle circnit by tboee who were opposed to bim in polities. Lie was reelected solicitor severe! times, and finally resigned the office, or declined a re-election, ft \ I was admitted by all, that b'cr made ft moat admirable prosecuting officer. He discharged the duties with ability, fidelity and icnpnrtial\iy. For many years be was an ftotive member of the Board of rrusteaa of his Alma Mater. During the war, be espoased the cause of his native State, though a Union man. When South Garolina seceded, he admitted tfaea sacred rights solemnly proclaimed in our Declaration of Independence " The right of self government V After the close of the war, J udge Dawkins was elected a member of the State Convention under the Prli(*lAn)Atii)ii of ttia -- ?- - #". re organizing the State Government. He was an active member of that body, and participated largely in its discussions. Whilst Provisional Governor of South Carolina, I was requested by President Johnson, to nominate a suit able person for District Judge ol tliis State. I tendered t <e ap pointinent to Judge Dawkins. lie hesitated, and said he would decide wben be returned home.? Shortly afterwards, be wrote tne declining the office* as it would necessarily compel him to reside permanently in Charleston. I then nominated .fudge Bryan, who ac cepted the nomination, and received the appointment. Hie people of Union District, in 186'>, elected him again to the Legislature, and he was appointed Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. This was a most impor iani position at mat time, when our laws were undergoing the inost important cliangea. With great assiduity, ability and learning, he discharged the duties of his position. Soon after this, there were two vacancies on the law bench, and Dawk ins was elected to fill one of them. I rode the circuit with him whilst on the bench, and was veiy much pleased with him as a Judge. lie was prompt in dispatching and deciding all matters before him, and at the same time lie was pleasant and courteous. Had he remained on the bench any length ot time, he would have acquired a reputation as a Judge. Bnt Congress required South Carolina to be reconstructed over again, and a new Constitution was adopted bv the carpetbaggers, negroes and scalawags, which vacated all offices in tuc State. Judge Dawkins had to give place to those who had succeeded in gaining the confidence t U A T^arlinoi ,c% of i? TIA ?.r?r wi i ii v ivauitai |'(U w . liu I Ci III U ed to the bar and resumed his practice a short time before bis death. Whilst Judge Dawk ins was on the Western Circuit, I insisted that he should stay with tne whilst holding Court at Greenville. I had spent a week at his houso whilst I was attending Union Court the summer preceding. lie said, 710, most emphatically, and assigned, as a reason, that a Judge should not only be honest and impartial, but that he should never snbject himself to a position in which a base mind might suspect his fairness and impartiality. He said it a Judge was staving with a practicing lawyer, and decided a case in his favor, the opposite party, unless pure and honorable themselves, would think be had been influenced in his decision by something said in private. The same sentiment had been expressed by Judge David Johnson, and ucted on through life. > Judge Dawkins was twice married, but left no children by either marriage. His first wife wag the belle of Greenville for several years, and greatly admired by all who knew her, for her beauty, amiability and pleasant manners. His second wife was a young En* glial} lady, handsmno, intellectual, accomplished and learned, cordial in her manners, and demoted in her friendship. Judge Oawkins met me once at Spartanbuig, and said Mrs. Dawkine had understood that I was to be at Union Court, and insisted that X should stay with them, and consider myself her guest. I did so, fend was charmed with hers and tLe.Judge's elegant hospitality. The Judge attraeted my attention to his beautiful lawn iu front of hie house, and the surrounding shrubbery, with tastefnl walks, &c. Lie said it was originally an old Sold, and one spring, whilst he was on the circuit, Mrs, Pawkins had it laid out and planU ed in his absence. Judge Dawkins, with Judge Wardlaw and Mr. Alfred Huger, were appointed by the Convention, in 1865, to visit president Johnson and ask for the release of Jefferson Davis. They went to Washington and had a personal interview with the President, in his younger days, Jndge Dawkiua was appointed'aid to one of our Governors, with the rank of Colonel?a title by which he was usually known till hie ejection to tfiel&nbll. L "J I ' , Judge Dawkin* wds a fide took- 1 ing gentleman, and bore Ibe stamp of one of nature's noblemen. But, with all of bis high qualities, he i bad, in the latter part of bis life, that unfortunate infirmity which has carried hundreds of our great and beet men to an untimely grave, and which, no doubt, was tbe hast ening canse of his death. This I say with deep sorrow in obedience to truth, for we were personally wafui and Sincere friends through life. And there were, very few 1 of mv friends, for whom T hsH ? I strong ah attachment whilst living, whose death I so deeply mourned, and for whose memory I have such an affectionate reverence. U [oONTUttUO) JHBXT WKKK.] S 1 Reasons for Blsotlng Greeley 41 Curtins," a thoughtful correspondent of The Nation, submits the following reasons why Mr. Greeley should be elected, and why he should be supported by those who participated.^ the Cincinnati Convention: 1. Hie election will dissolve existing parties, and enable the best men of both old parties to unite for needed reforms. 2. It proin ses to withdraw from the field all antagonisms growing out of slavery and the war. 3. It will establish the one-term principle as a political maxim, and thus take from the President the temptation to use the public offices to secure his own re election ^ in short, will be the first step to real civil service reform 4. It will enable the Revenue Reformers of both old parties to work together, thus practically doubling their strength in every doubtful Congressional district. 5. The responsibility of putting Mr. Greeley in the field rests at lust upon those who drew the Cincinnati Convention together, and they cannot avoid it. Rut for them there would have been no limn (it tllrt linmn nf (irnnluir owoll ? ? " ?'-w . ? V v? V* VV?VJ U ? u??able for tbe peopled votes. 6 If elected, his advisers must be either those who drew the Cin cinnati Convention together or those who jumped on after it started?either tho soldiers or the camp-followers. If the soldiers go to the rear, the camp-followers will of course take possession of the held, and will not be chiefly to blame und. r the circumstances. 7. It those who drew the Cincinnati Convention together abandon Greelev, or even taller, they contribute to that extent to the election of Grant. Looking upon the question as a choice of evils, they must decide that Grant and old party tyranny aro better than Greeley and emancipation. 8. lo attempt to substitute anybody else f<?r Greeley now, is not only to undo the fleld work that has already been dune, but to cast the shadow ol irresolution upon the whole movement, its authors and abettors. There will be no certainty in the minds of the pub lie that, having made one change in the face of the enemy, we shall not make another. Voters will scatter, newspapers will slide back to the old grooves, leaders who are now waiting for Baltimore will conclude that this is boys' play, and will cling to their accustomed allegiance This applies to Democrats as well as Republicans. 9. Those who drew the Cincinnati Convention togolher will be tlio leaders and directors of Gree leys administration, unless by their own acts they elect not to be so. Greeley must lean upon them for support, for they are the only ones who can give him support. He must lean upon those who can stand alone, and not upon those who need something else to lean upon. Sii.ce he has no organised party to look to, he mnst look to the foremost men in the mob for help. You know who those foremost men are. 10. Since Mr. Greeloy i6 not looking to a second term, he has no motive but to make a hightoned administration. What motive has he to run his ship on the very roclc where lirant split f is not that rock plainly visible? Ih it likely that Mr. Greeley is the only one who has seen it? ? A mkoko preacher at a Georgia camp meeting told his hearers that they could never enter Ueaven with whisky bottles in their pockets, and urged them to * bring 'em right up to the pulpit, and he would offer 'em a saorince to de Lord." The consequence was that the good shepherd was in the evening so overcome by the spirit as to be unable to preapb. A. Michigan family bad to be chiseled out of tbeir residence re peutly, because two of the poets on which the house stood bad given way, settling the doors and windows to an immovable ti^htjJ088. > B Ortu Brewn'a Letter of Aeoepti 1 anoe. ^ The following is the letter of ac ceptance ot Gov. B. Grata Brown < in answer to the communication of < the officers of the Convention coin mittee informing liino of his nomi? < nation for the Vice-Presidency: Executive Office, \ Jefferson City, May 81st!, 1872. ) , Gentlemen: Your letter advising me of the action of the Libe? . ral Republican Convention at Gin cinnati, lias been received, and I return throngh you my acknowledgment of the honor which has been conferred upon nie. 1 accept the nomination ae a candidate for Vice-President, and indorse most cordially the resolutions set ting forth the principles on which this appeal is made to the wholo people of the United Spates.? Wearied with the contentions that are carried on in the pursuits for spoils, the country demands repose, and resents the effort of officials to dragoon it again into partisan hostilities. I will zealously sustain any movement promising a sure deliverance of the perils which have been connected with the war. It is safe to say that only those are now to be feared which come of an abuse of victory into permanent estrangement. A widespread sympathy is aroused in behalf of those States of the South, which, long after the termination of resistance to the rightful Ft-do ral authority, are still plundered under the guise of loyalty, and tyrannized over in the name of free dom. Along with this feeling is present, too, the recognition that in complete amnesty alone can be found the hope of any return to constitutional government as of old, or any development of a more enduring unity and broader na tional lifo in the future. Amnesty, however, to bo efficacious, must be real, not nominal, not evasive, but must carry along with it equal rights as well as equal protection to all, for the removal of disabilities as to some, with enforcement as to others, leaves reason for suspicion that pardon is measured by political gain, and especially will such preferred clemency be futile in the presence of a renewed attempt at prolonging a suspension of the habeas corpus ; in the per 8istcnt resort to martial, rather than civil law; in upholding those agencies used to alienate the races where concord is most essential ; and in preparing another elaborate campaign on a basis of dead issues and arbitrary intervention; all will rightfully credit such conduct a- but a mockery of amnesty, and demand an Administration which can give a better warrant of honesty in the threat work ot reconstruction and reform. Without referring in detail to the various other propositions embodied in the resolutions of the Convention, but seeing how these all contemplate a restoration of power to the people, peace to the nation, purity to the Government; that they condemn the attempt to establish an ascendency of military over civil rule, and affirm with exulicitness the mniiitAii?iif>n r*f equal freedom ro all citizens irrespective of race, previous condi tioii or pending disabilities, I have only to pledge again my sincere co operation. I am, etc., yours, B. GRATZ. BROWN. What a curious taste a man must have who deliberately has his coffin constructed before bis death 1 Nothing but a naturally morbid turn of mind can account for it. But there are such M phi losophers" i n existence. One Mr. Richard Harris, who lives in North Carolina, thirty years ago, turned out a sassafras tree to grow for the purpose of making a cotfin, and about twelve mourns ago the old man had it cut down, and got a man in Roxborough to make nis coffin out oi it. The old man occasionally gets into it and stretches himself out', by way of showing his neighbors a " grand fit." Another old fellow in the gains State had a coffin east of iron before the war. lie had his grave dug and walled up with briok, with a magnificent tombstone setting forth his name, place of birth, and fixing his death "somewhere about the year }863." But he was alive and kicking in J.8Q3. The old chap kept his past iron poffin in the corn crib, pud used to shell oorn in it, This is a new method of " acknowf oHirilio tha n/im " Gbr. Howard and Geo. Hoofer or hie disputing about tbo responsibility ot losing the battle ct Ohaneellorsville. It strikes us Gen. Lee had something to do with that. Che Republican Homines for VicePresident Hon; Henrj Wilson, of Masea chusetts, the nominee for the ffice ol Vice.President of the United States on theRadiciF flclcBt just placed before the country, by Jtbe Philadelphia Convention, was born of humble parentage at Farmington, New Hampshire, February 16, 1812. From his lonth year until he became of age lie worked on a farm near his native village, during which time he received twelve months' schooling in the district school. He eatlv ? ~ T ~ * formed a taste for reading, and partially made op for his meagre edncation by employing his leisure time in perusing books obtained from a library in tiie viCTftity.? His next step in life wrfs to engage himself to a shoemaker, in NaticK, Massachusetts, where he remained for two years. The wealth thus acquired he employed in educating himself at the Academies of Stafford, Wollsbo rough and Concord. He subso qncntly resumed shoemakiug, be iug obliged to abandon his ainbi tious plans of edncation ou ac count of losing his scanty savings by the bankruptcy of the friend to whom they were intrusted. He entered political life in 1840, and made upward of sixty speeches in behalf ot General Harrison, the nominee of the Whig party. lie subsequently served three terms in the Legislature, from Middlesex county, and soon be came known a* a zealous opponent of slavery, and he was the author ot several important measures to secure its extinction. In 184S he withdrew from the National Convention to which he had been appointed a delegate, and actively engaged in the formation of the Free Soil party. He became editor and propriet- r ot the Boston Republican, which paper he conducted for two years. He alter ward served four years as Chair man of the Free Soil State C?>in inittee of Massachusetts, during whiclt time lie also served as Statt Senator tor two terms, and was made presiding officer of this body during his last term, lie pro>id ed over the National Free Soil Convention held at Pittsburg, in 1852. and was made one of the National Committee. lie made an unsuccessful run for Congress in the 6atne Year. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1855 as the successor of Edward Everett, where he continued to advocate his abolition views with great force and vigor. Upon the disruption of the American party he assisted in the organization of the Republican party. For denouncing the attack on Mr. Sumner as a u brutal, murderous, and cowardly assault," he was challenged by Mr. Brooks, but declined on the ground that duelling was inconsistent with his ideas ol civilization. He was identified with every public measure which ca> e before the Senate, and in 1859 the Legislature of Massachusetts reelected Idm to the Senate of the United States by an overwhelming vote. Upon the break ing out of the civil war he was made Chairman of the Committee on Military Allaire, and performed a great doal of labor. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill in 1861, abolishing slavery in the District ,.e .v.:~ u a i'a vyvi ii in ui?. aiid cnrucr i nun that time until his nomination tor the ofticeot Vice President is well known to the country. -? ?? What Greeley Knows About Cigars.?In regard to the cultivation of Cigars, Greeley is said to advise growers to be careful in planting them with the 6inall end in the grouud ; they should he set in rows to be no less than two feet from each other.; care should be taken to keep them well watered, for if allowed to become dry as they grow, they peel, and won't smoke worth a cent. By keeping them well watered, in about three months they will be ready for rvotlmfin/v in Kn noli r\a fu'onif "'ft in uihiviiw t ? v i M j i! v c and fifty. They ma} then be packed into boxes and sent to market, after they have been properly stamped on. Tub whaling business, once an industry of the greatest importance is fast going to decay, at least so far as tho American trade is concerned. Fifteen years ago New Bedford alone sent out three hundred and twenty nine vessels ; now that number comprises the whole of the American vessels engaged in whaling. Thb name 44 grass-widow " is ol French origin. It is derived from the Frenoh 44 grace," and originalli maonl a wtrlntir Ku nnnflaon &3C9IIJ w wm n iv.^ .? It will only take 11,010.940 tc keep the streets ot New York in proper condition the coming yoar Sick of Politios. We honestly believe that a ? large majority of the |>eople of d this distracted State, in fact near- tl ly the wliole of the peoplo, with a b very tew exceptions, are heartily 1; tired of politics and pnblic speech- I es. Signs of weariness are seen h on every hand. Would that all A the candidates who are now, or s who may be yet brought before v the pen pie tor Federal or State d offices might be allowed to stand t upon whatever merit they might b be possessed of, and whether they e uiurn, niiyruing no notorious pecil- * lators or as honest patriots, let c them stand up in their natural ug- 1 liness or purity, and a decision be fi made without more distractiou.? h Tho people are really not interest- t ad in political campaigns, and just t< now, if it were not tor the office* a. seekers and demagogues, whose u existence depends upon keeping c the colored peoplo up to a white n heat, ana the radical cauldrou hof, there would bo no exciting n contest this summer and fall. All classes are injured by this terrible * infliction, and there are but few <. wo believe who would not hail with delight a cessation from it,? [ Should the conntry ever get into a . i healthy condition again, and God grant that the time may not be far . distant, we will urge the dismissal ' of every demagogue in the land, ( good, bad and indifferent, demo- H ciat, republican or conservative, and a severe laying on the shelf of <j every man who loves to talk either a for his own or his country's good, q The country has been ruined by i them. is sick of them. What is i needed now is rest. Jles , that [ tne people might engage in profi- e table and bcnelicial employments I ?nu invciiim uii|M uvf lliUiilb. IY t light has to be made once more, e but we trust it may be the la6t.? If it eventuates in a grand success for the right, and a restoration of peace and good will, and honest esty and happiness it will be a ! glorious consummation. If thp re; verse?let the old ship drift into ! the breakers and when her timi bcrs ore parted and her captain ' and crew are stranded past redemp tion, a better time will come, the ptiomix will arise h orn its ashes. [ A7twberry Herald. __ FARM AND HOME. Fakukus, Improve tour Srku Corn.?Editors Southern Oultiva tor :?Permit me to call the atten tion of your readers to the impor tant matter of improving their seed corn. If they will give it the attention it deserves, they will be astonished at the result. Seed* corn should be selected from the field before the corn is gathered ; and the proprietor Bhould make the selection. It is a work that will not be properly done by any : laborer. The cno who selects I seed should carefully examine the whole crop before lie commences ' selecting, unless be has practised it heretofore. Incredible improvement can be 1 made in a few years by judicious selection and scientific cultivation. I believe the day is not distant when 200 bushels per acre will be made with improved seed, good cultivation, and fair seasons.? Com is as susceptible of improve inent as cotton, with far less trouble, owing to the comparative ly small amount of 6ced required per acre It is also equally liable to degenerate. Thousands of busliels annually might be added to our crop by a careful selection of seed from our fields every year. t I hope all the readers of the Cultivator will give the plan a * tair trial the present season. I | assure them that tliev will find it > very interesting as well as profita i > hie. Every year's selection will t be rewarded with some new, interi esting, and profitable develop- ! ment. M. EI. ZELLINEII. ; CropweU, St. Clair &o., Ala. j 1 I'botection Against Moths.? < , A correspondent of the Cabinet r | Maker gives the following recipe t , as one which has kept the moths t out of a furniture warehouse for 1 ten years past: Fiour of hops, c one drachm; Scotch snuff, tuo ? ounces; gum camphor, one c ounce; black pepper, one ounce; cedar sawdust, four ounces. Mix thoroughly ; strew, or put in pa- ( pers, among the goods. , Fie Ckust.?A good rule" is f ( i of a teacupfnl of lard, well press- ( 1 ed down, to every 2 teacupfuls ( of flour; a little salt, and only ( water enough to hold the ingredi- c ents together. This makes enough crust for one medium sized pie.? | Mix quickly and carelessly, not t kneading at all. For mince pies, c from | of a cup to a whole cup of ( > lard, is necessary tor overy 2 enps c of flour. This rnlo npver fails to 1 . make good, crisp pie crust. J f That tbe or earn of different owe, when mixed, does not pro* nee batter at the same time, with lie same amount of ohnrning, has eeu fairly illustrated in tbe famiy of Mark Hughes, at West Grove, 'ennsylvania, recently. Tbey iad an Alderney heifer !n good tow of milk, and an old eow?a tripper. Their croatn, when Forked together, it was observed, lid not make batter enongh for he bulk of the cream. The but* or railL also looked rich and seemd to collect a cream upon it.? "hey put the butter-milk in tbe hnrn again, after having tho but* Br first to come, and made abont ive nonnds. Th?* pJinmoit _ r j ..vv. or a lew minutes, and iound from wo to three pounds more of buter in the churn, showing concluively that the heifer's cream had nade butter first, and that the ream ot the old cow needed nore churning. To Kkkt Butter two Years.? Cake 1 ounce each of saltpetre md white sugar and mix them borough ly, 2 ounces of the best Spanish great salt, all in fine >owder; then add one ounce of he mixture to every pound of >utter, and incorporate them borouglily together. The butter s then to be lightly pressed into dean glazed earthenware vessels, o as to leave no vacuum. Pickled Cucumbers.?Take a lozen medium-sized cucumbers, ind two large onions. Peel and dice them thick, and sprinkle veil with salt; next day put them n a seivo to drain for several lonrs. then place them in lay>rs in a small jar, pour over joiling vinegar enough to covor hem, cover closely and let it tand in a warm place. Next lay pour off the vinegar, add a ittlo more fresh to it, boil it up mvc, iinu puur again on me on;timber8, covering as before. Roje.ftt this for several days in sue:ession, until they are green, then pour off the vinegar and cover :hein with pickle vinegar; add hem to mixed pickle. Lime on Peach Trees.?A. svrifer in the Western Rural says hat the application of lime to leach trees is a successful method jf treatment: tk I saw recently an irticle on lime being injurious to leach trees. I will here state an experiment tried by myself on rees last spring. In onr garden here were 6ix trees. They all bloomed and looked well. The 'ruit set nico, but on some, leaves lid not 6tart. I thought there was iomethjng wrong; on examinaion tlie borer was there. I trimued off the bark, found th.e insect is described in the paper ; took lir slacked lime and put it all u-ound the stem ; then put back he dirt. The leaves came out md the peaches got ripe. Tho re.es looked well. Those where I iidn't put lime died." Protection of Cab b a g e \gainst Worms.?To procure an ifficient remedy against the ravages ot the cabbage worm is a dcideratum long needed by our vegstable gardeners and farmers.? r.Thus. S. Trigg, of Montgomery tounty, a gentleman of nice observation, assures us that stale soap uds applied to the heads of cabiage will drive away and keep i w a y all worms. There i s lomething about the 6oap suds '.specially obnoxious t o tho vorms, and a few applications of t will protect the cabbages from heir ravages. There is another advantage in the use of soap suds ? it fertilizes the land and induces i more vigorous growth of tho >lant. We hope every farmer vim reads this will give it a trial ind report on its efficiency. Tomatoes.?Tho secret of raisng large and smooth tomatoes?it Peing understood that the seed of ho best selected 6tock is imperaive?lies in giving them an abaip lanf ontvnlw rvl " ? j vi wmoi b U T>uch during the early growth of he plaut, but especially during he ripening of the fruit, and in ceeping the soil about them thormghly stirred.* Hoe the ground jvery morning and water every iveuing?after the sun goes down. Ok Friday, General Grant came >nt in a new and elegant carriage, vith two gigantic black coachmen, liossed in gorgeons livery. Thu carriage is of a bright yellow col)r, striped with gold, and glides lowu the avenue like a ponquer>r's triumphal car. Bsron Acraas, the founder of he Nnrembnrg museum, was re* tenily kicked to da*th by two jgrman professors, at the opening >f the University of Strasburg.? The German savans mistook him or a Froncurran.