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******T"**iMM**a**m**1**^*M*^**M*"*M"**^M***,*Mr**P^ |?niiinWni?Mi?uifii nu ? i'irn - p r nj J minn. mi ir BY E. B. MURRAY & CO. ANDERSON. S. G.. THURSDAY MORNING; NOVEMBER 6. 1879. ~~ ~~ 7" "^FATSP ai F??rr c?tT?^?. What Fruit* aro B??t Adapted to oar Cli mat* ?nd What ar? tho Bott Mit hod? or Production anti Improvement. By lion. W. J?. Johnson, of Marion; before, ike \ Stale Agricultural and Mechanical SJciety. After God created utntt and gnvo him "dominion over the fish of the nea, the fowls of the air, and everything that ?noveth upon the earth," he gate him, an Iiis fi rat gift, "every herb-berring seed, and every tree in the which was the fruit >f the tree yielding seed," which includes fruit in its strict, technical sense of every description, thereby showing the estimate which Ho placed upon it aaa gift to our race-a source of continual enjoyment, health and profit, or as Webster defines it-to be, "whatever is produced for the enjoyment of mau or animals by tho pro cesses of vegetable seed"-one of tho leading articles of our existence, giving ?comfort, health aud vigor to out* consti tutions ; it being a well established fact that that part of tho . population in any country which habitually uses fruits of the best quality are tue mo it vigorous and live the longest, and are the -most active in whatever pursuits they are en gaged, and also 'Lat ? liberal supply of fruit is highly beneficial to stock of all .kinds. The love of fruits may be said to be universal, and no home without a liberal supply of thom ia nuch a home as ev ery owiidr of oven-a few acres of land should have for the enjoyment of himself and family, and without such supply he need not be surprised that his children do not lo vu their home as they should, and that they find more pleasure at other places, or to find them committing petty thefts in the fruit gardens of his neigh bor*-; and tho supply of good fruits, nhould not only be s?fiicient for tho fam ily, but also for all tho operatives em ployed upon tho farm, not only because they contribute to their health, and keep them contentedly at home, but they attach them to the 'dace, and is tb vt way th? very best Tabor is secured and perma nently retained. - And nn abundant nup ply of fruit should be supplied for a large part of tho year to the hogs and other ?tock on the farm, not only because it contributes to their health and growth, but because it is furnished at less expense than.any other kind of food. The cultivation of fruits, especially the finer kinds, is oxtr?me'y :&W$ating, ns the study, of Naturein any of ita 'branches always is, and is highly improving to tho intellects of those engagea in it, in de termining the aspect;.; and soil in which each fruit succeeds best ; in tho various ways of abstracting from the Boil all ex cessive moisture ; in the various proces?os by which thc soil is adapted to tho dif ferent kinds of fruit to be grown upon it; in the di fi?rent methods and times of plant ing seeds and putting out tress and vines, reference always being bad to tho ease and success of the subsequent cultiva tion ; in the improvement of old varieties by skillful culture or .in the" production of now and improved ones timer by the . system of amelioration as practiced by Van Mons of Belgium, or that of cross breeding or hybridizing as practiced by Knight of England, and Dr. Wiley of Chester, S. C. ; in ?electing tho best kinds of fruits of different sorts ripening at the ?ame time for each period of the entire fruit seasou ; in selecting the kinds which ure be ?it suited to the soil and climate in which they are to bo grown ; in tho study of tho peculiarities and Imbi ts of all tho fruit-, which are regardod as worthy of j general cultivation or peculiarly tutted to any particular location ; in the use of tho knife in giving the best form nud the moat vigor to the trees grown, there by producing early fruiting and longevity to the trees, and in every respect produc ing the beat results attainable-furnish just such habits and methods of thought as every man who is engaged In agricul ture, iu any of its departments, should' possess, because it enables bim to bring up his soil to the highest slate of cultiva tion to study and ascertain the peculi arlics and habits of the various crops grown by him, producing the best results, to produce and improve the various seeds Bown by bim, and in properly harvesting tho crops produced, and I might add, in the selection and management of all, the ?tock raised on tho farm. And al?a I might add, without fear of contradiction, that the farmer who during thc entire year supplies himself and tboso who are dependent on him with a good supply of : good fruir? is a good agriculturist m nil its departments. A successful fruit grower cannot be a poor larmer. The cultivation of fruits always keep peace with a high state of cultivation of a peo ple and impr?'v^',^% ttwtcs not only of' those engaged in HlSut of tho entire peo pie, as is everywhere apparent and is ful ly illustrated by the results at Vineland in the State of New Jersey where "the encouragement of fruit growing and gar dening in connection with general farm ing constitutes one of the conditions ol Lhe settlement," and has greatly contributed tn tlte auccess of the enterprise. Tho first thing to bo dono by tho fruit ?rower ls to ?elect ? suitable piece of J and. For tho cultivation of most fruits a deep clay loam is best, but the pear and the grape require a deep, porous seit in which the roots can run-deeply with out coming in contactwith water. They nre more sensitive to atmospheric hang ej than any of the fruits ordinarily grown by us, and hence' tho importance of their ionia growing deeply. Tn grow- j iug fruit.-) In this climate, especially th o more tender ones, a northern aspect-is i important, as trees are injured not so much by tho extreme cold as by tho rapid thawing and expansion of tho ssp .nud tlte roby rupturing the wood vessels, and tho blooming is delayed by a northern aspect and tnoreby sometimes a crop of |. sk fruit is saved. ' ui' '* TosuecessUU fruitrgfowlug tho plat bf! laud ought to bo naturally well drained, and if not,.tho first thing to be done is to make it so by covered drains. It bas been.said that the pear - tree cannot bear to have it* feet in water, and it might bo added that none of our fruit-bearing J trees, vines or plants can bo bealtby ana I vigorous in land that in not properly drained, and by thorough drainage the growing and fruit maturing season is lotiothcncd. thereby supplying tho carly I fruits earlier und ripening late fruits which j would otherwise net mature, bernies im proving tho character of all tho" fruits grown. If tho stamps have not ?ll been.I removed, let it at once be done, as ' every font of tho land is to bo devoted to tho fruits and their proper cuitare, The entire plat of land should be deeply and thoroughly bmken up, and then the bolo digging for setting out the tress would be H.small matter. This land should be, thoroughlv manured with composta of j ??:.n-, wood mold and muck, nf with j sweep'.i ji; ; :Voin the yard, or with wei! rotted stable nmnuro, the quantity to bo applied to be in proportion to tho depth to whlfih tho land has been broken, as d/np breaking in often luxurious without the'raanoringi* heavy. Donni bo afraid of .making the lund, too rich, for it i* just ai tra partant that the lftn..t be rich \Tor ?ucee-.ful .frail growing fl? lt li h>r ??wTKTTff^* cor?* growing.'*na tu?3 penen r* .?t> exc?p-. from ita supposed greater liability to bligbt when it la forced by bigh manur ing aud cultivation. I omitted te mention, in selecting a site for a fruit garden, one matter which I regard aa be ing very important, tbat is novo* select one where the same kind of fruits !wero grown before, becaune it ls difficult to get the trees to live, and if they do live Ibey never do so woll, whether it is because the rotten rooto are poisonous to the trees or because some element or elements im portant to their health and growth bavo been exhausted, I do not know. Before tho first tree is plauted out tho plat of ground should be enclosed by. a high and substantial fence, even in these countries which'bare no fence laws, so that the trees, and vines when planted may be absolutely safe from tue depredations of stock, which often in a single night so mar tho beauty and symmetry of the trees that the true lo v.-of trees would sooner seo thom dug up in order that be might again plant over aud train them to suit bis fancy of what trees ought to be. < The fruit garden in our climate should contain at least the strawberry, tho plum, the fig, the apple, tho pear; the peach, thu grapo, tho mulberry and nut trees, the two last in a separate fnrlosure, and wi th a little care and attention many of tho kinds leas suited to the climate might be added. Each tree, vine and plant show ing, to the grower by its peculiarities that it is true tn namo. and that tho growth and form is as near perfect as the mont skilful management* could make it, all covered over during the early Spring with bloom of various colors, tints and hues, which are ornamental in the highest de ?;ree ; then como in succession tho rich', U8cious fruits, aacb kind in its season seeming to surpass in appearance and tut exquisiteness of its flavor .all that pre ceded it, giving pleasure; refinement ant health to those who share its blessings surpassing tho fabled apples of-H?spcri des, guarded by tho hundred headed dra gon, and should lead us to adore the Got who so richly supplies us with .good things of His bounty "and grateful to tin men whom He has used os His agents ir producing from the sour crab of tho for cst the prince of apples, the Newton pip pin, ana from the choke pear of tin woods tho magnificent' Bartlette and ex quisitely flavored Sickle pear, which ha been largely effected within the last cen turyt and there ia no telling or even im opining what may bo dchioved-wfthinthi next century. God; indeed; Idves to .assis man in all his efforts to improve hi blessings. 1 have thrown out'somtf ideas abou the selection of a site for nu orchard, th general preparation of the soil, the dii forent la nein of fruits .vii ?ch should bi cul ti vated," and tho advantages arid pleas ures connected with fruit raising, and ', now come to the solcctimvof tho v?rictie of tue different kinds to be planted, refer enco being had to the appeareucc am quality of the fruit, tho object for which i is produced^ whether for nome c-oosrjsrjp tion or for distant markets, or for th stock farm, and especially for having : liberal supply of different kind6'of" ever period of the year, and of not leaving ni over supply at any ono period. I will al tempt to suggest tho varieties. My nc vice ia to furnish the Lindleys, of Norl Carolina, the Berckmans. of Georgia, c the Summers, of South Carolina, with lull description- of the plat of lam prepared as above directed, which yo intend.devoting exclusively to fruit rail irig, and leave it to them to" select an furnish tho trees, vines and plants wit thc intention of carrying out'the objec above suggested, and leave it to them 1 suggest -wn?re. and bow each should I planted. You will then have the frui just as you need them, and the orcbar exhibiting skill, experience and deaigi ?)on't buy trees from those men ! who r about over tho country with their high1 colored plates and catalogues, who t a general thing, know nothing abm fruits; but can in a few moments furnis you with the very best Weea you want a property labelled ? T he holes in which trees y are to 1 tilitn ted should ho from th reo to four fe n diameter, and should bo fro twelve io eighteen inches deep at sltould be ulled with rich wood moid rich scrapings from the jama of the fenct and iplant the trees in such way th when the dirt fully settles down they w stnnd no deeper than they stood in tl nursery ; for if they are tboy will not fa gin to grow till they throw out from thc odiesft now set of growing, or os they a Kometimeo called; Tjreathfng roots, ai in that way the growth of the year is e Uroly lost. At the time the tress are t out all tho mutilated roots should be c off with a . sharp knife and the rot should bo carefully spread out as tb would naturally grow,' and the to of tho trees should be carefully c back so as to' make thom corresp?: with tho reducod condition of the roo and thereby tbe proper, equilibrium the two may bo preserved. The lov, limbs in this climate should not bo mt . i_ e_'_A_'_i_l-l <* ?% . luau nuni tiru ?mu VJUO-ll.tU Ml VIII feet from thoground, and the tops of tn should be so trained that the ?un shot never utiike the bodies of trees mi than three or four years old except ca in the raornhig'oir late In tho afternoi otherwisa tho bodies of tho cherry, I peach and some others will bo kill where tho sun strikes thom from 12 2 o'clock, and in addition to that I Savor of the fruit is always affected the expoiiurc*. Tho beat artificial p tcction is made by fastening corn sta togfttber and fastening them around bodies to be protected.- No substance a moro complete. non-conductor, j they permit the air to pass freely thi solves and also between them and tho ti The cultivation of a fruit gan should bo clean and aballo w,..but it sbo *?*?* br rr,r.l:,:- thc -'ZXC7. much now wood should not be produced ter it is too late for it to fully matt When tho trees ?ro small root crops i vegetables rosy be grown betweon tb but no Crop that ) Wilt sbado them ; ?? i no kind of small grain should ever sown amongst them, aa lavery nnpav from the appearance of the trees, not ly when toe crop is gathered, but 1 afterwards, and if the grain he so' moro tbau one year the trees comme dying ont. After the trees comme bearing well thc whole land, with a ?ral supply of manure, should be di ted entirely to the benefit of the tr The tops of tho trees should bo carefi thinned nut so that the light and the' may pas? freely through them, anti order that th? roots may be kept v rous and growing there should be crossing or over-laping of limb*, kinds ol' fruits should bo so planted 1 they be cultivated with.the plough, t is now cheaply and generally more t oughly done lr? that way than ?ny 6t Of all the small fruits the strawborr j the only one wo would recommend ' general cultivation. Bowing pronom i it "the most delici?os ano thc i j wholesome 6f all berrltr?,'* and the i universally cultivated in Northern rosie*. I The plants are carly and cheaply dneeJ. They city bc'relied upon f< I ewp of fruit every year, and the ?ma jhuvVhuldoron a small plat of gre for himself and family, and at a time when lhere- are no other fresh green fruits. The plants should bo set out annually, as is done by the truck farmers around Charleston, or the plants should be put out twelve inches apart in rows three or three and ono half feet'wide, and tho runners should be encouraged to occupy the centre space.betweeon thc rows until the crop is matured and gathered, and; tben tlu> plants Standit? ioj the centre between the old rows should be barred' with a plough on both rides, leaving the plants standing in the middle of tho bid rows to be cultivated for the next crop, ?md setting out each year ls in that way avoided, ?tnd at the samo time the plants each year are young and vigorous, ; and on land well broken up during the year, thereby securing large crops of the best quality. The fine plums aro sb subject to the attackB of the curculio that ordinarily they will not pay for the trouble of cultivation, except where grown on hard or -paved yards, to which poultry and pigs have free access, but,different kinds of the Chickasaw plums sbooid be produced in ?very orchard. Different kinds of .figs should be grown in?v?ry orchard or garden ; tho fiavor'df the fruit is exceedingly street and'.lus cious, so much so that lt is not often'rel ished at first) but a love for it both iu ita green and dried . state is soon acquired, and one advantage is that it bears several crops during, tho year, -aud if the first should be cut off by the spring frosts an other is soon' taken on . which is almost always the best crop; The apple is not only the most exton lively grown and most highly apprecia ted fruit in this country, but abm in all temperate climates, and its praises have been celebrated' first in fable, next in song, and nov/ for the numerous uso tc which lt is applied. 1 - Tho varlties new cultivated are entireh different and far superior to those which were grown bv our ancestors a hundred years ago, and -nb doubt may 'yet bc greatly improved; though no variety has of lato years been' produced which'equal* the Northern pippin in exquisite fiavor Many of tho finest apples can only' b( successfully grown in small sections 01 b?lts of-country, completely failing ii all others, whilst others seem tobeequsl ly well adapted to various countries', a? the red Astrac?n,-a native of Russia, om of our best Slimmer upplcs. Limo is essential to thc health anc long lifo of apple trees. Where it i wanting it should bo liberally supplied aa it greatly improves the character o the fruit. 'Little trimming is require? beyond properly balancing the head o the tree, the cutting out of dead woot and- the cutting out of limbs where thej aro to much crowded. 1 Dowing.esprcsses the opinion that th apple tree is more perfectly naturalize? in America,' and succeeds better in tb Northern and Eastern portions of th I United States than ia any other part o world. Wo cultivate the Bummer am carly fall apples of the Northern State as successfully aa they' are grown there but their- wintor apples are all failure us such here, and are not even good fal apples. We have many native sort which keep well, and Are of fair qualit but we doubt if our long, dry, hot sun mere will admit of winter apples of th highest excellence being produced i this State, except in the Piedmor region. ' And' although the moue tains .' of ( North - nod .-South- Carolin may produce no apple equal to the Nev Um pippin or to tho Northam spy? y< the general character of the winter a] ! pie? of the mountains is superior to tbi j of any of those produced in any ono <. the Northern States, not jnly in biz I beauty and quality, but also in the pi i cuhar texture and solidity of the frui I caused by the * -nial and extended peril of their growth. In the cultivation of the pear tn care should be taken to avoid ibo rap' or excessive growth, especially late in tl season, when/the wood does not bm sufilciont time to ripon. Apart from tl blight, which is a disease of mode; times, no doubt caused by the high improved condition of the wood as ~vtt as of the fruit,.the pear is subject to ve few diseases, and trees have been fr quently known to live till they were 8 or 400 years old, and bear enorrao crops. Ono tree in England, in l'J? covered moro than ono- half of an ac of ground, and produced in a .sinu year 16 hogsheads or 915 gallons of p< ry. And there is airee standing in II nols, which was planted by a Mr. G kletree, -which in 1834 produced -.1 bushels of fruit; There is no fri tree tho top of which yields so rea ily to the use of the knife,' and whi forms such beautiful 'pyramidal heat -and no fruit has been no much im prov within the last century by skilful cul Tation. From the astringent pear of t hedge-row, it has become one of t most delicious and highly prized of our fruits," and ia a favorite in all g; dena weera ii. i-s cultivated. The cultivation of the pear, owing its ???uufulneBs, its long life, ils gn fruitfulness and tho exquisite flavor ita fruit, would bo rapidly extended in parts of the country were it not the blight which some years makes i havoc amongst tho most beautiful trc laden with crops of the most magnifia fruit What is pear blight? Is (he Work of insects? Is it a furn growth in or upon the wood? Or it the rupture of the wood vessels eau by extremes of heat er cold^ br by tho rapid growth of the wood ? The lal now seems to be the more common bp ion. as those kinds which grow sta? ana mature their wood early are less I bio to Ita ravages, and tbe disease Of makes its appearance, after sudden i less frequently on nortl?ern than southern ! exposures. The pomo?ot who will detect the true character of disease and will prescribe an effici remedy will indeed bo n benefactor of race, and will, annually add millionr wealth to the nation. There ia no fruit moro highly appre ted during the summer iban the poi or one that contributes so much healthfulness, or i? more i profit? grown. The proper culture requires I from one-half to two-thirds cf tho w grown during the pant year should cut back, lust before the-buds o menee swelling; in that way the vigo every part of the tree may be presen There wili be no dying Out'-cf small limbs, or tho bodies cf tlte la limbs ol' the trees ; the blooms are red ti to Ibo same extent that thu wood is back, and in that way the fruit is -thin out, and grows larger and matures bel And whoo the trees ars properly back every year th?ir heads will tic. and spreading, and thereby compt? shading the trunks of the trees. \ during the fruit season there will be breaking down of longhand -tin?.ig limb?, thereby leaving tbs Wees-i merest caricatures of what they hin be under a proper system of prun When the training ia judiciously ? the trees will come into bearing -soc will produce more abundantly, and continue in rigor much longer. in this climate aro liable' are the borers, and their presence may he ea\ily detect* cd by thick gum exuding Trum the color of the (ree, at or near the surface of tbe ground, and they should ni wars be I promptly reniuvcd by tho knife. There j is no region of tho world where tho j peach eau be muro easily and successful* i ly grown than in South Carolina. Cora 1 pare the growth of the tree, tbelongevity of it and tho superior sire and flexor of ! fruit to tlmt grown in the best portions of ! the Middle States, und all the advantages i are in favor of those grown in this State, i No fruit is grown so extensively as the j grape,- which Ts a native of all temperate i and tropical climates, and has beet i highly appreciated ever since Noah I planted a vineyard. Wine was une of ? the pro ni i nod blessings of Canaan, both for its fruit and the wine made therefrom. Ono great mistake bas been in attempt ing to cultivate European varieties ur seedling? from them, instead of improv ing our native varieties both by planting seed and hybridising; from which ouch sorts as the Delaware, the Concord, tho Hartford Prolific and the Palmetto Chester bave boen produced, and should" be in every garden. But tbe most valua ble grape for us to grow is the Soupper nong, and its varieties, suoh as the Thom as and the Flowers, which in any deep, porous soil, even in our poorest sand nilla} produce enormous crops of good fruit. One vine of the Plowers grape, not moro than from 20 to 30 yr irs old, in Binden County, N. C., produced oue year:over 300 gallon* of wino. . We believe that Nature h?? not been ! more lavUh ?flier gifts to any other pur ! tion of the world tuan ?ho has been to ? the Southern States. All the cereals and all the fruits grown in the Middle and Northern Btutesare grown CHM ly and suc cessfully in the South, except the cherry and some of tho small fruits, and even these do well in our mountains,' and many of the most valuable trop i cal. fruits are successfully grown in our seacoast re gion. But wo do not properly-appreci ate and improvo our advantages.'' 'Fruits ?iroduccd and shipped North are'sold for arg? profits, bug before?'thc great mass of our farmers have them for their own consumption, and those whh'h they do have1 aro ordinarily of tho'most inferior kinds, produced from seedlings ac?ttered abolit in tho cotton or corn fields, or in the fence jams. The very ease, cheap ness and abundance with which the beat fruits might be grown ure leading causes why wo do not do it. Of late, yean more attention is paid to planting grafted and budded trees, but too many of them aro purchased from traveling trco ped dlers. But it is too often the case they are planted out in rudest manner, and then, Just as soon ns they will bear it, their limbs oro. dut off so high that tho tallest horso or mule dir Hie farm may [?ass under them without touching the o wer .branches. The next thing is. to seo that there shall not be a stalk of corn or cotton less grown on the land because trees have been planted out on it. Then the crops are to be ploughed exclusively for their benefit, and regard less of-the roots of tho trees, and finally tho stock of tho farm >arj turned into tho fields, eothey may havo the run of them and of tho trees during the fall and winter ; and then the poor farmer will tell you that our climate and soil do not suit fruit growing. In my section of the State there wan more nttention paid to raising apples and peaches fifty year? ago than ?nero is cow. They then planted entirely seedling trees, andthegrent nrer it of their fruit was that it pretty-much all ripened at the same time, that is just aft or their crops were laid by, when they had a happy time generally. We still have too many Of their seedlings, without the good times-all owing to tho fact that theenergics and intellects of our peo ple aro devoted to tho production of too much cotton, corn ana small grain. With tho sams energy and skill applied that wa*. ::: former years devoted to the cultivation of indigo, rico and'long cotton, I believe the South .would surpass in fruitgrowing any .other portion of tho world. A Pralrlo Fire. Next to calamities like that thc home steader's wife told of, the grout besetting fear of tho settlers ou tho border-in all tho now and thinly peopled ?portions of Kansas, in fact-is the coming of the au tumn prairie firo, which so frequently menaces their slacks and cribs, their helpless stock, their stable and cabins, and ?v?b their lives. Were it not for ita known danger and power of havoc, this tempest and scourgo of fire would be a spectacle of commanding force and beau ty. Firat. yon will cateh jrliinpsoa of what you in kn to bo gray wisps o? bazo away off on the horizon, and watching, you will see these vagrant particle* '.?-epen gradually,, ?nd gather into a definite vol ume of smoke, black, like n rain-cloud, and bronze about tho edges. Then tho ?trange, somber bulk sturts forward across the prairie, and you hold you; breath at sight of tho rapid progress of it. ( A mile in two'minutes is not an excep tional rate nf speed for a fire, once fairly under way.) It haltH un instant, you note, over A broad swale where there in standing water ; but it is for an instant only. The next moment it reaches the upland again and dry grass; and directly it grasps a belt of tho tall, thick blue stem, and tho flame leaps suddenly and madly out above the smoke, then sub sides again, and the black mass grows blacker than over, and rolls higher and ?oh can scent' the burning grass, and ear tho distant roar of the fire-an aw ful roar, resembling tbe sound of artillery in heavy timber. And it ia no calm im mediately about you that you do not so much as miss tho ticking of your watch in your ppeket; there is no breath of air ovl?iT??t?, viii! .liw nuri 1 o BQl?IiiKj ?..?.? the heavens above you are blue and pla cid. But tho stillness will be broken BOOR. The oncoming clnud is only ?" few miles away now, and you easily trace the scarlet and terrific energy in iii baie ; tho smoko begins to hurt your eyes, too,' and the heat become.? heavily oppressive. And then, all at once, tho wind smites and stagger*you, that appalling roar deaf ens yon and thc sun is blotted out, and you Ar? tu ? u?? ?."iii ?ina os ? ii nnunigni without moon or star. It is'an-experi ence of but s dozen- seconds or soc this Budden plunge into dnrkncs-i, though it seems an boor, and when-yon look out again you find that the fire has passed you a mile or moro lo your right, and is Still rolling desperately onward ; and there in ii* track oro charred and smolderingitack* of hay, and an occa sional hons? aflame and tottering to its .fn.lv. and ? group pf men and boys beating bael' the outer Urie of the fire with brush and old clothes, and sending forward lit tle counter-ares to meet it and if poa%i albie keep it at a safe distance. Tho creek may stop it and smother it when it gets there, th?agh such a hope has mere chance for ar warm ni; sometimes these mighty con?ngint iona vnuit across streams twenty or thirty yard.-? in width, KO' swift and rexiftltcsd is their momentum: and as a vule they are effectually"stayed only .when they teach a wide extent of plowed land; sad liAve yi yield, sullenly, for lack b5b\'fatty.~8LrtbntrJ\*f ?trvembtr. ? MODERN MIRACLE. A Toaos Lady Cored by Saith After fleing an Invalid for Nearly Two Year?. Buffalo CbtararrcW Advertiser. One of th? moat marvelous cases of re-, stoiatlon to heal?h over made public is that pf Miss Carrie F. Judd, daughter of Mr. O. K. Judd, fdr the past twenty seven years in tho American Exprevs office, and who irides at No. 2?50 Con hecticut.ftreet. From an account of thc case writUn by tho young lady to a friend wo tsko the following extracts: . "On January C, 1877, after a gradual decline of health, I waa prostrated with 'ui attack 6f nervous fever, proceeding irom m.- spine, the result probably of a severe fall on a stone sidewalk several months before. My disease grew into settled spine difficulty, fccompsuiied with hyperaesthesia of my spine, hips, knees and ankles. 60 great was the sencltlve nessiof these portions of my body that it was impossible for myself even to touch them however lightly, and wo often had to take meaos tn prevent my clothes touching them. The uerves in my spine and large joints were so unnaturally alive that' they, felt as'if they were bare, Hod the islightcst noise cr ?ar in tho room would cause.them to vibrate, giving mo great agony. I suffered such inteuse turin in my head that' I could scarcely ive,'and sometime* I could not ev?ri ntlr , my eyelids. I could not endure a ray of light, and my', sens? of hearing- was un naturally acute. We were obliged to ex clude everybody from tho room except ing those who had the care,-nf me. I be came more and more helpless, until 1 could not tarn over alone or move myself a particle in bed, though I helped myself as long as it. was in any way possible. Every move had to be made for mn with the greatest cure? For eleven months J could not sit up nt all, but nt tho end of that time I began to, improve slowly, and commenced sitting up a few moments each day. I continued to improve very slowly until the following summer, when I whs-able to sit up-part of the day, though I could not by my greatest exor tinna get able to help mvRolf any. Thc only way in which I "could be lifted from the bcd to the chair was by being lifted under foy arms, a? I could endure no pressure on my spine. Owing to tho very warm weather at that ?line, and to the fact of my over exerting myself WIIMI so weak, I- was' taken Jterv violent!}' worse, and continued to fail in spite ot everything that tyra done for mu, until last [February (though I rallied n Utile the previous fall.) Last February I was so weak that it was only by the greatest effort that I could speak even in n who per, and sometimes I could only move my lips. Often tho exertion 'of speaking one word in a whisper would cause the Per juration to ntart out ali over me. I would lio for hollis needing something rather than ask for it. They brought mc an alphabet torn from n primer, but I was too weak to movo my'finger from one letter to another ; 1 could take ?io solid food whatever, and ruy weakness was so extr?me that I could scarcely swallow liquid food. Oftcu my nurse,' after giv ing mo a spoonful of nourishment, would havu to wait several momenta before giv iug me another, as it exhaust td mu so to take it. For several months I had been obliged to tako'pepsin' to aid digestion. "My diseaso had grown into blood con sumption, and my largest'veins looked like i mero threads. I waa so cold that nothing could keep mc warm, and I was emaciated to a perfect ah ado w. Most bf tho time I could ouly lie gasping for breath, and I suffered so excruciatingly, even in my sleep, that when I a woko 1 would be perfectly exhausted ; 1 was so weak that tho weight of my arms and limbs seemed to no drudging me th pieces, and this terrible strain was always constant. My pulse could scarcely bo found, and I v.-a J not expected to live from one day to the next. About this time we heaid of a colored lady, Mrs. Edward Mix, of Wolcottvillo, Conn., who performed wonderful cures by tho power of prayer. At my request, sister Eva v.-rot er her a few lines, telling her that I believed her great faith might avail for me if abe would pray for my recovery. On Tuesday, February 25, her answer came, as follows : WOMX)TTVIM.E, COKN., Feb. 24,1879. -Miss Carrie'Judd: I received a line from your sister Eva, stating your case, your disease and ?our faith. I can en courage you by the word of God, that according to your fai'Jh ao bc it unto you, and besides you hrive this promise : "The prayer of faith shall save tho sick, and thc Lord shall raise him up." Whether the person is present or absent, if it is a prover of faith, it is all the same, and God has promised to raise up the sick ones, and if they have committed sins to forgivo them. Now this promise is to you us if you were tho only person living. Now, if. you can claim that promise, I have not tho least doubt but what you will be healed. You will first have to lay asido all the medicine of every de scription. Use no remedies of any kind for anvthing ; lay aside trusting in the arm of Hedi and lean wholly upon God und His promise?. When you receive this letter I want you to begin to pray for faith, and Wednesday afternoon the - female prayer-meeting is at our house. We will maleo you a subject of prayer, between tim hours of three and four. I want you to pray foi yourself and pray believing, and then net Arith. It makes no difi?rame how you feel, but get right out bf bed and begin to walk ny faith. Strength will come, disease will depart and you will ho made whole. Wo read in the Gospel 3 "Thy faith hath mads theo whole. Write soon. Yours in faith, Mus. EDWARD MIX. "Mrs.^Mix, you will perceive, quotes cc ?en: i ijii/?c pfu?ii?c?, ?mi mo to pray for faith, and directed me to leave ou-all medicine, which I did. Sho suid that On Wednesday, February 2o, the femalo praycr-nic < :-.g would bo held at her house, whorl they would mnke mo a sub ject.of prayer between tho hours of 8 and 4. At the time appointed, members of our family also offered up prayer, though not in my room. I felt n sudden and re markable increuso of faith, different from anything which 1 had ever experienced. There was nd excitement, but a feeling of faith and confidence. Without thc least fear hr hesitation I turned over and raised up atone for tho first time lil over two years. My nurse; who hud taken care of mc for nearly aye_r, was So af fected that she burst fbi :ii into prayers and praises. Directly After, with a little support from Mrs. 11., I walked to my chair. I had not horne any weight on my feet (except as I made unsuccessful attempts to do so when so much batter the summer before) for two years and two months. During tho same hour that prayer was being offered in my behalf, a great change was perceptible in my color, circulation and pulse.. Re/erring to roy diary, which Mm. H. wrote, I find nuder Feb. 27: 'This afternoon ofter alltlug up abe walked from her chair to tho. bed, a distance of about eight feet, by taking hold of my arma. Tho Lrd strengthens hor.every hour/ , Then under Feb. S8,*I favo bec a ?po"g=-beth, and could not clp but notice-the chango in the color 1 of her flesh; instead of tho yellow, dead 8 look, ?t ? pink and Tull of life.' Under1 March 1, Tills morning she drew on lier stockings.' March 2, "lier chest and lungs Gav? been strong, ?ho has talked aloud a great deal, appetite good, color fresh'rtud clear.' In About three weeks from the Unie I flret commenced getting better I could walk ull around the room without even having any ono nesr me; in four Weeks I walked1 down stairs: with n little assistance. I walked very steadi ly from the first.. Wo eotild almost soe my ipusclcs fill out; still.1 sufibred nnth lng from aching or lameness as would bo naturally the ease. Tho first pleasant day tn April, I went out of doors und Into a neighbor's. Ono cnn fully appreciate the feet of my walking, When I tell them that my spine and largo hunts hud be come so weakened by the byperresthesis that they were like cartilage, and if by e.nv human power I could have been placid upon my feet I should have im mediately been all out of shape. They, however, became strong and firm at once. I have continued to improve in strength and i flesh. I can walk several blocks withhut resting, and for inure than two mouths have taught my class at Sunday school. I have uot taken a dny ol med icine since February 25. My friends say that I look much better than I did before I was prostrated." The above story is substantiated hy her father, her uurso and her friends, and Mr. Judd relates several other cases wheie persons have been cured appa rently by prnyor und faith. At the pres ent time Miss Judd is enjoying excellent health, and is growing sinniger daily. A POMPEIAN HIRD STORY. Relit}?'of tho Ciinnrlos of i:i;;lile< e Hun dred Your* Ago. ' No sooner was tho excavations of this chamber commenced thjpi, ns I have al ready told you, II.number of bronze and terracotta vessels, bronze fibulto, brace let? ?nd riugs, iron keys, kitchen uten sil?, and other articles of household uso were found ulmo&t in a heap together near the door, and among them a consid erable numher of small earthenware pots, which I somewhat incredulously heard described ns drinking cups for birds ; but iherc soon followed abundant proof that this had been the ?hop of a seed mer chant and feller of singing birds, and very little imagination was required to soe liie plac?) as it was the dav before the fatal'eruption of 70. At first the room seemed to have boon a mere receptacle for.a miscellaneous cdllocnon of bronze and earthenware objects. There was uo special'chnrnctor about it. The walls' bore'no traces of painting, but, as tho clearing was continued, to the lett of the door on entering a heap of millet-seed was found, so carbonized that ou taking i up ai handful it flowed bplwcen one':? fin 5ers^ Tor every grain was separate and' istinct. Tt was taken away in basket ful*;] Glos? to this ti quantity of hemp seed, and of what appeared to be small beanh inHhe (nine well-preserved condi tiop,>wero found, and among them con slderhbic fragments of tho Backs in which thoythnd been kept,, the fibre and texture clearly distinguishable. Dehind these heaps, and against tho wall, more seed was dug out, mixed with pieces of car bonized wood, iron hinges and natl?, and somo iron hoops, evidently the rcmalna 1 of small barrels and bins which had been ranged on this sido, while along tim op posite wall a double row of terra?cotta ! ollre fer holding grain waa gradunlly re vealed. Suddenly there arose a cry, "itu oca'! "un tchelr.lro," and tho excitement became intense ; but the bones woro \ j small-at first the- seemed mere fra?* menes, and then the Director exclaimed, amid quickly following laughter, "A cbiclteu." Here the filling jn hud be come* somewhat solidified, and a? it broke 1 apnrt a complete skoleton was revealed. Ii was that of a little singing hird, en tirely imbedded in the mass, and near it were? fragment of other tiny bones. I There-could no longer be any doubt that the Use of the little terra-cotta pots had becn^ correctly described. It became.1 clear why so many, of them were found there, and that the numbor o? plain bronze rings of about an inch and n balf | in diameter, and pieces of fine chain work discovered, bad been used for hang ing pi?d j??^=. T:;:T?% connection had ?all those bronze vessels and orna ments near the door with a seed and bird seller's shop? Tbis '.iso soon became evident. AB the excavators continued farther into the room, great masses of j carbonized beams of wood were fouud. cachi nomewhnt inclined downward, and nmof.g them a quantity of fragments of I jntortaco and stucco wall-facing, colored . porphyry with a border of green and I urdtff? TihiQO ii-'-r.. <if ?tnr*A doa?? lr. Ka: tho remains of the floor of tho room above with some of the plastering of its walls,' and from tho direction in which tho beams were lying, it was evident that the floor had given way in thc middle and toward the door of the shop below, pre cipitating the greater part of the contents of the npper room in that direction, tbs remainder falling toward the middle, and it was herc tbc^clcgant Icng-storumoci candelabrum was fouud among ibo masses and fragments of carbonized wood. Did tho worthy bird-seller live abovo his shop? Did this candelabrum and the various 'bronze vases and othor Utensils form part of his domestic furni ture? Who cari tell? They wero ele gant1 in form, bili for the most pan unor namented, and not out of character with tho requirements of a person of that con dition. There woro some finger-rings of bronze, but none of richer material ; there was a strigll- with a plain handle; there wore women's bracelets and fibula? of delicate workmanship, but only of bronze, some glass beads, and s delicate blue glans cup broken in pieces. The smaller terra-cotta vessels were- all of the plainest workmanship. Among mern were three small amphoric with flat bot toms fdr standing on the table, and the bronze* were of tho. variety of nize and form; adapted to household purposes. Some woro like jugs with"-one handle, others were in the form of flatov.il tozze with two handles, and . one of these hud two others of smaller alzo lying within it. There was one the oxitot counterpart of n "pint-pot, several of flat shape liku cas seroles with a straight handle on one si le, and somo without handles, like deep bronto soup plates.--7^Mrtjt)?ru corretjton dtnee of th* London Time*. - Lampasaa-(Texas) Dispatch: J. A* Adams, ot East Lnmpasas, lias invented a steam cng'uio'wiiich may goon revolu tionize tho world. It is called tho "ro tary steam engine," and is a wheel with a semi-cifcular steam-chest attached to tho rim, and the steam is let on to the wheel hy a pipe, connecting the bollor and engine. No piston or pistou-rod, no cranks, no cogs, or other contrivances now in use aro needed, but the steam ls applied direct ' from the boiler < to the whee},'and the wheel is the eng-ne. The escape and cut off are perfect and tho "rotary engine" in nuaneodod on a main shaft, to which any desired number of band-iyhccls may bo addt-d. Tho inven tor claims that this engine can be re versad instantaneously, and tjat any and ail kinds bf machinery mav Ito run by it With less at?am ;aud . loss "fuo! than any enndne now iu uso.' . --i.-, ,- . ?..1 ,/-p? TAB NI?EVO l'Ai \?10 DEL OCEANO; A G rapli I o neocrlpUon of iii* r.avonturoa .nd Horrible 8a0>rhig? of tJiono bf tho Crow rad PaaasrigerS who Kscap?4 froid' tho Unruhig Steamship. AU that Byron paints of what v.'rts borne- by tho shipwrecked 8paoi;irds in "Don Juan" V?as stiffcred by Ihtdr un happy countrymen who survived'from' thc destruction of tho Nutt>o Pojara </t7 j Oc?ano. The -latter, . indeed, did tutti rench the horror of cannibalism ; but they 1 word subjected to what iii mid-ocean . . scarcely less dreadful in the sednrgr- 0f fire.' The Nuevo Pojara was aa, old-fashion ed side-wheel steamer and had been tv??dJ as a transport for troops. .-She .Was for? mcrly ?hf N ii far.*; acid piledf between . Havana and New York.: She loft H?-; vans) on the Kkli of October. On tho I8thl hoing only two days nn hrr paaafcg? to Nuuvitns, an alarm' of liri was given. .There were either fifty-seven cr sixty-two persona, for the accounts difcr, nil told, in tho ship's company. Of thean seven teen ior twenty were passeintors, the other? corit-titutiog the crew. The nhirm tonk place at 4 o'clock in the morning, and all save* the watch on dock were in their berths! below. Now, the cargo of tho ^team-hip consisted-largely of petroleum and gunpowder,' be.?lde,other luflnrnma' hie st?ren, destined for the Kp an i nh anny, and many person* on board knew1 trie fact. It will easily bn imr?<ioed, then, 'that the I'rlghl and 'confusion .hat ctiatictl 1'vvero ostietiir. ' The Kiirvivnrs say that m.nt -.f tlio*'o on bonni jumped directly into thc WA. 'Homo hud cloth?: and others mun' ; hot. equipped as they wen nearly ult ?hide th?- ?oap. it w.ts better, they doubtless Uintii/ht, to I rust even tho treacherous waves than the more cniel fia mea behind them. Some perished mirioarably by drowning at once. Others managed, an we infer front the report?, tn drug together . male* rials' for a rough, raft and to s?rnmbl? upon it ; ann at??i othera ching io hen coops and frnghicuts of ?para. While lhere they Bnw the steamship burn tb thc water's edge, while those wno remained on board were consumed with her. Bu? tho condition of their shipmate.*. On tili raft was not lU'.'.ch'better. Tim rall wiu very!low in tho water, ond how and ngniii the nea-mudo a clean breach-over it Whdn tili? happened thc prior, wretche? had to cling to tn? frnil ?triniturv with ul their (drongtil ; and n? thin strenqth will many was ?lender- what with trifid, ex nosuro and the unwonted situation- the: would be Mvept ut times off tuto the sen whenco some omerged and fought thc! way back to thu raft, and some did not .Their frail refuge was nlmoat "omttAntl; surrounded by sharks, and in? dotib many unhappy persons wore* fulled h; 'the**J savage creature* below the surfue and devoured. There was ono wuniui the stewardess-and she held on wi: h th helplof her companions for sometfni? But Ssho becaino completely exhauster, and the others could no longer aid bei |and so ut Inst ?mo pitched headlong int ?tho st-n. To judge from tho state of tims * wn ? contrived to', live through ' (lie ?muhi day? and night's of agony it would b scarcely possible to oxngV',''?,tc the toi tures they suffered. Drugged up an down the raft by the pittilui?*.wave* the fleshlis described as having h?Mi in nom case? "entirely torn from their --'bodia*. , They were' "nearly destitute too ; the litt food and'water secured at the outset litt' ing been chiefly washed away. To hoi i on where they were was to undergo tl ? .martyrdom of hunger and thirot-nsf we Ias the desperate* buffets of tho wa : to 1 go whs to be drowned-as the rtt?lesf'fa -or to be immolated Mtlu-Mlmr!-,*. Tl boats had been dropped by the run fro the davits. But all nave one of tlm-ui li: been damned to piece?. Fi vu men e caped in this exception, the captain gig; i but they have'not been heards ai nco. Seventeen only of tho ship'? compsi were saved, and they were saved; aa oft appears tb happen, as if by a mirac1 The English steamship Louise JJ. whs < her way from Algiers to New Orieai At 9 o'clock last Saturday evening H was hmssiftir through what* ls known thc Old Bah URIH Channel, when the lon ",.? .i... e~-.-ii- 1^-^.-1 - . <r engino was ?topped, and the watch ? deck! tried to find out whence the vc! came. It, was. very dark, arcd the mat I was in. a'great degree one of chan' Captain Voas waa called, and he < termincd to go back on the truck his ol hatWjast described. ?n doing this i Jjouise H. 'providentially wont ?. trifle I leeward of the place' where thc r-li I wreaked mariners were. : Had I steamship gone as much to windws Captain Vois says that their.-cries- wo wot have been heard and they Could hard been seen. By this happy circt stance, the seventeen survivors v. picked up and their doleful history made known. The rescue occurred Puente de Ca th era ii, which is ubout miles east of Cardenas,' on the' c/.-OS Cuba; ?nd tho fire must have burst ft in the Bahama 8t?aito, between the Pi don and Lobua Lights. Tho mooly action of Capt.. Voss, sorves especial recognition and pu He was not content with picking.un five persons whom he first found, cruised about until the afternoon" of 19th, Sud wns rewarded by disc?ve twelve more. There ls some Slight vcrslty in the accounts-but iii Kohat: tho Story as we have told ?ci* prob: accurate. Many shipmasters--provi ally ?impatient ns is their, casu at b delayed on their way-would not I gone back when their answer to the hail elicited no audible responso: ? cap'ni ns who did so go back would 1 taken the five mariners on hoard,' have forthwith resumed fclielr course -*.--*Vcd - ? - r.- KT.._ /".-I..""_ . L..* j f.'w would have kept persistently c the Work of mercy as this worthy gei mau did, e-peri al ly when the,chance so slight that bis time and labor w find! a recompense of any ki cd SCH Capt. Voss"consequently merits a b some testimonial from tlio Spanish crament, which will doubt le** be an ed him after thc customary form in .' cases, and hij'also merita what a ma iii? i-iainu will lint value lea. the th and admiration of-all. generous aad( .f g hearts. - Hutchins of tho Washington says the Democratic caiididat?s'w?r feated in Ohio byasystemniically-oi ?jeed and methodically- worked aystc fradulont Troting. At thc lowest cal tlon thirty thousand il legal votes cast, and as far as a' bant v eva mir. hao been hud, nine oiH Of everjhtj them were cunt for tho Republican dldates. .- A Lesdvillo iury, lort week, bi lng dfe?tisted with' th* *^.h^' tere? t ' themselves; as .w>d I lawyers and wltoeaaea, hy.lii? J?i?gi dered the Sheriff to lock the fattcr up couple of weeks, J^ost'.tolnkp n*?ne r stylo oat of him," as tho fdremsi pressed it. And, to his nonar*** exasperation, hu waaineOntlndntlv li oiT to j?? and h. now In dt-rance ...i'o tb.. going quietly ,bil. tho most popular ba'rkc?jp?'r In i&iei cupyiog the judiCi?l t^hrir,-1 GENERAL HKUSS?M?AJtV, " '--i ?linrUs'oti'M ' business ?s/l ''yeer : rtinoiiiiu?d- to,$58,?00.0(8>. - They arc praying for ml? In Korti . ern iud Northwest Texas. - Emigrant* will absorb 10,000,t/00 acres ot Western land this year. - Potatoes weighing four find a qtmr trr pounds are'cummini in Gen^hr. ?-: Tilts. drummer's tux viv'lded; Vue St?lp of T>xa* n rovonue uf #G5,00U. .-[A perfectly b'oek old field lt?*o has ,t>eyrt caught luDxvio dainty, N. 0. - xo inches of snow foi! nt Mt?:' l*or> , Quebec, oivtheJWtfi vfSepWmbor; -j Not a uf.wsnaiicr man in Houston, Tex., drinks anything stronger than w-t 'ter. ! -.A slight shock of earthquake was felt In Memphis on tho 25th"of Septbov ,her.i .. - Georgia is iinid 'hilt to have ti single millfcirfaf^nhd yfjt ii'lhHhiost prosper, piw ?ohtit^rrt State; y ?' ? > - Wild tea grows in abundance in l At kansas county, Ark., and tho people will [discard tb? Chinese :?rt?ck?. -jTjt.e rice crop of Bo;nb Cand?an io?, the year,,ls estimated at ,44,000 tierces, andithnl of Georgia at'2o,00i> tierces. ?- The Citarle lon Cotton' 'Exchang? ?si i rh ate that thc crbb in thia Hiato will be ' Jdiout "tweilt" per celie, below thu ,'-^Setsrtlor L'i'r?.r f?iVor? Ihiy-trd for Proudest.- . He tolo lis la t year, with rntliusiasni, that Uayurd w?* iho .<)ob'e*t id***! nf statesmanship now.ljyiiig.; ' T-r| The IC.ttift.iun (Tex) Tittie* saya that fifty-?ix ??illili ?. frei- -clmul? ?ar o bereit MV?:uil/^d iii Mut' r-iunty' t.ir tho ipr.'-lut yeS1!-, edu-!iin? I,?013 child rei:. .-- Tiie WlimWtg?oi? (NUT?.") culis upon tlieho'xl l?gislature of thc SS.ate tie pdfis im act for. the encouragement nf shroa raising, which can -be ninda most 'ph,?f able them. . . . ' The Treasurer of thc United .Statt s reports that the total amount of standard y.\\vk\f ? dollars' co!n?d 'a SC*??,?5?,7?? j amnjint on hand-, $31.703.080 ; amount io eiretilrition, ?11,054,070. - K?^On Fridn^.':mAruingiT7th ult., On Herb's Greek section. Edgefield Co., a altntj and hilled by a white nani named BenjUmVn L. Jones, wh" b?uM ?n'.|bo sam J pr,??' .?..",' -?WIIIM K'j?rue.y sent li phis curd toCcii. G'rnutN'V'tliird tuno the "quiet mail" re .market!': .?'I would ..co niiy workingman . or any mau in OrtlirUrrtlH,ruiit I would not see ? r?tnatf/'i Kearney ought tin' study j up the fumons dialogue bfiwcen'.AlvSwii-r^ der the Great and Ibo Itobber. --The larges!, b rid ire Europa is now building across the Volga in lini-oa, is to cost $3,500.000, a id ;vill bc Bi?isitcd next; year. Tho liri ? re is to re \> on 'twelve pcira, eighty thn-e'feet high ?bid .264 feet apart; the fi a i being fourmile* .widridoring'the &\>?;\? :PKH1?,! but'only '*,73i feet in'thV-'dVy ??>'a??i?; . -Seventy-f?i?r pu'i-ils are educated at tlic fenn. ".Houston N<)riusl School at Huntsville,-Tex ?.., free nf charge, to be ennui tenchc:.; in tho public.schools. Tho LeghSlauin- ?nw appropriated tfl-i.OM <if the school fund for ?his purpose, ?nd thc .Peabody i $?,O0O m?ro, milk-7/ lng $20,tK)0 ? year foi-this groat and be neficent work; |{r,|"~ A lovorV alarm clock hnv been in- > trod need in Now Orleans.- At 10 o'clock .it. striker, loudly, .two little doora open, and h rs^ti ?.vith n dresstiigtgowivnnd cap on glides out, b<.\!i!ig in his hand a caird , Inscribed "Coon" u; and smilingly 'retires back into thc cbiek, tho fining mati iiikei (i?o iiim, ?"'ave" f?nop^nt','w the fiiir dungiiter amt departo:" ? ?:..v:-?_Tho Uofir^Ja Leglftia. siort! 150 d/tys, "?ha 'the CsfjMmditure ' amounted to ovir ??50.000. In ibo Kauto,' 1,020 bill* .were intrndnced, and in ?Ito Senate, 21?). : Over U'JO iiiAoHition* ; ?werejlikewiHc intxpduocd.. Of the 1,243, bills! nptoVer 1 ii were passed1, la?vlnj^ ?00 c?naiaued to 'tho w'ast*-1)asket. ut tho O00> fully GOO werd killed on th, ?oix? goading. -:Thc ia??lc^-c-A?? ir. SMuw?u *hd Hahbock counties, f4a., is receiving the pieppr attention -of ? thc authorities. A Spatia telegram to the Augusta' ?hroni ??fStasai .The noonTtv.nf Hancock ?.r? deteimii'.ed Ulprotect white and black ? frpni oiitraoe4 and our ohio and fearless. Judge,'E.;H. P?tiio, is'determined to as ! sert filie majesty of tho law taroUghoufc ;hls circuit; 'Rest assured;- the pebple Of Han'cockare fully aroused in the caus? ' of l?w- and ?..right;'- Tb go ?rto further particulars- might defeat tho end-which every good citizen wishes to wa attained.: There ate not more than a dozen mon in the ?rand, and tho trouble ii personal, tm: political. ^Charlotte (N. O.) Ihmtcrat: Tim colored people, at somo of their protract ed meetings in the eastern '? co?hiiefc/ ha'd a new or novel modo of worship Or of raising money. Tbcyeall it ''Storm- . lng 'Jericho." They .form a ring and: wal? around a feble st which the Bishop ?its. : As they mticb, singing ?cd shout 4na. they have to patumney. ih-his hat.. When they go around for tba seventh Um? a horn ls blown, and at this signal tbey; all fall down and lio ai if dead, wheo at another given signal they alV rise and go through the name ceremony. The latter part is eaiied the bli-^riiyVof "Gsbriel's Jiorn,''* or the Judgment day. In this part of tho State they-have "holy walks" and "cabo, walk?, and enjoy themselves generally in a "highfalutin' " manner, sometimes to, the great annoy ance of persons who waat to sleep. . -.-ri It was late 'yesterday morning when Mr. "Willaby got .Up, sod he was vaguely conscious of a confused mooilocthm of things, but ho didn't say r?ueh! aqd triod ?'to appVar'as cheerful aa he knew how?' Prcaehtly br?akfast nas announced, end .> - ? - '1 ~_l- . 1^-J- -?lw. toULa. but Mr. Willaby- waa^nmaxod, aa ho Bat staring at littlo round wooden boxea of axle grease ranged N>lemnly in front of his plato? "Whore under tho sun," ho said, with a puxsled intonation. "v/hat in thunder--whore did all tlil*-. " 1 eenie from, und wbttt'is lt for ?'' lt axle greiue?" asked his wife, i?.h charming simplioity and inmicene' a tirifia overdone. : "You said la^t ui^ht "when.ypu brought these 't?m homo that they wore oysters and would be uic& for breakfast, i thought you hod better cd .them right away, as they didn't 'smell aa !thetjgh thoy wotild keep very 'much ?longer." And then M;s. -Willaby re? moved-tho eatiSj and her h?3bsrm ts:. Jkwked at tl?e ?s?pot arid thou,?': that'bia eoOee -was cold as a rich rolntlori wheh-he tho?gbS to drliiV il/, r .,,, j Jf^v U. T>? hi 7,?Rt'? E ^Sl?fttt???** VOl'\ ? bumptious about bis tmpOifcqnfc poaliio;