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m moisture, and consequent entire dryness of the manure in which they were planted, must be attributed the failure of the potatoes of which you speak to me. In our soils, that are so retentive, the difficulty, though more serious, is of an entirely different kind. We find it necessarry to lay our land, cultivated with roos or corn, into ridges, in wbicb the manure is placed, and rare indeed is it to find that the manure is not decom. posed at the time'of digging the roots or j plougi iig afcr U e c ><n. No matter how if covered at all, it rarely near n oui ???, is found dry; and I think, probable, that so far as decomposition is concerned, or the manure to be kept mois\ (which is essential to its doing any good,) you would find much benefit from covering it a sufficient depth to v . prevent evaporation, and if possible, thus secure that proper degree of moisture, with* out which fermentation cannot proceed. Deluged by water,-as manures on too re. tentive soils frequently tire, plants are very little benefited by thoin: without moisture, ^ as they must sometimes remain on very po. soila, they do not ferment, and while omparatiyety useless. With us, . more dryness and friability, is whut is re. quired with you, the giving greater tenacity and the power of retaining moisture, is the grand desideratum. In the treatment of sandy soils, I should rely upou the incorporation of clay with the surface, either in the shape of clay marl, or ^ tade titlo compost by mixing with manures in hyeni as above described. The capacity of this earth for retaining moisture, or rather its attraction for it, renders it one of the most effectual agents in benefiting soils that are too hirht; and very fortunately for the agriciriturigt, it most usually occurs in abundunce near where it is wanted.?Ashes contain both cfav and lime, hnd are therefore bcn? fichi 1 in two respects: they serve to assist sand/ soils in retaining moisture to correct acidity where it exists; (which how. ever, is not often, the case with sandy soils, but is a characteristic of wet ones;) and they give some lime to soils, that sometimes nrc destitute, or nearly so, of that necessary ingredient. For myself. Ttiliould hove no fears, wre I the owner of a form like yours, about making it capable, (were it not, as yours already isjjafproducing any kind of crop whatever. Most gladly would we, who work such heavy, ye* st* H?g soils; exchange for such as are more JriaUle. D d it not a'ready exist, any KB degree of fertility can be easily imparted to yours; whilo/reedom from-moisture, and friability, and ease of working, ore not, without expense and difficulty, given to ours. I most venture another hint: your situation and that of your Jarm, is most suitable for instructive^experiment; you.have the means and the inclination to make them; and I hope that To Instituting them, a record of the whole will he kent. that others may be benefited as well as yourself. * There is another im" portant point. Have you ascertained, by analysis, the kiad and proportion of earths ray our soil 7 1f*not. Professor D. or B. would doubtless analyze a specimen for you. You would need to take the earth from a ?ittfe below the surface, where it has not been manured, or is in its natural state. If; taken from several places, thoroughly mixed, and the specimen to be analyzed taken from this mass, the result, would give a very satisfactory overage. Almost any one san detannine the proportions of sand, lime, and clay in the soil, but the detection of the salts, or the oxides, is a more difficult and delicate matter." From Stewart's Stable Economy. ARTICLES USED AS FOOD FOR HORSES. [Continued.] Hay Tea.?An infusion of bay made by pouting boiling water upon it, and covering up till cool, li?9 been recommended as an excellent nutritious drink -for sick horses, nnd also for those in health. It might perhaps be a very good substitute for gruel; perhaps a quart or two of the tea might not be a bad thing for a racer, given between heats, and towards the end of the day, wheu (he horse is beginning to get exhausted from fasting, but it hus not been tried Hay Seed.?In Scotland, and wherever the hay is made chiefly from rye grass, tho seed is often made use of in feeding, ft is sometime* mixed with the oats to prevent the horse from swallowing them whole, but most generally it is given along with the boiled meat, either to divide it or to souk up the liquor. It contains more nutriment han the nay itself, but probably not a-great deal, unless the hay has stood too long uncut. Some people say that huv-seed is bud '? ?l"> uj.rl Knt I hftuu novpr'able to trace any evil to its use. There is always much dust mingled with it, and this should always be removed by washing. Sometimes the meat is boiled, and sometimes mere!/added to the boiled ineat while it is hot. 1 do not know that boiling; improves it, but it is mu< h better liked*after boiling or making than in its raw state. Straw.?There are five Junds of gtraw used as fodder. 1 have not t>ecn able to learn that rye-straw is ever used as fodder in this country. Of the white kinds, wheat is supposed to be most nu'ricious. Some, however, like oaUstraw as- well., Barley ?cipnw ic nlmnsl MrahiSS for fodder. and is not used when any other can be obtained. Pea-straw is better than that of beans; it has been rccommeded as equal to hay, and I have not much doubt but it is much better than some hay. S'raw, however, is little used here. In many parts of Europe, wheat, barley, or rye-straw forms the whole or greater part of the dried herbage, hay being almost unknown. In some of the towns, "wheat and oat-straw are occasionly given to cart-horses, and in some cases to coaching horses. In the country, both white and black straw arc? in common use ns winter fodder for tnc farm horses. It is very probable that wheat.straw, and perhaps some c; the others, ir.av .. be Uacd much more extensively than at present.? Good straw ts certainly better than bad hay, and possibly, by increasing the allowance of corn, and cutting the straw, bay might wswamammmmmtmatmmmmmmsaaMsasmamBm be.almost entirely dispensed w:th. Though ' containing much less nutriment, it still con- 1 tains some, and it serves quite as well as I lwy to divide the corn and give it a whole- I some size. It must be understood that food < ought to possess bulk proportioned in some i degree to the capacity of the digestive or gans. Nutriment can be given in a very 1 concentrated state, yet it is not proper to i condense it beyond a certain point. Corn I alone will give al! The nourishment which any horse can need, but he must also have some fodder to give bulk to 1 he corn; though it need not of necessity yield much nutri. ment. Straw, therefore, may often be used where hay is used. . This has been proved very fairly in this country. Mr. Mcin, of Glasgow, kept his coachingJ>orses in excellent order for nearly eight months, without a single stalk of bay. During bay seasons it is ^he custom, with many large -- ?1 - form ft nan of the owners, 10 mane au?? , T fodder. Wheat-straw is preferred, but few object to that of the oat. When they are living chiefly on ha as many farm horses do, during a part of the winter, it must not be supposed that an - 1 ruifrftiitn.. qr ?*xjjl quantity. of . straw, will supply the place of that nay.? The stomach and bowels will hardly holdbay enough to nourish even an idle horse, and as 9traw yields less nutriment in pro*portion to its bulk, enough cannot be eaten to fjrnish the nutriment required. Ttio deficiency must be made up by roots or cum. When much straw is used, part or the whole ought te be cut.ioto chaff*. . It is laborious work to mistical? it alt, and in t me it will tell upon the teeth, which in old horses are often worn to the guin9, even by hay and coru. Bean-straw is tough arid woody, and horses soon get tired of if. But I (im per. ' suaded that it might be advantageously made into tea. Bean-straw tea is much esieenrd as a drink for niHch-cows, and if not found equally good for horses, no harm can- be done by trying it. Pea-straw also mukes very good tea, to make a very weak infusion. Ail the kinds of straw soon grow sapless and brittle. They should be fresh. r . - ~ Barn Chaff.?The shell which is separated from wheat and oats in tlrashing is often given to fawn-horses, ft seems to be very poor stuff. .It looks as if it contained no nutriment, yet it may serve to divide the corn, to make the horse masticate it, and to prevent him from swallowing it ton burriedlv. In ffijs way it may so far supply the place of cut fodder. But the barn chaff is usualy mingled with.the boiled meat,and if the article* be very soft, the chuff may give them consistence, bm it does lit;le more. The coving chaff of beans is said to form very good manger meut. Roots.?Potatoes, carrots, and turnips a e the roots chiefly used for feeding horses. Parsnips, mangold-wurtzel, and yams are occassiona.'ly employed. Potatoes are given both raw and b'oded; in cither state they are much relished by nil horses as a change from other food. They are rather laxative than otherwise, and cspeciaJiy when given uncooked. Given raw and in considerable quantity to a horse not I accustomed to them, they are almost sure to produce indigestion; whon boded or steam. eJ they are less npt to ferment in the stom. ach. For horses that do slow, and perhaps not very, hard, or long-continued wo k, potatoes may, in a great measure, or entirely supersede corn. They are little used for fast-work horses, yet they may bo given, and somo imes they are given without any hurm. On many farms they form, along with straw fodder, the whole of the horse's winter food. According t<y Professor Low, fifteen pounds of raw potatoes yield as much nutriment as four and a half pound of oats. Van Thaer says, that three bushels are equal-to 112 lbs. of hay. Curwen, who tried potatoes very extensively in feeding horses, says that an acre goes as far as lour acres of hay. He steamed them all, and allowed each horse dily a stone -and a half, wvith a tenth of cut straw, which he preferred to hay for this mode of feeding. The potatoes should be of a good kind, and not frosted. They should always be cooked either by steaming or boiling. They are best when steamed. Horses like them as well raw, but they are excessively flatulent, and this bad property is much corrected by cooking, and by adding some salt. When boiled,- the process should be performed with as little water as possible. When nearly ready ' the water should be altogether withdrawn, and the potatoes allowed to dry, uncovered, on the fire for a few minutes. They sltould be put on with cold water. They are always over.boilcd. Horses prefer them when hard at the heart. There is a general prejudice against the liquor in which potatoes are boiled. It is said to be injurious. In small quantities it certainly produces no apparent evil, I ofeu see it given, not os o drink, but along with potatoes, beans, and chuff, which are all boiled together and mixed into a uniform mass, in general too soft: In some places the potatoes are not washed when boilod. - If the earth does not relax the bowels, I am not aware that it does any injury, and the horses do not appear to dis-. like it. When the mass, howeyer, from the addition of chaff, requires much masticat'on, tin's sand or earth must wear down the teeth very. fast. Turnips are in very general nse for farm and cart-horses. Of Inte they have also been used o good deal in the coaching- stables; in many, they have superseded the carrot. The Swedish variety is preferred. Common white turnips are almost worthless. According to Von Thacr, 100 pounds ore equal in nutriment to 22 of hay. For slow horses, turnips to a certain extent supersede corn, but for fast-workers, they save the hay more than the corn. They have a fine odor when boiled, and this seems to mnke the horse feed more heartily. They fatten the horse very rapidly, and produce a smooth glossy coat and loose skin. They are sometimes washed, sliced, and given taw, but in genera! they are boiled, ind occasionally steamed. In the raw state [hey excite indigestion very readily, and are not much like I. Few horses get them of. t?mer than once a day. They may be given oftener, but the horse soon begins to refusethem. If they are to be us'd for several* successive weeks, they should not be given oftener than once in twenty.four hours, or at most twice, and then not in very large quantities.', When the quantity of food is limited, the horse will be glad to get them at all times, but in that case he must have little work. Straw, or hay, and turnips will make an idle horse fat; they will enable liirn to do some slow work, but to perform full work the horse will not, or cannot eat en. ough to keep him in cond'tion; and for fast work he would eat more than he could well carry. Most usually they are given only once a day, and at night after work is over; chalf or hay seed, and some corn, generally beans, are boihfd along with them. They should afways be washed.* They require much boiling, and when largo they may be cut. CirkROTs.?This root is held in muchesteem. There is none better, nor perhaps so good. When first given it is slightly diarHfc ajlU 1'ixanve. Dut asttie horse befojiOTes accustomed to it, the<e effects are not produced. Carrots also improve the state of the skin. They form a good substitute for grass, and an excellent alterative for horses out of condition. To sick or idle horses hjy render corn unnecessary. They nre beneficial in all chronic diseases of the organs connected with breathing, and have a marked influence upon chronic cough and broken wind. They are serviceable in diseases of the skin. In combination with oats, they restore a worn-out horse much sooner than oats alone. Carrots are usuailv gfyen raw. Some times they are boiled or steamed* hut horses seem to like them better raw. They are washed and sliced. They are often mingled with the corn, but" I think they ought tc form a separate feed* They diminish the consumption of both hay and corn. Some tell me that six, others that eight pounds ol currots are equal to four pounds of oats. But the calculation cannot be much depended upon, for the horse may cat more or lesi hay without the difference being observed, According to Curwen, a work-horse getting from eight to twelve pounds of corn, ma) have four pounds deducted for every five he receives of carrots. For fast working horses carrots arebeijer than corn. Mentior is made, indeed, of an Essex sportsman whe gavejhis hunters each a bushel of carrots daily with a little hay, but no corn; the horsei are said, jo have followed a pack of harriers twice a week, but the possibility of doing this needs further proof. For slow-working horses, carrots may supply the place of cort quite well, at least for those employed on tht Turin. Burrows, an English agriculturist gave Ids farm.horses each seventy pound: of carrots per day, along wi h chaff and barn-door refuse, with which the earrots were sliced and mixed. lie gave 'a litth rack-hay at night, but no com. He fed h?s horses in this way from the end of Oetdbei to the beginning of June, giving a little les: than seventy pounds in the very shories duys, and a little more in spring. The tops of the carrots have been giver to horses, and it is said they were much liked and quite wholesome. Parsnips.?This root is used a good dca c i?u?i ?r rnio, in r ruutcj in mi? iiui^iii'ui iiuiiu ui ui w parsnips and cabbages are boiled togothei and given to the horses warm, along with some buckwheat flour. In the island o Jersey the root is much cultivated, and u ex'ensively used for fattening stock, and foi the table of all classes. It is said not to Ik generally given to horses, for it is aliegec that their eyes suffrr under its use Arthur Young, however, assures us that the horses about Morlaix are ordinarily fed upor parsnips, and that they are consider d 44 the "best of all foods for a horse, and nuicli ex. ceediug oats." They are eaten both raw and boiled. (To bf. Continued.) FROM THE TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE. to the ministers and christian churches of south carolina. The Temperance enterprise flows from the Gospel of Christ. It goes forth in the spirit of him who came to seek and save that which was lost. It proclaims peace on earth and good will to man. It removes, I believe, tne greatest obstruc. tion-to the reception and spread ol the Gospel, and must and will universally prevail before the world shall be filled with the knowledge and glory of God. But can it prevail without your most ardent co-operation? I need not put the inquiry?Did ever any moral enterprise succeed from which any Ministers of Christ held back? The church and the world is,-in ordinary esteem, the standard of right. It would be a slander upon their professions, if it were thought to be otherwise. Nor will I ask?Di you not need the influence of the Temperance cause for your own purity and safety. Alas, the records of churches? the memorials of ministers?tell solemn tales, never again, I trust, to be repeated on earth. Everlasting thanks maj> the church give to her Guardian angel for the Temperance Reformation. In that enterprise I know nothing sectarian. The friends of Temperance are made up of various denominations. I would pour blessings upon all; I ask the help of all. The Temperance Advocate is open to the resolutions of all, as they shall favor the truth and contribute to the triumph ol Temperance. And by the purity of the churches?the love of Christ?the salvation of men, I beseech all to louch not, taste not, handle not, the intoxicating cup in its mildest forms. "Know ye no! that your bodies are temples of the Holy Ghost?" I rejoice that many of the Ministers ol the Gospel of South Carolina have signed the pledge, which is the basis of the Temperance cause?a cause stronger than he Maudonian, for it is a cause of Chris *ian principle and holy aspiration. I in A \n r vite every minister in the State of South h< Carolina?of America, and throughout ti the world, to do the same. Let the min- n isters of the sanctuary go before their * people m this blessed enterprize. Let tc them commend it in their example, their d preaching, their Sabbath schools, and " their private walks, and who shall hinder/ w Venerable men, I am not of your or. b der, and I prescribe not to you in morals ? or religion; but I ask?Will you co.ope- | rate with me in a work which more; .than any other will help you in redeeming this n world from sin and wo, and bringing .it- d home to God? If any of you plead a.v* Bible right to use the intoxicating wine b cup as a beverage, I ask too, if you have? h not a Bible right to let it alone, and if ? you have known one of your number de. -fi ceived thereby, when it gave its color in ? the cup and moved itselfaright, and who -fi found that at the last it biteth tike a serpent and stingeth* like an adder, have ? you not a warning which should for ever b cheek every minister of the Gospel from h dallying with the enemy, or taking the s first step that leads td ruin. And if you o yjear for the ordinances^ Christ's house t . test my theory disturb them jft their scriptural operation, remember they lie i i entirely beyond my provinces; I reject a i the intoxicating liquid only as a drink for I refreshment or an auxiliary in labor. I r i leave the medicinal and sacramental use t of wine and the character to be used, to I ( those whose duty it may be to prescribe t it. So far as 1 have a right to let it alone, I I so far I say I will do it, and so far I urge < all men to do it; and may God help me, < , and you all, in the wise and righteous. determination. . < I have thus freely addressed some of my fellow citizens in the fulness of my \ \ heart, and with that sincerity, I trust, i which becomes one whose object is pro fessedly the good of his fellow men, und i the glorv of God. To all, of every age < rj and sex, rank and character, high and < low, rich and poor, bond and free,?phiL> i [ anthrophsts, patriots and christians, i say ? Examine my enterprize. My object is simple?the removal ot Intemperance, i j the scourge of the world, the voluqta- j , rv anil universal abstinence?total absti: nence. from all intoxicating beveragpsjr past success, the wants of a suffering j world, bids me onward! and therefore, . onward I shall go in the strength of the i Lord God, making mention of His only, 1 > and the glory shall be given to Uira to i . whom it is all due, for ever and ever. . ' , \ L TETOTAL. , Aj 1 * '? r The Confession of a Murobreh.? .< r The following case is one of so remark*\ a character that we are induced to reprint ?j if, from the Cataraugus, N. Y. Republican, , of July 1, with all the minuuteness in which J i it is there given: 1 I '-The grand jury, in session last week 1 5 found a bill of indictment against Joseph ( , Bohall for the murder of Richard Brown ' 5 and wife. No bill was found against the 1 r son in law, Mr. Sciptes?there did not ap. I j p"ar to I e any thing against him to warrant < t Ids being arraigned for trial?his only mis. i fortune was b< ing a son in law of Bohall < i and residing in the same house. t t On Wednesday afternoon, after our pa. | per had been worked off, Bohall made some , J statements to the 'sheriff, which induced t , iiim to arre.'it a man by the name of IN ties, j r living, we b< licve, in the town of New Al- , ) bion. N les was brought in town, and un?1 | f derwcnt an examination before Israel Day, | i Esq. While t|je wife of Mr. Niles* was on r tiie stand testifying, the sheriff came into i the court room and stated that the prisoner | (Bohall) was in a very high state of excite, j , ment?in convulsions on account of having . ; accused Mr. Niles of the murders?in try. i ing to implicate an inoqent man, and that > Bohall acknowledged that Niles was not, in , any *wuy, concerned in the horrid transacr tion. Several witnesses had already been examined, and to make the matter stilP more clear, one more was called upon the stand. The evidence went conclusively to show that Mr. Niles was an innocent and * injured man. He was accordingly discharged, and with feelings which can bcf. * 1 tor be imagined than described, returned 1 home with his wife, who had been during < 1 this timu. an axious spectator of the scene. We then went down stairs to the north * wesi room ir. the court House, where Bo- 1 hull li'id been placed during the examin*. I ' tion, and if we ever saw the working of a ] guilty conscience, we saw it there. He } was evidently in great agony of mind?in. | deed in convu'sions, prostrate on the floor, occasionally crying aloud for mercy. If it j be possible for the guilty upon earth to feel ] the torment of the damned, that miserable j man felt it then. 1 The crowd by this time becoming so great, lie war removed to the south west j room, where in the presence ofa few indL j ' viduuls he made a confession of the horrid 1 crime. We were one of the number, and we give the facts as near as we can recol. 1 lect as they fell from his own lips. He . slated that he had made up his mind on the 1 Sunday night previous to kill them?that on Monday morning he arose very early, made up a lire, and then went up to Mr. ^ Brown's?found that Mr. Brown had gone , 1 down into the sugar bush to gather some sap buckets; picked up a round beach stick ( | at the door, about three feet long, and went c down into die woods and assisted the de. 1 ceased in gelling tho buckets, and started v for the house?while on the way, hestruck 1 L~ I ."nnoiiit fmm holiitwl with n r>]|lbf llfl * p IIIC UUl-cuai/U Iiutu WIIM.U .... ? , struck him but twice, and he states that Mr. 1 Brown never spoke after tho first blow.? 1 He then threw the club among the brush, t and started back to B's house. 1 He described to Mr. Carpenter, deputy c ! sheriff from Leon,the place where he threw J iheclub. Mr. Carpenter, in company with ^ f Judge Day, of Conewango, on his return a | home, proceeded to the spot described by p , the prisoner, and there found the club a , covered iviili blood and hair. After he had * imbrued his hands in the blo>d of poor j . Brown, he then went to his house, where | ? ? 3 found Mrs. Drown partly dressed* sitngin front of the fire, smoking. She made o effort to escape, supposing him jesting, nd only remarked tlmt he would not dare 4t > strike her. He then stepped toward the of cor and took up an axe, approached her pr t fronl, and while that poor defenceless re roman was entirely alone, unconscious of er danger, he sent her spirit to another si; 'orld by striking her prostate upon the floor. p<; Ie tepeated the blow once?and once only 3r -and she lay at the feet of the demon a tai tangled corpse weltering in blood. He d? rev-a blanket from the bed over, her? th earthed the chest, and found the ipocket 2r ook with the money in it, took a-.rifle be. dT >nging to the deceased, fastened the door, 2t rent home, and went to chopping wood in Jt ont of his own door. All this was but the 7i mrkofajew moments, and before break- cc ist. , . ^ in He secreted the rifle in the woods, but d;d 0f 1.01 secret the money until ? few,moments 6t efore he was arrested. -Since his arrest tb ie has told Mr. Carpenter where he had 7i ecreted it, and, Mr. C. has found^it, Slfl A ?:ily?the. remainder ho paid oat* The p< ifle has also bee* found. Si Mr., and Mrs. Brown had no person liVQg with them, and had only been married i few weeks, and were industrious people. 3ro*n was nn Irishman. They have leither of them any relatives known of in ^ his country. Bohall acknowledged that ^ ie had been on perfectly friendly terms with f, hem, no aoimosity existing between them, a Honey?less than $100?induced him to is extirpate a whole family." ? THE GAZETTE. j ; r WEDXESBAY MORNING, AUGUST 5.- ( ?? r? ii i i i .1 i ?. -I y Owing to the absence of the Editor for sevcra s lays, and to the indisposition of a hand in the n jfficc, it is necessary to double advertisements ? n order to got the paper.rea-ly for the mails. The criticism of a 'Subscriber" can do [ ao good. He wiH excuse us for declining to ( insert i\ ? * '. ' Much excitement accms to prevail iu fr Washington- Cdy* and other parts of the < District ofColumbia on account of the re. s fit sal" of the lute session of C tigress to re- ? new the charters of ihe district banks, and t on account of-an attempt made near the j close of the session to remodel the charter \ of the city against the will of its inhabitants. * Dr. E. S. Davis formerly of this State, and i 'or several years a member of the Legislature, j was a delegate from'Tennessee, whore ho now , 'esides, to the late Van Quran National Conven \ ion in Baltimore; but on his way home ho *d. r Irassed a circular to his constituents from tVbsh- 1 ngton, by which it appearrthat he has renounced- ^ idheilon to the adiuinfalraUon, on account of llio ^ President's approving the proceedings of (he I :ourt martial which on the trial of Lieut. 11 >oo c > I idinitled Negro tealitmony against hiin. Dr. D. | jailed on the President and asked hiin if, at the t ime he approved the sentence of Lieutenant \ Fiooe, he knew that two negroes had given tcsti-. t nony in the case; the President answered in * I ne affirmative, and thin settled the Doctor. lie ( f * s mmediately addressed a circular to his constitu. mts declaring the change and avoWing himself ^ :or Harriaon as a candidate born South of the > Potomac. - I USUAL raKMlLMS. - I The Agricultural Society of Massachusetts I iffera the following among other premium*. For tho three best farms, produce, cultivation' and appearanco considered ' $200, $175, and $150 $5 25 Best specimen in rotation of crops 75 Greatest quantity of vegetables raited for stock 30 ^ Greatest quantity to the acre, not less ( than 800 bushels, of potatoes, carrots t mangel wtirtzel, sugar*beat, and Tuta c baga,?each 30 f greatest quantity of wheat, not less than 25 bushels to tlie acre, 20 ( 2orn net lees than 80 bushels per arre and 75 lb. in the ear to be considered t a bushel, .'- 20 j Barley, not reus than 45 bushels, . 2D k fcye, not less than 30 bushi.ds, * . 20 ^ Best plow, 1 00 j taw silk, not less than 10 lb. 20 ; \ Best experiment in turning in green crops i for manure, _ ' - 50 j J Best mode of roaring and feeding cattle, 20 1 For the best plow to lay the sod on edge, 75 , Best plantation of white oak trees, 50 j t -r i . w?u 1/U, ui iurusi, wat/U| ui ??nnv ash, . - 2*> |( Seat living hedge not less than 50 rods, 3.) j | icst communication on 4.ho mulberry and | y silk culture, t 30 j . ?' * ~ : t FOR.THK FARMER'S GAZETTE. " ? A CURE FOR THE CHINCH-BUO, Wateree Greek, July 29th, 1810. On a plantation in Fairfield whero this pest show i id its destroying influence last year, a 'change ( laa come over the spirit of their dream." It was [ i lighly manured this year, with stable manure, ) ( and by the by it needed it), and they hare do. ' I ;amped aftor a very severe attempt in the spring. 1 t seems that the salts evolved by the manure 1 lo not agree witlr their taste so well; they ar? 1 Spicuri ins it seems. On this place last Spring, 1 vhon it rained and there were puddles of water, ' U ~ ska* */ !? mi/rill ff'liltAF 1 " QQy WOiU BO pioilkcuus vuaw j tu iu?|iib ^xbuvi hem by handfullf. This is their phyeic, give il -I o them. FAIRFIELD. % - i Mr. Sim me of Charleston, the author of sevc." | iral popular works iuthe departments of poetry. ! | nd romance, has prepared a "History of South Jaroiina" from the period of her colonization to 1 ter erection into & Republic, accompanied by a ' upplemcntary Chronicle of events down to the * i resent time. The subject is an interesting one, ' , md has been treated by Mr. Simme in a popular ( ityle. The work is highly "Commanded in the Courier, and is presumed to merit patronage.? ^ Messrs. S. Uabcock 6l Co. of Charleston, arc tho | publishers. ww!gwOfci'i>-jtfL * FOR THE GAZETTE. AS EN PGM A. * ? I am a word of E;ght letters. My 3rd, b, and 5th, is thetoamo of one of a trHfe insects proverbial for their industry. Deive man of my 6tli? 3rd, 7th, 8lh and he is ndored miserable. The enmity of my 8th, d, 5th, 3rd, an I 4th to our race is connitly f% . Few of your fair readers will dis* nse w th the comforts of /ny 6tb, 0th, and d. My 3rd, 2nd, 1st, and 8lh, is a mounin in Switzerland. Nothing can be more lightlul than tny 7th, 6th, 8th, and 5lh, to e weary traveller. My 5th, 6th, 3rd, and - ; id, is a wild lowl. My 5th, 3rd, 8th, 5th, id 6ih, is one of the senses. My 3rd, id, 5 h, 3rd, and 7th, was indispensable it) ;wish worship. My l>t, 6rh, 3rd, and the h, is a delicious fruit. My 8:h, 6th, and 3rd, ivers two thirds cf our globe. By transposgmy 4th, 3rd, and Is', you have the name 'one of the heathen deities. My 5th, h, 3rd, 7th, and 8th, is much .valued by ose ir, adversity. My 2nd, 6th, 3rd, and h, is the name of one of England's Kings, nd my'whole, comprehends a most resectable portion of the inhabitants ot the Duthem States. -*? EMMA. LOSS OF THE 8TEAMBR NORXH CAROLIIIA. " 'i he Steam Packet North Caroling cpmlandcd by Capt. Davis, left -Wilmington, .V. C.) on -Saturday afternoon at ft.o'clock, -* ritli three U. S. Mails fur the South, and the >llowing Passengers: Hon. Mr. Hubbard, of Jabama, lady and child, Hon. Di?on H. Lewi, of do; Hun. Mr. "Chinn, of Louisiana: Hon. teasrs. Dawson, Warren and Nesbit, of leoigia; Hon. Mr. Dillet', of Alabama. C. lancock, D. J- Downing, J. Harrison, of do . R. Horn, of Florida; J. J2 wart, of Columbia, 8. C.j .W. W. Starke, of Hamburg, (S. C.) 'he passage was very pleasant until we eachcd within 25 or 30 miles of Georgetown, S. C.) about 1 o'clock Sunday morning, .r ? -I- :?< A tl,? ('hen iYlr. tiancOEK imvrnrcu UO luai. Mtv team boat Gov. Dudley was in sight some 3 r 5 miles distant. Both boats appeared to ?ur informant, (who was cn dock,) to beteering towards each other. When the Got* Dudley approached within about 100 yards. & try was raised by a pr.ssenger to look out, the mats will strike- The be? of the North Carolina was rung, in aboutlialf a minute be* ore the boats.struck, but the Dudley almost nstamly run afoul abreast of the saloon, and igainst quarter boards on the larboard side >1 the North Carolina. She bilged immedL liatcly, say in about 10 minutes, and the pas. iciigers got ou board the yawl boats. In the nterim the Gov. Dudly was undergoing elimination, after which, all her-boats were seat ko the North Carolina. The passengers end :r*w wtre soon transferred to the Gov. Dod*-y and every effort was used to save ibeir )roperty. Some of tlie trunks and baggage v ere saved, but all of them in a damagodeeDtoti'on, and sii'gular. to relate, out of BO of 40 )L'rson?i not a l.fe was lost. One of the-pas. 'cngcrs, Mr. Dowling, of /labama, leaped iverboard in his shirt was instantly picked.. ip by one of the boats in charge ofCapt. Da. * ris-who displayed considerable presence of njnd during this awful disaster. The accident a attributed by Captain D. to the negligence >f the Mates who were in charge of both boats vim d.d not obey tfi-2 regulations of the Com>any, the Regular mode laid down for Aft ** mats is to keep .to the right, but on this occasion, the Steam Boat Gov. D. kept to the efr, which of course caused the concussion.? Dapt. Smith, of the Dudley on coming aboard he North Carolina enquired if all the lives vere saved, and being answered in the affir. native, expressed his determination to contin. mue on,.but after reflection, concluded to lay 3y the wreck until morning, which was in or* Jtr to save the property of the passengers.? \t half past 6 o'clock the wreck was left by lie Dudley, and the crew and passengers vere landed in Wilmington about 3 o'clocK, i\ M. . The-amoimt of property lost by the passengers is considerable, and may be estimated at from 15 to 20,000 dollars; but a few sayed their ^ clothes, and those whose trunks were picked ^ up found their contents so completely saturaled that they wore of no service. The writer }f this article with several others had no clothing on landing in the Gov. Dudley, but hey wore supplied with much liberality by VIr. Delbaneo, of Mobile, and other passengers. Mr. Chinn (of Lou.) and Mr. Dawson (of jfeo.) were both much injured, the former by he concussion, and the iattdr by leaping off me boat to the other. The shock was so ludden that before-haif of the passengers could jet out of their births the cabins were filled villi water, and most" of those on board were impelled to leap from the hurricane deck. On returning in the Vanderhilt yesterday lothing was s<en of the wreck of the N. Cam-, iria, except a few pieces of timber. CapU Smith of t he Vanderbilt sailed around in the ricimty of the w reck at the request of the lassengere, but nothing was found np to the )reeeot tune, several 01 ine passenger* ?ic. vithout the ordinary comforts of clothtira, fcc., and will probably be detained in town for i slurt time. Great presence of mind was displayed by ill concerned during the accident, and no Jitfi.*. Ity occasioned of a serious nature except he slight accidents we have noted. . j'l'he night was one of the finest we have cv. ;r witnessed, the sea was perfectly calm, and jvery Hung promised a speedy and successful erinination of the voyage when the vessels vera,carelessly ran into each other. We are informed that seven .leather and wo canvass hags, containing the mails were saved.?Charleston Mercury. Slcnm lionl Uisns/ers.?During the late session of Congress, Mr. Itugless, from the Join mi; ten, u> whom was referred the rcsoution of the Senate instructing them to enjuiro whether tiic law regulating vessels >rope!lcd in whole or in part by steam, Joes not require amendment, submitted a eport to tha: body, accompanied.by a bill ' - f ' I - I I'lOOD Tkt. I,ill unt.'nu.noiy 01 me uiw ui 1000. A 1119 VIM ?v;is iult among the mass of unfinished bu ifl' ss, and consequently the law of l?38 till remains in force. The Committee express ai^opinion that saiJ law has contributed in some degree to public security, but id J, "We have abundant proof that it fails "ar short of effectually shielding the public mm those disasters which prompted its idoptiou." In proof of this, they state that in the course of the past year about 200 iies had been lost in consequence* of ilea in boat disasters, exceeding the average )f former years. There wa re 41 accidents in 1839 on the kVestt ru waters alone.