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PB0T1TABLK FARMING. THF. INNOVATION OF WOUMHJT LAND IMPKIPKNT F.XI1AVSTION Of BOILB?CBBAP N I'KAL FKUT1I.17..K.US?KAVOUAIM.K Ol'l'OK NiTiv.a kor uvaaiuro capital?an ? BBJMB DVl.iVKHKD KT BOBACB QBX1 i I v THK MARTI VM> STATK I'AIK, OCT. 1", 1891 MR. PltF.SlPKNT. I.ADIKS AM) (il N.I I Ml That I take the Reuovalion of Worn out Soil? as in y t on thli oecasiot' will, I tru-t, lie lc-nnbd as no ape reflection upon the AgrtcaMBN ?if Maryland, auch ?oils may l>e found in ? very one of out older si.? and in almost every country where exhaustion by turc II posMble, unless Chin? and Japan supply c\i liona. To wrench from an arable field whatever of ft forming uiaterlnl its bbM contains und will rea? yield, then repeat the same procc.-.s on another 11, and then another, is the bai t>ai lnu'a natural nut of swindling Nature out of a scatity, proc out livelihood, whenever ?ame has become ?care? and shy to ?upply him with needful food. It oauple repetition, allk the Inevitable modifications the process by which his progenitors rendered hunt for a livelihood uo longer productive or even possil To destroy without rcpiodneing, to live this year ao at rentier living n?xt year more difficult, to exhaust or ? tip the fountain! whence life aud strength havi lei ?weetlv aad bounteously, are the bat burl.m's bet-dl hods, from which many of out j?eople arc not enian? Ipated. I have soen lu New Bagtoad a field wh ouce bore good Wheat sown to live jcirafi.: it? crop had steadily dwindled to live bushels per ac when it was thrown out of cultivation und no up to sorrel and mullein, with the ange .ition that it aaakSd badly, and so had became fl? for nothing! Yet tliat field sloped gtntlyto the sou and, If well subioiled and then plastered at a net cos? ten dollars per aero, would have produced a good ci of clover immediately. Tito husbandry that had wrou/ it? ruin was miuply barbarous, though those who til' It knew how to read, write and cipher, and were gros lguorant of uothiug but the art when by they were t: lug to live. I peetaet, at the threshold, agaiust the current uoti thai psir tuen nui.st grow poor crups, aalen they ha taken s,.'nt BBOaktob vow t?. minion in,or :?.rever. Hen akS ha-, inhi tit cd or somehow acquired a ot and a f ? unie acre*, but has no in nicy. BS team, ik> fertiluoi what shall lie del I answer, Whatever he may do, l.iiu not cult?valo ?un* aire more than he can so feed a MB as la ajtra seaasaabto assurance of a good crop, i : r Heel out by th?* Bay or mouth than to waste ft t.i.,.- iii.il s:nngih "" cultivation to no purpo-c. I l.iiii have eas atte plowed and siib.-oilo'l thurouglily, fi it amply, s?'t a few fruit-trees along its noitli SB and iii,.kt c.o ii Bfaan tai Be Ma heal to tas production ru?lo, vegetable-, and Ii.d.iui Corn, while working out the day four or Uve days to each week and six days duri Hie hurry and high w.i^'i - of tin Sunnier h.u Vest, und all? get ahead BBSS h tasl? I IkBB !')' half tilling ten or I teen half-] BBBt aaaaaaand Bases, aad tb growing wb it will r.Oig?-, according t" the season, fru iiaiity Italf-i ro\ .- to DO crops at all. And, if you toll i that h" i m lint no one to hue Into, I say, Tlieu let h: pull up -tak' -, " go Mi -I," and keep moving till he fin ??me lemon when- lioiicst w.rk may be readily t . p d tor baaaM asi ad. ( m of tin- am ('..ui'"it- of aaseassfa] nnovatiou is law. such as we have in .New York, and I trust in ni( -. ((iinpellitic cv ry man to take cure that 1 ?.u.un.i ? io imt to|an bis neiglibois' ?iop--in otli vor,!.-, t. .' vi,- inii-l tlioroughly fence our It W and pi-tines, not mit whole farm-. T - .Wllg III f. 1. tl 'I ted ?S Illllllell-e ; 1 that Is only one of its bb's.-liigs. I val above tii i - tho Mbsstp aenadsd to ea ?if us to grow wont! mi our own lands wlitre.cr we w; vithoilt being Obliged to lin,' ".it oui m ?-.'il.. : will'.?- roaming ui raVOaOM pursuit of food early .-spring. I! you meaii to i.-novato your farm, bee by throwing out the m t> - you i .mnot f?rtil,BS for sol years alio.id, and cov >r tin-He with wood BS soon a- \ luay. (i..tlur or buy nuts ami seeds, plant Hura in yo . . leu, .nul tr.il.-p'atit tin > oiiiig tit o-to die uni: ' "f peas iivim-, wlicii barely al a half old. aad Ko. p BStttBI IB II t ell the land .vou cannot f-t t.l./o aad tin roughly till i .o. r d a Its ti.nfty tunb.-r. Tkt n IJ fn -' Mop In MB n to the ansagt faraan la t<? limit tin vim ti labn and ( apit.ii must tx- beetowed, II I lii-i-t ..i, Deep Tl : .-*,? m - laei ! to ?.-o...! farmm. ? .mil that this, like i ?? ) -m t ji.ug mil ,:,., i" . v epii'ii-, I'.':,]. Tier.* i- iiiuih land to i .. k>. teo pi' i ipiu.u-, or too st? rili, to i?- ealtlvated I | all ; and. i. 1 k IS is g.-.-d land n full of dumps or strou y toa neto tbal II SbeaM be pot lato gran as ipeedi] ?nui ii.iiipii aapoaalhle, tim? to resaatatlll it iu.?y t i oioughlv piilin.z d without injury to to.uu or plov my n ,,i tint i-, to bv cultivated bsaeefostb,sei or iiy traqueal altasaatloM of gran wtl ? wed deeply and tlioioiighly, bot ti e and BakBSlli as a preparation for protltahl I o.i, d, win. ii means pulvfi ! ? * und leaving it Mil..-.u?, not tinning I up to th" sui luce aud leaving it then. I think I hav ?en em Inn done wilh protit. f.-pei i.illy win re Hi Ith several loebnel nady loan aben it; but MiIiM.iliiig la ipi.te another plot-?,,in \en rally requiaed ; while, up to thn? hour, not one acr? in i .ich lmiidii'il under cultivation in tkla country hai ated to it. I aaady n gnv? Uj lesa -oiling, would w.i-h fearfully to uretj i ig away their Boerpartlclnt? h -, by preeeattag ? : ,il- BOU, in!?' which water fitl.llij. on th?- Mulm, riata l.ipl'liy, and much of It rein.inn, n it ,- i.ei ,1. ?! i.icl draw a ii| on by the grow - aben it. A- i . F?rtil)? r?, I place Gypsum or riaster first ou Iba b-t, without auppiiKiug tt U) tu* of i ?jiuii v aba ? . o: ? v. n ol any value tunic) al] i one? iviible cir* Aiul.ie! 1 (builit that a hill ?ir dry plain afeaadteaaritostalaadea winch a first applica? tion * i tbe i xli m of 200 pounds p< r in re, weald S Mm repaid in the very mil croi?, more espe ClOVeS. Wherever (?round Plas? ter m i] i--* Bad for ?en- than tio \nt tuu ias it aaa be m .! the I'nioi i), I hoi.I that ?ah farmer who tried it ohuuid iiuv at least ?tue tun, apply it la ten ai r. s In strip- of two rods' width, alteriiatiug with u like breadth left unsown, and carefully watch the reault. If no iM-neflt 1- realised, he mav safely conclude ?not that l'laster is a humbug?but that his land docs not need II, or that he has not known how and when to apply it In my own cim*. I judge that I have bought o., otb(-i iBStlllSSB that paid no amply and spccdi.y M I'.a-t- i. Aa to Lime, I am not so ? onlltl? ut. Ia any. B tl burnt d, so that the refuse from tin BUBI i.irtst tiought, uu-lakcd mid starcclyyet cold, foi a ? ats jH-r bushel, there I cannot doubt the profit of its application to almost any dry soil, but especially one ippBod with vegetable matt?-r?a drained bog or ?waiDp. for example. The Engli-ti ?ipnl.v it profusely to heavy eluys to break thuu up and render them filai le ; and Uiey would not jx-n-bt in ao doing without reason. When ver tin--pontaiic,.m? growth of sorrel an?! other mil plant? indicates a d? tlci? ncy of alkali, th? re I Judge that lins would prove sei viceabie. If unlcm hut Weed A- MBeoaM ta had as theaply. I would much prefer them, especially on sandy or gravelly soils; but, as nu :.? i ultivator of Mich soils ?ver sold UakSkaS? th? y at? t an lv to lie had Id considerable quantities, ex? cept in the imm?diat?- viciuity of one of the few cltie or larger villages which still rill? s maluly on Wood for ita fu? i. I ? iii-ider e-.iry bushel of A-hes from Wood biimcl within door? worth to a farmer half the price of u bunhel of Corn, lince, by Judiciously applying it, iy increase btS Coin-crop buahel pnbasbsk As to Lime, I n gard weil-burued oyster-shells as worth to the farmer twice a? much by weight aa tin average of I.nuc quarried frum a i?,,lge, though Ihn- is quite diverge lu quality. Where it is uilngi? d or heavily charged a lth Magucia, its Agricultural value is alight, if not ques ttonable. Yet plants need Lime, feed upon it, thriv?.? by It | and I have known large crops ?,f wheat grown mi? ceielvely on a field whereof the pun for at least two leet downward was ut toead i<iut tenth? broken lime atone, resting on a solid bed rock of that Mime. I appre? hend that Liuie is destined to play a very important part la the renovation of our worn-out tirun, though It may never be used so bountifully ben as tu Ktigland. The late l'rof. Mapoa calculated that, lince mineral par? tiel?? act on vegetation only by th? ir surface?, put\ 0ur Lime la many time* finer than the British, an applica? tion of 'bt> buiheliper aci? here was equivalent to on?of 340 buahel* of that burnt d fivm IL? ? our-? r chalk of tU British Ules. I have a very high opinion of Bait as a femur, r. I; may not be wanted near the coait, where a saline spray Is often driven inland for miles ; but 1 ? ttimate 1U value at IS cents per bunbel on my place, which 1? some twenty mllea from Long Island Sound and nearly twice a? far from tbe broad ocean. That is to any: I consldn t. B buahel? of Halt pn M B , appliod to my fields one half In SasBSd two BiKcesMvc years, about the best lit worth of plant food that money will buy me. And almoit any farmer can obtain refuse Suit from Importers, manufac pack?is, or ganan and d? aler? who H m? at s or l?sh by U? buriU aud sell tlieu? out by a? retail, tf he will but irrptlre nnd be patient. I con always buy sll 1 wanted In New York nt or below flfte? cents per bushel, nnd I have hail a car load at a tin Riven nie by one who had BO u-*> 'or sueh Salt, b urgint need of the room It occupied. Huoli wlnd-fsl come every year to those who aro looking for them. One of tho_> day*, (but, not In my day! wo ?hall ha? (Treat piiiniilni" work* l-eabb? our liarhni s, sounds or I let*, lifting sea water by tbe tbou*and gallons up to bight whence pipe* or tubes will convey lt., aided only I gravitation, to plains and valley* far Inland, which will t?e allowed gently te overflow, brlgOtO and Itatttts If, alter a time, fresh water shall be deemed di-siral? in it* turn, then the ?nit of the *ea water will be pr MpttOtoi on its pa-sate by ?oine clieiiii chenilcal agenc; and only Ihe Unis- fri'shened water reach the ?oil. The proiiilii? uce irivcn to Phosphates, und to I'lio ph.itic substances, in our day, 1* fully j,n titled. In ruii .i??-. ?, i,? hen cultivation was desultory and crops si nut anil cap: i, lot!.-. while, am?lala dei iiyeil where lli??V die and bones were throw u any where ao that iluyshoiil not be In the way, there wai little coed of npplyln PbOSSSBlM to the farmers' fields and no call for then At length?aUtoobsagod. For half a ceiiiurv, -tantas quietly bought up the bone? of ull animals that dl.-d 0 wota otaaghterod as or uear our teaheord aad applle thoin to the fertilization of her fields, while OBTfarmi through the sale of milk and of living or slaughter! aniinals. were steadily losing all that hers were Ruining When we, at length, awoke to the ?nieldalmadnoasofthl display of ignorance and heedleasnesi on our part, a had to recover the leeway thus made ; and I have u doubt that wo had, and still have, meadow, un,I p?? tures whl( h would still give fair crop-? of gra?s. but (> which a sound-boned, strong ox could with difliculty b reared. BOBOO the policy and necessity of upplyin Phosphate? in some form to |hp well worn Soldi of on older States?a necessity whhh is not ut all felt iu uowc regions and on virgin soils. As to the ordinary farm-yard manure*, no one need b told that they an: excellent, so far as they go?that he 1 fortunate indeed who cau obtain them in abundance am at little cost. They oonUln in available form most I the Ingr?dients rcqtilrcd by ordinary soils to lit them fo producing exoellent cr??ps, or, moro accurately, they em body most of th? elements of plants in such form tha plants may readily absorb and thrive upon them. Ym mav have them In abundance, yet still need c>-ltaii mini ral addltl..??? in ,*** e?-.i l.i.,,. . I'ulplnn, uu, Phosphorus especially -hat a very small outlay wi! Milh.efor all that you Btai of these If you have Ii ahaadaaOS tom yard manures, so that these be w, 1 rott.-.l sad ?viM-ly applied. He who has these when they oagU to be can MOO buy und pay for all els?? tha he 111.als. But tin? I.inner who can apply twenty cords per ii.-n from his barnyard U? ten acres per auuuui of his farm I a marked exception. Taere are more who could no iOOlWith one acre per annum thus generously. For while manure Is the Ufe of the farm, nothing else i treated _o wastcfullv. Thrown out to be drenched In water from the caves, then bleached in the sun am burned by lnttmal fermentation, most fanner.? treat i asa nuisance rather than ua their most essential resource We must ShaagS all this if we are ever to see our farm what the? should be. 1 have a paved cellar expressly for manure, under thi entire rattle-tl,?or of my barn, with a floor and scaffoli above for my hay and grain. This is very roii.cnieiit but not entirely satisfactory, whileitcost more than th, average ianncr can aCiird. I recommend to him the fol lowing substitute : Ilig out the (ant, r of your barn yard to a depth of sl_ or eight feet In ihn middle, making it a pit or hollow with regularly sloping sides. Bales the oatst rcsnlu. ,,f the yat.l with the earth so excavated, so that watei c.m never stand any where else than In the hollow Mow all UM weeds and brakes you can find Iu the road? aroaad you, in your own ?elds first, then in IbSOOSl your neighbors who will let yon, gather dry leavei wherever Ihsjars not asedad, oad iitt??r your oattb generously, alike lu stable aud yard. Cut > our straw and stalks if you can, and let everything thai remains uneaten l?t gquickly transferred to the pit. Devote at least a week in the Fall to the collection of litter of ull kinds, aud make the week a month If you .an possibly spare tlie time. N'o lalx.r on the faim pays better Ihan that which i.? devoted to Increasing the size while Improving the ,|iu,iiy .1 its min k-heap. If your soil 1? Handy or giavclly, and a jilt or bunk of clay Is convenient, ono hundred loads of simple clay per acre may be spread OVOS your grasslands la-e in the Fall or early in tho Winter with profit, while ( lay soils are in like milliner Improved by a dressing of sand or fine gravel by loam. Fill up any boHoWl SrdOprOOOloaS by thus coaling clay wiih sand and sand with clay, aud large crop? will respond tOyour persistent, wisely dincled effort?. Of 000X00.S WhO-l lanu cannot be thus thoroughly licite.1 at oaeo i bul get 0 tew acres Into perfect condition tm h year, lay UtaOS down t.. grass and proceed with the next lot, and your Whole farm will soon be a model, alike f r facility of working . nd cei lain ty of ample liai v. -t?. I am writing for pool men, who do not admit that they shoald therefore he pom tenasn, Tho rieh eon hap fertilisers right aad hit, aatortrata? oahooil and till to perfection: htitj I address the thousands whose will is good but who?!- nu.in? ON scanty, who cannot af lord to '? Maaeh out," hat must make saeh year's s i? In--.-p iv I?,r the u, .vt ycai's iinj.i 01 clnciits. To tell one ,,t IheOI how he might profitably _p n,l i?ev, ral thousand dollar.? forthwith on hi- farm is onlv to aunoy him ; he has not the la-'liey. cali.'i,,t bOTTOS It, Iilnl ..in tpan liolhmg wherewith to buy it. Be I have said litt lo of I'ndcidrainiiiL', hOOMMO that costs at l.a?t UM pet m re. ami is not in order, olecpt on a small scale, until the farm ha- been liia.lt- pio.luctive and profitable. I?ct the farmer ;of scanty means imp?o?,, the first dry Autumn to underdiaiii thoroughly his WOtMet, l?,g gtetaaci-e: when Ihooaasalpdry?lethha laoetio this by a l'.lx ral application of Birne and, thoroughly pal I SI -Slag its ?oil. note well the two oi i.'me sue, l-t-.i Hog erops, pad I think he will be convinced (OS I ami that Fader drtiintntj pays, at !ea?t w hi lever it is iiiideiiiaH.v needed. Uuderdr.itiiing dry upland will coin, far later, and,..? to many farms, may never come at all. With Irrigation, the case ia different. Doubtless, gen? erations will pal.4 before our field,? are MooOOd by that Ualversal Irrigation, by tbe help of well? paSMJOd by wind-power, which 1 thoroughly believe in. That must MOM slowly, gradually, in ages, not years ne rely, and will not be hurried. l?et me ?]?-ak only of what ia prac? ticable and advisable to-day. Most farms arc traversed or skirted hy some sort of brook, runnel or timer watercourse, which ma y be dry for a part of nearly every year. Each is fullest in i-piin when fed by copious rains, nnd often by melting snows also. Its current is of course richest In plant-food ju?t when inn?t ample. A slight dam thrown across Its ( ban? ni 1 MM the upper side of farm M field, with a mere fur ' row run diagonally tin-in e. through the field or fields be? low, so as lo b-ad the waer gradually away from the brook bed, eeespt-M arm.* the lower bank of the shallow ditch at intervals until the last drop has been used to moisten and enrich the soil through which it litters down to Its i.atui al lied?such is a rude outline of a very rude device for doubling the crops while Increasing the ?M-r manent fertility of O larger or smaller portion of almost every farm. Of course, the mode must be varied to adapt it to the volume of the . trcam, the lay of the land ; but any Intelligent farmer will know how to avail himself of the topography of his freehold . o as to insure him the largi ?t i:, u,i-i-of product at a moderate, per? haps inconsiderable, cost. I am eonlMeiit thai our coun? try's annual harvests might be larg. i\ taONSO d ny irri? gation, with an annual proflt of MS to twenty live per cent, on the total outlay or cost. I need not ?ay that thi? question of cost is one that the average tan* r must continually ponder. Be would like to do and to buy many things that he cannot aflord ?al bast, not yet. The need of lmprovt-d and m.u. eflectlve ImplcmcLts of husbandry 1? forever staling him In the face. Mowers and Helpers, Tedders and l_kes, ?talk Cutters, Feed .Steamers, Ac, Ac, are all good in their place ; but he cannot yet pay for hulf of them, while hi must produce and sell i:i free coni ?.?tltion with those who jsissess and use them all. Of course, he must give mor? labor for every bushel ?,f grain, each tun of hay. than his fore-handed neighbor doe?; and this disparity tie progress of Invention i itcadily Increasing. It is this ratio rthan the Inferiority of our soils that I?- cat rying the grain-fields of our coun? try farther and further West. Minnesota and California did not average twenty bushels of Wheat per acre last vi ar-dld i ot average, I believe, go large a yield of this Um boo! el '? . ?id grains as Pennsylvania and Maryland did? but th'? ioimr-r states grew their crops mat:.iy 08 vast plain.- OS praliiei, by the help of the most efficient machiiierj, Whtoh enabled their farmer, to peg Mgh and yet realize fair profits. We, too, mu?t ulti? mately use .??team and the most effective machli ry, or -bmit to be driven out ol graia-culturo almost ? utlr? iy. ho I hold, therefore, that our seaboard farmers must sbaiKjon the goodly region in which they were born and f4dlowt.be Indian and tbe pioneer on tbe paths which point ev?* toward th. setting aunt By no means. A part will a?,-m..; let them lie wafted on their way by our heartl?sii004 ,jjMi,es, our fondest prayers. But a large fraction ?,t our 80U8 B,,d daughters will remain by the graves of th?_- lathers, und till tho fields on which th. ireyes flirt open.*.. Tho???, too, must have bread-corn ; and I distrust?nay, i di?pute?the wisdom of Oh taluiug ilila ahull/ frua. cUauui grower?. Au Uidivid liai, a family, of cultivators may de It with advantage ; I doubl that a whole ootnmunitr of flfty thouiand farinera ever did or will. A mining, a lumbering r?gion, |i apt to have nn unusual proportion of It? inhabitants Hy? ing from hand to mouth t I doubt that au exclusively tobacco or cotton-growing county cun bo found whirh does not present a similar social aspect. Di? versity of employment la essential to general tlirllt ; relatan of crop? t? vital la the healthful vigor of the soil, the prosperity and thrift of Its owner and tiller. I do not aay that no considerable ?ommuiilty over throve by making gimlets or growing hemp exclusively ; I do Insist that any such cicIumvo devotion to a singlo pursuit must over prove, In the average Bad In the lorn: run, mistaken und pernicious. Lot the Mouth grow her Cotton, the North West her Wheat, the mid West her Indian Coin, but ht culi BtSBdBl enlarge and diversify her rango of production, and lot tho Atlanllc icaboard ?lew what tuiiv be dono by a system un,irr which (?rain, (irnaa and Fruit arc annually grown on the samo llttlo farm. If no grand sue? ?*..*.?*, pt) lirillialil lilts, uro poasible under this ??cunoiny, It la evldcut that great disasters, signal fulltires, must like? wise be rare, since the deficiencies of one crop will usually In? balanced by tho excellence of another. Upon largo f'u Ids, entirely freed from stones or other impedimenta to tkeSBBgk culturo und brought up to a high standard of fertility, Indian Corn, Oats or Kye, Clover and tho best (irasises, uiay now bo grown lu saapn ntattoa with pseBt attlta two hour-' ride el eitlxrof our great Allautic seaports, where l'unis, Beets and Vegetables an usually preferred, there!gee proba? bly grown at slill greater profit. I .-peak.from cxpcii* ??"ice, and know that 1 am not mistaken. Nay, more. Any man of ample i ajutal and fair knowl? edge of Agriculture may buy a thousand acres of the sandy "bauen-" of l,ong Island, New-Jersey, or tin* Bastan Iban al Mary km?, and, leaving attoaaato strips of a hundred acres in forest, which ure to Is) gradually IBdaaad to squares of leu to forty acres as the residuo is brought under tillage, ho muy fertilizo each aire that he tills until it will produce fifty to seventy bushels of Corn pn in re, and, feeding every bushel to animals reared for market, ho may [realize a large Interest on his Investment while maintaining und ev? n Improv nig tho productive capacity of his soil. Muni that I do not ?ay ho might not do better by devoting his ( tTurts mainly to the production of Fruits ??ml .Vegetable??that Is an In? dependent coii-ideration-?but I am i-atolled ny my own experience that barren lands may be rendered fertile, right on our Atlantic seaboard, (iran? and (?rasa grown f:mii each improved ?ne, ami ihe-e turned into Mutton, Beef, Fork, and Poultry, which, being sold, will yield a liberal profit to the tanner and enable him to sell off im? proved farms I o pooBBI cultiva! or-, for more than they coet him. In otlicr words : I huid that millions of acres light about us, which have never jet yielded to civilized man auy crop but one of firewood or clinical, m.iv be BSUAl ably cleared of Its mainly stunted, straggling tiec-i and bushes forthwith, made to produce 1100 worth per acre of food next year, and every year thereafter, giving em? ployment and subsistence to hundreds of thon-, uni- of workers, and that larger as well us surer piotltsmay thus l?e realized than by mining for gold In Arizona or hunting for whales along the rout of Ala-ka. If this be true, is It not truth of decided iui;>oituiu ? I Our cilles ure overcrowded; we have too iniiij- hut (hantsi too many lawyer?; too many brokers ; we do not lack capital ; but our wealthy men know by sad c x l>erlcnce that to lend is often to lose?that thoso who Baal to borrow on Linn mortgages are almur-t never 1 ready to repay. I urge them not to lend, not to specu? late, but to apprenti, tin ir -on- totaO veiy best of our faun, is, rub up their own knowledge of Agriculture, hire tho liest foremen they can find, and resolve to become farmers while alibiing gentlemen. Let tic M who already own fertile wild land improve ?t ; let those who do not own, Judiciously buy ; ami let each cautioii-tlv j,r,,ci ed, (b-Toymg no timber without careful con? sideration, but planting With cholee f.-. -1 tlet-s evil.) Hire that la not soon to be brought under tillage, mnl BO feeling his way carefully, observantly, thoughtfully, to' tho full neasan Of Ibal Intelligent activity wlii, li, harked by adequate capital, rarely fails in any worthy panait und never in fanning. There is scope and opi^r ttinity here for tens of thousands of our ?illliietit young men, now crowding Into offices and counting room. which do not need I hem, and I commend to their recog? nition the fact, that there is no other can -, t M truly Inde peadsakn free from pi-ni. so equable yet Bbsgassed with a pleasing dlver.-uty of dally intcre-i* and i l.cerlul cai-es, mo full of nblOOPPOTtSattteO, so-lileliled fioui sor* tllil temptation- and maddening dl-tractlons, n-t tliat of tho educated, fore-handed, capable, clear headed Au.en wan fanner. _ lut AL NEWS, DlDHATION OF THE I'KKSI'.Y I l.i'.l \ N BOBFRAL. About live jraan ago tin- aeed of fuller boapltal aei iiiiiinoiiatli'tis in the city her.mu- known to .i.itiics Leaos?ead be aAAteeetA i rtrcaln Mtn to a number of gentlemen, suggesting the erection of a hos? pital under the auspice? of the l'u-b> tel ?.m church and proposing, should the movement la* deemed ex pcdiflit, to give a site for the building*, and to fiirni-h also financial aid. A meeting was held in tin I room of the Fir.it l'n -bvi? lian Chun h, Jan. 1, 1 it was decided to organise a w? toty for lb? punmae, ami tu applj foraebarler. Tblewaa deae, and la February m i i.tgi.-lut ii re incorporated tbeBortetj um 1er i he name of " The i'r. -liv o nan Hospilal m the ? in of New-York," and grinitt d it the privilegie of holding !? al and p' r-oiial propertj toan unlimited extent, and without taxation. nu- m,une bounded bj Fourth ami Madleon-aves. and Seventieth and Seventy?Brat-ato. waa accordingly given to the BO( letj M B ho-l itol Site.ill'* lime the erection of lui,'ling? lug.m, and the completion ol three of the flve principal one? was the occasion of the dedication m i va-i s v. nit ii took plan ) eetesday aftoraooa. By 1 o'clock Hie cliapi I i,I tin* ho.-pdal was filled In overflowing, many bavmg to conten? themaelvea with tho ant? room?. The Bev. Dr. Joke V. MeLeod of the i * Befonaed Frealiyterlan Church opened tbe exea ci-es By reading from the Bertptureaf and with prarer. Mr. Lenox, the I'n-sHlent, tlieu aaaotHM-ed, on bobaff of the ltoaril of MamiL-eis, that the building would In) opened on the following day for the re entionof patienta oi ail coin,trii?*. tieciis and rolora, and es pressed the bops I tkal the iniittution would n u means of sreal good. Xks Bev. Vr. William M. i'uxton of tin- First Preabyterlafi Chnr? h, The Kev- Dr. Win. Ailatiin and Dr. Willanl l'ai ker mail?) addnaan. Dr. Adam? then stab ?i that if t\i?,>*o nimniii he railed for the permanent endowment of ibe tnitltn tion, Mr. Lenox Would double il. Filly Ihousaiid dol?ais n m.un, .i to i.e rala d to make up the am,.uni, and he suggi si i < i thai inbacriptlona ibould be made at the end of theexerclaea. The service?weneloaed by the beae diction from in. MeLeod. Xbe building via, then tbnwa open for vinllois. TIIK PUBLIC DOCBCB At il Hic? tiui? of the Dock CoBUBlaatoBcva, yi -tir.la). the dredging of tho slip on the south side or the ?ia rat the font of Fifiy-seventh-t., B. 11., was ordered. Superintendent We-tiTv.lt repotted that the pl?-r at tho foot of Thirtieth-H., Nolth Rivet, hud been repaired. 'i lie communication, seeetved at ika prev.ous nutting, from a patentee, in rclatiou to piov bliug suitable build? ings for grain storage, was ordered on file, the Board having no power to construct such buildings. Superin? tendent Wcstervelt recommended the construction of a new pur, ?on f( et by 10 feet, at the fcot of Flfty-flr.-t -t., Hartk Hiver, at o net of about tis.ooo. The Saperia* tendent stated that the only piers in the vicinity were nt Forty sixth, Fort] seventh, and Piflieth-.-t?. ; tliat theaewere conetantfy erowded with reaeele;taal the neighborhood was building ep rapidly, and greatly in need of imrea-ed ut tommoiialioii lor the loading nml unloading of v?anla. Referred t<> Hi? Executive Com? mittee. ID m (ordance wllli a written request from the Kiireau ?,f street Cleaning, the drodgingof theallpla Hont ot the dumping -board, at tt.c foot of venyak, was onleri ,|. The Dry Dock Company at I'ltr No. 13, E. R.. In reply to u notice to npalr that phi, Itatcd Unit it was lu a very dilapidated state fiom ordinary wear and decay, and that tha repairs ought property to be ?lone by tho Commiaatoaero. Referred. A ootnmnnicaUen was re? ceived Iroiu the Collector of the l'ort, announcing that he had been Instructed by the Seen tarv of the Treasury to ?leiiiiiiul tho sum nder uf Hit- marine paper? of tin*. barge Enterpriae. It appears tliat this barer, after having been permanently moored aoaai to yean at the bulkhead between Harriaon and Pranklln-ets., .v It., sad us?xi us a storehouse for imy, was lev? ral Iliaca nvoi ed by the Commissioners, its owners finally entend the barge ai a coasting vis-el ami obtained marine papera, but continued to occupy the bulkhead The Cou>ml?alon ? is protested, and the Mbjeet wm redarnd to the Treas? ury Deji.iitin?nt at Wunhiugion. a jer'-ev ( rnr foi-ice OFFICIAL evading JUSTICE. The Jcrwy City Chief of Police, Edward L. McWiiiliiiiia, did not appear in court yesterday to plead to the indictments against him, and up to a late hour last evening hud not been found. Sheriff I:c njiart Is making every effort to recapture him, nod It was re? ported that his bondsmen, Thomas A. Edmondson and Thomas ('. lirown, had emploved detectives to ascertain his whereabouts. The conviction that McWIUIsms has undertaken to (Midi Justice by filght seems to bo slowly settling upon the minus of his d? f< uders. A prom in? nt jHili, i) oill. la! told a Thim NK re|s.rter that he did not think tho chief had run awav, but had " gouu on a drunk." Dlstriel-Attoriiey ?Jarreltoon Is fully im iiresaod with McWIlltains'i guilt, and thinks the Grand Jury would not have found indictment* unira* the evi? dence was conclusive. The recent developments have created a strong feeling against the old Hoard of Police, and home impatience la (-xpr.-nn.-d at the alleged dilatory proceedings of OoV. l'ailier'? recent appoiiil?'.*?. Tue District-Attorney lia? asked Ui have un early day set lor the trial of the old Coiuiulaalonnrs on the charges peag lug against Ihem, but Judge liedle I.as uni yel fixed a tiny. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hamm 1 Flauen.ft s motan mill, ni atedia, rrss.su hui und vl Vtaiteoiay. l'L* lull u B^D.Dsi, lasuf.no?, aMutoa THE BINQ 0A8K8. AN EX( .TIN? DAY IN 0T11 AND TKKMINI AUIH'MKNT II* TWKK1 >_ CAM. TO III'. IIKAl NKXT MONDAr?AN ATTACK UPON TIIK OKA! JUItT. A larpo number of sportnt4irt. n..*oniHt yesterday, In the Court of Oycr and Termin?... with I expectation of bonrnig arguments In the King can Judge Brady OSSSSd tho Court at 1C.30 a. in., ufter will the roll of pel It Jurors was called. Heveral promlnr members of the liar were In attendance, nnd nmo thrm, John Ornlinm, Win. A. IIeach, John McKci Wheeler II. reckham. Henry U Clluton, I>uvi(l I)uili Fold, ami District-Attorney Uarvln. When the Court expressed Its readiness to proce with th? business of tho day, Mr. Grutnilu arose a stated that a inornliig linwspaiier of Tue,,lav eoiitaliiei leper! of tlie most singular proceeding that ever MOM lnacourtoflustlPi?. On Monday ttS District-Attorney h. moved In iho eaae of a client of his without any BOB having been given hlin. although a dlstlm t ?irranKcnin had ben made that SStblSg should bo dorn? wllho such notice. Tho Dlstrioi-Attorney had told him thut an lnd_ct<_>?_? re. co found In the. Court of Over and 'IV tioiifT. which supersede! tlcit In the lien? rai Sus-loi he would to Inform?xl of th?. fact. Such notice w novcr giren him, and consequently bo did not appear . tl? it day, und tlm motion to set down tin; tnul f Mond.iv nett w.n sprung upon the Court. Mr. I'eekhaui?I understand von wis?i to move | I ..? BM tl.f order setting SOWS Mr, Tweed's trial. Mr. Qraaaav?Yeo, I do. Mr. Pcckh.iiii?We consent to vueute that order, ai w ill move now to s??t tho trial down. The Metate. Attorney explained the circumstances the ease In a manner satisfactory to Mr. Oiaham. M (?raliain said that the usual rii'tom of the l)ntr,e Attorney's olllco hud l?ecn to give two or three day notice, and ho e .pelo?! tho sumo courtesy to bo I temVd toward him In the present Instance. The 1)1 trlct-Attorni'T agreed to this cours,", and the motion I set gowi the the trial of Mr. Tweed wiis fixed for hea ui-r on next Monday, the DNirictAttoricy saying I thoiiglit ho had a good case against him, and was read to try It at atiy time. David D. Finid brought up the cas . of Gould ?igt. (lo dot,, askiiift lia Court to iiain.i some duy whou it c.nil ta heard. Judge Brad] said h.? didn't know that It ha c une in yet Into the Oycr und Terminer. ?Mr. Fnld replied that it had not ; a? it BM OS ho lirai before hi.? I'mor, It was necessary tu have his consei before fixing Mm date of the iirg'liueiit. Sodgg BWd A sired <- -il n ... I to OOBSaH among t hOBMOl ve-, an 1 OgM on some time when he would be relieved from tho duth of Oycr and Terminer. Mr. (?raliain said In- would call attention to the ft?. that pr,vate (oiiisel having no oflieial autlioiity ha been acting us ailvi?. rs to Ihe Oraiid Jury. Ho read tli statute relating to the grand Isgaoot? and contended th.i no one but the District-Attorney or his assistant? ha any power to Interfere with the action of the QrOh Jury. No on.? else, not even the Attorney (?cuera!, MS] li'trodn? e light Into their ,h-|,l., ration-., and he had MO reporti to ti e ates t mat certain persons had heea latai fering With the Oiainl Jury. Be Would therefore mo\ Umi..nit t.. call tin-1,land Jury into Court and charg them, In addition to what ha? slreadj beea a.. ths none I,nt the Di-tri, tAttoiiie) VM allowed to ente their chamber 0 Iule thev were in session. lie did tbl M loiinsel for persons who might lie brought under th notice of thai i. "i.i. Judge I'.r. idy replied that he understood Mr. Or ihn t,, ipeal M timiros riiriiT, then th.. only m,ii, ?? ha woal, tai,.- oi It was lo inquire into the foots of the matter ; h would set on no report, bul if be discovered snvtrol in Mr. (,i ah. i m's -tut. in. lit, won1.! r. i ,.,?> I y UM evil. Ml Oianam acp.ii seed in this dlspositiou of iho matter. Tin: FIELDS Casio. i ? i : i i i MiVAi.y AKi.i'MKvrs ? g !______**___. Dl M A M) KD OX TU I (Haut SD THAT roNNOl.I. C--BHOX BB I'lU'iii CBD A-i A hum IB. The suit of The Psopla ?iiruinst Thomas C Fields came up in the Court of Om -, und T.-rmini r ) e !, i ,lay morning, bSfSM Judirc llr.nly, and an appUealUw was made by Mr. Beach for moro tune. Mr. Beach, who represented Mr. Field.?, said that thrr wen? two Inilletmciits for bribery Qgolaol the defendant On Ihe last hearing of this matter he had ohj., f. d t tiling a day for trial, and BOB he w as prepared to at gu a motion which he should make to postpone the MM beyond the pr? s?tit term. He .honl.l haw; Ids applica thui on his ,,\, n ntlldav.t, show ing the absence of a ma lOStal und necessary witness?Kiehnrd B. Conniilly. Th, two lmlletm, nts w.ie found 1n the Oeneral BOOMoaS fa February, 1*12, and on the Sth of that month wero or dotai into tin- Over end Terminer. They aro both f?, bribery?one under the Act of 1??13 and the other niele Ihe Act of 1.-5.;?charging that the crime was eoiiimitn . 1,y Mi. PtoMs while n mcnil.er of the Legislature M Utin The noli, liiiints are, to all intents and purpose-., to tbl ?aine . lb ?t. though a .1 ? ici.t pOHOS B named in BOefa as the oui- fiotn whom the bribe w,u.? received. In IMI Mr. Field whs retained as attorney and conn sellor to prosecute the claim-? popularly known as tin Baharbai PlreMoa*! ? laans. to the taM orgoataotloo m the Fire Departim tit 0 portion or the tel i itory und. r tin Jurisdiction of the Fire (oiniiii-si,,m rs was covered by tin- ser? lo s of live eon,], an ?es in the nut?ki:t.i of I In city, und Un -e flr.-tiiin, by a pro\ i?lon of the law or . u? ton?, were only cut,11, ,l to 0001 tata amount, to be sub scribed Iloln the coini.aiii. s' lunds, for tho services; but liny claimed the full amount paid t. the city proper, und posooaledtbaii elatMSj oaMaatlng, in the Sggresata. to O laue sum. They eui],|oy< d Mr. Fields to pio.-.iute th. se claims in li-CT, ?nid in 1=1". an agroeoseal nassM?stbsl bo aoald laeotvataePM ocal ou the amount recovered. In the Winter of that year, wild. In- was m t a ua ml,et of the I-Cgisluturc, a petition w M pre. nt, (1 lo the l?gislature, which was approved by the Fin- Commissioners, ?ml the effort lo recover w.m iinsiu. essful. In 1-.-J it ua- lenewcd, and the result was tin? paoooseol "U Ml pSOVMtas that "the Con? troller ho siiihoiized and directed to audit and adjust and pny tho claims not exceeding Its im ml? t s? of ?aid lingine Company," and ho iwas authorized lo Issue bonds to raise the amount, and it WSS sii_-.luntl.illy paid. In IHM a bill v. a? Intro? ito, e I, or null i a-,, t:.,n, into the Tax Levy, whereby " the t.'oiitrollcr was authorized and directed to p.i. the claims which have l? en found din? to members of engine (?"inpnnics uiiiler the in I of l-i.'j " Mr. Fields was then a nirmlter of the I.> gi-lnliire. Tho indictment? eharged that bO received a percentage on the claims, upon con? sideration of which he gave one Tote to suppoit that measure, ami that In fo doing he contravened the pro visions of the acts of 186. and 1 .9, and was liable to arraignment and trial. Mr. Beach said that this had BO eoniicetinii with what were called the city frauds, and read his own utlldavlt. which states that l.ichurd 9, Connolly wns Controller lu IsC'J. and that the 150,000 paid to Mr. Fields was 10 per ? . nt on the claims. The Controller made a provision in the Act of 1870 without consulting him, and without his knowledge; and ilnuUy the present whereabout? of Mr. (oiinnlly are unknown to him. lii-trlet-Attorncy Oarvln said that the charge was that Mr. Fields bad. while In the legislature, partici? pated in the proceed! of tho legislation. There wss nothing in the Indictment whlcb could not be shown from the records of the Coutioller's Office. Tho ques? tion was, Did the accused so participate as a meuitwrof IbO LoglslOlSIO and ISOStfSS port-SB ft the proceed.? I There wus no proof or allegation that the ( oiitroll.-r would ever appear. He himself had caused the neigh? boring State? to be searched for three mouths to MSSN bis ati?ndame in another case; but he could not Und him, ami the case was still untried. Mr. Beach replied that they could prove by Mr. Con? nolly that Mr. Fields voted for the bill without knowing that It contained the clause In-,n? <l I,?. Mr. Connoll y. He knew of no prim lpl.? on which u man should be brought to trial or imprisoned U-cause ho could uot pro? duce a witness on whom hi, lebed. Judge Brady asked whether payment of tho money was not recorded. Mr. Beach replied tliat then- was no audit of the tio.ooo, and record of the auditing of Iho tl.'n.ono .?.a? ? untested in tin? civil suit. Judge Brady said it was right and proper that tho ac? cused should ha re abundant opportunity to prepare for trial, hut the nllldavit did not show that diligence had b. en exercised in searching for the witness. Mr. H.-iK-h laid that he would show that Mr. Connolly audited tin? claims to the amount of |_o,000. to which he vas limited by the act of 18S9; that to pay the balance of the claims he liis.iled a elauso lu the hill, aud that Mr. PleldO received a peieentag? was admitted ; hut the question was. whether he roerlvod it as a bribe for his Ii glilatlre action, or un professional compensation. There was not ?ulheieiit not:, o given to prepare for trial, and the affair had been spuing ujion utin suddenly, on tho i'ii "f an In,p.,runt election. Ih?. usual principie was to try case? In whlcb the criminals were lu tail first. The District Attorney admit., said he, that this case has not been pressed for trial until within a few days; that since the tndlet iiiints w.r., found, until within these few days, It has 1,,, n understood that the ordinary practice of In? office would Ih- pursued, and that our Jail, cumbered with de lin.| lient ? charged with the highest crime? -I think some '45 for murder?should he first attended to. The District Attorney surrenders the i?ow_rof his office to the Attor ii'-y -tii nrriil for some purpose other than the due and meritorious administration of Justice, sud be disregard, the practice of his office and Ins dutv to five a speedy trial to oil, tider. In Jail, to press the trial of Mr. Fields, who U out upon adey,lute l.;,,l and ready at anv reasona? ble time to answer the pros?, ntiou of mis Indictment. Mr. l'eiktmm I am MM I v the direcUou of the Attor aSJ .,.'!,, rai, who Inf.,lined Inn that th?. delay took placo . because there was no couit organized in which hu m willing to tiy the MM. Mi. lie.oh ? It Is a very pleasant avowal, Indeed, ft, r II ? II.r t,, hear, and very complimentary, of course, to say that Iho All?.I lie, l.i-i.i : ,i I hits let these Indu t iii, nl? simulier a long lime, ami only Just louni^bii op ...utuuii) to luvi.e. th, ui. Jualito lutfrahaui bo* held the Oyer and Trrratner-anotlier gentleman w you dare uo* saaali I Jmlae Hradi-Thle la vrry pitlnfaiAjrenlleman, to I was lu hopes you would abstain front these implen nid (me to lin-past. I will tahe ihn appttaauaa consideration, iiinl rnx-rvr inv det??Ion. THE RLOOMINODALE INVESTKIATIO! THE ??OVl.RNOK'S COMMIS,SI()NKItS VI.S1T J l.DDiiK?Iti;< KM' IMPBOYSMBBV IM TIIK. TAI1M.SIIMKNT--tBBTIMOBT OK A VBIBC KKi'lHlTKIl IN BKOABP 10 Uli KXPKIUKM IN IHK INSTITI TION. Tim OonniiitDx-, consisting of Francis Rarlow, M. II. Anderson, and Thomas Hun, appointed Gov. John T. Hoffman to Investigate the Hloomlngi liiiiiatlc As> luui, m? t on Wcdnciduy. The CominLsi w.n Bppatatad apea abasan saads laaaVteslis al ion iiUenilaiiU of tin) lii-tiiiitiou. After organizing, inemiiers or tno Cumuii-sion diovo out to liisLitiitii.il. Tlmr proceeded at onco to tho "l.eli and upon predating their credentials were aduiKi They visited Hall XI, on which Tint Titiht'NK repor lived (luting II,s rennt visit to tho Institution. II they found every thing scrupulously clean, Bad In l'h of the uncomfortable BttlSSSi inado of wooden si placed in iron Iraiiu ', tin to wen- I ane nSMd arm-i h and lounges. Th" hi -wafer win found in tin- liai' that any of the patients could obtain a dr without searching for an attendant. 1 cell occupied by Tilt: TlillU SV, l( potter v fMtod. It, was Just as cho( i h .-? and pnsoii-like duiing Iba reporter's stay. Ike walls wen a.? bin the outl?>. k from the window M uiiinvi?iig; tbsm straw In ds, unlit for the iimnt wn Ii bed t? neon nl, wi Just lis urna mfoi'tubie, ami the BbSBBMM of (hair ?(pally iioti, i able. The wire cage m which t pattoal Herbert-was exposed naked was examliu and the poor idiot, fouiiil In his bed by the CBBMSWi ers. According to the testimony of one of Iho Comin sloiiers, he was entirely without clothing, while onotl think s (li?t la had on a shut. Tin y found the pall? i at dinner, and alihou |fe Iba toed was furnished to alun anee, It was served upon tho same tubles and in t samo r?pulsive maiinir. The other hulls of tho " Lodg wcro ubio Insjici led. The Comndtt?-?'. Insisted on seei evi ry part of the building, mid declined Iho compilait hliip el Hi" iittendaiils. After completing Un- inspection, Mr. Carr, attend;? I SB Hill XI., was exuiiiimd. lie admitted that the ii comfortable ?eats mentioned by Tin: IfelBBBB report 1 ad been replaced by the chairs ami lounges now ill t building; that tho ?( o Water Lad b, < 11 lately (alien Iiu uinbr Im k and kiy. He made the Man DM nt that I. door? were ( p. tu d at in a. m. and 3 p. m., ami (hat I patients mu?' then athideil an opportunity Of cole g B into the yard In the company of un attend.?nt, and another time admitted thai all who enjoyed the Hbn of lbs sroaada went eat deen aady witii lbs dsetes'spc mission. The Commission resumed Its MSSBBBi v tenlay, Bl N tis Ea.-t Tbkttotkat. Attoswey-Oennl Bartow pr siding. Julius Chambers, a reporter of Tin; "Hints):, an called, and tntlged substantially us follows : I % i-.it. tin- Btoantogdala i.uiiaiii- a r\um, at lbs ?apm-itv of reporter, duiing Augu-t; I Paand four days in tl '' Lodge," or mad liou.-e, and Blgkl days in the wauls fi ipiiet pattoata, Attorney-(itm ral Hallow- (?. Will you detail the ? i cunistaiices of tks >tnkiug of Van S(1iaick by tho u o ml tut, and lud.cite tin* evact location of the patiei a ken itrack i A, Oa .\ug. it. directly aftas tba patleai left the dinner table, Van Schuh k Wm brought eat? tho corridor leadlas to his cell in the wn, of the building; ho was hurried Bann the mai corridor of Hall XI., and Into the door of the dinlui room ; he made several halts, as If mulct hied which wn to go, or n I" a hat wa- expected of him ; he is an ob gr?] haired, pah led man, and is .-aid to lie blind ; aftt pa-sing the deesa ay he Mopped again, w hen Towii.-em the attendant, rudely paSbed him toward a chair w lin hud been pieced near the side of the table I tba ? i.d aben Nr. ?air, the other alteadas usually sat ; failing to sit down, as h would probably have dOM had he leen ( sound Bated? Iba attendant thrust htm baeb late IB (bur, ami upon the patient's mattering tomeaen ahtab l could not dletlBgnbh, he received two Meat I tin- f.H i : thehlowa wen tiv i l attendantTownaen with the palm o! his hand, as lie i U ".I over the "id n, ,., Town-' lid struck him lli.-t on one I beet sad th. B N tit other i the patient mat then tea. (?. What an the eatin ctntuntaaen m the ram ? Hi Tin rt .-? referred t?> la yen nporl i a. aftas huai fust ou the liK.ining of Aug. IS, 9 bita wandering tksoag Hut corridor m the exl? usioii, I saw Towu.icud at th den winch leads tote Herbert's room; the, door wu standing open and the attendant wn talking to the in mat? ; I cannot exactly state the beam Hiere was no a clock in sight ou tho hall, but I think tin luce WU between s::,u and i):'lo : the paHtllt via then brought out of ins cell, iitti-ny nude am! pa- id out upon the bahonvat the rear uf the BX t, i, KM : tblS ball SBP has BS BO un ; aftei the patient had liccii tin nd out into thi- plaei , tba dOOl was locked apea him, and the atteadaul left the eorrldoi (!,? lag t?a* out? r (!? or ; I also ?. it the lon.doi. mid? not know how long he was kent in that ( xpo-ed coiuli lion: believe H to save ben mm threeheoraor 111 dinnertime. (?. Begardlag Iho aaaoyaac? towbtchold Kr. Harhtei waa aubjected by tbe ? i ; ,\ A. On the pn th ill ir I asta an which I have .-ingled out, the ( ati i, i BSBad tba old man's name; " How kin," am tin nply; '* H.n Ions, did you say!" lmiuired the caterer i "Hew-ktal" bawled lbs patkatj "(pell It," said Wilkuis; the patient would tiy to do so; this was coiiliutied lor B I on?id. Table time. Tin- i It. it. however, was alwai s to VOX and trouble the old Ulan, so that ta became utt.i'y wrelelud. He i, peat? diy expneeed b di -ire le n ta bia fri? aAo, bai did net appear to know ahstbrr thej wen ttvtegndead. To i in- beat of n j knowl dm tin- max ?a- aot tokeaaal for cTcrci-e i,y ni-.v i i the attendants daring ?) Bay to the " Ledge." Q, Are 11,, ie any pSSBSBS confined m (he "Lodge" aben pea beben to ka sane i a. WMbeataaykaaat Odga ft lunacy case-, other tliautli.it obtained during inv visit, I should say not; I believe that all the patients confined on halls Nos. 11 and 13, so far as I ,-uw them, should be kept in seme safe plate; they should, however, b? aseaadsd comforts IB which the payment on un average of |13 60 pn week for each patient would enti? tle them; at least, the accommodation of a second i la..-. boar.ling-house rather thau that of a vvork-hou-e. (? Regarding the bath-tub I A. It was tnatllthi en> dliion ; I spoke of this and point? d out Hie i omtiti. :i of tho bath-tub to Attendaiit low i i nd ; ho was pi. m when I placed pais-r In tlu- bottom of the tub pn | t.a tory to taking a shower-bath. (? Could you not obtaiu a new.-piper for f QBinlf I A. I failed, after contluucd efforts, to procure one; only tho friends of patients could order newspapers; I ?p phed to Mr, Carr; he informed me that I " must see the doctor;" I saw the doctor; he positively promised to have one sent to me; even asked me what one 1 paeB rn d. Bfl tho following day I asked an aged supernumerary who distributed the newspapers for mine; lie advised me to " ipeuk to the doctor;" I spoke to the doctor again, but the newspaper (Ud not come, although It was again promised; when I went to Hall V. Dr. Run cd vtrv coolly told nie that he had not ordered a i BWBpapW, and that he never did so unless the friend- BBlbestoBd it ; I can lee no reason why this rulo of tin bstttattoa was Kept from mo in the flr*t instance, at why iiit.m were not at once afforded mea patient, lor couiniuiii catltig with outside pcrsom. Q. What do you consider th? great fauM of Uliuvtnng dale 1 A. A proper classification of patients; the dining room In the "Lodge" could be divided by one or ton partitions, and the several classes of patients fed at small tubles each under the charge of one attendant; this would prevent the milder patienta from being com? pulsory witnesses of the disgusting greed or the icpulslve jpaaaan of the worst patients; the common habit of baking all the patients up lu Hi? front sitting-room while the attendant? sre en guged in uUut part? of the building is exceedingly n p rehenalble. if the itortoe+hleb IteKee tolla ot one of theatSeadaata are to be believed,he l? likely at snv tnonieui tn get into a rage and ( lioke or bite a belpleai Idiot; iiolwithstandiiig this faut, I was locked up with a number of then ?re mires in that room when the attendant? wauled to ret the patients out of their way ; no newspapers were fur? nished oa auy of the halls ou Huwluv, if the tablet in tho front room of the "Lodge" were supplied with Ulna tr.it? d new-iii.?-.i r?, I am contldt-tit that the patienta Would appmtato tho kindness, and. lu tin al?sente of anv recreation save that of card?, reading would be the ?ource of much gratification tu the wretched enatana who huio no way u? which to ?ilium' ithaSDeelvn during tho long houn ot the ?lay ; Dictum might be pn' upon the walla so as to break their bleakness; this Is permitted eveu in the ?-migrant Lunatic Asylum on War?!'? Islund. where th? re BBS won* patients than I encoun(ir?d in tho " Lodge " ut IUooiiiiiigdule. Bad th?* harmless vaga* rie? of the puliente should go fur us poinll'le he huixn red, ami thtir mqueala grant? <i. i i.e L^muiiiiion adjourned to meet again In n few ?luyi. Ml'Mi H'AI. AMVAAtoR. Tho Board of Dataiilapi* atdaBaa\ y?nter day, tin- ?o? amtag PtonaaW uRR tor the lint and second incut, r? al tata i? npaM : laain W i <ui ISMBI 9*.Tin-, 5?Uoi W ?ouo<, tl.ttf), Caitva A. l!tiu.??JBt>*?l, I'lHak U. KciMl, *S,W. On nnd nttrlrt -WUYitn frbirmrr S*>_S lifarr-i W Pferiaaa g?,TSA? *4sl??. W. Ynaat, ?4.WCI, PMM II. Kme,a, #I14"0, total, SI ?>'? The following bills of tho Deputy Coroners wore a I wo ordered to be pabl : |* r.l qoB-tar?W?o??_. B-irh 01,1 M : Innry.k I'mlwi, ? Si. lnha beeeh, *?2 . K?lwar. T T M?r-ti. ? I.' il i, t??.l S4.0H4. Peren-i nettei-Wnoeter Ksjch. ?"S?i? __-?_( nal.inaa. #1,17?. J.hn ft. art., in.*.?. K-winl T. T. Marrb, el."-'?. total, SI. 44 Or?.it <ot-.t? 044,261. A res4itntlon was adopted r??ferrliig to lbs Committee the following bill of Warden Tra? y for supplies f.,r Iho (oii'itv Jal! : l*?**rr 01.0_ W; FM.ru. r?. fit I tt ; Otreb, H?,?4 TT, ApC tlbT* 4.1. Wtf, 02.. I _; Juris. ? _,.._! 28, JuJjr. *-.-U 14. A* ,,.l 0I..9S -Hi -"-?I, *-.-"''' S' The Board of Able;mon iidopted a re?,,I itu.n allowing h o knien lo bave their vehicles for ihe 1 urpoae o< ?iiw? iling bu-.ni, ?a provided they do so in a 1000*00? I'd nianim -, .1/ | SIC. TI1K itl'Y.lt \ " Frn Piavnlo" will (hiivo lunch BMMB Mi in ori-lnnry tatOMM to-night from Mu OppeaiaOM 0? Mm?. i.neeii la a part vhtah. If reyerta oh true, OMOt ta te pecinlly congenial to her, nml In which ?ho lus won untie* of her most striking successes. The treacherous climate h is played Imv. *. with Mr Moietaok'0 ?in,puny, end rarious alterations hare ne?v cssarlly been made In the programme*. The mitiiieW? has once already been changed from " liada" M "I.iu-ia." and now a third aniinunremeiit Is made, Miss KePogg undertaking to r. jieat her Viol, tin In ? Lo Trsvlata," an iirrang?ment, win, h will prohahly give general ?a tlon. BUBOMTHV. Tin? last of flic presea! miss ot BsWagtsia C.'licerts |0 to take place Mil? e\. nlog; ',ut we shall li&v* ..th. r opportun ti, ? m U,e i ours,-of th.- Winter to hear this phenomenal art i ?l whose j <-if,,i mai.es baVOaSOaaad in musical i ir> ?<?s the mrmt profi un.I ?ut. re.-t ai d sdnu ration. Hi? playing eonstniitlj gruvii OpM the f.no-y. and he Is one of the very few artists to whom one can listen uight after night with ever Increasing sallafai.tiou. THK COVETS. TUB PAYMENT OF FIRKMl-> The JicirifiK upon the, application for a man? damus to compel tho Controller to pay |i_..,noo upon Hi? rcipil?ltion of the Fin? Commissioners, was concluded yesierd.iy tx'fore Justice Barrett, In PsgSOSM Cmtrt, Spi-i-i.il Term, when counsel for the Fire Commissioners replied to the argument of counsel mad.? on Tues?lay on behalf of flu- Control!, r. The pOOttlOS of tin-Controller Is that the Fire Commissioners must s*?nd th? pay rolls of their department to him for his audit and allowance in ?tead of having tin? moui'v paid to Mieui for disbursement. The Fir?? Department counsel attempted to show that It was a corporation possessing the neoal powoMofeorpo? rations, ih. si' powers conferred In 17 j s were eontlnued In the act of I0M, with the power of recovering tines and pen allies ; and when tin- in.t Of 1?*- was repealed, th? ?.?me powei ? were Iraiisferred t?. tin? new r,,inm;?. loii'-rt l.v the act of 1H7I, either exprea-l? or by implication Ooaasol muintaiued that there was an intention ot Mis L?gislature that such Department should belodepeu dent, and placed I .?y?.ml the eou:rol of the Controller ,.f the city. Dec(?ion reserved. CRIMINAL NOTI. . At the fjeoax Market PoUm < lonrt. j i itardsT. Jas. Olifant tad William sn..th were -oinn.i?.u.l for tr.?l bi Jaatta? SeaM a?. ?I ?l. ?U_|( a watrli worlb <? 50 Iron A_4_?nT Hule ?I Nu. -4$ Mi.nro.- .1. Tho Basels! Term of the .'nit???! MatasCircsil Court criir ml Sail, '??? now beta in .?anon I'l dar? ami I.a? tried _ 1 rtte, with ths rirrpUou of wbirli, when the Oneernne, t hi? \m-en retdi. ? areoaed lia?, anaw.-rr.l " n,a r, air' ; and when lb? latler U?. . _? M leidi, lb* (?o.rrn.nent h.i. nut lueen pre\,*ted. At tin-Tombs I'oliee Coart. yesterday, John l_*_l ar.dJ.in.. Brady ??-? ,?:ninitl?-,| for fortiM? ' .Uiii.ia .St. ?lair.... Kn?lerlrk J. H-uJn.?. wa? hell An iilitiinnu gW? menb , by lu?-an? of for . d order?, from Holme?, liooil. 4i ll?f,),oa of Si M Casta? I O lohn Stark, a joiikiiau, was held for bu/in-* l_" ?lolen i,rai. al MMS**S***-_ the market pnre. At Jefleroon Markst, v<-st??i....y. _____ ?**?? McAvuv, air? 9. of .N... IM r.otli a.?.. waa m*h*t au tor ?boulin* Ue*iid? Ytoiom nt So. 5-4 Tcnth-an-. iu the head witt, ?lu?. fr,iu a linra- | Tiloma? Hart iiar?-si with attempting U> p??> a forge.1 , hrrk for |N : . '.. . ? r 11,nk. ?a. .oiiiin. ???,! :?>_ Mol?- ,D?fW ' ??iter, ?a? hell forat-alm* two _,,! I m-'?:? ?ad fil ?n uion y trim W. II. ClslB-M of .No lld?_ e?l Twe.nt.e: b-iU In the < '??m t of (iein-ral BeookaS, William Man? ning, ?n.liclid for robh^r?, ?ff?-r"d a ?If a of (. Ill? of an *:tea,\ t ?I l?r renv from lb?. p*r?.i, et lene? Wmt, ?ni irret,e,? \ nUM ?f i\ y-'t? n, State l'r,-?n. . le ,r_s W. Alkn. for an asaaoll up.n. I, . .? ? Ue* ftrel All-n. on Aun. U, w.? patdtmtsd t., Mats Pi liai nt l?? ,r?. Ali?', tateme nu* to* hi? ?ii? ran ?p.i. ths knifr wUirh Stem ' riirrrist ts-i be*. r.?IIT?I? ST.iat tU-THl'T ("IIIT-Is 4l'V, ? 'I .". l;.i.n?r j,i. s.,,.,.?,,;,, i ir- 194..Nn ef?SS C* - I l.-rr .'15..W:..- nj- 1.8..J I \n? l..:..K.an _k;. II . .?.'Isr jr. 1 ? e .I'l, il pi ?ftMM-MmI SSM Y.I. S. i-J",',. Kallr-M I' an.K'arnr. roriatio,, < ?. ?i(L l'ro;a.i..r? UT. .F..L?o_i igl. Ailliama. : .?lor. Brrmrai i.-iki-Ciaocrr?fs?i il.?Va_ Ukot. J.-Ojena ?? 1 IJ 11, t?lOm.tli ?gk IIrown,.l|. . The Amirahis Lifa lua. ('?> I4M..T. ?nut., a.t. Wtbh. a.t. I .i??. M ?? ai,I auotber _,,(. 1 ' ???r?'. nrbMM. I..Pou?* rial .?t. I).?el?on .??-.'..?vi:,?n w:. Bow? iv,??i Bras h Co. egk Waa** tart. Keoaat et al. ut. Ilartiuf. . . IMmului.ii ..Bcl't-cb-fl Fragor I,r.ml el al. _ - , ?i". K, liy .1?111..( hiuvli a?;d ano. and a bo. J-ukin. and auo. .^V Aal. ? , . ami nun. anoth.r. ' -, r st al. Ill T.I'm m. HM..Britta? etsl a.t. It.ri.e?. 3 4J..->,nuat an,l auo .KL O liara, .ml-. .1' ? N. ,. .i, : .-a A ii-1 ' HI-lau Co . '??. I and ano. ai?? I ? Vedes** S** |30M..B-MN Ii al. a?(l. lUgari. a M -' UBp. . let. Tkkm?IIakritt. l.?Oten? at 11 s. m. -reri. - ? ' ?I ..". Ms.er? 'til. 1 .. I - Ina . :n??, tied. i in i a, ti. .totee ?nt ('reinan. .4..V,, ?i ,.( 11., i,i, . .' - - , ('ma li,-ur. < uiinai at al. 2?. .ITa-lp* agi. I'ialt ?-I a>. 58..Ilu-h ,| ?L ??t. Tr.a.lwell. Ut, I I .1 . ?i ? _ .^-i . ? i_t. I .?-Lin. ? .'.. >? tri . il r t -I. 4- H,, h m% u... Ht l... . i : ? Y ? ? ? i ;.,i ? il ?l , I ,pp an,l _nn. .-? ami Veatty-asae et 'ha i i...' niouut. Bas < bairl al ? ?'. . - Mri ut. , kiuiol. U ?r , uta . lij'r. |gi M . ri OSSM i leirTh. nK? ? i n,-niK_i- 1..-S?KH, ].? Oprna at 10 a. m.?Cale m:, r aalM il II ? H..W illa .?-i. L. i. . I. ??t. N.i..niih. Tai or l.,?..l_il.ii,.: ,r al tba prtitloa ?ft lb, Uo.rl of ta ?n K Mn.ib. - ? Call 14.,. (.r.,-lH , . ii'L Hn,in .1 ... Uii.k.. ai. ll_.TW lVojie. Vr., Bah ut The llo?r,l of \ Cosaos Pi ? 11 0 sasau, i?:im??' Y IUm CK .1.. I,aiim??>KB tail Y 1 ? ? l. - 13 -l-n.lt, .?. Il a. n,.-N?a 14?. 147, 147a. 156. lbO, Ibl. UT-, 1-4, Ibi. U", l.i, ,. I.,|. |.l, 17.'. 174 IT-, 171, I*.-. I7'J, lui). 181. M, lit. 114,1 IM, IM 191. )'?? 2(?l '-.?-. -OJ... i . 111. 211. 213. 24S to. 217, 218,2114. 49 i .M, M, 10?. 113 .*?,.'.--.?.' Hi. Hi, 225. iRiii. Tkkm?I'iRT L tall, J ?Offs* it il ?. m. .'(Xi. .Bullw-k tgi O linen, t-bentf, 3 r.'..Kiak aft. ?SUndatt. kr. ::.'!,.? : lu ??t '-?? ? 1354..S?:b?arti igt. Ilr-r.nan. >hlf. ibU. .Hoard ,.: Coin. Kir.-? a|t. lln.e? el ?'.. e.X >_iue. , K<?-. , lH5ii..Hilia i(-t. ??am?. ,.|,,.rriii am*. Out*. lH--..KI.n|_s_ l'i-rb. I. .i ..Inn a, . Millrr. -C.IIarauaiil. O'lirien, Sbariff. ' ?7 ...ll.rlrm a?l. OlH-rin.lorf. 51I..WillarliKt. I?.rt.jr. 11678. .l.owenb^.ni||t.S.-.enn?rb.)r?. .1.1.M;n. . . Bsaora Ceeaa?Taui i/km-i'ikt L^Oaaa. J.-0p?ni and calendar oaile.1 at in a. m ?..Dal. aft Billar. t... Tha Caaari Park n. \f K. It!..si.i.on ag? BaOaaa. U. H. K c, .<? I run. Ml..H inker, ?it. II, 6M..fn,l?-hi:i ant. Si?, n. i,i?. .Heii?l.e m-rut. U!?, k ,.-l. .1.. ..., r .,,_. M..,i.,-u..urff. HS..Walt ift Wan. net egt. Law, ii.Uia ?|{t. _i!omo_. "I A.rtiet ..-t. Ma.l.i. ?. . ... Jkateat tot. Y tine to*... ? . u.t, ?(?t. S-h-i.dl. t5l K.-ton ?^;. Carp?nt,-r ? I ?. ? ?_t. I(,_ ? Pas. II.? i'na... J . tlaadar aallaS ai M a. aj. J41..Uea(cra egX Wil!ia_..i,ur(b Ch). Mtklef act SaMtgcl i ii \\,?,ii act Uuo.ik.id. 6lii..|lr? agt. . m ?1, ir M:...H?pI. ?gx Hair?-. 617. L.lor agt. Co la _-i..i.r'?w,. | aft liibaalt City K(r? In?. Co. H3..K-gaaaa*t-_-HL M7..0atariri ?gx "'eil &.'??_?. .Ilari.r'.l egl. Sal III. m._DMMas igt taaaa 0? _.K*??,.ub aj(t. K.U^atrnk. t.J.1. .('.,!w?.l a_ . A?r,,ru. tPI, Kie..cl.c, ?<t K?eu. ..Tsnarap, Ja.-kaou. I'aKT III ?4', ?Ti?. 1. Hp?n. al I" a. m. 9H..II.uneaarr a(l. Koacb. MI..K.iix.n ?if? guiri. tll..l>?lar?i, *gi VV'lii.n?. ? ,...Krank ?__ M ,i,abap. I5*...iu?n?'r?'th .|t. 2*rtie\ i ..HayvaoSagt JriMa?, lM..8a-M *n'.. >;ue. ast..tenlm **t. n??o*. i i ..?.m, ril,an a?i llor?n. I.Bsek agt. SO fief, .',lil..>l,Klr,i) agt Criunoa. 773,.Saaa_f aft. RaaaelL iraftVallat. .?'! Ja, k.aoi. aft ('laiton. (?????Kai iBaSMBS?BsCSSfT, l.?Yetet 0m\e. bumlarri Joha K. iier. I !..,?!?? lia.k'tt, Anlo.ie Kali,?.?. 1,. fi IB-I bal (er?. Mi'hael M,lu?. Thoinaa Hoi.u. M.r.?Out:,. M.ivJ -e J.nea M?n.n. Jan,?" Daaaraa. gtn,a iar.-.u ? ?i 1.,,-,-u- itom ti.? i?r?.,n ; Joba Baaacll, i.tii \oneay; Frau,-a Oarisf. aeducUvD luuu Cuuaart, rourralad ncapoua. DEP?RTELE 0T tfOBEION M.lll.x PBBMT, 0m ii A Mail ??>, ll?l fai. N. S. i. ,-tn.e I *m* S.-x \ -A I? .; ? > "-.-? ?.?r? Tlm.-ala? al (, o'clock ,.. _k h.i-__i.._.p ?a ?? lr.,_i I'ortUui. Mo., ea 1:1a? II li ,, IU. Letter po't.-ur u> all tho a .u Indira, ?iript whrn ifoln-,tli?rl wiS bo 1_ coula itatalf ???-,'??? l'<:?,,. 4 .<, - BSTUKDAT, O, r. It For Ilrlll?h Moil oui?, na Cart and I .?ri.,,,! b Oo-ani,'. iua,l. cl??e at II a. m. No Suppl?ai. ? i-..,p Mil? at 2 p iu. froii WbUa Otar Daak, I'atenia PI Malla for the I ,,uliD?U .f Kuro|K-, rla Southampton and Ota ?trauiahis Lionaa, alaat at lia. a?. A Supplca ..i.o Halloa Plei a? i al l bird ?t.. HoIwImo. i.,r Oraal llnuiu and tue t'?_u-,-i.i, u cluauA .( I a no. St,?.?? I p, m. A Direet (irru?an a,?l Irn-aian ,l.,?r?l Mail la ??nt br (hit ?iaa. (All Itl'.'-ra dt| ,.a.-ed iu Supplruieaiar? MaJU au. H |rrpail w,lh (?ouhlr jMi.t.ijrr. ] .Mai!, tor k?r VVr?'. b* th? ?tr.a-iep ?,t> ,,' ll,?ui ,n, tlaaa al I p m. BtS-kah-l .ail? at 3 p. iu., tiwm I'l, r So H K. IL HI ?DAT, Oct IX All Mai!, rloae al 11 u i loca a. u_ 'lue 1 aatOl?ce la opea (toa? I a. ui. to 11?. a. _ PAS8BN0I Ri ?AILEB r"! "iTititr. >i ni -.-mi .ta rfmiiiii Ost "-w.o. i.,k. w i mkosas. A li?r?i ? ll _ ,i. 0?r?.r -rho.iu.er Mr?. I U Srholiie Cat! Qaaal, I Inch Palaedo. John \V,al ?.'?.lerWrn llaurk. 1?. V, . ? ? . w ?, ?..?.r a Ssfact Kariaa. Baa. JaaaabSaaaataeai L?>...? aaapae, u?.. ,. ?rod, Mr?. Helen. t\ . 4 cbiUraa i-tdiaf.nl, Pblli M ?. l.nnr Sriiiir er. I -WUtaS ii.d inl.nl Mr? ? Kii.trn llr? I . .-. Uraua, Mia Aaftata llrorkl??? ?ud dec?:,un, Mr.. ba,'oa,a La_.uot? and inn, aud otheii m the .,-,:. gt, PAuaetENkfBBS ARRIVED. PROM I IVKKPOOl/?/? ?team.Alp SMsSS <>?-l B -MM VT?t. I.re, M,a. Apur li.rrl.ou. Mr*. Man?i. O. ( Powrra A. U. Iloaaa, Mr. aud Mr.. John II. Meeker. Mi-. Mar/ A Meeker. VI... U > r ?i a II Baakai (b.a. II. Meekar, J. B. Croi.r Ji C. II. tnat CI II?.,-?. J. Mara. K. CAl?., Mia. J.ha (la;. Air. IHtaH tat S_S, Bn ? t |i,tuba_i. L?.,n ll'.rn? Wai (luurlar, Pt. tmt Bit-, tsstaSiMiaiS. J K. Mutiib? I'i??l I',??, Mua?? Auaa I.luda, and Aneada l no?, iUp'. ii, II (i.r,, .4 ('. Lewii, M(aa Mar. T?lor It IV ?? laioa, Jol.a WoUWa. Mito Wole_a. Mita Ali? Ilo.ar. Mr. a_?l Mr? S- U. CU?a_aa aa4 ?. rblldrea, Ml. tad Un. i. T, lehn and il riuUiai*