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Tha Illattk Wheat fly.
A Tery small and dangerous bisect bs
been niakbjg iU appearance in n boat fields
ia various porta of tbe country. It has been
observed most numerously in KicUcsn and
New York. Prof. Cook, ot the Michigan
Agricultural college, baa examined th new
peat under the microteopa and described it
One of bis students, C P. Gillett, made tome
drawing from which illustration! haw
been token.
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CfFECTED STRAW. LABVA. PC PA.
Fig. 1 shows a section of a wheat stalk
which the bisect has attacked. The female
lays her ops near the joints of the tender
green stalk in May and June. The worms
batch and nek the milky Juices that abould
go to the making of the plump ripe grain
Consequently an imperfect or light wheat
yield follows. Where the eggs are deposited
the stalk becomes solid and brittle and
breaks easily. Between the joints it
is withered and , deformed. It crum
bles in the threshing, and the pieces
go 'through the machine with the wheat.
The black point in the engraving are the
holes where the developed fly 'cornea out
The eggs are yellTwish white. So are the
worms. They are very Btnall, no more than
it tenth of an inch long, and have dark jaws.
They are fully grown by fall - Then they go
into the chrysalis or pupa state, and remain
till late in spring, coming out as flies and de
positing eggs In their turn in the wheai
stalks. The stalk solidifies where the bunches
of eggs are laid. The worms attack the
stalk in numbers of five to fifteen.
The pupa is shown in fig. 8. It is an ugly
creature, found jn wheat, straw in the fall
and winter. In autumn and winter it is
white; late in spring, just before it bursts
Into the fly, it is black. The markings on
the side are the budding wings. The eggs
are very small, no more than a hundredth
of an inch in length. A string- like' append
age attaches then) to the wheat stalk. They
are in bunches of seventy-five to a hundred.
FEMALE FLT.
The full-fledged fly is very black in its
body, and has four wings, two large and two
email, as shown in the illustration. The
body is covered with fine gray hairs, and
the wings are veined with yellow. There
is not so much difference between the male
and female of this species as between these
of some other flies. The female is about a
tenth of an inch long, the male not quite so
large.
. MALE FLT. ,.
Both sexes have perfect wings, and the
males are nearly as numerous as' the females.
The difference in shape appears in the pic
ture. The female has a small, roundish,
ligbt-qolored spot just ""back of the eyes,
which is either obscure or wanting in the
male. The fly has eleven joinU The at
tacked wheat stem does not swell only
solidifies.
Farmers will want to be on tbe lookout for
this new post Its learned name is isosoma
nigrum, or black isosoma Tbe good dona
by "book fanning" and agricultural colleges
will at length begin to dawn upon tbe most
benighted old hunks of a ruralist when the
results of such work as this done by Prof.
Cook begin to soak into his skull. The pro
f assort suggestions for getting rid of the pest
are as follows:
As the insects are in the straw from the
date of cutting till tbe following May, it
becomes Tery apparent that by cutting tbe
wne&D mgu, m wmcu wo uw j
sects will remain in the stubble, and .then
burning the latter, all these will be de
stroyed. In case there is much green vege
tation, it would be better to cut the stubble
low before burning. If short pieces of the
straw are found in the grain, these should
be cleaned out and burned. From experi
ments made in the laboratory, by burying
the straws hi sand, and the insects still com
ing put, I doubt if plowing under will prove
a very thorough remedy. As these have
good, fully-developed wings, rotation of
crops would not serve as well to protect
against this insect' . ' -v
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Succotash the Tear Kound.
American Agriculturist.!
Fanners do not half improve their oppor
tunities in supplying the luxuries of the table
at cheap rates. We have too much salt pork
and codfish, and during the winter a very
narrow line of vegetables, outside of pota
toes and beans. We have ju3t risen from a
succotash dinner, served up toe second day,
and with the flavor of that savory dish upon
the palate we are prepared ts testify to its
excellence, and to tell the whole host of
American readers Just how to grow the corn
and beans, and how to coucoct the dish in
summer and winter. For the corn," do not
lose a day in securing the seed. Only two
varieties of sweet corn are absolutely neces
sary to secure a succession of green ears in
their best condition from the hut week in
July until frost stops growth. The earliest
ecorn is the Marblehead, a true sweet corn,
ears eieht to ten inches lone, and good
enough to satisfy any one. The green ears
sail well in market and its earliness makes it
a desirable sort to cultivate for this purpose,
where there is a surplus for family supplies.
About three plantings of this, a week apart,
will be enough, beginning the first of May.
These will give green ears through the month
of August. Then, for the other kinds, there
is the old Stowell Evergreen, introduced
aotne thirty years ago, a short-jointed stalk
and large-eared variety, very juicy, and of
excellent flavor, continuing in its milky state
much longer than the common sweet corn.
The new Egyptian is a long-jointed variety,
making stalks twelve feet high in good soil,
and earing well It is quite as good, or
better than the Stowell. The succession can
be kept up with either of these varieties
through (September, by planting in June,
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't'-"'t thaiiti '.,1.1 tfi.at aal SiXi.J
wki in July. It is uU m-mch to pi -ft a
quarter of an acre of veil iwvuuml land
with this staple of succotash, Thh wfll give
fresh ears in tneir best condition about three
months in tha year, and furnish s large
upply for drying. The condition of the
com when plucked for drying, and the dry
ing process are important matters. Most ot
the dried sweet corn offered for sale is cured
when it has passed its milky stage, and has
more starch than sugar in it The appetizing
flavor has gone out of it It is quite as im
portant to have fresh ears for drying at for
the table. No vegetable is more damaged
by long keeping than sweet corn. In the
large city markets, where the ears are two
or three day from tbe stalk, green corn Is
hardly worth eating. For drying, the ears
should be taken from toe stalk and the
husks quickly removed, cooked In boiling
water about fifteen minutes, the grain cut
from tbe cob, and dried upon cloths or net
ting in the gun. A shed roof or scaffold sloping
to the sun makes a convenient place for
curing; dear, bright days should be chosen,
when (he com will have the benefit of
the tun through the whole day. It will help
the curing process to stir tbe corn with a
clean stick, or rake, several times a day.
Gather up tbe cloths, with their contents,
and carry under cover at night, or when
showers come on. In about three days of
clear weather the corn will b fairly dry.
Finish off in large iron pans upon tbe stove,
or m the oven with tbe door open. Thia will
expel the last ot the moisture. The dried
corn should be stored in paper bags or other
receptacles where it will be dry and safe
from moisture, mice and flies. When wanted
for the lordly dish of succotash, the corn, as
well as the beans, should be soaked in luke
warm water over night, f In cooking, tir
the mixture faithfully to prevent burning
at the bottom, which spoils the feast Tastes
will differ about the sugar. If the corn has
been dried in ita best condition, most people
will be satisfied with the natural flavor. Tbe
salt will come from a piece of salt pork, the
size adjusted to the dish. The Lima bean,
picked and dried whila the pod a green, is
the best for succotash; then the mature
Lima; after that the Horticultural, or Scipio,
or other good pole beans; and last, the White
Bush Kidney. With this stock in tbe store
room succotash can be enjoyed the year
round.
- gWM!t potatoes, . '
,. This valuable edible is not grown to the
extent it ought to be. , The southern. method
of culture is usually considered the best It
ts described as follows in The Southern Cul
tivator and Dixie Farmer: ' ' -
"I have made no failure in tbe last ten
years in getting a good crop. . Pry, sandy
soil, with clay or gravely subsoil. Break 8
to 10 inches during winter. Use the follow
ing compost: 150 cart loads woods mold or
fence scrapings, 15 bushels cotton seed, 800
pounds Carolina phosphate, and 800 pounds
kainit Lay off rows 8) feet wide, put com
post in the drill, and run a small plow
through compost in the drill, mixing it and
the soil well. Ridge with a good turning
plow three or four iurrows to the row, drag
with light drag and plant on fresh made
row; plant as early In the seacoo as possible,
the sooner the better; place plants 80 Inches
apart in the drill Cultivate twice with cot
ton plow. Clean out all grass and weeds,
and bill up when vines reach the bottom of
the ridge. Several time? I have reached 400
bushels per acre, and made no failure. Tbe
quantity of compost above Is for one acre."
In the north, at least in many parts, it is
now about the time for setting out the sweet
potato plants. Later in the season, when
they root at the joints, a hoe handle should
be run under the vines to tear them loosa
The Nansemond is recommended as the best
variety.
Fodder.
i ij, American DairymanJ : '
Mr. Geo. P. Lord, of Elgin, Ills., keeps 100
cows on B00 acres of land and has cot used
hay for several years. Ee thinks fodder
corn is much the cheapest and best, when
the fodder is made properly and well se
cured, so that each handful has' a rich
green color. Mr. Hoard, in his Dairy
man, says be has seen a yield of ten
tons of cured fodder to the acre. This is a
wonderful yield, and we always found It, to
our taste, as good as timothy hay for feeding
cows, pound for pound. Il has also boon
quite satisfactorily explained that sweet or
sugar corn does not make as good, economi
cal, or even as sweet fodder, as the old horso
tooth variety of southern origin, and who
ever saw more than three tons of good tim
othy hay growing to the acre We never
had as good success in planting late as early.
Corn ts a semi-tropical plant and wants
plenty of time, in this climate, to catch a
full summer's length of sun to come to its
best quality, and lay up all the sugar and
starch that it can accumulate.
A Strawberry Pest.
Growers of strawberries are considerably
agitated over the depredations of a weevil,
which has brought destruction to thousands
of the vines on large forms. Prof. Riley,
the entomologist of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington, will visit Staten Island
expressly to study the habits of the new pest.
and then try and suggest means for its sup-
ssslon. The strawberry eevu, as It is
called, threatens to put a stop to strawberry
growing near New York unless speedily sup
pressed. It first appeared last year on Staten
island, it punctures ure uower stem, ana
prevents the vine from fruiting. Later in
the season the weevil destroys the entire
plant The insect buries itself near the root
and next year myriads of its progeny ap
pear. It has migrated across the Staten
Island sound ana appeareu in new jersey,
promising to destroy valuable acres of straw
berry plants there. No one yet knows ita cor
rect name or its habiti
Things to Do and to Know.
Keep the weeds down.
For choice tomatoes, tie the plants up to
stakes or trellises.
Now scatter a lot of sifted coal ashes over
the roots of currants and gooseberries.
American agriculture 80 yean hence de
pends upon the training we now give our
boys.
Peter Henderson says that beans, peas.
beets, cucumbers, corn, lettuce, etc., may
yet be sown lor succession crops tnis monui.
The terrible suffering among the cattle of
western ranchmen this past winter has Bet
tied it that the animals must have food and
shelter provided for them during the cold
months. .
' A southern farmer says that great stress
is laid by fanners on providential calamities,
but for his part he Is satisfied these can be
overcome by proper cultivation and man
uring.
Poultry raising in France is carried on by
women. They are experts in their trade,
are happy, healthy and make a eood living.
They surpass all the world except tbe Chi
nese in the art ot raising capons.
In the winter straw or hay-should have
been put about the roots of strawberry
plants to Keep the fruit from being splashed
with mud during the dashing rains. If,
however, this has cot been attended to, cut
trass from the lawn, etc.. con be put be'
tween the rows and the object accomplished.
;0U!IIR0X3 VICIOHIOUS
A CLEAN SWEEP FOR VICKS
BURG. First Prize and Best Drilled Captain
Captain Searla Carried in Triumph
Through the Streets.
Special to Commercial Herald.
Lelaxd, July 5, 3 A.M.
The Judges awarded the results as
follows: '
, Volunteer Southrons first prize, $50p,
and a beautiful , silk flag presented by
the Lessees of the Greenville Fair
Association. '
Second prize, to the Ab 3 deen Guards.
Capt. Searles was awarded the silver
tilting pitcher as the btst drilled
Captain.
Sargeant TV. A. Evans, of the
Abeerdeen Guards was awarded the
silver cup as the best , drilled non
commissioned officer ; ,' -. ' ;
After awarding, Capt. Searles was
carried through the streets on the
shoulders of his men. .The whole town
is wild with excitement. The South
rons after receiving the awards visited
the residence of Maj. Percy, and
serenaded the Lady Sponsor.
The Issaquena left Greenville about
11 o'clock. , . '
What Might Have Happened,
Cincinnati Enquirer, t e i
To-day Collector Bobertson will leave
the New York custom-house. "The
whirligigs of time bring in strange re
venges," and as Judge liobertson takes
a parting glance at his , desk, passes
through the corridor, and thence past
the portals Into the street, he will prob
ably wear his "thinking cap." Per
haps he will recall the New York State
Republican Convention of 1880. If
so, he may remember Koscoe Conk
ling's resolution which pledged dele
gates to the unit rule. Jlr. Conkling's
resolution prevailed, but there were
Stalwarts present who believed and
said Bobertson would not obey the
commands of the convention concern
ing that . unit rule. Thereupon the
Judge left his chair, stepped into the
aisle, and, with much declamatory
force, said he should "scorn to accept
a commission from that conven
tion and then disregard his in
structions." Many Stalwarts still de
clined to believe Bobertson sincere,
and when the delegates Anally assem
bled in Chicago and began balloting,
Bobertson was found among the
enemies of Grant and the opponets of
tbe unit rule. Ills utica pledge was
repudiated.
He has been well paid for recanting,
but as he goes out into the world to
day leaving the sweets of office to a
Democrat, perhaps he will think ot
Garfield dead and Conkling divorced
from politics and Blaine beaten. If
Bobertson had obeyed the commands
of the Utica convention he would not
have been made Collector of the Tort
of New York. Conkling would not
have resigned, and Garfield would
probably be living now, Kobertson
has proved A costly investment for the
Republicans, tie has mucn ol remini
scence wun wnicn to occupy tiis
thoughts on this 1st day of July, 1S85.
A Baroness Sent to Prison,
Galignanl's Messenger. ,
Our readers will remember the case
in which a tradesman named Brun
was crlevously assaulted on presenting
his bill to a lady at the Hotel Conti
nental, The facts have now come out
in the police court. Baroness de
Vautheloret, the accused, contested
the amount of the bill, but as the com
plainant persisted in stationing him
outside her door sne sent ior ner nus
band. On the arrival of the Baron a
quarrel ensued and both men struggled
together in tne passage, inereupon
the lady, who was greatly exoited,
stabbed the tradesman three times in
the back. lie now claimed nominal
damages, If. The defense was that
the Baroness was not only very much
alarmed for ber husband's, safety, but
was sufiering at the time from a tem
porary indisposition which excited her
beyond her control. A medical expert
who was called to pronounce upon her
mental condition under the circum
stances stated that her sufferings ex
tenuated in some measure her respon
sibility under the penal laws, but that
she was conscious of what she was
doing. The court sentenced her to one
month's imprisonment, and ordered
her to pay If. damages.
Railroad Accidents.
Alliance, O., June 4. A south
bound freight trnin, double header, on
the Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad,
broke in two when near Salinville last
night. Seventeen cars and engine
were thrown from the track, piling
them up and temporarily obstructing
the track. No one was hurt. The
night express, bound for Pittsburg on
the sama road, transferred to the Pitts
burg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago track at
this place. When near Letonia the
express overtook the east bound empty
emigrant train and before the engine
could be stopped she had plunged into
the empty coaches. The engineer,
pilot, fireman, brakeman, baggage-
master and expn 3 ue'senger were
badly iniuaed. Tbe nrmes and extent
of the injuries are not obtainable at
this writinsr. The operator at Salem
is said to have been engaged In selling
tickets and let the express pass unob
served without giving orders,
TBS 1 T'.Z. O F t Hi C K CO .!! PA SIES
Tha Volunteer Southerns Cover
Themselves with Glory The Oth
er Companies Also Make a Splen
did Display The Vlcksourg Cun
Club Victorious.
Special correspondence Commercial Herald..
Green viXLE, July 4. The telegram
filed in the telegraph office for the C.
II. yesttrday and last night were not
pent, owing to the blowing down of
the wires yesterday evening.
We arrived here yesterday morning
all right. The trip all the way up was
a perfect ovation. The crowd aboard.
including the Volunteer Southrons and
their friends, was over three hundred.
Our reception here was most flatter
ing. As the beautiful Belle of the
Bends gracefully swept past the
wharfboat up past the business part
oi toe town cannon salutes were fired,
the Greenville hand discoursed fine
music, and handkerchiefs waved from
every available point of view, in com
plimentary heralding of the coming of
the favorites for the drill. In the
background could be seen the sponsor
of the Volunteer Southrons, Miss Lady
Percy, gracefully sitting a handsome
gray poney. The Southrons were met
by the reception committee, and driven
at once to the 'fair grounds, Capt.
Searles wishing to see the grounds and
acquaint his men somewhat with
them. . , . ' r ; : ": :
At 11 o'clock sharp, having returned
from the fair grounds, the Southrons
formed and marched to the residence
of Col. W. A. Percy,' to present the
colors of the company to their sponsor,
the accomplished . daughter of this
gentleman. . '' y" ;
The presentation of the colors of the
southrons to their sponsor was an
elegant and successful affair In every
respect. 'Abe "soldier boys ana their
youthful captain were. looking their
best. At flharp eleven on yesterday
the Southrons and their friends from
Vick3burg, , marched down to , Col.
Percy's residence to the inspiring
music ol the VlcKsburg bllver cornet
Band. The Southrons and the
Silver Cornet Band being in
their beautiful uniforms presented
one of the most interesting sights
to the immense crowds gathered on
the streets to witness it. Col. Percy's
residence is in a handsomely shaded
portion of this pretty little city, and
the yard is filled with beautiful shrub
bery. " . '
The company marched in the yard
and, after performing some picturesque
evolutions, stood at a "front face di
rectly before the Colonel's elegant resi
dence.
Capt. Searle3 stepped gallantly to
the front, and after saluting the ladies,
Col. Percy and the assembled guests,
was by tne colonel introduced to tbe
sponsor and ladles of honor, as were
also the Southrons in a body.
The Captain then took the magniQ.
cent colors of the company and said :
"Aliss l'ercy, as commanding of
ficer of the Volunteer Southrons, the
pleasant duty devolves upon me of
presenting to you their colors. Hop
ing that to-morrow after the decision,
we may add to the red and gold,
the blue streamer emblematic of
victory. I now entrust our colors in
your care. ;
Miss Lady Lee Percy, who
is a blonde with a singularly
bewitching face and a grace of move
ment rarely seen, standing between
her Maids of Honor.replied as follows:
, "Captain bearles It is wltM great
pride and pleasure I accept the colors
of your gallant company, and hope
that victory will crown your efforts.
But whatever fate befalls you, my in
terest in you will never lessen, and 1
will recall this occasion a3 one of the
happiest of my life." : '
The Colonel, Mrs. Percy, Miss Percy
and assistants, then served the boys
with punch, champagne, cakes, ices,
etc., to their hearts content.
The sponsor was particularly charm
ing in her attire of cream colored al
batross nun's veiling, trimmed with
white Spanish lace, of great value,
set off by the colors of the southrons
which hung from her shoulders in
graceful folds. ' Her Maids of Honor,
Miss Mary Louise Yerger and Miss
Alice (iray.wore white muslin adorned
with the Southrons' colors.
Among the ladies who assisted, we
noticed the Misses Phelps, the Misses
Gray, Miss Valliant, Miss Carrie Yerger,
the Misses wortbington, Miss Wood-
worth, Miss Montgomery and Miss
Sykes, maids of honor of the Aberdeen
Guards; Miss Penny, MiS3 Jennie l er
ger, Mrs. Wilton, Mrs. Everman, Mrs.
W. u. lerger, Airs. J . A. onull, Mrs,
Bourses, Mrs. Dunn, Mr3. McNeily,
Mrs. LeKoy Percy," Mrs. Ben Bucks,
and many gentlemen friends of Col,
Percy and the Southrons.
After being" wined, feasted and
petted, the boys were marched back to
the Issaquena to rest and prepare for
the great contest the competitive
drill.
The tournament, at the fair grounds
yesterday evening, attracted a large
crowd. A good many contestants en
tered the lists. H. L. Foote and Jake
Welczlnskl tied for first place, and af
ter two other, ties, Foote won first
place, Welczinskl taking second, Frank
Uriffin tbird, and Caleb Lobdell fourth
place.
The pool selling demonstrated that
the Volunteer Southrons were the fa
vorites by about three to one, with the
choice for second place about equally
divided between the Columbus Bille-
men and the Aberdeen Guards. Tbe
Claiborne Light Guards sold as
fourth choice in nearly every pool.
The first company to arrive at Green
ville was tne Aberdeen Uuaros, Capt.
James M. Dinkins commanding, on
Thursday night. The company Is com-
xuQ tiyLi,C(r k-.juuuu3
second. I !
ILenoUc -;jny tia.-'.i , ' ;
Ci:j::.busl...'.-.'n, cf i.. ' ..'f- .vi, '
La". ir'5 t t c-,r.r.i'l i.i l.J7iirl i
r a uroi. ! t so war-", i ' !
tut-.r or-.Qillua fur r. i'. li
years. lcy are a sj'lc.u 1 t cf
men.
The Clulborse Light Guards, C t.
F. C. Englesaing command jr, vjs
the last company of those entered to
arrive, having been delayed by a run
off on the Valley road. 'They area
fine set of men.
The judges, Capt. Frank T. Hamil
ton, Second Artillery, U, S. A., station
ed at Little Bock, Ark., (senior judge)
Lieut. H. L. Hawthorne, Second Artil
lery, U. S. A., stationed at Mt. Vernon,
Ala., and Lieut. B.W. Dowdy, U. S. A.,
stationed at Sewanee, Tenn met Fri
day evening, and decided by lot the
place in the order of the drill of
the respective companies, resulting In
the Volunteer Southrons first, Clai
borne Light Guards second, Aberdeen
Guards third, Columbus Riflemen
fourth. The programmes were long
and hard ones, and were placed ia the
hands of the respective companies
about one hour before they were or
dered to the field, . The pro
grammes were made as nearly tbe
same length as possible. Eleven
o'clock was appointed as the hour for
the commencement of the drill, and by
that time an Immense crowd had
gathered at the fair grounds. The
day was far from favoiable, and every
sign Indicated rain. Promptly at 11
O'clock, in response to the bugJecall
from the judge's Btand, the Volunteer
Southrons marched out to the field.
As they passed the grand stand three
cheers were given for them. and
enthusiastically given, As, with the
steady tread of confidence, the favorites
maneuvered into line for inspection,
it was evident they had made up their
minds to do their whole duty,
officers and privates. The inspec
tion was evidently satisfactory, as
fault was found with only two guns.
They certainly presented a superbly
elegant appearance. In the manual of
arms, both with and without numbers,
they were about as nearly perfect as
any set of men can hope to be. They
loaded and fired as one man. In this
department of the drill they
are far superior to any other
of the four companies. The
weather by this time had become op
pressively hot and sultry, and rain be
gan to fall. Still the drill went on,
notwithstanding the rain and mud,
and the company had about half com.
pleted the field movements when Pri
vate Charley Beer, overcome by the
heat, fainted and had to be borne from
the field. His place was taken by
Jim Phillips. . It was evident
the men were suffering from
the heat and mud, and soon Frank
Bonelli was called on to take the place
of Private Henry Trowbridge, who had
been overcome by tbe heat, and soon
Frank Eroughton was compelled to
drop out, his place being taken by
George -. Cox. These misfortunes
evidently had a depressing ef
fect on the balance of , the
men, but it was remarkable how soon
they recovered, and executed some of
tne most uimcuit mevements of the
programme in splendid form. This
reporter noticed at least three errors
by Captain Searles, and a Very damag
ing error by First Lieutenant Martin.
As was afterwards " developed,
the Volunteer Southrons finish-
de their programme and put
one extra movement before time was
called on them, a feat not accomplished
by any other organization. As they
marched from the field in as perfect
order as they went, the verdict was
that they had made a fine drill, and
that the company that did better
would certainly win the first place.
They were cheered more heartily. Dr.
O'Leary, the company surgeon, was on
hand, and at once took charge of the
disabled men and soon had them all
right.
The Claiborne Light Guards came on
the field in good form, but it was soon
apparent that they had no chance to
take first place, and little chance for
second place, owing to numerous er
rors by the captain and company. It
was thought by competent critics that
they had the hardest programme, as
well as very hard drilling, owing to the
rain and mud. liut tneir apparem, fail-
lire did not prevent their numerous
friends from cheering them heartily as
they left the held.
As the Aberdeen Guards marched to
inspectiou three cheers were proposed
and given . with a zest. It was ap
parent that they would put up a good
drill. But their first shortcoming was
on inspection, and they also
lost on the manual, both with
and without the numbers. In the
field movements they recovered re
markably, and put up a first
class drill, though Capt. Dinkins
made several .bad errors. The
Aberdeen Guards, it seemed to this
writer, were the most responsive to
proper orders and executed a wrong
command more reluctantly than any
others. They lacked nineteen move
ments of completing the programme,
which embraced one hundred and
thirteen movements. They were
cheered heartily as they left the field.
The Columbus Biflemen, being the
last company to drill, came . on the
field at about" three o'clock, with the
steady tread of veterans, and their ap
pearance elicited a hearty round of ap
plause, The impression was at once
made thatthey would push the win
ning company ror nrst place, both cap
tained men making a favorable im
pression. If Capt. Lincoln made more
than one error, thia reporter did not
note, though It is reasonable to sup
pose he made others. They passed
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The telegraph wires were
this report had to be brou
v t r
Greenville by special messeD,"-1!
thereat seven o'clock last n't.t i
reaching Vicksburg at 12
The decision having been rc.i'r Jl
till nine o'clock, it was in'
to get It, but it may be safely prt I "i
ed that the Volunteer Southrons v, 1
take first place, with the second place
In doubt between Columbus and Aber
deen, with chances In favor of former.
Three men from each company were
entered for contest for the gold medal
for the best drilled : non-commissiaeed
officer or private. It was won by
First Sargeant A. A. Martin, of the
Volunteer Southrons.
The Vicksburg Gun Club won first
money in the shooting tournament,
Natchez second.
The Issaquena's officers were untlr
iug j.u uicu nabvuiuAucoa tut bun
pleasure and comfort of the immense
crowd of passengers, and "the boys"
will long cherish as one of their most
pleasant experiences, the trip up the
river on this splendid packet. Captain
Marionneaux, Clerks Steigleman and
, and Capt. Juny Mulholland, are
cleverest river men afloat, as all their
passengers on this trip will agree.
.
LOUISIANA'S DEAD HERO
Tha Remains of Governor Allen Re
moved to Baton Rouge and Depos
ited Under the Monument Erect
ed to his MemoryInteresting
Ceremonies.
Baton Rotjgk, July 4 The remains
of Henry Watklns Allen, the war gov
ernor of Louisiana, arrived here on the
train from New Orleans at 1 o'clock,
attended by the officers of the Allen
Monumental Association, members of
Allen's regiment (tbe Fourth Louis
iana), detachments from the New Ox-
leans military, including tbe continen
tal Guards, the Louisiana Bifies, and
Battery B Louisiana field artillery.
Upon reaching ; Baton , Bouge
the procession was formed by Maj
Gen. John Glynn, jr., grand marshal
and his aids. The procession was com
posed of the military escort, to which
the battalion of the State cadets were
added, members of the Allen Monu
mental Association, some sixty mem
bers of the Fourth Louisiana,, the leg
islative committee entrusted with the
removal of the remains and the mon
ument delegation from Harney Post,
Grand Army of the Bepublic, a dele
gation from the Army of Tennessee,
State officers, members of the gen
eral assembly, parish and city
officers, veterans of the fire department
and guests. The procession moved
through the principal streets to the
State house grounds. The bier was
borne by veterans of Allen's regement.
As it entered the State house grounds
one hundred chlldreu assembled there
with offerings of flowers, and strewed
blooms on the ground in front of the
bier. The ceremonies of the day were
held in the capital grounds
and opened with an address by
Colonel J. M Sandldge, president
of the Allen association, who presented
tne monument and remains to the
State, and also a sword of Allen,
which had been carried In the proces
sion by Vallery, the faithful colored
servant of Gov. Allen. Gov. S. D. Mc-
Knery, received the monument, etc., on
behalf of the State, Col. H. M. Favrot
delivered an oration on the military
career of Allen, and Col. T. G. Sparks
on his civil life. The remains were
placed under the monument,
which after its transfer from
New Orleans was re-erected in the
capitol grounds. There was a large
crowd in attendance
Fugitive from Justice.
Detective Officer A. C. Hanley, of
Meridian, arrived here by yesterday
morning's train in search of a jeweler
by the name of Joseph Gaskell, who
had left Meridian in rather an infor
mal manner. Gaskell waa arrested a
few days since lor a misdemeanor and
fined $21 by Justice Patton. Not hav
ing the money to pay his fine he in
duced P. OTlynn to go bis bond until
he could pay the fine, he hypothecat
ing his kit of tools with O'Flynn as
security. Thursday evening Gaskell
stole the tools back from O'Flynn,
boarded the train and came to Vicks
burg. Detective Ilanley followed him
here and found both him and the tools
in a Mulberry street boarding-houss
yesterday morning. He went back to
Meridian last evening in the custody
of the detective and will explain mat
ters tnere t,o-uay.
Dovlna District Club,
The members of Bovina District
club will meet at Newman's Grove on
Saturlay the 11th instant, to select
delegates to tbe convention to be held
in Vicksburg on the 14th, to elect
delegates to the State convention, and
to elect five members of the county
executive committee.
. M. 1UTOttKI.Oi.
PreslilMit District Club.
Approves the Action of tha
clpal Authorities.
Dvblin, July 4. The Fn
Journal approves the acl .i
municipal authorities ia s.'
from participation ia the t
attending the State eutry j;,
of Lord Carnovon.the Lor T
of Ireland.
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