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AGRICULTURAL. From the American Agriculturist. Poisoned Flour—Caution to Mil- LBB.S.— -A whole community in Orange Cos., N.., have been poisoned, some fatally and •most of them seriously, by means of lead which was introduced iuto their flour through the almost criminal carelessness of miller. The lead was used to fill cavities in .aw old mail stone, and in the process of grinding was of course rubbed to powder «nd mixed with the flour. In this way, *ome 300 persons have been subjected to •mere or less severe lead poisoning. If oth «er millers are in the habit of repairing •their stones with lead, let them take warning. The lead in this case was so finely divided mato be invisible, and its presence was only ■suspected from the cases presenting the •symptoms of lead poisoning. Mullein Leaves to Drive Away Rats. —At the suggestion of a friend, the writer, with little faith in»the measure, once tired laying Mullien leaves around the rat holes in his cellar, to drive the rats away. In & short time, the leaves were mainly gone. More were laid down, hut were not taken away. The rats were gone. These are the facts in that case. Why the rats went, is not known, unless the leaves gave pain or alarm.—Other like experiments will be easy where Mullien grows. Not Too Late to Plant and Sow.— If there be any land in the garden from which early cropk have been removed, it should not lie idle, for it is not too late to get another crop than weeds, from,it. If a crop has failed from bad seeds, late frost, insects, or “ bad luck,” which is usual ly another name for neglect, it is not too late to put in another. There are yet three months at least of “growing weather,” and it is not too late to do a good amount of gar dening. The whole class of salad stuffs can be kept going—cress, radishes, lettuce, and endive, the best of all salads. Pickles are to be looked out for, and cucumbers the sta ple pickle, may be, planted with, good results; melons will make fruit large enough for mangoes, gherkins, the little prickly West India fellows, may be grown if one likes them, and Nasturtiums will grow fa mously iu the hot months. Bush beans, for Kuaps and pickles, and a patch of Early Sweet Corn nlay be put in for a late supply. Young-beets and carrots may be had for the sowing, as may Kolil-rubi and spinach. Now is as good a time as any other for sow ing rutabaga and French turnips. There are probably other things which may be sown. Better plant every spare space and get only a partial return, than to allow it to run to weeds, or to keep it clean and get nothing. Sponge for Rats. —“ Piper* of Hamlin, Jr.,” sends us an old prescription for get ting rid of rats and mice that may be new to some. He soaks bits of sponge iamelted tajlow, and when cold, places them where . the vermin will find thdta. They eat, get <he dyspepsia, and either die, or go where they are not “ sponged upon.” t» t • From the Southern Cultivator. TURNIPS. We wintered last season two cows, from jtbo time grass failed until the 20th of Feb ruary, upon turnips. These turnips did not occ-upy one half acre, and soms 25 bushels bad been used for other purposes. The roots being large and sweet, communica ted no ill taste to butter and milk except at one time for a day or two, when some par •tially deoayed ones were intermixed with others. The yield of milk was- better than we have ever been able to obtain by any other mode of feeding. We gave them all they would consume of tops so they used but little syraw. The soilJm which the crop was grown, was a light sandy loam, moderately eurich ed in the spring for Irish Potatoes, and oth er garden crops, a£ter repeated plowings and harrowings, a good top dressing was applied of lot manure, made by cow penning stock upon woods earth through the summer. This was harrowed in, and the seed sown broadcast, very thinly, upon the surface, when the grouud was perfectly dry, and brushed io. We generally prefer sowing THE ELBEKTON GAZETTE. in drills, but iutendiagto be absent through the autumn, we peferred broadcasting to leaving them for the newly freed negroes to thin, in our absence. While iu New York, a letter from home informed us that very few had come up, and the crop was a fail ure; but on our return, the first of Novem ber, we found the finest prospect of a crop we had ever witnessed at that season. A light sandy loam is best for turnips, if made rich, because the small seed in such soils germinate better, the young plants grow off more rapidly, and are at maturity more smooth, regular and uniform in size, and of better quality for table use. They succeed admirably on such lands newly cleared, with proper preparation—the ashes and mould answering iu place of manure. A good light soil plowed up in spring, and then cow penned and plowed over and harrowed re peatedly in May, June and July, so as to germinate and kill all the seeds of weeds, leaving the ground clean and mellow at the proper season, will make an excellent crop. If the soil is-not thus made rich enough, composted manure from the stable lot, Pe ruvian and Pacific guano, and bone flour, will be found valuable applications. Above all others, genuine Super-phosphate is like ly to produce the best results, as it has more visible effects upon the turnip crop than any other whatever. The great causes-of failure are two. The soil is not generally made rich enough, and is too generally left lumpy and ill-prepared, and full of the seeds of weeds. Tn a turnip patch, not a lump should be left unbroken, and all the seed <sf weeds should have been germinated before sowing. Says a recent writer in the Country Gentlemen : “ A few years ago a neighbor helped me harvest turnips, and was so greatly pleased with the appearance of the crop, that he said he would surely raise some next year. He prepared a piece of new ground for them, and wished me to came and sow them for him the next day iu thp afternoon. ( was hindered, so that it late in the afternoon before I got there - . They had sown the turnips. I saw plainly that they would not have to get help kr harvest the’ crop. One day’s work with a good smart team on that three quarters of an acre of ground, would have put in condition to yield from 400 to 600 bushels of turnips} as it was, they got but few. If I were to give any rule, I would say make the ground what you Would call mellow enough for wheat or barley, and then work over the soil as many more times as the 'Seed of the turnip is, smaller than a grain of wheat.” When the ground is th?fe thoroughly soft and fine, apply your Super-phos phate and other manures at the surface, and harrow in. Three hundred pounds to the acre, of the latter, will pay, but not as well as five. We prefer applying Super-phosphate, and sowing the seed in drills, for hand cul ture, two feet apart; for the plow (a coulter or other narrow plow must be used,) twenty eight inches will do. If sown on a light bed, it will be more convenient for cultiva tion. We used a seed drill, which opens a shallow mark, drops the seed just as thinly as we like, and covers it with a roller. Be fore we had the seed drill, a quart bottle, with a quill in it, with an orifice, found by experiment to be of the proper size,we used for sowing in the drill. Ruta Baga we prepare the ground for, as we do for beets, parsnips and carrots. Af ter plowing and maMngfine,a good coating ■of manure is applied, and the ground laid off in beds, 30 inches apart. The middles we fill up with fine, well broken compost manure, and cover it by splitting the beds. These are raked off so as to leave the bed rather fiat, with a surface of fine soft earth, which is allowed to dry well, unless the ground has moisture enough within sobring up the seed. We prefer perfectly dry soil to partially moist'earth, us in the latter, the seed trill barely sprout and die; while io ‘the dry earth it will wait until the nest rain, and then is sure to come up. When j * j up nicely, bar oft' with a coulter, chop out, j leading finally the plants 12 to 15 inches' apart. In short, cultivate exactly like cot ton. The result will be three, four, six eight' hundred or even, iu extraordinary cases, a thousand bushels to the acre, according to the season, and to how well you have done ; your duty. We sow Ruta Baga in July and j August, and other turnips up to the .Ist of October. A word about varieties. We tried last year, and succeeded with some eighteen kinds, but of all these it is sufficient now to say, that Red Top Leaf, Large White Globe, Norfolk (White or lied,) Yellow Aberdeen, j Yellow TStone, Yellbio Rata Baga and White Rata Baga , (or Sweet German,) are all we shall try again 6f those 18 kinds. Os these,, those in italics are, perhaps, for family use, as good as any. The first comes earlier than any other sort, and the last is the j sweetest and best keeper for late spring i use. Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial. TERRIBLE TRAGEDY SEAR MEMPHIS.’ Memphis, June 15. Lust Tuesday three men called at the house of William Carmichael, about six miles from the city, on the Valley Ford lload, and took Joseph Paine ahd William Carmichael from the house into the woods, where they mortally wouuded the former, while the latter barely escaped with his life. A warrant for the arrest of the murderers was issued the evening after the information of the murder of Paine was received, and the officers succeeded in capturing one of them, named E. W. Banks, on Wednesday nhjht. The next day (yesterday,) as no officers could go conveniently in search of the oth ers, Wm. J. Saint reluctantly consented to be deputized to serve the warraut. Jlc rode A>ut Pigeon lloost lload, taking Richard Graves, A. J. Singleton and W. Carmichael to assist him in the arrest of the murderers, and Banks to identify his associates, he j having confessed to the foul crime. On their way over, Daniel Henderson, a velativo of Paine, the murdered man, on learning their business, mounted his horse and rode with them. Some say that Singleton asked Henderson to go out. It is move than probable that he went with a purpose. They found the other murderers, Wingate, or Wingay, and Boyett, living at the John Ilerson place, on the Pigeon Boost Road, about eight miles from town. They had been at work in the field, but one was just then on his way to the house. Saint, by himself, approached the latter, and told him he bad a warrant to arrest or shoot him.— The murderer at.once gave up his arms and surrendered. The other, who was surprised in the field at work,"did the same on sum mons. The party then started back towards the city. Henderson then rode in front of Saint, and commenced cursing, as is said, and declaring that the murderers’ blood should be taken then and there. Saint told him that he had disarmed them and re ceived their surrender, and would shoot any man who attempted to harm them while in his keeping. He was acting as an officer ol the law, and the law should have its courge. Henderson continued to curse for a time, but at length became silent. The prisoners were coming along peaceably. About dusk Henderson dropped behind the cavalcade. After dark, or about eight o’clock iu the evening, while Saint was still at the head of the party, Henderson rode up alongside, and as they were riding together on the same mule (E. W. Banks was resting one hip by reclining upon the other,) Henderson at once shot him in the back, the hall taking j effect in the spine. He rolled off dead, on the side on which he was leaning, drawing Wingate with him. While he was falling, Henderson shot at Wingate, shattering his arm near the elbow, and immediately turned upon Boyett, who was starting to get out of the'Way, andshot him twice, wounding him so seriously tha4 he can scarcely recover.— As soon as Saint heard the firing, he turned and rode towards Henderson, telling him to desist or he would shoot him. His horse wa* restive under the pistol reports, and gal loped up near to Headcrson. The latter at ones fired upon him, but misjed. tbeu shot- Henderson, and he 101 l from his hor 3 e, and died in ten minutes. All this shooting occurred in fifteen seconds. Henderson fired as first as he could cock his pistol and draw the trigger. He was so near the pris oners that every shot took effect. Before Henderson died he told a man liv ing near the tragedy that he was satisfied— he had had his revenge. Sheriff Williams, of Jackson Cotmty, Mo., on his own responsibility, has released ex- Chaplain Dean from the jail at Independ ence. He had been committed for preach ing the Gospel without first taking the oath, and consigned to jail along with thieves and malefactors of the worst kind. Mr! Dean had served with gallantry during the war. -i ♦ 43>* —•-- A Pennsylvania man lately drove a pair of horses 100 miles in nine and a half hours, and then refused SIO,OOO for them. LOG A L. THE COUNTY COURT Was in session last Monday, Judge Treu chard presiding, Judge Loftou being absent on account of sicknes. There was but one case of importance before the Court, being the case of Perryman vs King , suit for damages. It appeared from the testimony that defendant rode his horse in plaintiff's house, breaking her sideboard and smashing her crockery. The jury awarded damages to the amount of fifty odd dollars, with costa of suit. THE ELBEItTON BRASS BAND. Perhaps no organization of the day is better calculated to afford pleasure and gratification to the citizens of this community, than the one named in the heading of this article. Professor Brenner, its leuder, is a liberal, Qnterprising gen tleman, who firmly believes in. the doctrine of letting his light shine, and although he has been in this vicinity but a few months, he has won the respect and esteem of all who have made his acquaintance. Under his able leadership, the band has progressed with great rapidity. No picnic, celebration, or procession, is completo without its assistance, which has always been extended with the most generous magnanimity; while their frequent serenades load the air with strains of mugie that “ has charm3 to soothe the savage breast,” and afford exquisite pleasure to every one who has a soul to appreciate it. Os course, the band is not perfect. Perfection in music has never yet been attained—hut it has made sufficient progress in the art to establish itself as an institution-*-an institution which we trust will be permanent. Wo wish all its mem bers well, and they have our sincere wishes for their success and permanency. GEORGIA RAIL ROAD. On and after Sunday, July 8, 1866, the Traina on the Atheris Branch R. R., will run as follows: Arrive at Lexington from Athens at 8.53 p. m. Leave Lexington for Augusta and Atlanta at 9.07 p. m. Arrive at Lexington from Augusta aud Atlanta at 2.29 a. ra. With pleasure wc announce that Prof. James 11. Carlisle, of Wofford Col ledge, S. C\, will deliver a Literary Address before the young ladies of the Elbcrton Fe male Collegiate Institute, on Friday , the 20th of July, inst. We congratulate the people of Elberton and vicinity. A great gratification awaits them —a rich feast of fat things—an opportunity not to be neglected or misimprored, under a less penalty than months of unmitigated remorse. AUGUSTA Commercial Report. COTTON, 28 to 30 in currency. GOLD, 1.45 to 150. SILVER 130 to 135 'elberton Commercial Report. COTTON, none selling. BACON, 20 to 25c. CORN, 82.25 FLOUR, Bc. BUTTER, 25 cents. “ 4 I CHICKENS, 20 large size—SmalF frying ;U>c ;