To Make An Evergreen Grow Compact

JNorway spruce, balsam nr, American spruce, or any of thu pinos, and desire to makoit more compact, just pinch out the biid f rom every leading branch, all around and ovor it. Ilopoat this procesa again nest yoar, at this tirne and your evergreen will continue thereaftor to grow thickly. - Indiana Farmer. jjsL In cnmpliance with tho joint resolution of Oongress, two hundred men commenced operations on the sloop of vr.r Roandke, on Mo'íday. Sha is to be ra.ed and oonvevted into an ironclad battery, similar to, and more iormiduble than, (ln Mentmao. From the progress whioh was made upon her, it will not be long before shu will beready for service. tdF By ailvices from Santa llosa Island we learn that i few days before the mail leit Major Nevvby, of Wilson's Zouaves, atteinpted to kill Colonel Wilson. He fired iour shots into the Colonel's tent, neither of which, however, took effect, ii consoquence of Nuwby' hand being rendered unstoady through reeen1: potations. He was immcdiutely arrested, and was to be tried by court mart i al.