The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-28
Domestic News.

place an d from here have taken an excursion into
the southern part OF this and also east into Ontario
county. Every where lhave found the wheat, oats
and grass good | have made inquiries among the
farmers, and examined myself many large fields OF
wheat. The straw is generally light, but the heads
and berry full; and hazard nothing in saying there
VIII be more than an average crop.
During the harvest OF 1899, 40. and Al, pass ed
through these same counties, and had not he ard
so much this year OF short crop, | should have
discovered very little difference in this from former
years.
gentleman OF your city, who came in e-day
from Allegheny county, informs me that the crop is
equally good Ia that section. There are also gen e-
men here from Monroe, Ontario and Steupeh, VINO
tell the same story. In many places l have no
doubt the wheat is thin-in fact have seen some
fields that were hardly worth harvesting; but take
the county generally, the wheat crop rs good
MICHIGAN Cry. July I9.-Since wrote you last
have travelled through this Laporte,) and several
OF the adjoining counties, in all which there was
vastly more wheat during the last autumn than In
this the wheat is found to be winter killed to a con-
siderable extent With thus exception the fields
appeared beter-the heads are long and well
filled, aud the berries full and plump.
The farmers say that il is now bevond all danger
from rust. Harvesting has in fact already commen.
ced IN fields the most forward; three four days
the work will be general and laborers In great de-
mand.
The late advance in the price of wheat has been
distinctly felt by the farmers Many had old wheat
yet spare; others held 1t still unsold in the ware
The bright prospect for the crop in respect 10
quality. quantity and price, makesa manifest change
for the better In the countenances Of all the wheat
growers.
FORGERY AND FoRGER DETRoTEp.-On Tuesday
afternoon. says a Philadelphia paper, little boy
presented two checks at the of the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank, the first being for $500, and
the secone $500, purporting 10 have been drawn by
Messrs Mathews IL Maney, brokers, South Third
street. and which afterwards ascertained to be
torgeries Early on Wednesday morning. one OF
the supposed iorsers was arrested at the Baltimore
depot, and being taken before Alderman Palmer
he gave his name as Ambrose Cas-. There was
found upon his person 500 note issued by the
bank IN question He was committed for another
hearing. Another man who was connected with
the prisoner is not 10 be found
A HORRIBLE MuRpER. Washington, (Ga)
News. publishes the following extract of letter,
and vouches for the responsibility of the writer.
The letter is dated
COLUMBUS, (Ga,) July IL 1913.
believe have room to give you the particulars
OF one OF the most shocking murders have ever
heard Of committed in Barber county, Alabama, a
few DAYS ago A Mrs Gachet pronounced Gasha,)
ana her two daughters, were visited on The dav of
the murder by Mr.. Brown and his wife. They
took dinner and remained until late in the evening
with the old lady and her daughters. When they
were about leaving, they insisted that the old lady
should go home with them and spend the night. She
refnSed, CRYING as reason, that her daughters
would be LETT alone. and farther. that all the money
she had was in the house. They, however cont.
nued to urge her, and she consented to accompany
them, to remain the night. Shortly after her de-
parture, sick and weary traveller rode up, and
begged permission to stay the night. The two la |
dies said they were alone, and he could not stop.
He said he doubted whether he could ride to the |
next house, and presuming they were afraid of him,
he told them If they would consent to let him re.
main, he would take his room, and suffer them to
keep the key. To this proposition they consented,
and the traveller soon went to his room. Sometime
during the night he was awoke by noise in the
other room, there being but two in the house. Con.
tlnulng 10 hear some one moving about, he got up,
went softly to the door, and discovered man at
bureau examining the drawers. He hailed the indl-
vldua, who instantly drew a knife and made at the
traveller, who, as he approached shot him dead at
his feet The pistol alarmed the negroes, and when
they came up they went into the ladies' room, and
found both Of them lying in their beds with their
Threats cut, and dead The traveller, on inquirug
for their mistress, was taken TO Browns house. On
meeting the old lady, he told her some one had
murdered her daughters, and that he had shot the
villain. Mrs. Brown exclaimed, you have killed
nv husband, and so it turned out: the very person
who had spent the day with Mrs. Gachet, had muir
dered her daughters What providential thing
that the man should have been permitted TO remain,
to punish the assassin
NEW CoTToN.-A friend has brought us boil of
cotton, fairly opened, from the plantation of Mr..
Z. M. Garneu, of this county. We at first suppo-
sed it might have premaurely ripened. but are told
there are plenty more in the field. Florida beats
the world IdAahasse Journal
Navy ORDERS Lieut.. Francis Lowery detached
from Rendezvous, New York, and waiting orders;
Ssailmaker Benjamin Crow, TO Navy Yard. Wash
ingion; Lieut.. E. F. Blunt from steamer Union to
Missouri; Lieut.. George R. Grey, to Missouri; It.
G. w. Morris, detached from coast survey wai'ing
orders; Lieut. T. Turner, to FALMOUTH; Lieut.. John
l.. Ring, TO Phenix; Midshpman ]. MGR oberts TO
Warren; Chaplain M R. Talbot, detached from
Macedonian, and waiting orders.
CAMBRIDGE OBsERvAToRY.-The deficiency of
instruments al this observatory is about to be sup
Piled upon scale Of munificence, worthy of the
princely liherality of the Boston merchants David
Sears OF Boston, has given five thousand dollars for
the erection OF an observatory tower, which will be
furnished with instruments from contribution of
twenty thousand dollars, which was subscribed
within 60 days from the date of the Sears donation
and TO which he himself gave an additional sum of
five hundred dollars. The re ady patronage, which
has upon this occasion, been so generously extend
edto American astronomy, is most honorable to the
republic, and no country can point to larger dona-
ton to SCIENCE In proportion TO It's wealth There
are numerous other donors who have contributed
very generously
The location of the present observatory is very
bad on many accounts; so that about year since,
the Corporation OF Harvard anniversary had wisely
prohted by an advantageous opportunity to pur-
chase the best possible site in its vicinity for astro-
nomlca purposes. The position is elevated, and
commands In every direction a clear horizon,
without any danger OF moestation from trees, houses
smoke or other causes, and with hills well situated
TOR the erection OF meridian and prime vertical
mark. Upon this, which is known as Summer
House Hill, the Sears Tower will be erected, with
che other buildings for magnetic, meteorological,
and astronomical observations, and the house for
the observer. The funds invested in the Observable
ry, when It is completed, will amount TO thirty-fve
or forty thousand dollars, consisting, besides the
above twenty-five thousand dollars. in the house and
lands given by the College, the extensive magnetic
apparatus given by the American Acadamy, tel
escope for the OCCUPATIONS and eclipses from Fran
CTS Peabody of Salem, Mr.. Bonds astronomical
clock transit telescope tor occultations, and his
oher instruments, and lastly the never-to. eforgot-
en- little comet seeker belonging TO President Quin-
cy, with which Mr. Bond first detected the head of
the recent comet. and was enabled to make his OBJ
seryaon OF the 9Th OF March, and to which lRstru-
ment we are largely indebted for the contribution
ot these funds The new instruments which will
probably be purchased if the funds should prove 10
be sufficient are, an equatorial telescope of the
lagest class, being of the same dimensions with the
celebrated Pulkova telescope; transit circle;
a matt al oFc g.. Lac