New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-09

EXTRAORDINARY WmEAr.-NC are indebted To-
Myron Ii. Adams or Eas! Bloomfield, for Il fine
specimen OF white tl,nL Wheat raised by bin tac
past summer. We arc informed by Mr. A. that
ll1i lbs. of this Wheat produced l4!1 lbs. Of
flour, and y lbs. ol bran and middlings--avera.
ging Is lbs OF flour To tlia busLcI. If any of the
new varieties of Wheat introduced among our
farmers can show greater yield OF flour than the
white flint, we should like lo have an account
thereof. Mr.. a. has two Or three hundred bush
els Of said Wheat for sale for seed.
[Ontario Repository
o. Att the late Commencement OF Trannsylya-
nia University. the honorary degree Of d. ID. was
conferred on Rev. James Osgood Andrew, u
Georgia, Bishop Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and that Of L. L. d. on Hon Joseph K
Underwood Of Ky.
HEALTH Up NArcnEz-Thc health of Natchtz,
though usually coed, never was better than at
the present time. The Sextons reports for The
last month do not number ten deaths.
MADISON COUNTY, MIss.-Thc Mississippi Gre
ole states that there is much sickness in that
county at this time. Many of the cotton crops
Will b, very light. The worms have been very
destructive on many Of The plantations, and ma.
ny have been injured by drouth.
The Vcksburg ConsttutionaIist of the 2lth
ult. says that the river is falling rapidly; the
banks are again visible on the Louisiana shore,
and the display of mud on that side is quite ex
tenslve. ii advises the citizens to be careful
to use unslacked lime freely, and keep off sick
ness, ii possible.
The Yazoo river was falling slowly at Yszoe
City On the 23d ult.
u The Pittsburgh Gazette of the 5th instant
states that the river at that place was SIX feet in
the channel.
CorToN.-The papers from the interior Of Ala
bama state that the cotton crop there must be cut
shcrt one-helf by the effects Of The drouth and
the ravages Of the worm.
PURIrYIsG THE CEoroS WATER.-Wec copy the
following from the Commercial, because we have
seen the contriyancs for fterng the Croton Water
10 operation, and wSse astonishcd TO fad so large
quantity oil decayed vegetable AID earthy matter
separated with such great facility and despatch. We
believe with the Editor, that il is valuable and that
the inventor should be rewarded but we cannot but
smile at MS idea that the impurty contained has a
peculiar richness and is like the Thames water
conducive TO health.
PrgIgYISG The CRoToy-When ouT citizens undertook
the heart Of metropolis under tie impression
that they would thereby obtain everlasting and abundant
supply OF aud wholesome WINTER But already
covered that the Cronn scty pure Indeed river
ate! can be FU! part lnt fault with this
havln. ea the peculiar rchnss of the water Ike
TINT Of the Thames water partly owng TO Inc sutsaace,
wi which charged and which freely deposits In the
form of sediment.
Others. may be Of dierent opinion and cf
inventors has cOnfrTeI small,
1ppa i!erins. which maybe attacked to Crion
though scarcely larger than the measure purify
ample quanuty for large and cfowded hotel
very coGtr TanceobvlOUsiy adapted principle
iu oil thG promised for IT, and youched to by many OF
the peient jad. community We refer
ders the advertisement o. Nj Jenson. the invener and
agent for the proprietor The nachins only pune
water hut clean<s se by efficient piece mechanism
worked by the force OF the wEte.
Useful ingenuity like this should have its reward and
though the has allowed property 10 pass from h
hands, hope that he will fail reap from IT, in
come way meet eeompece 81! MS success,u employment
OF s1ssc:t! and sail.